A few more bits to be treated in black. The steering wheel has also undergone a transformation too.
Lots of progress has been made with our Ford Transit MKII Tipper lately. Not only is its restoration journey going well, it now finds itself in a new home of sorts. Now that The Classic Lounge is almost finished and ready to open, the building formerly known as The Atelier is becoming an extension of […]
Steve has been continuing his work on our Ford Transit MKII Tipper. The rear fog light switch wasn’t working due to dirty internal contacts. Steve removed the switch and cleaned the contacts to rectify the issue. He also temporarily fitted the exhaust to check the fitment before welding on a new rear box mount and […]
Steve has fitted the new waterproof connectors for the rear lights on our Ford Transit Tipper MKII. Once this was done, he moved on to cut the doorstep retaining strip to length and drilled it ready for painting.
Classic car technician Steve has continued his work on our Ford Transit MKII Tipper. He cleaned some old brake fluid sludge from the brake reservoir before zinc plating wheel nuts, wheel spacers, air filter clamp, brake pins, bell housing nuts and bolts, and gearbox mount nuts bolts and washers.
Here is a full run down on the works carried out recently on our Ford Transit Mk2. Tony has collected a new/old stock prop shaft whilst on his travels and it is now safely back with us here at Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Mauro has been working on some of the smaller components to get […]
After completing even more zinc plating on several more components of our Ford Transit MKII Tipper, Steve fitted the brake servo and master cylinder under the bonnet, along with all of the brake pipes.
The wheels have been put on our Ford Transit MKII Tipper. Once they were back on, a team of technicians (and some marketing folk too!) moved it from one ramp to another, ready for the next stage of its restoration to begin. Moving it wasn’t quite as simple as you might expect though, as the […]
Steve has been working on our Ford Transit MKII recently. After the distributor, carburettor, alternator mount thermostat housing, and inlet manifold were vapour blasted, Steve zinc plated the parts required ready for assembly. The carburettor and distributor have been reconditioned and reassembled ready to be fitted back to the engine.
Steve has continued his zinc plating lately. He has been focussing on the front and rear suspension nuts, bolts, and washers. As well as the zinc plating, Steve has also fitted the front springs as well as the front and rear axles.
The bumper of our Ford Transit Tipper MKII is all painted and now finished in a satin clear. The rear suspension springs have also been in the paintshop and have had black dtm applied. Chris has also fixed and painted the grill.
The old door cards had been finished to a poor standard and Lydia felt were not fit for purpose. She has cleaned off the old door cards and removed foam that had been incorrectly and poorly stuck down. New vinyl was cut and laminated onto scrim foam. This meant that the stitched design now stood […]
James has been working on the finishing touches to our Mk 1 Ford Transit. The gearbox has been removed, the engine sump and rear main oil seal plate have also been removed. All parts were fully cleaned and decreased, then reassembled with new gaskets. New oil was added and the gearbox refitted with a new […]
Our Ford Transit Tipper MKII has continued its stay in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. It has been with technician Chris who has been applying polyfan to the doors. After he had finished working on the doors, the cab of our classic Transit Tipper also had polyfan applied. Our MKII Tipper will stay in the […]
Our 1972 Ford Transit Tipper MKI has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with classic car technician Mauro. After being primed, the vehicle was ready for Mauro to begin the painting process. As you can see from the photos below, with a new coat of paint, this classic commercial vehicle is already looking good, […]
The bed frame of our Ford Transit MKII Tipper has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with Mauro, as he has been giving it a fresh coat of paint. After applying epoxy primer to the bed frame, he went on to paint it black using DTM paint. Once the freshly painted bed frame is […]
Our 1972 Ford Transit Tipper may have only been in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for a few days but classic car technician Mauro has already been hard at work stripping it, ready for repairs to be made to its paint. Once the strip down is complete, work will continue on our Transit Tipper and […]
Another new arrival has entered the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1972 Ford Transit Tipper. Although we already have a Tipper in the workshop, this one looks very different and is in a much more usable condition! While it is in the workshop, we will be doing some paint repairs and […]
The engine of our Ford Transit MKII Tipper has been in the care of classic car technician Steve recently as he has been stripping the engine. While stripping the engine, Steve found that the coolant passages were blocked and it had a damaged bore so will need reboring along with new pistons. Steve also found […]
Classic car technician Alan has had the wheel hubs of our Ford Transit MKII Tipper in the Bridge Classic Cars Paintshop. After the hubs had been primed and painted, they look much improved and will no doubt look great when they are finally put back on the vehicle as its restoration continues.
Classic car technician, Chris has been continuing work on our Ford Transit MKII Tipper. He has been repairing various issues on the chassis and bodywork ready for the restoration of this hard-working commercial vehicle to continue.
Classic car technicians Steve and Monty have been working on the restoration of our Ford Transit Tipper MKII. Steve cleaned the glove box and sprayed the corner brackets as well as cleaned and sandblasted the gear lever. He also sandblasted the steering arm ready for painting. While Steve was working on the interior components of […]
As part of the restoration to bring our Ford Transit MKII Tipper back to its former glory, classic car technician Mauro has been applying epoxy primer to the wheels and drums. Once the restoration of this old workhouse is complete, it will be going back to the construction company that owns it in as new […]
The body of our Ford Transit MKII Tipper may be on its way to the sandblasters, but work has continued on other parts of the vehicle in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Parts of the seats and some of the other components have been in the paintshop being prepped, primed, and painted black ready to […]
Our Ford Transit MKII Tipper may have been stripped, prepped, and sent to the sandblasters, but that doesn’t mean work on it stops in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. In fact, classic car technician Brian has been making new boards for the door panels ready for when our Tipper comes back to the workshop and […]
Our Ford Transit MKII has been with classic car technicians Steve and Lydia recently as the strip-down continues. Lydia took the covers and foams off the frames before taking the frames apart and sandblasting them. This was in preparation for Chris in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop to paint the frames. Lydia also took the […]
Classic car technician Steve has begun work stripping down our Ford Transit MKII Tipper. Before the workshop team gets stuck into restoring this commercial vehicle back to its original specifications, it needs to be stripped right back so a full assessment can be made of its current condition. Stipping a vehicle like this is a […]
After five long years of sitting idle, this fantastic 1953 Ford Transit was brought back to life by our talented engine mechanics here at Bridge Classic Cars. This week, she’s has a full refurbishment of her wheels and brakes. The brakes kept sticking, so now the engine is running smoothly, it was time to get […]
The 1953 Ford Transit van that arrived with us yesterday has spent the morning with our expert classic car technician Pete. After five years of back and forth trips to mechanics, this unique Taunus Transit still wouldn’t fire up. But, after a thorough diagnosis and via process of elimination, the talented team here at Bridge […]
An exciting delivery arrived at Bridge Classic Cars this afternoon. The team got to meet one of the first ever Ford Transit Vans, introduced originally in 1953 as an FK 1000 but later as a Taunus Transit from 1961. It’s one of only three others in the world, one of which is at the Ford […]