Another visit from the Bel Air
The Bel Air that was in a couple of months ago has come back as it has developed a leak from the transmission. It looks like a seeping...
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Jun 61 min read
Lancia Augusta steering wobble
Amongst the myriad issues this car has suffered since its sale was a rather unsettling wobble through the steering. It had new tyres, of...
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Jun 61 min read
Tatra 603 clutch hydraulics
The Tatra 603 that I keep for its owner has had some problems with the clutch hydraulics which I have been trying to sort out. It started...
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Jun 62 min read
Crossfire Injection & the Corvette C4
I've been looking after this Corvette C4 for some time now and today made quite a step forward in the understanding and solution of a...
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mcpheatauto
May 291 min read
RS Turbo front brakes, er....
I think I might have found out why the RS Turbo brakes were not up to par, you might be able to spot it in the photo. It turns out that...
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mcpheatauto
May 281 min read
Alfa-Romeo GTA Junior in the workshop
There's something about Alfas from this period and whatever it is this one's got it in spades. It's in the workshop for a service and...
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May 151 min read
Ford Capri now sold
The Ford Capri I was offering up for sale for a friend has been sold and headed off to the North East on Friday. I'm guessing it made the...
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May 91 min read
Abarth 124 Spider in the workshop
I've not seen one of these up close so it was rather nice to work on one. Clearly a Mazda MX5 in drag, no bad thing, and quite nicely...
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mcpheatauto
May 21 min read
Ford Escort RS Turbo in the workshop
This rather nice RS Turbo was dropped off today to have a few issues ironed out. Two are major, in that the cold and warm start are not...
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mcpheatauto
May 11 min read
Mustang windscreen palaver over
This Mustang came in a while ago, longer than I'd care to remember, for a few 'small' jobs. one of which was to replace the windcsreen...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 251 min read
Jaguar Mk2 engine out
Well, that wasn't so bad. In order to replace the clutch the engine and gearbox come out as a unit, it's quite a lump when you see it out...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 251 min read
1967 Mustang in the workshop
It's nice to see this car again, I did a few jobs on it last year and it is still looking delightful. It's in for a few small jobs,...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 151 min read
Jaguar Mk2 in the workshop
This rather nice looking and very original Jaguar Mk2 was dropped off today, it needs a new clutch. Having just done much the same job on...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 121 min read
Rolls-Royce Wraith clutch all done
I don't usually post follow ups when work is complete but I am so pleased with how well this job has gone I can't help myself. I was...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 41 min read
Silver Wraith clutch
In typical Rolls-Royce fashion the clutch on the Silver Wraith, whilst it would just about move the car and got the owner home the last...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 41 min read
Chris' Mod School
Having waited an age for Sally's kids to get into cars it seems it's all happening at once. The eldest wanted his second car to have a...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 21 min read
Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith in the workshop
This Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith was dropped off today, it needs a new clutch, getting at it will reveal anything else that might be...
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mcpheatauto
Mar 271 min read
Panhard Dyna X engine work
The owner of the Panhard Dyna X86 that I've had up for sale called me with some good news the other day, he has found that he is missing...
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mcpheatauto
Mar 201 min read
Porsche 944 in the workshop
This rather nice Porsche 944 S2 was dropped off today, it hadn't been started for a while and now wouldn't. A couple of checks pointed...
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mcpheatauto
Mar 181 min read
Fiat Panda now sold
I had a feeling it wouldn't take long, the Panda I've been talking about has found a new owner already. It's staying local, which is...
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