Sat For 25 Years - 1986 Ford Capri Resurrection Part Two

[@andrewarcher2359]

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

[@tastyclassics]

That's superb Andrew thank you for saying so!

[@richreeve8992]

Same for me mate! I stumbled across the P4 video one afternoon, watched all of them in one go. Since then ive caught up on everything from the last year and a half. Cant get enough haha. Highlight of my week now!

[@pauljeffries]

Hi Ben, great video and a superb job with the rear 1/4 and arch, can't wait for the next episode 👍​@@tastyclassics

[@andymalone5120]

Hi if you still have your old scrap leaf springs of the capri I'd buy them get in touch please

[@GarethRowlands-l8h]

I agree, missed the Capri last week so watched both last night, daylight when I went to bed. I would love the time to be able to do what you do Ben! keep the videos coming, highlight of the week!

[@Yossarian-uj9dh]

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....'

[@fill7t1]

They're linked to halfords. So I'll not use them!

[@darenliddle4411]

@@fill7t1 same here

[@grahamx8623]

@@fill7t1 Its hard to buy stuff from Halfords without entering your reg No. I can't be arsed with so go elsewhere....

[@steveosshenanigans]

So I guess it would be same then if you drop a wheel with a puncture 🤔 you wanted repaired ?

[@martinparker9249]

​@@steveosshenanigans company policy mate......we only fit new tyres not repaiar them .......company policy mate

[@djyjrlz]

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

[@Isayso1]

The windscreen will have to come out anyways to fix the rust on the frame.

[@Kenny_Ded]

Yepp. I learned the hard way... Now I always cover the glass with a towel or similar first.

[@robv7340]

Yep I cringed watching that 🫣

[@bear1245]

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

[@craigjohnston1194]

Couldn’t agree more, why would you watch one of Bens videos but not subscribe!

[@Dan.Chaytor]

Totally true. Ben’s awesome.

[@WintonMc]

It absolutely is. Nice to see Ben's Mum in there too, but his aunty (the redhead) is stunningly pretty. She appeared in an earlier video all too briefly.

[@GT380man]

@@WintonMcI’ll have to look out for Aunty 😊

[@ianvarty8064]

Guess what this is the second time that i have subscribed to your channel, how cool is that.

[@danrkelly]

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

[@zinkzoyd]

The Ford Capri - The car you always promised yourself 🙂

[@alexnewman1195]

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

[@stevenhorne2667]

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

[@garyrobertson4990]

Lucky you, got to see them in Glasgow in my twenties. Brilliant show 👍

[@GT380man]

An incredible band live, I’m told. I’ve watched videos of them. The bit I don’t like is that their demonic stagecraft stuff feels a bit too real, imo.

[@GhostLead65]

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.

[@niged]

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

[@gerssupporter8675]

More content and more Ben is what I like

[@grrfy]

@@gerssupporter8675 would be plenty og content getting a new wing to line up nice to be fair 🙂 but either choice is fair by me.

[@duncanpatterson8730]

@@grrfy Can one get OE spec wings for these anymore? I heard pattern ones don't fit worth a damn on these...Ben would have to spend hours fettling with them to get them to fit right. Might be better to repair the originals?

[@markleeming1786]

I am glad that I re-watched this video. I have an old Moggy Traveller that will need two new tyres, it can be driven to my local National tyres, but two problems , it has no rear side windows in it, nor any back doors and I do not fancy them "jacking " it up. Now it seems like I will be buying the tyres and looking for them to be fitted. When I was rebuilding the Capri's, I took one of my nephews out in one, making loud tyres noises, he said what will you do if a tyre blows, I said "put another tyre on," he said what if the axle breaks? "I'll replace the axle ", he said what if the gearbox breaks, "Oh i will just fit another gearbox" I let him take all the seats etc out of a damaged car and put it all in my old one ! .... I think he enjoyed it , as a few years later he started working at a Ford dealership .

