Sat For 25 Years - 1986 Ford Capri Resurrection Part Two 

I have to give you 100% for entertainment value. I have watched so many of your videos The panhard i started watching one evening and it was daylight before I went to bed. all the way through you driving it to the show Love the p4 and p6 Rovers great stuff and now this Capri Keep up the videos super,super job Thank you

Next time I visit National Tyres I'm going to insist on seeing the specific rubber plant the rubber came from to manufacture the tyres. 'Company policy mate, I can't buy tyres without seeing the plant....'

Criminally underrated Channel. Drop some likes & comments people ✌🏻

OMG National Tyres policy - whole car must be present in order to fit new tyres to the wheels - never heard the like - clearly made up by someone who has no clue. Absolutely nuts! Imagine if the local parts place was refusing to sell you a set of new spark plugs or something like that unless the whole car was present!

The absolute renegade wiper change of a man who's never had an arm swing back down and crack a windscreen

The Ford Capri - The car you always promised yourself 🙂

I’m downloading this in a queue at Manchester airport right now waiting to board a plane to Germany to watch rammstein so this will fill the time in nicely

One of the most enjoyable resto channels out there.No need to change anything in regard to the delivery

Never wanted a Capri, absolutely never had a picture of a 2.8i on my wall either. 😂

The more I watch the more I enjoy your style of presenting. Thanks for all the hard work both on and off camera.

Its so nice to think that this will be still around in years to come and all these new milk floats would of been and gone or self combusted.

Ben, probably best to replace that nearside front wing. By the time you've welded plates in, then ultimately the final paint, new wing and final paint. Saves lots of time

Ben, looking forward to another episode...love the combination of informative dialogue, getting cars back on the road and humour. In the best possible way I'd say you were the Tommy Cooper of the Automotive world!

As a female, I fully appreciated the "oh bodywork, bodywork for you!" 😂😂😂

its good to see how much effort bodywork really takes

Sat watching this whilst wet sanding a Tamiya Grasshopper shell that reacted badly to paint. Quite appropriate.

ian will be looking down on you thinking this guy cares about cars and i feel he would be proud to see his capri being given a new life with you . keep up the great work and make ian very proud.its good to see a classic ford capri saved from the crusher. and i feel in the future when you fully respray the car and show ian's family the final results there will be tears of joy...great video as always

Dalton @polebarngarage would be proud of you using a nibbler. It is one of his favorite tools.

Cant believe how positive you stay when finding huge rusty holes badly filler-ed..... wish you sold your enthusiasm on the merch site!!

I knew the Capri episodes wouldn’t disappoint - and I was right. This is my favourite car content RU-vid channel. Your presenting style is excellent and the Capri is coming along might fine 👍👍👍

You've done a great job on this car. I loved every minute of the video. Ref: Halfords Windscreen Wipers: The first time I needed to change them on my first car I went to Halfords and got in the queue to ask for some assistance in fitting them. As I got closer to the desk I heard a collective groan of disappointment from my entire male genetic line. "Don't do it my son, read the manual". Needless-to-say, but I did just that and 5mins later had them fitted. I've never felt so manly. I got nods of approval from all the men in the car park too! Keep up the great work on the channel!

"Rust never sleeps" - Neil Young 1979

My similar age Capri had copious amounts of expanding foam, too.

That ramp must be a godsend

They can't sell you new brakes, shocks and an exhaust if they can't see the car. KwikFit took over two hours to fit two tyres for me recently, despite having an appointment booked. Never again.

That foam was something Ford loved to do. Makes repairs VERY difficult. Found it in Grenadas and Fiestas from what I can remember.

Best car Chanel on RU-vid support your local nutcase loving your work ben

Cos National Tyres want to tell you you need a new exhaust, shocks etc etc?

Chester National Tyres are an absolute joke. I used to use them for various things but when I lived in Hoole, I used Hoole Tyres on Lightfoot Street. They are great guys and very helpful and cheap too.

Great GREAT vid on this Capri!

The lift must be the best tool ever, great work

National tyres have been taken over by Halfords, probably explains it

Hi Ben, Nice speaking to you this afternoon down Diagon Alley lol That bloody selfie i took failed to materialise, we’ll have to do it again some other time Wishing you well with the Channel Budd, 👍👍👍

Great effort Ben.... get an inside cover for the Rover and Spit as all that flying debris and paint spray has to settle somewhere and the Spits new coat is to nice to find little spots on later down the line....

