1966 Reliant Scimitar in The Classic Car Workshop
August 12, 2020
Pete has begun work on our 1966 Reliant Scimitar. It’s in with us for a oil change, chassis and suspension grease along with a general
August 12, 2020
1957 Jensen Update from Paul
August 12, 2020
Paul is currently working on our 1957 Jensen 541R. He has custom fabricated a throttle cable mount, which is now ready to be welded. He’s
1960 Jensen Custom Thermostat Gasket
August 12, 2020
Dave has made a custom Thermostat gasket for the modern thermostat being installed into our Jensen 541R restoration. Dave has fabricated from scratch a metal
1957 Jensen 541R Trim shop Update
August 12, 2020
Kath and Brian have been making superb progress on our Jensen 541R Interior restoration. Kath has been re-working our doors. They were first made to
More Welding Wonders
August 12, 2020
The 1987 Mercedes 500SL has received a new floor in welding shop this week. The car arrived to us with so much work to have
1966 Reliant Scimitar in The Classic Car Workshop
August 12, 2020
Pete has begun work on our 1966 Reliant Scimitar. It’s in with us for a oil change, chassis and suspension grease along with a general check over and MOT.
The water temperature gauge is currently swinging to max when the ignition is switched on. We will be investigating this do find out if it is the gauge itself that is faulty or if there are any other issues.
The windscreen washer jets also need repaired or upgraded.
The speedo and odometer are both currently not working and the 90 degree pinion drive takeoff from the gearbox has sheered.
We have also been tasked with investigating the options for installing power steering.
Pete has ordered up Choke cable, spark plugs, oil filter, grease caps, washer jets and a 90 degree drive speedo. and has begun investigating the remedial works required to get this stunning Scimitar fighting fit once more.
Top work, Pete
1957 Jensen Update from Paul
August 12, 2020
Paul is currently working on our 1957 Jensen 541R. He has custom fabricated a throttle cable mount, which is now ready to be welded. He’s also made a very similar choke cable mount. These have been test fitted up to the carburettors.
Paul has also installed the embossed metal door shut trim. Great work, Paul.
1960 Jensen Custom Thermostat Gasket
August 12, 2020
Dave has made a custom Thermostat gasket for the modern thermostat being installed into our Jensen 541R restoration.
Dave has fabricated from scratch a metal plate to perfectly fit the modern thermostat. Superb work, Dave. It’s such a shame this lovely work will be covered up!
Dave has also now test fitted the rear windows with the hinge mechanism attached.
1957 Jensen 541R Trim shop Update
August 12, 2020
Kath and Brian have been making superb progress on our Jensen 541R Interior restoration.
Kath has been re-working our doors. They were first made to match the original specification. However, we have been asked to change the design slightly.
Kath has recut new leather and repeated the original process of marking, cutting out, sewing and gluing the leather into place.
Next up for Kath, she has sewn together sections of new leather for the seat tub. Kath then piped around the edge and clipped back the side skirt to inner sections before sewing them together. It’s now ready to be fitted into the car.
Kath has then moved onto the seat bases. She began by sewing on the two seat faces together before applying the edge piping. Kath has clipped the side bands on the seat face to check fitment. Once she is happy with the fabric’s fit, she sews the two pieces of fabric together.
The back board has been trimmed in leather and sewn around the edge. The piping has been glued in place before being stapled to the board.
When making the pocket for the back board, Kath has sewn in elastic to the top of the pocket to allow it to stretch and contract as a pocket should.
This too is now ready to be fitted into the car. Great work, Kath!
Brian has added extra wadding to pad out the old foam on our Jensen squab seat. He’s glued in calico to hold the centre section in place before adding 3mm of foam to cover the existing foam. Brian then fit the leather cover, turning all edges before stapling into place.
Brian then moved onto the glovebox. He’s glued the vinyl material to the glovebox surround, glued vinyl to the glovebox lid and added vinyl to the back of the lid.
Next up, Brian moved onto marking out the leather for our Jensen’s window surrounds.
Brian has also continued work on the front seats, stripping down the front base seat, removing the old seat covers and has made new covers using the original cover as a template.
Extra foam has been added to the seat to pad it out and make the seat as comfortable as possible. The side covers have now also been stapled and are ready to be installed into the car. Superb work Brian and Kath, this interior is going to be stunning!
More Welding Wonders
August 12, 2020
The 1987 Mercedes 500SL has received a new floor in welding shop this week.
The car arrived to us with so much work to have done, so we really are stripping it back to it’s bare metal and rebuilding it from there. These pictures are of the floor itself, along with the spare wheel well.
The car belongs to the company’s Director Craig. “I plan to keep and enjoy this car for many years after it’s restoration. It’s one of my favourite classics, so I’m glad the team are able to able to give it special attention and get her back into mint condition.”