[@anthonycaryl1079]

its good to see how much effort bodywork really takes

[@vlogsandstuff3159]

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

[@rcfools]

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

[@steveadams6183]

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

[@TheCaptScarlett]

This bringing back strong memories of when my brother and I bought our first car - a 15 year old Triumph Dolomite 1850HL. Happy summer spent cleaning out wheel arches and applying Waxoil chipguard, tidying up the wheels and fitting K&N air filters

[@semorrison7082]

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

[@adriancahill1642]

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!

[@KrisDouglas]

As long as he doesn't share Tommy's exit plan on a live stream 😬

[@stiffrock3036]

@@KrisDouglas did tommy cooper have the covid vaccine 🤷‍♂🤷🤷‍♀

[@life952]

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!

[@steveosshenanigans]

Yes what a load of complete bollocks , what if you wanted to just drop off a wheel a puncture ?

[@sunilphalakdhari3869]

Absolutely crap policy. Thry just want to make money of fitment as well Imagine, your car tyres and rims get nicked (which happens a lot) and you manage to get a set of replacement rims but can't buy tyres from these guys....then what happens???. Catch 22, if ever!

[@TheCaptScarlett]

They can't cross-sell you any other stuff if the car isn't there

[@colsparky651]

That ramp must be a godsend

[@KevinLee-ww3ny]

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

[@englishcountrybicyclist5037]

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

[@trevorp-j]

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!

[@misterthegeoff9767]

I worked at halfords when I was a spotty teenager, back before they offered a paid fitting service but we used to fit bulbs, wipers and anything up to a stereo if the customer asked. I never had an ounce of training so all these grown adults were getting an untrained kid who was too young to have a driving licence to work on their car. I lost count of how many times I did a job on a customer's car just by reading the instructions on the packaging and borrowing tools off the display. If you ever bought a 10mm or 13mm spanner from Halfrauds while I was working there it was guaranteed to have been used to fit at least one car battery before going out the door.

[@bartl9956]

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.

[@freddystoned2028]

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

[@HollyBerryDOOG]

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

[@aliso8017]

That's why you are absolutely not watching this video and commenting. Don't ask me how I know 😂

[@charls881]

Then you missed out didn’t you, Capri had a big following in the day .

[@aliso8017]

@@charls881 Errr it was total joking, sorry if it didn't come across properly. My uncle had a 2.8 and next to the Countach, that was my boyroom poster dream car. Still today I own a fast Ford, not a Capri though but a Fiesta RS Turbo 🙂

[@xxxb101]

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

[@deancoley7987]

The lift must be the best tool ever, great work

[@stephenclarke8540]

Best car Chanel on KZbin support your local nutcase loving your work ben

[@roastdinner23]

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

[@frazzleface753]

When that one used to come on it was so loud it would scare the crap out of me lol

[@roastdinner23]

@@frazzleface753 😂

[@MGW2018]

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!

[@federicoprice2687]

I had a Capri 2.3L in red as my 3rd car when I was 21 years old in the Navy in 1985. It was a 1978 Mark III when they cost about £600 with 12 months MOT and Tax lol. I didn't have any more over the years, as I moved onto little BMWs, working my way up as I got promoted. Now retired, I drive a 20 year old Fiesta, which my dog loves, and is allowed to moult in. Ben, great videos and excellent workmanship! (ps, Join the Navy, see the world. Join the Army, see the next 😅)

[@thebigbowler]

Benny! You spoil us old boy. 👌

[@LeeKirkman88]

My late nan bought one of these when they came out. Ford ran an advert saying tgey come in any colour aslong as its Black 😂 cos thats the only colour they could get at the time. So she got a black capri laser. She was a Bit of a petrol head my nan and loved putting her foot down. She was quite fearless. Rest her soul.. she died back in 2002. The last car she had was a Astra Gsi bless her.

[@ralfiven961]

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

[@johnshaw4140]

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

[@UnusSedLeo-w5l]

Great GREAT vid on this Capri!

[@waynelittle5583]

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

[@paulking5665]

"Rust never sleeps" - Neil Young 1979

[@Rich.Aardvark]

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

[@juleswatt3248]

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....

