Vehicle Transport
September 18, 2024
Tony has been out on the road transporting various cars over the last week. He has transported our 2002 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage from our
2001 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage
DB7 Radiators And Repairs
August 7, 2024
Here are Jonns notes on his recent work on our 2002 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage. Continue to fit radiator. Fit intake pipes and arch liners,
DB7 Radiator
August 2, 2024
Jonn has been fitting the fans to the new radiator of our 2001 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage. He cleaned the pipe flanges before dropping the
Look Over and Repair – Working on our 2001 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage
July 19, 2024
“Carry out full inspection. Start outside and put 10lts fuel in and carry out road test. Return to workshop and continue inspection.strip and remove wheels.
Aston Martin DB7
July 5, 2024
We recently welcomed another exciting new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 2001 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage. Once it
Vehicle Transport
September 18, 2024
Tony has been out on the road transporting various cars over the last week.
He has transported our 2002 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage from our storage facility to the main workshop. He then transported a customer’s 1964 Morgan 4/4 that had been running poorly.
Our 2023 Bridge C-Type Replica was next as this was loaded into the trailer ready to be delivered to its new owner.
Tony also transported the wheels from our 1974 Triumph TR6 before transporting our 1960 Jensen 541R engine too.
DB7 Radiators And Repairs
August 7, 2024
Here are Jonns notes on his recent work on our 2002 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage.
Continue to fit radiator. Fit intake pipes and arch liners, pipe up and secure. Refill cooling system with vacuum fill . Charge battery. Refit and torque wheels.
Refit bonnet. Run up and select all gears. Requires top up with correct oil. Order oil for auto box.
Run up on ramp and select each gear in turn for approx 5 seconds. Warm up to 35 degrees and put in park with engine idling. Raise in air and check gearbox level. Top up accordingly until fluid comes out. Refit bung and clean area. Carry out road test, all seems ok.
Load and take to storage, put on chargers and cover.
DB7 Radiator
August 2, 2024
Jonn has been fitting the fans to the new radiator of our 2001 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage. He cleaned the pipe flanges before dropping the radiator into position. The pipes were then aligned and the transmission pipes were connected.
Look Over and Repair – Working on our 2001 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage
July 19, 2024
“Carry out full inspection. Start outside and put 10lts fuel in and carry out road test. Return to workshop and continue inspection.strip and remove wheels. Clean and inspect brakes and re drill all,holes in discs to remove rust and pad build up. Inflate tyres and refit rear wheels. Remove offside front arch liner and drain washer bottle.”
“Remove washer pump and reseal with ptfe tape. Secure pipe into neck of bottle and fill up to check. Minor drip from bottle but acceptable. Remove bonnet and star to strip fro radiator removal as its got a leak from matrix. Remove nearside front arch liner also and disconnect intake pipes to air filters. Remove pipes and slacken fan mounts.”
“Strip and remove radiator. Drain coolant and undo air con condenser. Remove hoses and drain at from cooler on side of rad. Remove radiator from bay. Strip offside rear trailing arm. Remove old bush and press new bush into arm. Refit arm and secure. Fit lockire to trailing arm front bolt. Strip nearside rear lower arm and remove outer hub. Remove pin, bearings and races. Clean and fit new pin and bearings. Grease thoroughly and refit.”
“Strip dash and remove sat navigation holder. Fit trims better and refit cluster surround. Tape up wire and tuck behind dash.”
Aston Martin DB7
July 5, 2024
We recently welcomed another exciting new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 2001 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage.
Once it has been inspected by the team, the plan is for this stunning Aston to be available to win through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.
