Engine work continues on the Lotus…
August 10, 2021
Ady has been continuing his investigation into the engine of the 1971 Lotus Elan. He’s replaced the points condenser and coil and put fresh oil
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Lotus Elan’s black points.
August 10, 2021
Ady has started investigating this Lotus Elan’s engine after the owner bought it into us because of it not running quite right. He’s found that
Engine re-paint for the purple MG B GT!
August 3, 2021
Chris has been re-painting the engine for the 1973 purple MG B GT V8. He painted the engine in sections, masking up along the way
Day 4 – Engine Clean And Prep
March 30, 2021
Our 1960 MGA engine has been cleaned and ready to be rebuilt. The crankshaft, conrods and engine block has been sent off to Scholar who
Austin Nippy Regaining Its Spirit
February 3, 2021
Our Austin Seven Nippy engine has recently been sent off to Ian R Bancroft Restorations to make sure everything is moving, turning and working as
Austin Nippy’s Engine Refurbishment Continues
January 28, 2021
The Austin Nippy engine rebuild has continued with our knowledgeable engine specialist Ady. Ady has been working to cut the valve seats, re-bore the engine
Amphicar Tweaks
December 24, 2020
Our Amphicar is having a few adjustments as we’ve discovered a gearbox issue whilst testing. We noticed a noise which we originally thought was linked
Things are heating up for our MGA build
October 22, 2020
With cold weather approaching, Paul, one of our master classic car technicians was asked by the owner of this majestic MGA to fit a heater
Austin Healey BN 100-4 Engine
January 7, 2020
Here at Bridge Classic Cars our engine specialist, Ady, has fully restored this BN 100-4 engine which is available for sale. Ady has completed a
1960 Jensen 541R Engine and Gearbox go in
December 12, 2019
This morning the engine and gearbox have gone into our Jensen 541R chassis. See below for a timelapse of John and Paul guiding the engine
1960 MG A Engine Rebuild – Assembly
November 22, 2019
Ady, our in-house engine specialist here at Bridge Classic Cars is now onto assembling the engine. The following has been completed on this lovely motor.
MG A Engine Rebuild
November 19, 2019
Here at Bridge Classic Cars our engine specialists have been getting our MG A engine ready for assembly. Darren has painted the engine block and
1978 Volkswagen Beetle
November 15, 2019
Ady, Bridge Classic Cars’ engine specialist has been hard at work getting our beetle back on the road. He has replaced the spark plugs as
Engine work continues on the Lotus…
August 10, 2021
Ady has been continuing his investigation into the engine of the 1971 Lotus Elan. He’s replaced the points condenser and coil and put fresh oil in the car. The underside of the car needs looking at next, where the suspension bushes are.
Lotus Elan’s black points.
August 10, 2021
Ady has started investigating this Lotus Elan’s engine after the owner bought it into us because of it not running quite right. He’s found that the tips of the points are black, which is not what they should be, and explains why there’s no spark in the engine. Stay tuned for more progress on this…
Engine re-paint for the purple MG B GT!
August 3, 2021
Chris has been re-painting the engine for the 1973 purple MG B GT V8.
He painted the engine in sections, masking up along the way with tape.
Day 4 – Engine Clean And Prep
March 30, 2021
Our 1960 MGA engine has been cleaned and ready to be rebuilt. The crankshaft, conrods and engine block has been sent off to Scholar who has told us that the crankshaft needs to be totally replaced. The photos below show the extent of the wear on the bearings. The conrods also need to be resized, the bearings need tuning into the conrods and the camshaft bearings need to be fitted by Scholar as well as being honed and cleaned.
Austin Nippy Regaining Its Spirit
February 3, 2021
Our Austin Seven Nippy engine has recently been sent off to Ian R Bancroft Restorations to make sure everything is moving, turning and working as it should be as we discovered a crack in the crankcase. Once this comes back, Ady, our knowledgable engine specialist can continue to rebuild the engine.
Austin Nippy’s Engine Refurbishment Continues
January 28, 2021
The Austin Nippy engine rebuild has continued with our knowledgeable engine specialist Ady.
Ady has been working to cut the valve seats, re-bore the engine to take new pistons, white-metaled the conrods to suit the crank shaft, re-profiled the camshaft to fix any imperfections and laid out all the parts ready to place them back together.
Amphicar Tweaks
December 24, 2020
Our Amphicar is having a few adjustments as we’ve discovered a gearbox issue whilst testing. We noticed a noise which we originally thought was linked to the thrust bearing however it turns out it’s due to the first motion shaft bearing that needs repairing.
We’ve taken out the engine and gearbox, and will now begin the process of fixing the gearbox.
Things are heating up for our MGA build
October 22, 2020
With cold weather approaching, Paul, one of our master classic car technicians was asked by the owner of this majestic MGA to fit a heater box. We elected to import a period correct Smiths heater box from the US. Paul has had to adapt the bracket between the heater unit and the fan motor to perfectly fit the engine bay of our MGA.
After the full engine rebuild, Ady has now installed the engine back into the vehicle. A weak casting caused one of the piston skirts to break. Unfortunately this required a full engine rebuild.
Austin Healey BN 100-4 Engine
January 7, 2020
Here at Bridge Classic Cars our engine specialist, Ady, has fully restored this BN 100-4 engine which is available for sale. Ady has completed a rear seal conversion. The crankshaft was then ground down to suit the new seal. The cylinder block was re-machined to take the oil seal housing. Finally the engine is being completely reassembled after a thorough refurbishment.
For more information on the engine, give our sales team a call on 01473 742038
1960 Jensen 541R Engine and Gearbox go in
December 12, 2019
This morning the engine and gearbox have gone into our Jensen 541R chassis. See below for a timelapse of John and Paul guiding the engine into place.
1960 MG A Engine Rebuild – Assembly
November 22, 2019
Ady, our in-house engine specialist here at Bridge Classic Cars is now onto assembling the engine. The following has been completed on this lovely motor.
- Cylinder head has been unleaded
- New valve guides fitted
- New exhaust valves
- Valve seats have been cut
- The head has been refaced
- Cylinder block has been relined and bored to standard
- Block has been refaced
- New pistons have been fitted
- Crankshaft has been reground
- New camshaft followers have been fitted
- New timing belt chain
- New oil pump
- Engine bearings and gaskets have been replaced.
MG A Engine Rebuild
November 19, 2019
Here at Bridge Classic Cars our engine specialists have been getting our MG A engine ready for assembly. Darren has painted the engine block and Ady has either refurbished or replaced all the other components.
1978 Volkswagen Beetle
November 15, 2019
Ady, Bridge Classic Cars’ engine specialist has been hard at work getting our beetle back on the road. He has replaced the spark plugs as she was only running on 3 cylinders. He’s installed a distributor clamp to reduce engine shake and changed the oil to keep the engine as healthy as possible.
