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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Paint Repairs on the 2016 Range Rover Sport

It’s not just classics that find their way into our restoration workshops, this 2016 Range Rover Sport came in for our paint and body technicians to repair and repaint a few scuffs and scrapes on the car. The team carefully

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Special Delivery – Our 1955 Jaguar XK140 at its new home

The 1955 Jaguar XK140 has safely arrived at its new home with lucky new owner, Richard. The car was prepared at our Suffolk HQ before the Bridge Classic Cars transporter team carefully loaded into our enclosed trailer for its journey

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Appraisal on the 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage

As part of any cars arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk, they all go through a process of appraisal by our restoration technicians. This time on the ramp, is the 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Our technician