Brad's Smash Repairs

Walkinshaw Progress

The body work is finished on the VL now and as is common on the earlier models, more rust was uncovered in the usual places once we started on it, front and rear windscreen edges and boot seal flanges. A new lower rear window panel was sourced through Rare Spares in Christchurch and is fitted to completely eliminate that problem and I have made new boot flanges and welded whole new sections in place to deal with that problem once and for all. The lower front windscreen panel has had new sections made and some previous (poor) repairs cut out and redone. As is often the case, when the last repairer attempted to fix the front screen rust , they have neglected to reinstae the drain hole either side so water has been trapped in the rebate and accelerated the rust problem since. All of the repair areas have been sandblasted and rust inhibitor applied.

All 4x doors have been replaced with exceptionally good used items that I happened to have had here as spares for the Big Banger and each of the remaing panels have been stripped of all paint, filed to check for damage and fully etched and 2 pak primed ready for final painting.

Noise matt has been applied to the entire boot area including the inside of the rear 1/4 panels and tubs along with the rear parcel shelf and bulkhead. This makes a huge difference to the level of road and exhaust noise in the passenger area.

A T5 Borg Warner World Class Gearbox is being installed also as part of the freshen up.

The 304,  5.0 litre engine is also copping attention now while it is out, with a very strong camshaft replacement, and various other internals to complement the Big Valve heads & extractors allready fitted.

The rear bumper is being widened now to suit the wider rear guards and arch’s and will further accentuate the the wide, low rear end profile.

Painting the car in the factory Panorama colour is due to start at end of this month and once the engine and gearbox are reinstalled.

1 off Super Heavy springs, shortened shocks and swaybars are all fitted with a full compliment of Nolathane suspension bushes and the brakes will be changed also to 330mm monsters before it is finally road ready.

Insurance Excess discount

Yes, it is what it says. If you have a motor vehicle insurance claim for accident damage, and we complete the repairs for you, we will give you a $50 discount off your excess payment. Alternatively if you do not have an excess to pay we will give you $50 in Mobil fuel vouchers, in appreciation of your loyalty.

We have advertised this offer in the Yellow Pages, and Wiamea Weekly, amongst other things so all you have to do to qualify, is to bring in the current Yellow Pages page where our ad appears.

Too easy!!!!

At Brads we are constantly updating our service and staff are regularly supplied with “On Site” technical training and skill updating as vehicle innovation requires.

All of our staff are Tradesman who have completed a recognised Trade Certification/Apprenticeship so you are assured that your vehicle is getting the best possible repair quality and attention to detail.

Every vehicle is checked against a Quality Control check sheet and signed off before you pick up your vehicle.

Courtesy Cars are always available free of charge and if you have an accident and your vehicle is not able to be driven into us, you can have the attending towing company bring it directly to us and we can deliver a Loan car to you, getting you mobile again with minimal delay.

We undertake work for all Insurance companies and are members of the Collision Repair Association and although some insurers have their own “aligned repairer” network and may direct you to choose from one of them,  it “IS” still “YOUR” choice and you are entitled to have your vehicle repaired by your own nominated repairer.

Enjoy the rest of your accident free winter motoring, and if the worst does happen, give us a call to help you get going again and save some money too.