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Biff's Mechanical and Restoration Welcome to Biffs Mechanical and Restoration. This page is to show case some of my work that I do here

A tribute to a great man.Someone who was right into the car scene. My Uncle Tony. Tony (or Burnsy as some of you may kno...
23/09/2026

A tribute to a great man.
Someone who was right into the car scene.
My Uncle Tony.

Tony (or Burnsy as some of you may know him) sadly passed away on Tuesday. To say I’m absolutely heartbroken to see him go is an understatement. This man played a big part in my life and my business journey. He gave me the guidance i needed to get my business venture off the ground 7 odd years ago, he mentored me through out the years offering advice and solutions to issues I had, always there for yarn no matter what. He supported me from day one, always recommended me to others and introducing me to people I didn’t know who are now life long mates. If I was shy on work in the early days he would make work for me just to fill my days in to pay my bills and for all that I’m eternally grateful for what he did for me.

Above all else he was family, a husband to my amazing auntie who passed away quite a few years ago, A father to 3 of my cousins (who also keep me busy!), a partner to Annie who is a strong and amazing woman also and my uncle.

Tony was a big kid in an adults body, always up for a b**r, burning tyres everywhere he went sometimes in the most inappropriate times and places (probably where his son Rory got it from) but that was uncle Tony, the wild card of the family that was always up for a good time.

We are all lost without you mate! You will be missed dearly and I’ll be forever grateful for what you have done for me and our family.

Rest easy

The desoto slowly taking shape……
20/09/2026

The desoto slowly taking shape……

20/09/2026

Lisa’s vf valiant came in a while back for some much needed TLC. It was running very rough and only firing on 4 cylinders and sometimes 5 cylinders with a few revs on. First thing I did was a compression test which showed cylinders 1 and 6 had something seriously wrong with them. So I checked the valve clearances and they were all tight which indicated to me that the head needed reconditioning. Off came the head and sure enough the valves had done their dash and had recessed into the head. The head got completely stripped down and new valves, seats and valve guides were installed. It got a new holley 500 two barrel carb, extractors and a new electronic ignition system. Radiator got removed and professionally cleaned. This thing runs unbelievably smooth now. Cold starts are amazing and definitely packs a bit more punch now.

Lisa’s vf valiant came in a while back for some much needed TLC. It was running very rough and only firing on 4 cylinder...
20/09/2026

Lisa’s vf valiant came in a while back for some much needed TLC. It was running very rough and only firing on 4 cylinders and sometimes 5 cylinders with a few revs on. First thing I did was a compression test which showed cylinders 1 and 6 had something seriously wrong with them. So I checked the valve clearances and they were all tight which indicated to me that the head needed reconditioning. Off came the head and sure enough the valves had done their dash and had recessed into the head. The head got completely stripped down and new valves, seats and valve guides were installed. It got a new holley 500 two barrel carb, extractors and a new electronic ignition system. Radiator got removed and professionally cleaned. This thing runs unbelievably smooth now. Cold starts are amazing and definitely packs a bit more punch now.

Michael brought in his vh valiant a while back for a few upgrades. It’s running a 245 hemi and was pretty much standard ...
19/09/2026

Michael brought in his vh valiant a while back for a few upgrades. It’s running a 245 hemi and was pretty much standard apart from the extractors when I first got my hands on it. I installed a new 500 holley 2 barrel carb and a new electronic ignition system and gave it a decent tune up. I also installed some wing mirrors and a few other odd jobs. Michael was over here in nz for work and purchased the car while he was here. A couple weeks after I had finished with it he drove it up to Christchurch (he said it didn’t miss a beat) to be loaded onto a boat to be sent back to its new home in ausi

19/09/2026

Michael brought in his vh valiant a while back for a few upgrades. It’s running a 245 hemi and was pretty much standard apart from the extractors when I first got my hands on it. I installed a new 500 holley 2 barrel carb and a new electronic ignition system and gave it a decent tune up. I also installed some wing mirrors and a few other odd jobs. Michael was over here in nz for work and purchased the car while he was here. A couple weeks after I had finished with it he drove it up to Christchurch (he said it didn’t miss a beat) to be loaded onto a boat to be sent back to its new home in ausi.

05/08/2026

Just a wee taster of what’s to come. She’s all coming together. Finally….

31/07/2026

Ryan imported this seriously tidy 63 galaxie from ausi a while back and I’ve been chipping away at it on and off for the last year or so. I’ve fixed a number of things on it in preparation for compliance, I retrofitted a internally regulated alternator, stripped the gauge cluster down to nothing and got the instruments working, fixed a couple exhaust leaks, gave the big 390 a tune up, lowered it 2 inches, run it through structural cert and low volume cert. almost ready to go in for compliance finally

28/07/2026

This xr came in at the start of the year for a few wee jobs and to see what improvements could be made for later down the track. Fast forward 6 months we got it back in for the upgrades. I replaced the head gaskets as they were showing signs of deterioration, did a top tune by readjusting all the rocker gear. I fitted a 4 barrel alloy intake manifold, a rekitted holley 600 vacuum secondary carby to replace the two barrel, I replaced the points ignition system with an ICE ignition system and upgraded the power supply to a few things like the cooling fan and ignition system, I fitted a new set of pacemaker extractors and modified the gear selector linkages. Very impressed with the power difference and responsiveness and sounds a lot better too. Very tidy and honest car

Abe’s been on my case about getting his challenger in for a new exhaust system for a while now so I thought I’d better p...
28/07/2026

Abe’s been on my case about getting his challenger in for a new exhaust system for a while now so I thought I’d better pull finger and get it done! He’s owned it for just over a year and only driven it a handful of times due to it having straight pipes off the headers so it was extremely loud. Originally we were just going to do a 2 and a half inch system but decided the big 440 deserved something a bit bigger. So I made up a complete twin 3 inch system. Was “challenging” to say the least with limited room and how low the car sits but we got a good end result with plenty of ground clearance. No doubt you will see this thing hitting the streets a bit more often now. Really cool car!

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45 Tyne Street
Invercargill
9810

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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