C.Haines Classics & Customs

30/10/2026

29/10/2026

Sparks flying!

02/10/2026

Browns Classics cars and coffee morning 10.00 -12.00 located at RG20 8RD. The cafe will be open for refreshments with proceeds going to the airport ambulance.

Our workshop will be open so come get your car classic or modern booked in for service and repairs!

25/09/2026

FOCUS RS MK2 🛠️

This focus came to us with a clutch that wasn’t working. The plastic push on clip at the end of the metal pipe wouldn’t seat or seal in the clutch tube. We have now swapped this for a braided hose with metal ends so this cannot happen anymore.

Whilst the car was on the ramp we did our assessment and found a few leaks and other minor problems.

The leaks were an easy fix, all due to badly fitted hose clamps. The exhaust tips were sticking out the rear too far and were on crooked. A few modifications to the end of the exhausts fixed this.

This car is far from standard so it was important that everything was safe! 400hp and lots of supporting mods means this car is a handful!

Seems we had the Mustang we thought we would have an old vs new ford photo shoot too.

25/09/2026

AK cobra 427 🛠️

We had the cobra back in last week for some suspension refreshing! Although the car hasn’t done a lot of mileage, the bushes were knackered!

It’s not a small job in this car, the whole rear end was dropped to replace the rear lower arm bushes. This also included dropping the fuel tank.

The cobra should be good to go for a while now!

Couldn’t resist putting it next to the 66 mustang we currently have have in!

25/09/2026

Alfa Romeo 105 GTV 🛠️🇮🇹

We have had this excellent example of an Alfa GTV in this week for a yearly service and a condition assessment.

We started with the service which was well needed, as you can see from the photos the fuel filter had seen better days! Whilst the oil was drained we removed the lower sump due to the gasket leaking. When the sump was removed we noticed there was a small build up of silicone on the oil pick up. This was removed and cleaned along with the sump. It’s now re installed with a new gasket!

We moved on to what we found in the condition assessment. The exhaust had holes in two of the silencers. The decision was to upgrade it to a stainless system to prevent this. The customer also wanted a bit more noise so the rear silencer has been removed for a straight section.

A few more small jobs have also been done. This include the rev counter and handbrake cable due to the cable sleeves being deteriorated.

We are looking forward to seeing this again!

18/09/2026

ITALIAN JOB MINI 🛠️

This customer wanted a quicker get away with his Italian job edition mini. It originally came in with a 998 engine, we have engine swapped it to a 1275 A+ from a metro. Sounds like a straight forward swap but there are some differences in the engines.

The car also now has a twin carb set up along with an aftermarket air filter. Along side the new carbs, a new aftermarket exhaust has been fitted.

Whilst everything was apart, the brakes have been refreshed and repainted. These are also upgraded brakes from a metro.