Gateway 3 – Restoration Scope
How deeply do I want to restore my vehicle?
The third gateway involves choosing the scope, or depth, of the restoration. We specialise in ground-up restorations, but can also focus on a single or multiple systems such as just the upholstery,or you may have already dismantled the vehicle and just need us to perform rust repairs and paint the body.
At Finch, we utilise a system of nine major stages to describe and control the restoration processes. In the diagram above, the nine stages are shown in a Vee shape. On the lefthand side of the Vee the vehicle is progressively being disassembled into constituent systems, sub-systems and assemblies. In the righthand side of the Vee, the constituent systems, sub-systems and assemblies are progressively reassembled into the completed and tested vehicle.
FR21135 Stage 1 - Receival
"Receival" of the 1948 Jaguar 'Mk4' was simply a matter of rolling the Mk4 out of our storage building. We had been advertising the Mk4 as a project car on behalf of the previous owner.
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FR21135 Stage 2 - Mockups and Modifications
Mocking up through CAD design, using Finch Restorations' 3D laser-scanner, is faster and safer than performing the equivalent activities in the workshop. Andrea, alone, can achieve what may require two or more techicians to achieve through the moving, hoisting, propping, and jigging of heavy and large components.
