Someone to work on your osf?

[livewire7116]

How many people have problems with limited mechanical knowledge and finding someone to work on your osf with good knowledge of what makes it tick?

[l j shaw]

None at all, i find the opposite applies, i have 3 garages that, once we get over the micky taking, "look out he is here with another old knacker" Gladley work on the engine, totally understand whats going on, look after and then inform me the best route.

 

At the end, they have that big smile as they will admit its the best work, most rewarding work they get, will also say, i get alot of work done for well under the going rate as they enjoy it that much.

 

Ive also found an MOT inspector, that also enjoys older cars and understands why we keep them going, he like to see old RWD fords on the road.

 

Thinks its one of them things you have to keep looking around for, lucky for me in this area i have found 3 and an MOT tester.

[2.1tony]

i agree with above , what i can do myself i do, technical things i get done by professionals who are enthusiastic about old cars so do what i want very passionately,

 

oh of course it helps that my brother in law & nephew have their own well known established buisness

[Savvi]

Looking at it from the "other side" i work on cars all day long but have old Fords as my hobby, as much as i'm happy to help out anyone i can on their older cars, i also need to pay the mortgage and feed the kids etc.

 

 

I had a call this week from a member on here asking if i could help out with a car that didn't start and had charging problems.

 

I agreed a discounted rate for him, as it was a bit of a drive, and absolutely loved working on a 3 owner Mk2 Cortina GT.

In less than 2 hours we had it running tuned and tappets set.

 

As i said to him i'd rather be working on the older stuff then modern cars.

[barney9969]

my mate love s workin on my car ....he says its the only one he can not plug in to a pc......he can get his spanners out...

[deltamal]

I am lucky in that respect, got JRE motorsport, body, axle and gearbox mods, and JRE engines a few miles away, also a local garage who is well switched on to old Ford's for the MOT's and run of the mill work.

[Silverback]

I'm the same as most above and do the majority of it myself, if there's something I'm not too sure about one of my big brothers is usually on hand to point me in the right direction.

[livewire7116]

I am lucky in that respect, got JRE motorsport, body, axle and gearbox mods, and JRE engines a few miles away, also a local garage who is well switched on to old Ford's for the MOT's and run of the mill work.[/quote

 

Well Paul and myself and another friend of ours who works for Pro Tyre has just got ourselves a nice workshop and between 3 of us have a good knowledge of old and new cars, so we hoping to do bits and pieces for people just to help with the rent. Never know if we get busy enough might even give up the day jobs!

[capriaddict]

Well Paul and myself and another friend of ours who works for Pro Tyre has just got ourselves a nice workshop and between 3 of us have a good knowledge of old and new cars, so we hoping to do bits and pieces for people just to help with the rent. Never know if we get busy enough might even give up the day jobs!

 

Got a spare corner for a capri

[BaileyMex]

i agree with above , what i can do myself i do, technical things i get done by professionals who are enthusiastic about old cars so do what i want very passionately,

 

oh of course it helps that my brother in law & nephew have their own well known established buisness

 

Ditto, I have also used the duo you are referring to on many occasions

[Andrade]

I'm the same as most above and do the majority of it myself, if there's something I'm not too sure about one of my big brothers is usually on hand to point me in the right direction.

 

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[bullittcraig]

I do the work on mine mostly as been working on motors for about 15 years. Its so much better and easier working on the osf`s rather than all this new crap thats around now.

[mossy]

i try to do most of the work myself....But when it comes to things im not too sure about or not confident about...Thats when i give it to someone else. But even then, im VERY picky about who works on it.

[MK2Ed]

Do lots of work myself but also seen: Vulcan, WPE, Retro & HT for specialist aspects...

[D-FENS]

i agree with above , what i can do myself i do, technical things i get done by professionals who are enthusiastic about old cars so do what i want very passionately,

 

oh of course it helps that my brother in law & nephew have their own well known established buisness

 

Ditto, I have also used the duo you are referring to on many occasions

could you give us a name please colin

[livewire7116]

i agree with above , what i can do myself i do, technical things i get done by professionals who are enthusiastic about old cars so do what i want very passionately,

 

oh of course it helps that my brother in law & nephew have their own well known established buisness

 

Ditto, I have also used the duo you are referring to on many occasions

 

ive known Anton and John for many years, John has my XE engine on the bench to do some of his magic, cant wait to get it back and start enjoying it again, get few events in as well is the plan

[livewire7116]

Well Paul and myself and another friend of ours who works for Pro Tyre has just got ourselves a nice workshop and between 3 of us have a good knowledge of old and new cars, so we hoping to do bits and pieces for people just to help with the rent. Never know if we get busy enough might even give up the day jobs!

 

Got a spare corner for a capri

 

Taken us months to find this place at a decent price. Know of bigger places but without gaurantee of numbers is risk to go in with strangers, no insult intended

[over_head_cam]

i agree with above , what i can do myself i do, technical things i get done by professionals who are enthusiastic about old cars so do what i want very passionately,

 

oh of course it helps that my brother in law & nephew have their own well known established buisness

 

Ditto, I have also used the duo you are referring to on many occasions

could you give us a name please colin

 

Team Ashton Mobile

[silverstreak]

wpe

[PIG]

nts in Reading as well are very very good and hid detail is near perfection imo.you wont get raped on rates either

[banarama]

do all my work

[capriaddict]

Well Paul and myself and another friend of ours who works for Pro Tyre has just got ourselves a nice workshop and between 3 of us have a good knowledge of old and new cars, so we hoping to do bits and pieces for people just to help with the rent. Never know if we get busy enough might even give up the day jobs!

 

Got a spare corner for a capri

 

Taken us months to find this place at a decent price. Know of bigger places but without gaurantee of numbers is risk to go in with strangers, no insult intended

 

No insult taken, i fully understand your point of view.

 

It would be good to find someone else to maybe share a small workshop with locally to