[@Mrk7770]

Love a Capri. As usual, great video, even better humour 😅. Keep these coming 😀 👍🏻

[@johnkelly4895]

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.

[@charls881]

Excellent , this is what KZbin 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 .

[@witchfinder401]

Loved my mineral blue 2.0 ltr lazer. Never missed a beat, fitted me like a clove.

[@DamianGillett]

Rust repairs nicely done you have dealt with the rear quarter while the bumper hides a lot.

[@kizzyp2735]

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 !!

[@christopherconner9014]

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

[@simonwoodward438]

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

[@ufeelinme]

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

[@clivefowler1932]

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

[@steve.9138]

I love how you blocked out the air filter changing when you had already shown the back end of the "Ferrari" 😂 another awesome video

[@barryamos4920]

Well done it’s looking good

[@graemerudge1889]

Bloody hell I was so glued to your show my coffee went cold 😂

[@craigwilliams6293]

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

[@MrPaulfrazer]

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!!

[@alistair-01]

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!

[@jamesking8508]

I had a black 1.6 laser fitted with a 2.9i 12v v6 from a Sierra absolutely loved it, and i also had a crystal green mk3 Ls fitted with a 2litre pinto made to look like a 'S'. Had almost every part off the capris fixed and painted the majority of the bits myself very easy cars to work around. I blame my dad for the love of them as he had 6 over nearly 30+ years of my life 😂

[@shaung2988]

Bloody awsome wheel arch repairs mate 👌👌

[@DHUNTI15]

THIS GUY IS SUPER FUNNY AND THE SHOW IS FIRST CLASS 👌💪✌

[@370DatsunZed]

Loving this!!!

[@shaughnharris]

Thanks🤙

[@Megalocade]

Really appreciate what you do getting these classic cars back on the road again.👍 That engine takes me back to the mid 90s when i bought my first car a 1987 Ford Sierra mark 1 in red though i had the 1.8 pinto, decent enough car and went well but the engine was really troublesome so i don't share the same enthusiasm as you regarding these lol mine had an issue where it would every so often i would shut it down and the engine would run on for abit afterrun and be an absolute shit to start again lol, also it would often die coming up to junctions i never did find the problem but then again i was only 17 and knew sod all about cars in those days but i did learn a lot with this car, lol that crane attached underneath haha man that takes me back to when me and my dad replaced those bushes on the stabiliser bar on my sierra as it looks the same wow what a pig of a job to do, my dad had that exact crane and we had to do something similar to get that torsion bar back in lol, mine also had tons of rust, my dad spent a good day welding that heep up, those days i dont miss, but i do love the Capri its a great i nearly bought one 10 years ago a 2l supped up model and immaculate but my 1991 Toyota mr2 turbo won me over, funnily enough we have a white 1.6 laser knocking our way its full of rust which is a shame the guy wants to do it up but money being the issue the inside is spot on though.

[@DanielMurray-zq1ez]

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 👌👌👌

[@jonathanluce9130]

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.

[@peterlobb6456]

What a great series of videos, love the car! As for the tyres, I booked a tyre fitting through Black circles online and gave the reg of my car (even though the car was in a thousand pieces at the time) and then turned up with loose wheels. Like you, I thought it would make their job easier (my wheels didn't even have tyres on them) but they took some convincing to do the job. They explained to me that a lot of scammers turn up to get new tyres fitted and then go back with some worn tyres fitted, complain and demand refunds. To cover themselves, once the new tyres are fitted, they now take photos of the new tyres on the car and a photo of the number plate. I my case, they took a photo of me stood beside the freshly fitted tyres. Hopefully this explains the reason :)

[@tastyclassics]

That's pretty much what the guy was explaining to me saying it was to cover themselves from scammers but I couldn't understand it!

[@darren6202]

Excellent! - Loving this Capri series so far! Looking forward to watching part 3!

