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Jobs from our own workshop, grouped by the kind of work. Captions and dates come from the job's own photos, posts or records.

Bodywork and paint 22 jobs

Black E46 on a lift in the workshop with bonnet raised, other engine parts on stands left of the car

Sep 202312 photos

BMW E46 330i

Underbody rust cut out, primed and undersealed

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

Bonnet and wing freshly sprayed, windows masked with newspaper

Feb 2023 to Mar 20235 photos

Toyota Corolla

Oxidised bonnet resprayed in blue

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

Scraped front bumper corner and wing above the fog lamp of a grey Toyota Agya

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

Rear quarter of a glossy black Mitsubishi Mirage

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

Headlight and wing of a grey Renault Duster

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

Headlight and bumper of a blue Lexus RC with water beads

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

Scratched and dented rear bumper of a black Toyota Yaris

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

Engine 5 jobs

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

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

Bentley Arnage 2004

Leak repairs and a speedometer retrofit

Hand holding a removed power steering fluid reservoir

Mazda MX-5 2012

Tune-up and power steering leak fix

Propshaft flex disc under the car

BMW 323i 1996

Flex disc replacement

Suspension 3 jobs

Silver E36 with bonnet raised and engine bay stripped to the engine and ancillaries

Nov 20256 photos

BMW E36

Engine out, subframe mounts and strut tops cleaned

Front wing and multi-spoke alloy of black Mercedes C200 in the workshop doorway

Jun 20246 photos

Mercedes C200

Steering rack, sway bar and intake hose

Daihatsu Xenia brake disc and hub with the wheel off

Suspension2 photos

Daihatsu Xenia 2013

Suspension repair

Restoration 4 jobs

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

Restoration6 photos

BMW E34 520i

Full restoration

Wide view of the white shell in the spray booth on stands

May 2024 to Aug 202410 photos

Lexus IS F

Body shell stripped and resprayed, red to white, cabin floor undersealed

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

White Daihatsu Sirion on a lift with the bonnet open

Restoration1 photo

Daihatsu Sirion 2011

Abandoned car restoration and tune-up

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