Next up for the workshop was this lovely Abingdon that was in need of some attention, Paul had got in touch a few months ago to ask if we could pop over and assess what would be required to get her back to rights again, having been stood for quite some time gathering leaves in the driveway and looking a bit sad.
So we picked her up on Friday from Barmby in the Marsh, bit of a struggle getting her on the trailer as the clutch as to be expected wasn’t in the best way, once at the workshop set about the list of things to do.
Head gasket replacement, cambelt, water pump, tensioner, spark plugs, all filters, alternator belt, slave cylinder, hydragas pump up, new battery, front to rear brake lines, nearside brake line, minor bit of welding, new HT leads and distributor cap, full underfloor treatment carried out and then finally the MOT this afternoon. Gave her a bit of a wash and a brush up and de-leafed!
The next stage for this car is for a full respray, which is booked in over at Cleckheaton in the next couple of weeks. Can’t wait to see the final result. What a fantastic resurrection of a beautiful little car that will be enjoying many more days of fun and a real pleasure doing this for Paul and Tracy.
Sunday was a busy one as Simon came over to see us with his TF 135 that was still giving intermittent misfire issues. Having previously replaced the Lambda sensor, this didn’t sort it, but on further investigation it was found to be a corroded HT lead, and the coil packs weren’t up spec, so these were all replaced and happily for Simon problem solved. Nice to see him for a quick chat.
Stephen came over to drop off his TF 160. Each time we’ve been over to Chesterfield for the past few years he’s always been working, so it was good to see him again. Underfloor treatment carried out and minor service done over the last two days.
The TF 135 we had in from Carlisle was collected and taken back to be reunited with the owner.
Busy and very cold, but enjoyable few days at the workshop, looking forward to seeing the owners coming over for their cars in the next couple of days. – https://ift.tt/363HZbI
