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Work

Jobs from our own workshop, filed under one of four kinds of work. Captions and dates come from the job's own photos, posts or records.

Bodywork and paint 22 jobs

Panel, bumper and crash repair, dent and filler work, partial or full repaints and colour changes. No structural or mechanical work.

Jul 2024 to Aug 20248 photos

Lexus IS F

Body shell stripped, prepped and resprayed

Rear quarter and star-spoke alloy of the finished silver E90 LCI

Aug 20249 photos

BMW E90 325i

Respray: masking, primer and finished silver paint

Finished white E36 sedan front three-quarter in the workshop with multi-spoke style alloy

Feb 2023 to Jun 20239 photos

BMW E36 320i

Full respray in white, plus the engine bay

Finished dark grey E46 side three-quarter in the park at dusk

Feb 2023 to Jul 202310 photos

BMW E46 318i

Filler, primer and a respray from silver to dark grey

Aug 2024 to Oct 202411 photos

Honda Accord

Shattered rear window and rust at the glass aperture, repaired and repainted

Feb 2023 to Mar 20234 photos

Toyota Corolla

Faded, oxidised bonnet on arrival, and the engine bay during the respray

Front wing, black arch trim and alloy wheel of red HR-V

May 20243 photos

Honda HR-V

Dented, scuffed front wing

Headlight, fog lamp surround and bumper corner of Pajero Sport with masking tape and fibreglass

Jun 20242 photos

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

Front bumper repair in progress

Silver sedan front wing crushed with black primer and filler, door and alloy wheel

Nov 20241 photo

Toyota Camry

Crushed front wing in filler and primer

Front of silver E90 with bumper in primer and filler, roundel on the bonnet

Dec 20244 photos

BMW saloon, front bumper

Front bumper in filler and primer, headlights out

Front wing and BBS-style wheel of the white-primed E36 with the headlight removed

Mar 20254 photos

BMW saloon, full primer

Whole body in white primer, front end and cabin stripped

Front corner of the blue Camry with a scraped bumper edge and bonnet up

Jan 20254 photos

Toyota Camry GLX

Scrapes on the bumpers and rear wing, on arrival

Sep 20242 photos

Toyota Agya

Scraped front bumper corner and wing

Glossy red Mazda 6 bonnet reflecting leaves and sky

Bodywork and paint1 photo

Mazda 6 20th Anniversary 2023

Repaint in Mazda Artisan Red

Bodywork and paint1 photo

Mitsubishi Mirage

Full repaint

Two hands sanding a white tailgate with an orange block

Bodywork and paint1 photo

Chevrolet Captiva

Chassis, bumper and boot repair

Bodywork and paint2 photos

Renault Duster

Full body repaint

Mazda badge on a boot lid in grey primer

Bodywork and paint3 photos

Mazda2 sedan

Body repair and paint

Bodywork and paint1 photo

Lexus RC

Panel repaint

Scuffed front bumper of a black Honda Brio before the repair

Bodywork and paint1 photo

Honda Brio 2013

Front and rear bumper repair and repaint

Bodywork and paint1 photo

Toyota Yaris

Rear damage repair

Rear spoiler on a Toyota Sienta held with masking tape while it is fitted

Bodywork and paint1 photo

Toyota Sienta 2017

Spoiler installation

Mechanical 8 jobs

Engine and suspension work: tune-ups, overhauls, engine swaps, leaks, steering, shock absorbers, drivetrain parts.

Old BMW four-cylinder engine lifted on a chain hoist, ancillaries on

Oct 2022 to Mar 20245 photos

Classic BMW saloon

Old engine lifted out, a different four-cylinder fitted

Inside of a cracked engine sump with a stud and weld, E30

Mar 20243 photos

BMW E30 318

Cracked sump and underbody checked from the lift

Jun 20246 photos

Mercedes C200

Steering rack, sway bar and intake hose

Engine oil cap and hoses in the V8 engine bay of a Bentley Arnage

Mechanical2 photos

Bentley Arnage 2004

Leak repairs and a speedometer retrofit

Daihatsu Xenia brake disc and hub with the wheel off

Mechanical2 photos

Daihatsu Xenia 2013

Suspension repair

Hand holding a removed power steering fluid reservoir

Mechanical1 photo

Mazda MX-5 2012

Tune-up and power steering leak fix

Mechanical1 photo

BMW 323i 1996

Flex disc replacement

White Daihatsu Sirion on a lift with the bonnet open

Mechanical1 photo

Daihatsu Sirion 2011

Abandoned car brought back to running: battery and tune-up

Chassis 2 jobs

Structure and underbody: rust cut out and repaired, subframe mounts, strut towers, underseal.

Stripped cabin floor of the old BMW with rust, loose wiring and old paint patches

Oct 2025 to Nov 20258 photos

BMW E3 3.0 S

Underbody rust and cabin floor opened up for inspection

Silver E36 with the bonnet up, engine bay partly stripped, engine still in

Nov 20256 photos

BMW E36

Chassis repair: engine out, subframe mounts and strut towers cleaned

Restoration 2 jobs

Whole-car, multi-stage projects that bring a car back, combining structure, body, paint, mechanical and interior work.

Front of a maroon BMW E34 on a tree-lined road

Restoration6 photos

BMW E34 520i

Full restoration

Black E46 330i on the ramp in the workshop with the bonnet up

Sep 202312 photos

BMW E46 330i

Restoration in stages: inspection, underbody rust opened up and cut out, repaired and primed, floor and sill undersealed