More Land Rover Series 1 Body Panels
June 5, 2017
We have just taken delivery of phase 2 of the project, more land Rover Series 1 body panels that need to be worked on.
Projects
Jaguar E-Type 4 Speed Box Ready For Installation
June 3, 2017
With the 4 speed gearbox and bell housing fully stripped, cleaned, repaired, powder coated and rebuilt, it is now ready to be married up to
Our HMC enjoying the sunshine
June 1, 2017
As we wait for news on the repair to our HMC’s wheel, the car is unfortunately now out of action. Here she is outside Bridge
Re-chroming the handbrake lever
June 1, 2017
Although the handbrake lever is not obviously visible we have decided to go ahead and chrome this piece. We believe the original finish would have
Our Volkswagen T25 Interior
May 31, 2017
The newly re-covered front seats are now in position with the passenger’s seat working as a swivel captain’s chair. We have measured the dining table
Jaguar E-Type Front Brake Caliper Conversion Upgrades
May 31, 2017
Jaguar E-Type Front Brake Caliper Conversion Upgrades from SNG Barratt These four pot front brake caliper conversion kits are manufactured in England using Ductile Cast
Severe corrosion causing water to leak
May 30, 2017
We’ve discovered the cause of the water leak. As you can see, the connection between the thermostat to radiator is suffering from corrosion. This will
Fitting the newly refurbished dash
May 30, 2017
We have temporarily refitted the newly refurbished dash so that any adjustments can be made to ensure a snug fit.
Fitting the E-Type Back Suspension Cradle
May 30, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the freshly painted body shell back with us it is time for Tommy to refit the newly refurbished components. Here we have the back
The curtains have arrived
May 29, 2017
Our curtains and tie backs have arrived from VW Camper Curtains. The full body and front cab is now fully enclosed with thermal and black
Front Assembly, Wishbones, Calipers, Discs
May 29, 2017
The front assembly of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type is really starting to take shape with the wishbones, calipers and discs all now fitted.
MGYT Screen In Light On
May 25, 2017
With the new screen being made as we speak the frame work has now been built up and fitted into position to ensure all curves
MGYT Dashboard Refurbished
May 23, 2017
We’ve now completed the work on re-covering our 1949 MGYT dash. With the edging strips already re-chromed and the centre plate fully restored the dash
The interior build continues…
May 23, 2017
With the sun shining down in Suffolk today we’ve taken our 1989 Volkswagen T25 Camper outside to continue fitting out the interior. John from Baylham Automotive
1960 Jensen 541S ready for primer
May 22, 2017
The big day is almost here…the day our 1960 Jensen 541S body preparation is complete and ready for first stage primer. Within the next few
Paying us a little visit
May 20, 2017
Our recently completed 1968 MGBGT paid us little visit today with a couple of ‘niggling’ jobs that needed to be carried out. Here she is
1982 Triumph TR7 at the iconic Orwell Bridge, Ipswich
May 19, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Wednesday 19th April we took our fully restored 1982 Triumph TR7 to the Orwell Bridge in Ipswich for our latest photo shoot. The Orwell Bridge
Fitting the new MGYT badges
May 18, 2017
We had a very indecisive moment this morning in the Bridge Classic Cars workshops. The big question, should we or should we not replace the
Positioning the interior ready for fit
May 18, 2017
We’ve temporarily positioned the entire interior, including the newly covered seat cushions. By doing so we can fully assess what further work may be required to
Repairing the affected areas
May 16, 2017
The rotten areas of our 1969 MGBGT have now been fully repaired and painted. As the bumper is an original MG part, our brief is
Building the camper walls
May 16, 2017
Work is well underway now on building up the bespoke interior. With first fit electrics now in place Asa has been able to shape the
Fitting the Merak carpets
May 15, 2017
The brand new green carpets are now being fitted to our Maserati Merak.
