Completed Projects

FORD CAPRI SUMMER 2024 ENGINE REBUILD

This is a very rare chrome bumper car from 1969 , with a 2.0 litre pinto engine and manual

gearbox. We restored the body and chassis here over the last 18 months - see previous...

XJS AXLE COMPREHENSIVE OVERHAUL

COMPLETE STRIP, SAND BLAST, REPAINT , REBUSH ETC 

1965 BABY ELAN - BODY REPAIRED

- AND PREPARED FOR FIA HISTORIC RALLYING

AUSTIN RUBY - PAINTED FOR CAR MUSEUM IN KUALA LUMPUR !

A SMALL CAR...BUT A BIG JOB .....!  A LOT OF RUST  PLUS

A LOT OF SMALL PANELS KEPT US BUSY FOR QUITE A WHILE. 

AUTO TO MANUAL GEARBOX CONVERSIONS

GETRAG 265 5 SPEED SHOWN. THE CONVERSION IS QUITE COMPLEX,

INVOLVING A CHANGE OF PEDAL BOX, SKI SLOPE CLUTCH FITMENT &

MANY OTHER CHANGES. 

BERKELEY B60 - SE328 1956 (No. 27)

YOU DONT SEE ONE OF THESE BABIES EVERY DAY !

MAJOR SERVICE, BRAKES OVERHAUL, FULL BARE GLASS RESPRAY...

BIGGER ENGINE INSTALLATION = MORE BHP !

OUT WITH THE OLD (3.6)...IN WITH THE NEW (4.0) ....ALONG WITH

SOME OTHER MODS...MADE A SUPRISINGLY BIG DIFFERENCE ! ADJ

FUEL REGULATOR AND REVISED DIFF RATIOS ALSO...

BRAKE UPGRADE

AP XJ220 CALIPERS SHOWN IN 2ND PIC. AP CALIPERS, 

OUTBOARD AND VENTED DISCS, UPRATED PADS ALSO

FITTED.

CARB REBUILDS

CARBS STRIPPED , CLEANED AND REBUILT - WITH GENUINE

SU OR WEBER PARTS KITS - WHEREVER POSSIBLE.

CERAMIC COATING

USING DA AND ROTARY POLISHING MACHINES. PAINT CORRECTION AND

SMART REPAIRS CARRIED OUT - CALL IN OR PHONE FOR FREE ESTIMATE. 

E TYPE SERIES 1 - AXLE OVERHAUL ETC

E TYPE MAJOR RESTORATION INC AXLE REBUILD.

E TYPE SERIES 1 RESPRAY

PREPARATION WORK - BARE METALLING, WELDING ETC

EARLY ELAN

BODY PREPARATION - CRAZING REMOVAL, GLASS REPAIRS ETC

ENGINE IMPROVEMENTS

CUSTOM AIR FILTERS, INDUCTION SYSTEMS, PORTED HEADS , HIGH LIFT CAMS ETC

FORD ZODIAC MK3 1964

OFF THE ROAD FOR 37 YEARS.....

BACK ON IT AGAIN NOW.....

MAJOR OVERHAUL INVOLVING BRAKES REBUILD...SOLVING RUST PROBLEMS...REPAINTING..ETC ! 

HEADLININGS

SUPPLIED AND FITTED . USUALLY IN THE STANDARD GREY OR OATMEAL FINISH, 

BUT ALSO ALCANTARA AN EXOTIC POSSIBILITY - WHICH CAN BE EXTENDED INTO

DOOR-CARDS, SUN...

JAGUAR MK2

REMOVE RUST FROM DOORS, ARCHES, WINGS, WELD IN NEW PLATES AND 

FLAT BACK, PRIME AND PAINT LOWER PARTS OF BOTH SIDES OF CAR. 

JAGUAR MK2 2.4 MANUAL OVERDRIVE IN BRG

1968 MK2 HAVING BEEN IN THE SAME FAMILY OWNERSHIP FROM NEW. 

A FAIRLY COMPREHENSIVE OVERHAUL WAS NEEDED, SINCE THE CAR 

HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR MANY YEARS....

JAGUAR SERIES 3 XJ12 5.3 LITRE

LOVELY SERIES 3 XJ12 IN COBALT BLUE. A COMBINATION OF MAJOR UPGRADES -

ALI RAD WITH ELECTRIC FANS, FEN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, REMANUFACTURED

INJECTION SYSTEM, MANUAL...

JAGUAR XJ6 SERIES 3 4.2 AUTO

A REGULAR VISITOR, WE RECENTLY RE-COMMISSIONED THIS CAR

WITH A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE,  AND A LOT OF ELECTRICAL REPAIR

WORK WHICH RESULTED WHEN WE TOOK OFF THE...

