Here are Jonn’s notes as he finishes off our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica: Carry out oil and filter change. Leave to drain for an extended period.clean out filter and housing. Remove oil filter mounting plate. John removed and cleaned pressure relief valve. Carry out nut and bolt check. Continue nut and bolt check. Refit oil […]
The two Johns have been working on our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. New torsion bar adjusters were fitted and the undershields were removed along with the speedo drive. The undershields were cleaned while the speedo drive was adjusted.
Jonn has begun the final fit-up of our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. He fitted the rear reflectors before attaching the number plate. He then fitted and secured the boot lid cover. The front grille and badge were then remounted.
Jonn has been looking after our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. Here are his notes: Continue to work through list of jobs. Drill,dash and fit passengers grab handle. Secure all wiring under dash. Mask up areas around interior and polish alloy inside. Work slowly through car around inside panels visible when interior installed. Continue to polish […]
Technician Jonn has continued work on the Grantz sensor on our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. He also secured the bracket under the prop shaft. He went on to remove and turn the bonnet release handles 180° before fitting and securing the leather bonnet straps. The headlights were rewired as the fog light was not turning […]
Jonn has been working on our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. He raised it up on the ramp and removed the centre under trays. He then worked out where and how to fit the prop shaft speed sensor pick up and sensor. After measuring the length of wire required to connect the indicators, a small twin-core […]
John has been fitting the temperature sender to our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. He also routed the wiring and secured it under the manifold. He then started to fit up the bonnet before fitting the headlight mounts and headlights to both sides. The grille was fitted to the air intake which was then installed. John […]
Over the weekend, John finished wiring in the dash of our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. He also fitted the Brantz system and trial-fitted the switches and gauges to help find the best location for each one.
Lydia has recently been making a pretend ‘door card ‘ to balance out the interior of our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. There is only one door, with a very small area that Lydia has made a covering for, so she had to work out something that would look good on the other side too. She […]
Classic car technician Jonn has been refitting our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. He polished the exhaust heatshield and riveted it to the body. He then polished the exhaust silencer and tailpipes and mounted them to the car. Finally, he positioned and tightened the clamps.
Our 2022 Bridge C Type Replica has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop with Alan, who has been applying raptor to the rear wheel arches. Lydia has also been working on our stunning replica. After fitting the steering wheel into the c type, she was able to make the final adjustments on the […]
Alan has prepped the inside of the bonnet of our 2022 Bridge C Type Replica ready for paint. He masked up the bonnet with new masking tape and sheeting and painted the inside in fine aluminium.
Paint technician Alan has been masking up and priming the inside of the bonnet of our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica.
Chris and Alan in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop have been continuing their work on our 2022 Bridge C-Type replica. Alan flatted and polished the body of the car, while Chris finished off some component painting.
Our 2022 Bridge C Type Replica has been spending some time in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop as Alan has been prepping the car before painting it in its new green colour. As well as the main body of the car, Alan also painted the doors, boot lid, and other small parts.
Classic car technician Alan has been continuing his work on our special 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. While it has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop, Alan has been preparing the vehicle to be painted. The next stage of this preparation was applying primer. After a change of plan, our C-Type Replica will now be […]
Classic car technician Alan has continued his work preparing our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica for its new coat of paint. Now that the new colour scheme has been confirmed, the filler and panel levelling continued as our C-Type Replica continues to make good progress through the Bridge Classic Cars workshop.
Our 2022 Bridge C Type Replica is going through some changes. The initial plan was for it to have a black exterior with red seats. However, Gordon has made the decision that it will actually look better with light green paintwork and green seats and interior. This looks to be a good decision and one […]
Our 2022 Bridge C Type Replica has come a long way in recent weeks and is now in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop, where it has been in the hands of classic car technician Alan. Alan has been doing filler work on the car as well as panel levelling ready for it to be painted […]
Our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica has recently gone through an IVA (Individual Vehicle Assessment) in order to get licensed with the DVLA. This time, everything went to plan and we are now waiting on the number plates to be delivered before we can finally take our C-Type Replica out on the road.
Our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica has recently undergone an IVA (Individual Vehicle Approval Test) to enable us to finally get it licensed for use on the road. After all of the work that has gone into this unique vehicle, it is great to finally see it reaching the end of its build and will soon […]
Over recent weeks, our 2022 Bridge C-type Replica has made quite a bit of progress and is looking as good as ever. Workshop manager John has fitted the trumpets and catch tank filter while Lydia made the handbrake gaiter. Classic car technician Brian has also been working on our C-Type Replica. He fitted the passenger […]
Our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica has been taken out of the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for its very first test drive. Classic car technician Jonn was behind the wheel as this very exciting (and special) vehicle drove for the very first time.
Classic car technician Brian has been making templates for various parts of the interior of our Bridge C-Type Replica. He started by removing the seats and loosening the seat belts before making a paper pattern for the rear gearbox tunnel. A pattern also had to be made for the centre tunnel section. Once he had […]
Lydia has been making the gear lever gaiter for our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. As you can see from the photos below, the gaiter looks great and will make a perfect addition to this very special vehicle.
Our 2022 Bridge C-type Replica has been making good progress recently. Our team of classic car technicians have been busy putting everything together and this very special vehicle is starting to take shape. Despite there still being quite a bit more work to do, it is already very obvious that this is an extremely exciting […]
The workshop team have been carrying on with the work on our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. They have been carefully running each part of the custom wiring harness for the car and making sure all of its routing is precise and orderly throughout the car and under the dashboard and around the steering column. At […]
The water pump from the 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica has been prepared and painted by the Bridge Classic Cars paint team ready for the car. The team carefully prepped the classic Jaguar pump on the bench before it was then hung in the paint shop to first be finished in a hard, durable primer and […]
As part of the build-up of the 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, the team have test-fit the new side exit exhausts. After fitting up the manifold through to the downpipe, the workshop team had to carefully and accurately open up the recess in the body for the new exhaust to […]