A bit of everything this week, we did have a couple of days off, after our last northern trip just to rest our aches and pains!
Then back to it at the workshop on Wednesday morning…
David came over to the workshop from Holton-Le-Clay, for cambelt service on his ‘05 TF 135 in paint code CEV. Great to see him as always and have a chat while we worked and to see the photos of the TD that he’s just bought, what a great looking car, hope to see it in the flesh next time.
Anthony brought over his ‘02 TF 160 for some work that we’d noted needing sorting when he had recently been over for a health check & service, having not long taken ownership of. The front suspension top arm replaced, plus top ball joint as both were definitely past their best.
Back on the road on Thursday, that found us in Droitwich for work on Mick’s ‘00 MGF 143 in paint code MNX, that he’d owned for three years, but unfortunately for the last 2 had been sat as the head gasket had gone.
Head gasket replacement and full cambelt service carried out, along with free off of the clutch release arm and new slave cylinder. The back screen was split so we went armed with a replacement for them which we duly fitted. Cars all now back up and sorted for them, ready to take to for the MOT and for Mick to enjoy once more. Great to meet everyone!
David had driven over from Spilsby on Wednesday to leave his car with us for some work, where we could fit it in next week, so this morning we decided to cracking with it. Initially booked in for clutch replacement, he mentioned that he’d recently noticed a bit of coolant loss. Once in the engine bay, it was evident what the problem was, with significant pink staining from the head.
Clutch replaced, along with a new slave cylinder, clutch release-arm eased off and all gaskets replaced. With a decent mileage, trips abroad and David having done quite a lot of auto-testing in the car,
she’s all good to go again for lots more fun!
Anthony & Olivia came over to collect his TF, ready to take it to the classic car show at Chatsworth House tomorrow.
Neil and Barbara drove over from Colne to leave their TF 160 with us, good to see them for a quick chat before they headed off. Head gasket replacement to be done over the next couple of days.
Mick and Sammy drove over from North Yorkshire to leave Mick’s MGF Anniversary with us for gearbox swap etc, that we will be cracking on with in the morning. Good to see them too, for a chat and a cuppa.
📝 Just as a foot note, as we never like to make a drama out of things…
We would be grateful if appointments that are booked in with us could be cancelled when an alternative booking has been made with another company. It’s entirely down to choice who people wish to use, completely understand that, but just let us know, so that we can offer the date to someone else.
We’re fortunate in that it rarely happens, but such a case this week, of a somewhat sensitive nature, has come to light.
Much as we love our work, it’s not a hobby, it is our livelihood.
Have a lovely weekend everyone, at least the sun has made an appearance for the odd moment. – https://ift.tt/lr9oigJ
