Starting Again
February 21, 2023
Our 1905 Riley 9HP recently came back to life for the second time. Back in December, classic car technicians Dave and John got our Riley
February 21, 2023
Painting Our Saab
February 21, 2023
After our 1980 Saab 99 Turbo was taken back to bare metal and repaired, it was prepped for paint. As you can see from the
GSX400 Progress
February 21, 2023
Our 1984 Suzuki GSX400 has been with JAL Restorations for a little while now as they work on bringing this classic bike back to life.
Starting Again
February 21, 2023
Our 1905 Riley 9HP recently came back to life for the second time.
Back in December, classic car technicians Dave and John got our Riley started for the very first time in decades. Recently, they fired it up one more time and, like before, it was a special moment to see a car that is more than 100 years old burst into life.
As the workshop team continue to restore this extremely rare vehicle back to its original condition, these milestones are important to remember.
With only 3 of these cars believed to be left in existence, we are very proud to have captured the moment our 1905 Riley 9HP started for only the second time in many years.
Painting Our Saab
February 21, 2023
After our 1980 Saab 99 Turbo was taken back to bare metal and repaired, it was prepped for paint.
As you can see from the photos below, it now looks much better with its new coat of paint and it will soon be ready to move on to the next stage of the restoration process.
Our 1980 Saab 99 Turbo continues to make good progress and we are looking forward to seeing this carry on over the next few weeks.
GSX400 Progress
February 21, 2023
Our 1984 Suzuki GSX400 has been with JAL Restorations for a little while now as they work on bringing this classic bike back to life.
While there have been several challenges and obstacles that have come up during the restoration/modification of the classic Suzuki twin, some positive steps in the right direction have been made too. Because of the custom nature of this particular GSX, the swing-arm has been modified and fitted to the bike. This was a lengthy process but, fortunately, the old rollers and bobbins were able to be reused.
9mm had to be removed from each side of the mounting cross-member and a countershaft to hold the bearing bobbins and spacer was required. Custom shims were then fitted on either side to act as grease retainers to make sure that the changes made to the swing-arm and the cross-member work together.
Shocks are currently being sourced now that the swing-arm and cross-member are installed and a seat is also needed. Once the seat has been found, the hoop length can be accurate or a custom build may be required. However, the rear hoop has been modified and is ready to fit.
There’s still a way to go before our 1984 Suzuki GSX400 will be finished but progress continues to be made towards its new future and that is an exciting thing to think about.