LE MANS XJS 5.3 MANUAL

RARE XJS 5.3 LE MANS V12. A VARIED PROJECT WHICH INCLUDED

WELDING A NEW ENGINE BAY SECTION FROM A DONOR CAR, REMOVING

AXLES FOR AN OVERHAUL, FITTING QUAD HEADLIGHTS,...

LOTUS ELAN + 2 RESPRAY

SEVERAL RESTORATIONS CARRIED OUT ON EARLY ELANS, PLUS 2'S AND ELAN M100.

GLASSFIBRE REPAIRS AND FABRICATION WORK CARRIED OUT.  (FIRST 2 PICS TAKEN

ON A SUNNY...

MODERN AIR-CON

INSTALLATIONS CARRIED OUT

OIL COOLERS ALI RADS

COOLING SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS

OTHER MODIFICATIONS

ANTI-TRAMP FRAMES, BONNET VENTS AND LOUVRES, LIGHTWEIGHT

FLYWHEELS AND PANELS, BUMPERS ETC

POLY BUSHES

POLY BUSH KITS AVAILABLE FOR STEERING RACKS, DROP LINKS, RADIUS ARMS,

WISHBONES , SHOCK MOUNTS, etc etc 

PORSCHE 996 CARRERA 4 TIPTRONIC

ONE OF OUR REGULAR RR CUSTOMERS BROUGHT HIS PORSCHE FOR WELDING,

FOLLOWING SOME MOT ISSUES. THE O/S OUTER SILL ROTTED THROUGH, 

AND THE RESULTING HOLE ALLOWED...

RANGE ROVER CLASSIC . RESPRAY IN PLYMOUTH BLUE

RANGE ROVER CLASSIC , TO HAVE FULL RESPRAY ONCE RUST ISSUES ON PANELS AND WHEEL

ARCHES , BONNET AND BOOT ARE OVERCOME. ALSO GOING TO REMOVE ROOF PANEL AND

REPLACE...

SERVICING AND REPAIRS FOR CLASSIC RANGE ROVERS

SERVICING, REPAIRS , RR DIAGNOSTIC WORK, MOT PREP, WELDING ETC. 

AIR SUSPENSION ISSUES, ECU RESETS ETC

SERVICING AND REPAIRS TO EARLY ROLLS

BARE METAL RESPRAY, NEW REAR QUARTERS WELDED IN, NEW SILLS, NEW INNER

SILLS, NEW WINDOW RUBBERS, WHEELS REFURBED, BRAKES STRIPPED AND REBUILT,

NEW LEATHER SEATS AND...

SMART REPAIRS - SCUTTLE AND WING REPAIRS TO ELAN SPRINT

ALL TYPES OF PAINTWORK CARRIED OUT - SMART REPAIRS TO RESPRAYS

SUSPENSION UPGRADES

HANDLING PACKS, SUSPENSION , SPRING AND SHOCK

UPGRADE PACKAGES.  

WAXOYLING FOR CLASSICS

4.5 GALLONS SPRAYED AT HIGH PRESSURE INTO SILLS, BOX SECTIONS INSIDE

DOORS, ALL AROUND ARCHES, ONTO FLOORS AND CHASSIS...EVERYWHERE IN FACT...! 

WELDING

SEAM WELDING CARRIED OUT TO HIGH STANDARDS. ANYTHING FROM A SMALL 

RUST HOLE IN A BODY PANEL,  THROUGH TO A ROTTEN JACKING POINT SECTION,

TO A COMPLETE...

WHEEL AND TYRE UPGRADE PACKAGES

WHEELS SANDBLASTED AND REFINISHED

WOOD TRIMS

BURR WALNUT VENEER SHOWN FITTED TO JAGUAR INTERIOR

XJ40 DAIMLER

LOVELY KINGFISHER CAR THAT WE SERVICE REGULARLY.  THIS TIME ITS

VARIOUS OUTBREAKS OF RUST ....AND VERY DULL DASH INSTRUMENTS....

XJS  IN ARCTIC BLUE - MAJOR OVERHAUL REQUIRED

EXTENSIVE REPAIRS INCL WELDING MAINLY AROUND ENGINE BAY

AND FLOORS, BRAKING SYSTEM OVERHAUL INCL ABS PUMP (WE KEEP

SPARES) - REAR AXLE REBUILD INCL SPORTS SPRINGS,...

XJS 3.6 MANUAL CABRIOLET RESTORATION

ANOTHER 2024 PROJECT, THIS TIME A 3.6 LITRE XJS CABRIO WITH RARE 5 SPEED GETRAG 

GEARBOX. THE CAR CAME IN WITH QUITE A BIT OF RUST IN CHASSIS AND BODY , SO THE

FIRST...

XJS CERAMIC COATING

AND NEW TYRES ETC FITTED

XJS QUAD

QUAD HEADLIGHT CONVERSION FOR XJS

XJS RESPRAY 2

ANOTHER XJS RESPRAY - THIS TIME A BLUE 1990 3.6 MANUAL CAR.