Our courses for enthusiasts are designed to help people with little or no previous experience, these courses are recognized by the Association of Heritage Engineers.
Workshop Skills
SK1 – Workshop tools
How to use workshop tools, screwdrivers, ratchet, torque wrench, vice, fabrication tools etc. Includes where to buy good quality tools and how to set up a home workshop.
1 day – £300+VAT
SK2 – Welding for beginners
MIG techniques, types of joints, preparation methods, sill repair, wheel arch repair, exhaust repair.
1 day – £350+VAT
Additional PPE Available at cost.
SK3 – Fabrication and metalworking
How to form metal parts, use of hand tools and power tools, design of basic parts. Builds on existing fabrication skills to take you to a higher level of fabrication skills.
1 day – £450+VAT
Classic Car Electrics Courses
CCE1 – Starter, Battery and charging.
Basic electrical principles, faults and fixes for starter motors, alternators, dynamos, batteries and wiring.
1 day – £300+VAT
Basic Car Maintenance Courses
BCM1 – Pre MOT Check
How to use tools properly, safe jacking of the vehicle, changing a wheel and understanding everything in that area (brakes and brake lines, disc’s and pads, suspension, leaks etc), under the bonnet and associated fluids, safely jump starting vehicle, warning lights on dash – all Pre MOT checks.
Introduction and H&S
Go through tools box and what the tools are and how/when to use them. What to buy, what to avoid.
Look at car and go through jacking points and safe lifting.
How to safely remove a wheel, demonstration followed by all students doing it. Front and rear of car.
Wheel arch inspection for MOT, springs, mountings, bushes, shock leaks, break wear etc. Front and rear.
Inspect and understand tyres, codes, wear, ageing.
Clean up wheel and refit. Use a torque wrench when refitting wheel.
Identify key service items under bonnet. Oil, brake, filters.
Lightbulbs.
Go through description of how engines work, refer to engine on a stand if needed.
Jump starting.
Review this on students cars looking at them in the car park.
Q&A throughout.
1 day – £300+VAT
BCM1 – Classic (Pre 1980) Pre MOT Check
How to use tools properly, safe jacking of the vehicle, changing a wheel and understanding everything in that area, (brakes and brake lines, disc’s/pads, drum brakes and leaf springs etc) under the bonnet and associated fluids (spark plugs, distributor, choke, coil, carburetor etc) safely jump starting vehicle, warning lights on dash – all Pre MOT checks
Introduction and H&S
Go through tools box and what the tools are and how/when to use them. What to buy, what to avoid.
Look at car and go through jacking points and safe lifting.
How to safely remove a wheel, demonstration followed by all students doing it. Front and rear of car.
Wheel arch inspection for MOT, springs, mountings, bushes, shock leaks, break wear etc. Front and rear.
Inspect and understand tyres, codes, wear, ageing.
Clean up wheel and refit
Use a torque wrench when refitting wheel.
Identify key service items under bonnet. Oil, brake, filters.
Lightbulbs.
Go through description of how engines work, refer to engine on a stand if needed.
Jump starting.
Review this on students cars looking at them in the car park.
Q&A throughout.
1 day – £300+VAT
BCM2 – Servicing Check
How to use associated tools properly, safe jacking of the vehicle.
Car on ramp, remove wheels. Remove brake calipers, discs and pad on the front, inspect and replace using grease, servicing sliders etc. Demonstration followed by each student doing this themselves.
Under the bonnet – oil and air filter change, associated fluids replacement. Belts and leaks. Pull oil filter, look at oil condition. Look at injectors and explain what they do. Take the spark plugs and coil packs out, go through spark plug condition.
Look under the car, check gearbox oil, diff, exhaust system, fuel filter and system, drive shafts, subframes and structural areas.
Fault finding, misfire isolation – swapping plug and coils to identify faulty items.
Explain importance of brake fluid change and go through bleeding methods.
Safe Jumping of vehicle, battery change, Engine Management lights, use of a multi meter and OBD read. Lights and bulb changing.
Review this on students cars looking at them in the car park.
1 day – £300+VAT
BCM3 – Suspension
Struts, wishbones, springs, dampers and bushes. Inspection, removal and replacement.
Introduction and H&S
Go through tools box and what the tools are and how/when to use them, more detail than BCM1. What to buy, what to avoid
Suspension geometry set up.
Remove and refit strut
Change springs
Bushes
Inspect, remove and refit a lower arm.
Review this on students cars looking at them in the car park.
Q&A throughout.
1 day – £300+VAT
BCM4 – Diagnostics, emissions and OBD
Modern engine management systems, on board diagnostics, code readers, live data, interpreting codes diesel and petrol emissions, lambda.
1 day – £300+VAT