Ben,I've been a long time watcher,first time writer,the videos on the Capri are brilliant and compelling viewing- look forward to the finished product.

Loved part two and I am with you on the rust protection bit. It’s all about how you maintain your motor, you will never really stop rust. I do have my favorite products though.

Great video. About 500 years ago a mate had a 3L Mk1 Capri. A great car until it slowly melted in the rain. I have a 1975 Triumph Stag so understand about rust!!

Fudgie , on 6D Diesels is also rejuvenating a Capri so he might know of a bonnet . You're making a great job of that Capri and I'm sure that Ian is looking down and smiling at you

I still have a complete electronic ignition system, carefully extracted from a 2.0 Sierra, left from my days cobbling scrap together to try and extract some more miles from it. I bought the Sierra, already scrapped, but still running, for spares . I used the engine, but kept the entire ignition system intact, carefully unwound from the loom, for a project Cortina that ended up not happening. The mileage I was covering at the time made adjusting points and timing such a ball-ache, that I wanted my personal Cortina to be free of such hassles. I acquired a 2.0 Pinto engine from a late Granada, hours before it went in the crusher, but couldn’t get the ecu for it’s funny carburettor, so I decided to use a Weber, along with my ex-Sierra ignition, rather than try to make the computerised junk work. Then the Cortina got stolen and burned, before I could finalise the purchase, so the project never happened. When I get back to work, probably after two full years in recovery, I can’t expect to be busy, so maybe I’ll have time to find another home for my 2.0 Pinto and one of the type 9 transmissions I have salted away. The other is supposed to be going into an automatic Granada Scorpio, with the 2.0 dohc engine, for which I had just bought the manual type sump, when I had my accident. Unsure whether that’s still happening, now. 18 months outside in all weather might have put paid to that. But overall, I have lots of Ford-y stuff I look forward to playing with, once I’m finally back in the workshop. All I lack is actual cars to fit it to.

Great to watch this come back to life, great find don't find them in that condition these days. I always wanted one myself you are so lucky.

Benny! You spoil us old boy. 👌

Evapo-Rust is a water-based rust remover that's formulated to clean away rust to leave behind bare metal. Edd China used it in one of his video, works well.

Bring her back to life ben,another cracking vlog man of many talents 💪💪💪💪

Hello The Capri was 3 miles faster when the rust was out! Greetings from Cologne area Germany

Incredible work as always your talents know no bounds Ian will be up there smiling knowing his Capri is in safe hands 👌👌

I had a Capri 2.0S in red as my 2nd car when I was 19 years old in the Army in 1999. Then had another 3 over the years when they cost £500 with 6 month MOT and Tax lol. Those days were the best for cheap, fun and great looking 80's cars. Great videos and excellent workmanship!

When I was 14, my mates older brother rocked up in one of these. It didn't have enough umphh to do donuts

Huge admiration for your positive spirit!

everywhere I went in the late 70's, as a young boy, i was alawys looking at capris, i bet if you asked my mum now what my favorite car is she would say a capri lol . awesome channel btw

I feel very spoiled living here in Southern Arizona- zero rust, provided it originated in Arizona. I used to live on the East Coast of Nova Scotia, Canada - same rust issues you have there in the UK.

I went to National Tyres for a puncture, was told I had to book an appointment 🤷 drove to small garage round corner, fixed in 30 mins. Never been back to NT since.

Just love watching you bring these old beauties back to life.!

Excellent progress, really enjoying seeing you tackling the Capri. When you are doing panel repairs try using brown paper and rub the edges to get a template and then cut it out of metal sheet.

Great job on the welding, as you say a very tidy capri.

I live in Arizona and I never worry about rust, only heat strokes🥵👍

With the amount of cars you work on, I expect over the years, they are going to lose a lot more than 250 quid. Over the last few year, I've had a fair few knackered locking wheel nuts, on our various cars & vans. Found welding another nut or short stubby bolt onto them works well.

Nice selection of bread bins!

Tell you what, that's looking bloody God damn Tasty!

Thanks for the entertainment don't forget the distributer cap next when you try to start a car.

[Laughs in Australian] "Haha, what's this 'rust' stuff you talk about"?

