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Toyota Celica progress
The Toyota Celica that came in last week has been keeping me busy of late and progress is being made. The idea is to get it through an...
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Jun 25, 20241 min read


Toyota Celica GT4x4 Carlos Sainz in the workshop
This rather rare Celica was dropped off today and it brought back a lot of memories. The owner is an old friend from before I moved to...
mcpheatauto
Jun 14, 20241 min read


The beast is back
Another car in for a return visit, the Reliant based trike that went out a month or so ago failed its MoT test. I'll fix the worn rear...
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Jun 11, 20241 min read


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 11, 20241 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 6, 20241 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...
mcpheatauto
Jun 6, 20241 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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Jun 6, 20242 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...
mcpheatauto
May 29, 20241 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...
mcpheatauto
May 28, 20241 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...
mcpheatauto
May 15, 20241 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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May 9, 20241 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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May 2, 20241 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...
mcpheatauto
May 1, 20241 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...
mcpheatauto
Apr 25, 20241 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,...
mcpheatauto
Apr 25, 20241 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...
mcpheatauto
Apr 15, 20241 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...
mcpheatauto
Apr 12, 20241 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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Apr 4, 20241 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...
mcpheatauto
Apr 4, 20241 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...
mcpheatauto
Apr 2, 20241 min read
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