[@kennethforrest3457]

Great content Ben makes a great evening entertainment and education on what to do and 😮what not to do 🤔🤨🙏😊👍

[@Brickhazard]

Absolutely love the idea of having an old bonnet to setup your spray gun. Really ingenious idea that!

[@CMDRRustyDog]

Great work on the arches Ben. Nice job mate.

[@timkiwi]

My favourite car channel. Very nice.

[@jasonrose7255]

found your channel today and i must say...addicted already !! loved doing panel welding work back in the day !! looking forward to part three tomorrow morning !! cheers ben :)

[@geesesbee]

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

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

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, 👍👍👍

[@tastyclassics]

Great to meet you mate, proper bloke doing bits on your own classics lot of time for that!

[@nonamespecified1262]

This is the most satisfying thing to see is old car resto's.. and what I love more is seeing them get full rust protection. Lanoguard is supposed to be best to destroy and protect from future rust, quite expensive though.

[@Dave-Huston-Dublin]

Another great instalment of operation Ford Capri, Thanks Ben.

[@williamcottam3719]

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.

[@timmellor6685]

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.

[@alanryderb]

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

[@bt1804]

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.

[@Zeem4]

Nitro-Mors do one that's basically the same stuff but cheaper. I've used it for soaking various nuts, bolts and brackets and it seems to work well - in fact I've got 6 front lower suspension arm bolts soaking in some right now.

[@duncanpatterson8730]

Enjoyed that Ben...she's coming along nicely. Amazing how an old car can hide so much rust, it looked pretty solid from the exterior. Your work ethic is something to behold....that rear quarter repiar job would've given me nightmares thinking about it.....all those compound curves! Can't wait to see the next episode on this lovely old Capri. Keep up the good work mate! 😇😎👍 PS: what is the song at 1:10:41?

[@petetap4255]

So good to see an all time classic motor bought back to life. Such a loooooong car by modern 'everything round' indistinguishable styles .Nice one man , looking forward to the Rover next week. 😂👍👍

[@keithf8890]

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

[@derbyjohn972]

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

[@matthewseymour8972]

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

[@stevebacon5466]

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

[@rossmclaren71]

Nothing better than than grabbing a few beers and snacks and watching these nice long episodes !! Nice one Ben ! But some new rear shockers appeared early on 🤣🤣and a cheeky MX5 on the trailer ?! Keep En coming great content !!

[@neilsheffield8486]

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 😊

[@pauldavies6037]

I am new to this channel and is about the best in resto cars please keep this Capri as original as possible as probably the best in the UK to go to a classic auction

[@maxcarrera94]

We deeply appreciate you going through all those ball aches for the sole purpose of our entertainment!! Haha keep going mate, you’re providing us with top tier, AAA, world class entertainment. We also learn with you as you go. I watched your first video about a year ago and I’ve been through the scimitar at the ring and the parts department videos and the auto shows to all the left for deads and whatnots. You’re an inspiration for any self respected professional DIYer out there! Cheers from the Caribbean

[@jb3222]

You make it look so easy! What a fantastic collection of cars - the 60s and 70s produced some real gems, and it's great to see someone rescuing a goodly selection and in such an entertaining way.

[@robc5955]

Very enjoyable, it’s great when you feel a car wants to live.

[@fill7t1]

Watching while recovering from a hip replacement. I m in love with the spitfire !

[@craigjohnston1194]

Ben might need a new hip himself after a few months of getting in and out of the Spitfire 😂

[@Hairnicks]

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.

[@chrispybee]

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.

[@GT380man]

Always best to use independent businesses, as far as possible, for absolutely everything. Owner/manager businesses can go the extra mile & generally don’t do this crappy “Company policy, mate” nonsense.

[@Dan.Chaytor]

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

[@tastyclassics]

Absolutely love @polebarngarage

[@chrissmith4365]

I like this channel good content nice bloke no pressure takes everything in his stride sense of humour doesn't panic says it as it is

[@thedoppelganger2665]

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

[@Michael_Milne]

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

[@lukebull8012]

Welcome Friday!

[@timsmith8687]

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.