Tuning and Engine Rebuilds

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Our team of technicians can deliver anything from a gentle tune to a full engine rebuild, all within our own engine shops here at Bridge Classic Cars.

We use only the highest quality parts and materials on our total engine rebuilds.

Thanks to highly creative team of true craftsman, we strive to ensure every engine is built to the original specification unless upgrades and modifications are requested.

An engine restored by Bridge Classic Cars will look, sound and perform no less than the original designer intended.

Services include:

  • Head porting and gas flowing
  • Valve seat cutting
  • Valve refacing
  • Unleading and unleaded conversion
  • Reface cylinder head
  • Helicoil and timesort threads
  • Remove and fit new valve guides
  • Reface cylinder blocks
  • Rebore cylinder blocks
  • Hone cylinder bores
  • Crankshaft regrinds
  • Balance engine components: crankshaft, pistons, conrods, flywheel, front pulley, clutch
  • Lighten flywheels
  • Reface flywheels
  • Recondition most water pumps
  • Recondition carburettors
  • Propshafts, replace stake joints, balance
  • Engine upgrading
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Latest project news

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New Arrival – 1955 International Harvester

The Bridge Classic Cars team have welcomed a new arrival for our safe, secure storage facility. This 1955 International Harvester will be headed to ‘The Hangar’ to be put away for winter hibernation by the team here for its owner.

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New Arrivals – 2 Sportscars, 59 years apart

We’ve had 2 new arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ and they couldn’t be more different. A stunning 1949 MG TC and a 2008 Jaguar XK. Both cars are here for the team to tackle some trim work