Ben you are rapidly becoming a national treasure! Loved every minute and the bodywork skills are amazing to watch. Can't wait to see an ST 170 engine in it, innit!

Well done it’s looking good

Ben I absolutely love this stuff . I used to be enthusiastic about doing things like this years ago . Age and the inability to crawl about under cars now has put paid to that 😂. Wheeler Dealers , Car SOS have no comparison to your One Man Band 👌👌👌

Please please keep it!! That capri wants you🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧🍺🍺

Can't wait to see some Capri Sun action. 😁

Making good progress there Ben. That foam is standard Ford for sound deadening you need to remove all of it to avoid it rusting in the future. They also do repair panels for those lower rear quarters which would have saved you some time. No need to pull the door pins they are bolted on just behind the glove box and lower panel. Looking forward to the next episode 😊

Welcome Friday!

Loving this little capri

Bloody awsome wheel arch repairs mate 👌👌

Excellent , this is what RU-vid was made for, straight talking bloke you can relate to and would have a few beers in a pub with talking about cars and such .

those wheeltubs are in better nick then any of the 3 Mk3 Mondeos I have owned which are 20 years younger than the Capri 👍

At 19.01, before the big hammer , put back one wheel bolt back halfway in to stop loose wheel bouncing around workshop ! ;))

Looking good, really glad you are keeping it looking standard.

My favourite car channel. Very nice.

Ha ha 😂, I thought it was only me who had problems with the negative in this world 😅. Company policy!. Hilarious 😂

Great work Ben. Massive talent you have 👍🏻👍🏻. Great weekend mate

Your doing a great job with the repairs especially the bodywork. I did some welding to my Capri at the bottom of the rear wings and I also found it was full of the insulation foam, ideal for holding in the water😅. Keep up the great work, I really enjoy your channel.

I have had several fast Fords, and one of the easiest thing you can do (especially on fendered ones like RS turbos) is drill some holes at the lowest point on the underside where water could accumulate. Water will always find a way out, it's your choice wether to give it an easy exit or let it rot its way through.

Getting lots done,matey.It’s coming on nicely.All the best

Had a 3.0 S Capri in my youth, ran on the same 185/70x13 tyres, it did spend a fair bit of time sideways!!

Hi...awesome project. We still have a few capri's running in South Africa

I came in on the Rover 820 ... piqued my interest as I used to have one in the early 90s . Watched most of your videos now ,absolutely brilliant channel ..... I even bought a cap , though I have to explain to folks that its not me thats the tasty classic ! 😄👍lets see the 40k subs !!

I've got a 1976 , 3 litre GXL Granada , I love old Fords but I prefer the big saloon to the coupe , but great to see you restoring that beautiful car Ben

Loving this!!!

Can’t wait for part 3 Ben 👍

Another great instalment of operation Ford Capri, Thanks Ben.

That final angle.... looks great, if a bit scraggy with the current bonnet.

Another great episode. Looking forward to seeing this car come together. Marc from Australia

....a 'fast Capri", thats a bit of a oxymoron there our lad 😂😂

I've done that easily here in Canada twice, with 2 different garages took my wheels in asked them to change the tryes and balance... no problem... LOL I saw your review on there as well ! LOL

Great to see the welding being done good ( not being rude about other work !) going to be a nice capri what ever direction you take her.

Hey Ben-your welding skills are immense. I never really got involved in bodywork so to see you at a relatively young age with your ability is just great. I will venture on to your merchandise page and spend some dosh to help you out. Top man.

It coming on looking forward to the next vlog to drop

How do you not, fall asleep listening to the rain. 😊

Finished the whole video and what can I say Ben - you’ve absolutely nailed this. I was a bit suspect about how you were doing the wheel arches but man, they came out good. I was never a fan of the Capri but I do see its significance in British culture. Being in The Professionals (please tell me I’m not wrong) and other great 70s /80s TV shows. Great work so far man!

First class episode, fascinated watching you make and fit the repair panels, nice job doing the rear rounded corner. Just the other side now, hope that pans out as good as this one.

Love your vids Ben, keep them coming Chief.

Awesome mate. You and Dalton are my two fave resto channels.

So glad our patreon money is allowing you to buy decent tools and bit to help the channel along. Loved part 2 Capri, thanks Ben.

There's only a certain age group will know what Christine means, one of my favourite films. Love the videos keep up the great work 😊