We have a car in our shop this week that we picked up from the client in Arizona. 06 was a recent acquisition he made from an Internet classified. The client chose us to restore the car because he wanted it done right, quite an honor since he is about 2500 miles away (more and more, we are picking up cars thousands of miles away to sort them in our shop). It’s a nice-looking car and like so many aging British Sports cars, it needs a lot.
The car didn’t run reliably when it arrived and the clutch was making lots of noise…. the client opted to do a five speed upgrade since the engine has to come out anyway so we can address the clutch. On the way to our five speed conversion for the customer, we found many other unexpected and sorely needed repairs, all of which are good learning opportunities we share in the many posts below. Welcome to the 06 series, a grouping of posts about broken things on this particular car. If you were here on a shop tour, I would say, “take a look at this, never seen one like it!” The posts below are the next best thing, a tour for you via your digital device of a series of old car mechanical restoration opportunities.
We hope these posts will help you keep your car in tip top shape and if you need any of the parts discussed, you’ll find them all (and more) in our parts catalog!
Enjoy!
