1956 bentley

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JT944

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Sunday 22nd January 2006
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hi all we have just started restoring a 1956 bentley in our workshop.its all striped out and the sills have been cut out it a major job and i hope it goes well

JT944

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Monday 23rd January 2006
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hi there is a lot of rot on the inner and outer sills and some on the chassie but we have orderd some new pannels and will go from there. i think it will be a nice car when its done.it had not been run for 15 years or so and started first turn.all the lads were gob smacked

JT944

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Wednesday 25th January 2006
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hi we striped down the front brakes they are a funny set up they seem to have a center moving hob in side of the brake drum.we have not come across that before it seems to add more brake force by forcing the shoes on to the drum in two ways

JT944

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Friday 27th January 2006
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hi no we do not have any info on it yet but my old boy has been a mercanic for 45 years so it wont be a problem im just a novis with 20 years so he says.i will take some pics and try and put some on .i dont no how to do that yet but i will try

JT944

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Tuesday 7th February 2006
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we cut the inner and outer sills of the off side today and are going to put the new chassie leg on .we orderd a repair kit for the seats that came on monday the workshop was very busy last week so we did not do any thing on the old girl

JT944

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Monday 13th February 2006
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hi all os inner sils on and chassie leg on all brakes now done os inner wing repered and heater flaps freed off and checked and bonnet linkage freed off about 30 hours of work this week

JT944

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Tuesday 14th February 2006
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yep will try ns inner wing removed today the old boys gone on hols today so i dont know how mutch will get done in the next week or two.i think our imp has been painted this week it and is ready to go in to our classic collection

jt944

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Friday 23rd June 2006
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hi all the bentley has gone to the paint shop now. all the bumpers have been restored and are looking good

jt944

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Monday 9th October 2006
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hi all car is still at body shop i hope it will be back soon all the wood work has been sent out to a wood refurbish firm and all the crome bits have come back i will put some pics on soon .john

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Friday 13th October 2006
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hi all next week.it s having a bear metal respray so it may take a while.it will be a fill in job at the body shop no dout

JT944

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Saturday 30th August 2008
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hi all the Bentley's done and looks great we took her for the mot but the gear box was jumping out of top gear so one recon box later she all done

JT944

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Monday 16th February 2009
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been to see 2 more cars this week with my dad we bought a 86 Bentley turbo and a 75 rolls not sure what model

JT944

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Sunday 22nd February 2009
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no it was a red one its got a bad vibration on the gearbox and has bee off the road for two years but the turbo is very good in metallic blue both have been wedding cars

JT944

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Sunday 22nd February 2009
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hi all i have put a photo in my profile i don't know how to get a photo on to a thread yet