Classic Car Inspection Service

Fiat X1/9
IF YOU ARE THINKING OF BUYING A CLASSIC CAR AND ARE BASED IN WEST SUSSEX OR SURREY PLEASE HIRE US TO INSPECT THE CAR BEFORE YOU BUY. WE COULD SAVE YOU A SMALL FORTUNE! We’ve decided to offer this service, thanks to the recent experience we had with this seemingly cute Fiat X1/9. The owner
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Lancia Fulvia – Front Subframe Repair

fulvia-such a pretty car
Our customer with his pretty Fulvia was back for some more work on the rolling restoration. We knew from previous photographs from this earlier blog post that the Fulvia subframe was the worse for wear. This is a vital component of the car and facetious comments were made about an aggressive launch away from the
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BMW E36 M3 Restoration Works

E36 M3 Corrosion
Powered by a straight-six BMW S50 engine the E36 was the first M3 to sport such an engine and coupled with its sleek, modern design it’s no wonder the praise it recieved featuring a max output of 286-321 horse power. Originally the car was booked in for various mechanical upgrades, but it quickly became apparent
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Porsche 911 993 Carrera – Quickshift and WEVO Engine Mounts

We recently had this lovely looking Porsche 911 in for various bits of work. One was to install a quick shift gear linkage together with an RS Style “Golden Rod” which improves the shift quality over the OEM rubber connection. In the customer’s words “The gears are lovely it’s made a massive difference to the
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Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 JTS Carbon Clean

The Alfa Romeo 156 is a stunning looking car, be it The original version designed by Walter De Silva, or the facelifted design as in this case, styled by Giugiaro. When it was released in 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show it was a sensation and went on to win the 1998 European Car of the Year
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FIAT Coupe 20v VIS – Lanoguard & Recommission

The Fiat Coupe (or Coupe FIAT if you prefer), is a striking piece of design. We’re in the process of recommissioning one which has been left standing for a couple of years, and we will be using Lanoguard to protect the underneath and the box sections. Although the FIAT Coupe was galvanized and is very
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Subaru Impreza GD Rust Repair

We recently had in the workshop, a 2005 Subaru Impreza STI. These cars are becoming increasingly rare, and judging by the corrosion repair we have to do on this car, Rust is probably the number one cause of them disappearing. Certainly worth saving, and no easy job to do properly when you consider the complexity
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COROLLA AE86 / SPRINTER TRUENO

COROLLA-AE86-SPRINTER-TRUENO
We’ve recently had the pleasure this car which we changed the following on – It was such a pleasure to have such a retro classic to refresh. The customer will be getting the body work done next. I have fond memories of getting one of these a little sideways in about 1995. The 4AGE engine
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Porsche Carrera 3.4 996 Suspension refresh

We’ve recently completed a suspension refresh on this rather lovely 1999 3.4 996 Carrera 2. We know these can be tricky as numerous bolts are prone to seizing. What we didn’t expect was how seriously corroded some of the suspension parts were. They were original, and 22 year old nuts and bolts don’t like to
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BMW 840Ci Supersprint Exhaust Fitting

We love classics at Balance Motor Works, and the BMW 840Ci is a modern classic that looks so striking and elegant compared to today’s cars. It has clean, uncluttered lines and in true 90’s fashion – pop up headlamps. Oh, and a lovely V8 engine. A very sought after car now, the biggest challenge is
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