The Lancia Fulvia is in for a front suspension repair. The Fulvia uses a transverse leaf spring on the front suspension. This fixes to the upper wishbones via a large rubber bush. Because these bushes fail over time this little Lancia came in to have them replaced. We work on a lot of Lancia Fulvias […]
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The Daimler V8-250 was the first Daimler to use a Jaguar platform and the last Daimler to use a Daimler engine. And what a great engine it is too. The small, hemispherical head (HEMI) V8 engine is a beautifully engineered machine. This car is a recent acquisition of the Southern Classics Society events coordinator Richard
Daimler V8-250 of Southern Classics Society Events Coordinator Read Post »
Last time we saw Roy we did some work on his Austin A35 prior to driving to Portugal. This time we had his very neat rally inspired classic Mini. We had the car on the rolling road a week ago but this time it came in for a new water pump, bypass hose, bottom radiator
Classic rally inspired Mini gets new water pump and alternator Read Post »
We picked up a local Austin-Healey 3000 with some running issues. The engine was cutting out and coughing and wouldn’t go for more than about 10 minutes. The problem was traced to the ignition system. The components looked as though they had not been changed in some time so a new coil, points, condenser, red
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The accident damaged MGB GT is getting new wings, doors and a n/s rear quarter panel. Underneath this car is not in bad shape.
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A few issues came up on the MOT that required attention. We replaced both front wheel bearings, both upper ball joints and the steering column bushes. The new steering column bushes that were supplied were very poor quality so we sent them back and machined some bushes from nylatron.
Triumph Stag in for MOT repairs Read Post »
This Mk1 Lotus Cortina is in for an MOT, a service and some other issues. The car does very few miles and most issues are related to that. The clutch master and slave cylinders need to be replaced and the brake calipers are getting rebuilt due to stuck pistons. There is an intermittent spark on
Mk1 Ford Lotus Cortina, clutch, brakes, service, MOT Read Post »
This very trick Mk1 Ford Escort RS2000 was dropped off for a number of small jobs and an MOT. The 6-speed sequential Quaife gearbox was leaking badly and the idler spindle was completely knackered. Once the gear box was back in place we took the car for an MOT, sorted some other leaks and will
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The axle in the Mira-Gomes Jaguar XK140 was damaged last year when a half shaft broke. Damge to the bearing surface left us with a little more end float then we were comfortable and its gotten worse. We’ve removed the axle and will be sending it to be machined. The damaged surface will be cut
Julian Balme popped in today having been recovered from Brighton by the RAC with a duff alternator. A simple job to replace the Lucas unit on his Lotus Elan Plus 2 daily driver.
Rescued – New alternator for Julian Balme’s Lotus Elan Read Post »