Refitting our MGYT front grille
May 13, 2017
With the newly re-chromed and rebuilt front grille now complete we have been able to loosely refit to the car. This will be tightened once
It’s all in the finer detail
May 13, 2017
A unique feature on our 1949 MGYT is the invisible cooling blind that is operated by a pulley system beside the radiator. When pulled a
The unveiling of Daisy’s new interior
May 12, 2017
We received a very special delivery at Bridge HQ this week. Daisy’s new interior! VanWurks specialise in VW camper interiors and conversions. With superb quality and attention
Rewiring Daisy – our Volkswagen T25 Camper
May 11, 2017
The first fix wiring as now been installed in our 1989 VW T25 project. With the brand new bespoke interior arriving later today the second
Fitting up the chrome to the MGYT
May 11, 2017
Dave is now starting to refit the chrome on our 1949 MG YT. A lot of the original parts have been re-chromed however some of
Reuniting the Jensen body with the chassis
May 10, 2017
The body of our 1960 Jensen 541S has been successfully refitted back on the newly painted chassis. With the original colours now confirmed we can continue
More Jensen components back from the paintshop
May 10, 2017
Another assortment of Jensen 541S components have now arrived back from paint shop ready and waiting for exciting rebuild to commence.
Triple plating the E-Type seat brackets
May 4, 2017
Extensive work was needed on our Jaguar E-Type seat brackets, so much so that a triple coating process was needed to be carried out to
More Land Rover Series 1 Body Panels
June 5, 2017
We have just taken delivery of phase 2 of the project, more land Rover Series 1 body panels that need to be worked on.
Jaguar E-Type 4 Speed Box Ready For Installation
June 3, 2017
With the 4 speed gearbox and bell housing fully stripped, cleaned, repaired, powder coated and rebuilt, it is now ready to be married up to the engine and fitted back into our E-Type.
Our HMC enjoying the sunshine
June 1, 2017
As we wait for news on the repair to our HMC’s wheel, the car is unfortunately now out of action. Here she is outside Bridge Classic Cars enjoying the sunshine.
As, what happens a lot at Bridge Classic Cars, our car park has attracted the attention of passers by all day with many happy strollers enjoying the look of our HMC MkIV.
Re-chroming the handbrake lever
June 1, 2017
Although the handbrake lever is not obviously visible we have decided to go ahead and chrome this piece.
We believe the original finish would have been black but as the component is in such good condition and wants very little repair work to carried out we felt that refinishing in chrome would look much more impressive.
Our Volkswagen T25 Interior
May 31, 2017
The newly re-covered front seats are now in position with the passenger’s seat working as a swivel captain’s chair.
We have measured the dining table so that it can fit one of two ways. The reason for this is to cater for single, double and even triple occupancy.
Work continues on fitting out that interior. The majority of the hard work is now complete, Asa is now looking at the finished touches.
Jaguar E-Type Front Brake Caliper Conversion Upgrades
May 31, 2017
Jaguar E-Type Front Brake Caliper Conversion Upgrades from SNG Barratt
These four pot front brake caliper conversion kits are manufactured in England using Ductile Cast Iron or Aerospace grade 7075 aluminium. They are all fitted with OE quality modern British seals and 303 grade stainless steel pistons and pins. The kits fit straight onto the original suspension uprights without any modification and utilise the original brake discs and hoses. All are supplied complete with Mintex brake pads.
Supplied Without Brake Discs
SBS9086/1 – Iron – S1 3.8 & 4.2
SBS9086A/1 Aluminium Silver – S1 3.8 & 4.2
SBS9086AB/1 Aluminium Black – S1 3.8 & 4.2
SBS9293A/1 Aluminium Black S2 4.2
Supplied With Vented Brake Discs
Vented brake discs offer increased heat dissipation over standard solid discs, making them ideal in situations requiring frequent and/or heavy braking, such as competition
and racing.
SBS9093AB/1 – Aluminium Black – S1 3.8 & 4.2
SBS9293A – Aluminium Silver – S2 4.2
Brake Pads Sold Separately
JLM9515 – All E-Type
Click here to download and save the information on the Front Brake Caliper Conversion Upgrades or for more information contact SNG Barratt.
Severe corrosion causing water to leak
May 30, 2017
We’ve discovered the cause of the water leak. As you can see, the connection between the thermostat to radiator is suffering from corrosion. This will need to be replaced with new.
