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mcpheatauto
Nov 22, 20242 min read
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow coming together
I've just about wrapped up all of the work on the Silver Shadow the last couple of weeks and today was the first fire up since the tear...
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mcpheatauto
Nov 22, 20241 min read
Escort RS Turbo in the workshop
I've had this car in before, the owner has not had a lot of luck since buying it and now there's quite a list. The most apparent issue is...
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mcpheatauto
Nov 8, 20241 min read
Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit in the workshop
This Silver Spirit was dropped off today, it came in on the back of a lorry as it wouldn't start. It's been leaking fuel from the...
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mcpheatauto
Nov 6, 20241 min read
MG ZA in the workshop
This tidy 1956 ZA Magnette was dropped off today for a little work. The owner's been away, when he came back there was a puddle of what...
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mcpheatauto
Oct 23, 20242 min read
MGB interior work
The work on the MGB that's undergoing an engine rebuild expanded somewhat when the owner asked me to take a look at tidying up the...
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mcpheatauto
Oct 22, 20241 min read
TVR S3, this should be interesting
I was contacted recently by the owner of a TVR S3 that's had an engine swap but it's seemingly experienced a catastrophic failure. The...
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mcpheatauto
Oct 15, 20241 min read
Austin A30 in the workshop
This rather nice Austin A30 was dropped off today for a couple of jobs. The one it came in for, the wiring up & fitting of a Smiths...
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mcpheatauto
Sep 30, 20241 min read
Reliant Scimitar GTE in the workshop
This Scimitar has recently undergone a lot of work elsewhere, a chassis change from what I can see, but it's experiencing some teething...
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mcpheatauto
Sep 25, 20241 min read
E-type interior strip out
I've been making my way around the interior of the Series E-type FHC since it came in, removing what is a remarkable amount of trim, and...
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mcpheatauto
Sep 24, 20241 min read
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow in the workshop
It's been a few years since I've seen this Silver Shadow and it still looks exactly the same as it did when I first worked on it nearly...
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mcpheatauto
Sep 20, 20241 min read
Another day, another MGB
This rather tidy 1974 MGB came in today for a bit of investigation into a noise that's developed over the last couple of months. There is...
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mcpheatauto
Sep 17, 20241 min read
MGB, the plot thickens
The checks I mentioned in the previous post about this 1967 MGB showed up a few things, as you can probably make out from the photo. I...
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mcpheatauto
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Mini Scamp coming together
The Mini Scamp that came in last month is looking a lot more like a car, or something along those lines anyway. I've rebuilt the rear...
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mcpheatauto
Sep 13, 20241 min read
P1 fuel at Southport Sprint
With one of my customers running 2 of his Bristols at Southport Sprint this weekend I have been able to sponsor the P1 synthetic fuel in...
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mcpheatauto
Sep 12, 20241 min read
Corvette engine mounts
What with all of the work I've done sorting the ignition, fuel and ECU issues experienced with this Corvette I'm now trying to track down...
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mcpheatauto
Sep 12, 20241 min read
MGB in the workshop
It's been all about MGs the last week or so and with the C going out a B was dropped off for some investigation work. It's a recent...
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mcpheatauto
Sep 11, 20241 min read
MGC all done
The MGC that came in last week is ready to go home. The inspection revealed it to be quite a good car that had been well maintained over...
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mcpheatauto
Sep 10, 20241 min read
Celica GT4 back on its wheels
I've made some more progress on the Toyota Celica the last couple of weeks and today I've been able to put it back on the ground....
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mcpheatauto
Sep 10, 20241 min read
Bentley Arnage now sold
You really do get a lot of car for your money with one of these, as the new owner is about to find out when he drives it home next week....
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mcpheatauto
Sep 9, 20241 min read
Panhard PL17 back from paint
I've been looking forward to this, the Panhard PL17 I sold last year came back from body & paint on Saturday and it's now safely...
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