Trying out something new – The team try zinc plating
November 27, 2023
At our Suffolk HQ, our team of classic car technicians like to expand their skills and try new techniques out. For example this week, our
November 27, 2023
More Progress On Our Mercedes
November 27, 2023
Jonn has been fitting new callipers and pads along with a new fitting kit and braided flexi hose to the nearside front of our 1987
Work Continues
November 27, 2023
Classic car technician Jonn has been continuing his work on our 1979 Reliant Scimitar GTE. He cleaned the mating surfaces and put the new inlet
Welcome Back
November 27, 2023
We recently welcomed our 2001 Jaguar XKR back into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. While it was here, Brian made some repairs to the carpet
Trying out something new – The team try zinc plating
November 27, 2023
At our Suffolk HQ, our team of classic car technicians like to expand their skills and try new techniques out. For example this week, our technician Steve has been working on perfecting his technique at zinc plating.
With the help of a kit and some good old-fashioned experimentation, Steve has been working on refinishing and replating several pieces of hardware from our Mk2 Ford Transit.
These are purely for experimenting and learning new techniques, but the results are impressive.
Through multiple baths of acid and alkalies, Steve has refinished several bolts and using the guide as a beginning point before moving onto working on getting the best results on these specific parts.
Steve is meticulous with everything he does, so this is the perfect pastime for his particular skill set.
With our zinc plating experiment done, we’ll soon be working on refining this method and how we can apply this to our restoration projects in small batches.
More Progress On Our Mercedes
November 27, 2023
Jonn has been fitting new callipers and pads along with a new fitting kit and braided flexi hose to the nearside front of our 1987 Mercedes 500SL.
He then fitted a new shock absorber and secured it.
Work Continues
November 27, 2023
Classic car technician Jonn has been continuing his work on our 1979 Reliant Scimitar GTE. He cleaned the mating surfaces and put the new inlet manifold gasket in position.
Both rocker covers were fitted and all pipes were connected and a new heater hose was fitted to the rear inlet manifold.
After vacuum filling the cooling system, Jonn tested it and found that there still is a slight miss at idle on cylinder 4.
Welcome Back
November 27, 2023
We recently welcomed our 2001 Jaguar XKR back into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop.
While it was here, Brian made some repairs to the carpet and the roof system was looked at. To do this, several components had to be removed from the car.
When Brian was done, Jonn hoovered out the car before refitting the seats. He then reconnected and tested the seat operation. The roof system was topped up with hydraulic fluid before Jonn ran the roof through the full sequence again.
After wiping over the car, Jonn noticed that the airbag light was flashing. When Jonn tried to clear the code, he was unsuccessful. The code was B2291 – passenger seat occupancy sensor. The connections under the seat were checked but the code would still not clear.
As a result, more investigative work will be required.