Fitting the newly refurbished dash
May 30, 2017
We have temporarily refitted the newly refurbished dash so that any adjustments can be made to ensure a snug fit.
Fitting the E-Type Back Suspension Cradle
May 30, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the freshly painted body shell back with us it is time for Tommy to refit the newly refurbished components.
Here we have the back suspension cradle all fitted up and look incredible. We shown the newly built cradle on a previous post when we completed the rebuild.
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The curtains have arrived
May 29, 2017
Our curtains and tie backs have arrived from VW Camper Curtains.
The full body and front cab is now fully enclosed with thermal and black out curtains throughout.
Front Assembly, Wishbones, Calipers, Discs
May 29, 2017
The front assembly of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type is really starting to take shape with the wishbones, calipers and discs all now fitted.
MGYT Screen In Light On
May 25, 2017
With the new screen being made as we speak the frame work has now been built up and fitted into position to ensure all curves and lines meet the areas that it should.
And as you can see, we now have the eyes back on the car!
The brand new headlights have now been fitted and they look amazing. Every angle of our 1949 MGYT looks stunning but with the lights now in position it has been completely transformed once again.
It’s the final big push on the project now with the electrics and interior being the last big tasks to carry out.
MGYT Dashboard Refurbished
May 23, 2017
We’ve now completed the work on re-covering our 1949 MGYT dash. With the edging strips already re-chromed and the centre plate fully restored the dash can now be pieced back together.
The interior build continues…
May 23, 2017
With the sun shining down in Suffolk today we’ve taken our 1989 Volkswagen T25 Camper outside to continue fitting out the interior.
John from Baylham Automotive Solutions paid us his final visit yesterday on the camper so now the electrics are complete, the new sound system is installed and ready to go.
1960 Jensen 541S ready for primer
May 22, 2017
The big day is almost here…the day our 1960 Jensen 541S body preparation is complete and ready for first stage primer. Within the next few days we’ll have the first pictures of the car in primer.
As one of 3 prototypes original built and the only one to be built as an original automatic, our 1960 Jensen 541S was personally owned and registered to the Jensen brothers themselves.
As we have mentioned before, it left the factory in Pearl Grey with a black roof but over the years has been altered to Pearl Grey with a maroon roof before finally settling as a full maroon car.
The car will be taken back to the original colours but we can’t pass this milestone without crediting whoever resprayed the car to maroon.
Having taken the shell right back to bare it is very difficult to find anywhere where the car was originally Pearl Grey. A fantastic job was done on the respray, however, a couple of questionable areas have been discovered. Questionable, as in, why were these simple areas missed in the first place when so much time and effort had been spent on the more difficult areas. Great for us to be able to discover the originality of it. As you can see, behind the rear lights and across the front both show signs of the original Pearl Grey.
Paying us a little visit
May 20, 2017
Our recently completed 1968 MGBGT paid us little visit today with a couple of ‘niggling’ jobs that needed to be carried out. Here she is sitting outside Bridge Classic Cars HQ.
1982 Triumph TR7 at the iconic Orwell Bridge, Ipswich
May 19, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Wednesday 19th April we took our fully restored 1982 Triumph TR7 to the Orwell Bridge in Ipswich for our latest photo shoot.
The Orwell Bridge was a crucial part of this shoot. It was opened to road traffic in December 1982, the very same year that our Triumph TR7 was first registered on the UK roads. It seemed too good a connection to pass up the opportunity.
As always, a special thank you to Jason at Sugar and Spice Photography for the fantastic images.
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Fitting the new MGYT badges
May 18, 2017
We had a very indecisive moment this morning in the Bridge Classic Cars workshops.
The big question, should we or should we not replace the front and rear badges. These are the original badges which in itself is lovely but when you have them fitted to an almost new car they really stand out.
With a little help from the family who own this beauty we all decided that replacing with new was the best solution.
Here we have the new badges fitted and looking lovely. The originals will be kept safe and will make up the fantastic history of the car.
