Austin Healey A40 & A60 Engine

Austin A40

Not all in the paint dept. here are full restorations, we are asked to do many different types of specification’s regarding paintwork – classics with “just” very dull old paint, or maybe various sections with light damage to steel repairs on bodywork ect.

This A40 is an example of the “dull” and old paintwork this car was “just pre.prep” where required and painted and back to looking great again.

The Austin Healey is another example of basically just a full paint job, not a lot of work on panels just the usual prep- paint job bringing the car its former glory.

Austin A60

This A60 came into us here with a very tiered old worn engine, after a compression test which confirmed very low results on a couple of cylinders we pulled the engine out.

Stripping showed pistons not the best we have seen here !! the bores at least looking like a hone would sort it with new pistons, after pulling the crank out and inspection everything – we new what we needed to make the car run sweet again.

New pistons/rings -hone – new mains and big ends – strip the head replace any valves that look suspect and regrind all – fit new seals to valves rebuild head – replace all engine seals/gaskets check the oil pump and replace is nes. Top rockers will need refacing to enable the tappets to be adjusted properly, rebuild the engine fit new clutch plate on assembly and refit engine.

The rebuild ended up fine – the customer always tells us here it run as quiet as a sewing machine – happy customer !!! he always pop’s in a for a cuppa now !!.