Aston Martin AMV8 work at Bridge Classic Cars
March 7, 2017
We had a successful day yesterday working through our list. With the majority of the smaller tasks complete, today we tackled the possible oil leak
March 7, 2017
Our 1968 MGBGT is now complete
March 7, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Work is now complete on the full restoration of our 1968 MGBGT. She’s come a long way with us but now looking incredible! After the
Rebuilding the 5 speed gearbox
March 7, 2017
Our 1967 Jaguar E-Type road race car will be fitted with a Rover SD1 5 speed gearbox. The gearbox has been stripped, cleaned and repaired.
Aston Martin AMV8 work at Bridge Classic Cars
March 7, 2017
We had a successful day yesterday working through our list. With the majority of the smaller tasks complete, today we tackled the possible oil leak and oil change.
The boot lock is now repaired, the windscreen wiper blades are now working as they should, the wiring problem that was preventing the aerial from working properly has now been fixed and we’ve even tidied up the boot area.
We also discovered a couple of unexpected issues that we have also rectified; the washer pump was not working at all, the washer jets were out of alignment and all vacuum pipes were either split or collapsed. This was due to incorrect vacuum pipes being used previously.
Unfortunately it has not all been as simple as it may seem. We were asked to investigate a possible leak underneath at the front of the engine. Upon closer inspection the leak is coming from the main oil seal gasket not working efficiently.
Until this issue is resolved, we will not carry out the oil change. The oil change will commence once the seal has been replaced.
We’ve also discovered a slight leak to the radiator. At first glance it looks as though someone has tightened too tightly which has created a pocket for fluid to escape. Unfortunately, it is not a simple case of releasing the tension slightly, there could be more to this so the radiator is best being removed. This task will have to happen anyway to get to the oil seal so this task can be carried out at the same time.
Moving on from this, the brakes have now been bled and the nipples are all freshly re-greased.
Our 1968 MGBGT is now complete
March 7, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Work is now complete on the full restoration of our 1968 MGBGT.
She’s come a long way with us but now looking incredible!
After the initial discussions of carrying out some remedial repair work to the sills, we soon discovered that the body and chassis we suffering with age so a decision needed to be made.
I’m sure you’ll agree, the right decision was definitely made…
The car will now be stored away ready for the better weather and upcoming summer shows.
The next stage for us is to decide on a suitable location ready for Jason at Sugar and Spice Photography to carry out yet another fantastic photo shoot.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”10458,10457,10456,10455,10454,10453″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Rebuilding the 5 speed gearbox
March 7, 2017
Our 1967 Jaguar E-Type road race car will be fitted with a Rover SD1 5 speed gearbox.
The gearbox has been stripped, cleaned and repaired. We have sandblasted the steel casings and aqua blasted the alloy casings. The full set of bearings have been replaced as well as the bulk rings and selector forks.
The gearbox has been completely re-shimmed, rebuilt and all gaskets and seals have been replaced.