Positioning the interior ready for fit
May 18, 2017
We’ve temporarily positioned the entire interior, including the newly covered seat cushions. By doing so we can fully assess what further work may be required to ensure the perfect fit.
Once Asa is happy with the overly look and the measurements are spot on we can start with the permanent refit.
Repairing the affected areas
May 16, 2017
The rotten areas of our 1969 MGBGT have now been fully repaired and painted.
As the bumper is an original MG part, our brief is to repair this specific bumper or source, repair and re-chrome an original. Buying new in this instance is probably the most cost effective, once you take into account the labour to repair but as it is original, the customer wants to keep the originality as much as possible.
The bumper has been sourced and is now away with Wyatt Polishing being re-chromed.
Building the camper walls
May 16, 2017
Work is well underway now on building up the bespoke interior.
With first fit electrics now in place Asa has been able to shape the side walls and cover them in grey carpet.
Fitting the Merak carpets
May 15, 2017
The brand new green carpets are now being fitted to our Maserati Merak.
Refitting our MGYT front grille
May 13, 2017
With the newly re-chromed and rebuilt front grille now complete we have been able to loosely refit to the car. This will be tightened once the bonnet section are fitted and secured.
It’s all in the finer detail
May 13, 2017
A unique feature on our 1949 MGYT is the invisible cooling blind that is operated by a pulley system beside the radiator.
When pulled a blind lifts up in front of the radiator but behind the front grille. It can not be easily seen but it acts as a temperature control feature.
The blind itself was in desperate need of repair so as part of the stripping process we removed the blind mechanism too. This has now been fully rebuilt, using the original parts but with brand new textile fitted.
This has now been refitted and will once again be fully functioning.
The unveiling of Daisy’s new interior
May 12, 2017
We received a very special delivery at Bridge HQ this week.
Daisy’s new interior!
VanWurks specialise in VW camper interiors and conversions. With superb quality and attention to detail, combined with modern features and original styling, their interiors and conversions are a popular choice with the Volkswagen camper enthusiast.
We have worked alongside VanWurks on this project to design a bespoke and fully fitted interior to meet the brief and requirements of the customer.
Before jumping head first into the refit we have carefully unwrapped and laid out the entire set up to ensure everything is there and everything is as expected.
Finished in Birch, the interior units of our 1989 Volkswagen Camper T25 will be beautifully complimented by a grey and white colour scheme throughout.
Rewiring Daisy – our Volkswagen T25 Camper
May 11, 2017
The first fix wiring as now been installed in our 1989 VW T25 project.
With the brand new bespoke interior arriving later today the second fix is currently being worked on as we speak ready for the interior installation to commence at the weekend.
Fitting up the chrome to the MGYT
May 11, 2017
Dave is now starting to refit the chrome on our 1949 MG YT.
A lot of the original parts have been re-chromed however some of the parts were beyond repair so we have replaced with new.
When the car arrived at Bridge Classic Cars both the front and rear bumpers had taken a serious hit during the overseas transport and were beyond repair. Due to the rarity of this model we were prepared for a challenge trying to replace these.
Luckily for us we have Mike from NTG just round the corner from our workshops. Mike is one of MG’s most knowledgeable enthusiasts and has built a world renowned MG spares company. Anything to do with MGs Mike is the man, as they say, what he doesn’t know isn’t worth knowing.
Mike informed us that the bumpers from this model are the same as those on the MG TD so we were able to source new.
Reuniting the Jensen body with the chassis
May 10, 2017
The body of our 1960 Jensen 541S has been successfully refitted back on the newly painted chassis.
With the original colours now confirmed we can continue with the body preparation ready for the full respray.
Extra images from Trevor at the paint-shop…
More Jensen components back from the paintshop
May 10, 2017
Another assortment of Jensen 541S components have now arrived back from paint shop ready and waiting for exciting rebuild to commence.
Triple plating the E-Type seat brackets
May 4, 2017
Extensive work was needed on our Jaguar E-Type seat brackets, so much so that a triple coating process was needed to be carried out to ensure the perfect end result.
Here they are in the copper plated stage.
When we next see them they’ll be 100% perfect and finished in polished chrome.
