Wild Child Classic Cars

Wild Child Classic Cars Your choice for Parts, Support, and Service for your classic British car! Specializing in Mini / MG!

08/25/2026

Due to the extreme heat forecasted for this week, and our staff requesting a much needed break after months of overtime hours in the heat, we will be closed from Wed 8/26 - Fri 8/28.

We will return Mon 8/31 for normal hours 8-4. All orders placed after 3:00 today will not ship until Monday.

Thank you for understanding!

Fresh delivery of suspension cones among other chassis parts like bearing kits, ball joints, knuckles, and poly bushings...
08/24/2026

Fresh delivery of suspension cones among other chassis parts like bearing kits, ball joints, knuckles, and poly bushings. We also got a handful of other items we have been out of for awhile.

Another busy day here at the shop. John's '66 MGB is complete and ready for pickup today. This chrome bumper B received ...
08/19/2026

Another busy day here at the shop. John's '66 MGB is complete and ready for pickup today.

This chrome bumper B received a complete new wiring harness and many new electrical components following a major short. Everything is back to functioning properly now, and no more melted wires! The carburetors also had some seized jets and a loose throttleshaft, so a carb overhaul and tube up was in order, along with fresh fluids.

We performed a full suspension overhaul with new poly bushings throughout, front knuckle rebuilds, and reverting the rear shocks back to factory after the previous owner swapped to some very rough riding tube shocks. We also resealed the rear end and replaced axle bearings, along with a rear brake service and new wheel cylinders. John's B also got a new set of tires, mounted and balanced in house.

Hopefully no more problems for John and when the weather cools off he can be back in action!

Today we are working on getting Barton's rebuilt 1275 back into his Midget. Good looking engine for a good looking car!
08/18/2026

Today we are working on getting Barton's rebuilt 1275 back into his Midget. Good looking engine for a good looking car!

Another busy day for parts orders! 10 shipments headed out today.
08/18/2026

Another busy day for parts orders! 10 shipments headed out today.

Doing some after hours machining tonight. Another 1275 build getting some preliminary cleaning, surfacing, and some valv...
08/13/2026

Doing some after hours machining tonight. Another 1275 build getting some preliminary cleaning, surfacing, and some valves getting refinished. Very satisfying work!

Making some progress on Clyde after we finally got to the bottom of the previous bodges. Now the rear end will be steel ...
08/12/2026

Making some progress on Clyde after we finally got to the bottom of the previous bodges. Now the rear end will be steel and not filler!

Chugging along here with another Mini cleaned up and ready to head home!Josh's 2000 Mini is ready to head back up to New...
08/11/2026

Chugging along here with another Mini cleaned up and ready to head home!

Josh's 2000 Mini is ready to head back up to New York after spending some time down with us for a good going-through.

This JDM import was in better shape than most, but still needed some common items. Josh wanted a bulletproof driver so we got to work.

The rubber cones were all replaced along with new shock absorbers, new poly bushings, ball joints, and some new rebound buffers. The steering rack was worn so we replaced it and both track rod ends and performed an alignment. Front brakes were replaced, and we installed a sump guard.

The auto gearbox was still shifting ok, but some flare up into 4th was present, and it felt a bit slippy, so we decided now would be the best time for an overhaul. We pulled the engine and gearbox out and performed a basic rebuild which luckily was all it needed to be back to 100%. While engine out we replaced some mountings, new gaskets, and fit our performance stage 1 exhaust system for a bump up in power. We also installed our Mega-Cool cooling system.

The A/C was flushed and serviced, fuel filter replaced, along with a new battery fitted. We also installed some driving lamps and a third brake lamp, and put on a fresh set of tires.

Now Josh can be confident in his car and we hope he has many miles of smiles.

Stephan's lovely '67 XKE is enjoying the morning awaiting pickup after receiving some repairs with us.This one was a sol...
08/11/2026

Stephan's lovely '67 XKE is enjoying the morning awaiting pickup after receiving some repairs with us.

This one was a solid series 1, but it needed a good going through. We completely overhauled the carburetors and installed new throttleshaft bushings, floats, and cleaned up and adjusted the linkages. The fuel lines and filter was replaced, and a full ignition system overhaul was needed- so new plugs, wires, points, condenser, cap and rotor were installed. The water pump and belt was replaced, along with multiple hoses, and we also replaced the engine mountings.

Undercar needed some love too, mainly in the name of front shocks and ball joints, along with wheel bearings and sway bar bushes. The IRS cradle was also removed so we could do new U-Joints, pinion sea, and trailing arm bushes, along with a differential service and replacing of the severely worn IRS mounts.

The brake system also needed a lot of help, mainly in the name of full corner replacement but also a master cylinder that refused to bleed and a booster full of brake fluid warranted a hydraulic system rebuild. We were able to save the master and servo cylinders by honing and rebuilding them with some Lockheed overhaul kits- always nice to rebuild rather than replace on items such as that.

We also completed some other minor services and small cosmetic updates, along with an oil service and chassis grease.

Now this 4.2 runs like it should, and we are happy to get Stephan back on the road safe and smooth where he can have confidence in this beauty again! If you have a Jaguar you need service on don't hesitate to reach out.

Issac is unwrapping Mochi after a small body panel repair and repaint. After we let it cure we will be sending it back u...
08/07/2026

Issac is unwrapping Mochi after a small body panel repair and repaint. After we let it cure we will be sending it back up to Ohio to one of our good friends, where we hear it will likely be up for grabs in the coming months.

If a clean 1275 powered Rover Mini with the Mk1 treatment is your cup of tea we can get you in touch with the seller!

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1131 E. Curry Road Suite A
Tempe, AZ
85288

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Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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+14803619072

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