Body Damage Repair

Full Body Repairs

We take great pride in our smooth and seamless body repairs. We repair rust damage, collision damage, bumps, and bruises. Don’t believe us? Check out a few of our recent projects and see for yourself. Whether it’s a dented hood, a rusted fender, or something far more serious, we can repair your car’s body damage.

'78 MGB body damage

This ’78 MGB was in a collision that damaged both the front and rear ends. We successfully repaired the damage and took the opportunity to convert the car to a chrome bumper, returning it to its former glory and then some.

1978 MGB Body Damage

The car as it came to us.

Another I-25 rush hour innocent victim.

The usual rust repairs are needed.

A hole on the outer layer requires 3 levels of patches.

All better! And fixed correctly.

Taillight area to be modified.

The final product - a vast improvement!

TR4 front clip repair

This TR4 came in with significant damage to both front fenders and the front panel from a front-end collision. However, we were able to repair it all by fabricating replacement parts and seamlessly welding them in place of the damaged sections.

The Original Damage

The entire front end of this TR4 suffered heavy damage from a collision. Here, the damage to the wheel arch is plainly visible and fairly severe.

The wheel arch, fabricated from raw sheet metal and formed on our English Wheel, is spot welded in place.

The inner fender has seen better days, as well.

Once again, good used original parts saved the day.

Left side needs the same repair as the right, but a little less extensive.

The right side inner structure is taking shape.

The repaired front end, without fenders or valance.

The new front valance is welded in place.

The new front valance is welded in place.

The outer fender was removed and repaired separately.

After repair, the fender is fitted and replaced. The spot welding is smoothed to give the fender a seamless appearance. By the end of the job, it will be impossible to spot the repaired area.

The hood is replaced near the end of the process to make sure that everything fits together perfectly.

The nose parts are all back where they should be.

The panels are properly fitted and now it's off to body and paint.

MGA 1600

This MGA is an excellent illustration of the value of our recently acquired MGA body jig from Eclectic Motorworks in Holland, Michigan. This specially fabricated jig is designed to meet the body specifications of MGAs precisely. As Carl Heideman, owner of Eclectic Motorworks said, this jig “picks up over 60 dimensions of MGA bodies and chassis, offering tighter tolerance and greater accuracy than the factory ever could.”

MGA 1600 Body Repair

64 MGB 15,000 Original Miles

This particular MGB exemplifies why Colorado is such a great environment for vintage cars. It was crashed only 15 months after it was built, then stored and forgotten for nearly forty years. It has very low mileage and a great many shining examples of originality (factory wax pencil marks inside the doors, original sound deadening material in the cockpit, etc) that many people have never seen. We decided to take an exacting approach to its restoration, trying to maintain exactly the original character of the car. From meticulous photographic documentation of every aspect of originality to matching the factory spot welds, we strove to match the factory’s work as close as possible. The end result speaks for itself.

The car as it came to us. It suffered severe damage to the front right inner fender in particular, although all other panels ahead of the firewall were damaged as well.

The right front corner took the brunt of the damage.

The left side of the car did not escape unscathed.

A previous inept repair attempt didn’t help matters any.

The left front corner is only slightly less damaged.

The right frame rail is just as bad.

Spot welds were drilled by the hundreds!

This angle illustrates just how bent out of place the front end was as a result of the unfortunate collision.

The frame rail and inner fender were hopelessly injured as a result of the accident.

The replacement front end, trimmed exactly like the original repair part, is media blasted and ready to be remounted.

Spot welds must now be replaced by the hundreds.

This is how the right side of the engine bay should look.

Spot welds must now be replaced by the hundreds.

The fitting is done; let the welding begin!

The front sits nice and square now.

A glimpse of the original grey softtop can be seen in this photo.

Final cleaning before off to paint.

The inner structure installation is finished! The car sits on its original Dunlop tires.

Looking at the finished steel work, it's impossible to tell that this car had ever been damaged.

It's going to be beautiful.

Ready to head for paint.

The engine bay is now as good as new (probably much better).

he finished paint job. This color is called British Racing Green (code GN29, used from 1964 to 1970). All parts used in the repair were excellent original parts. That accounts for the flawless panel fit.

Jaguar XK140 Body Repair and Paint

This rust-free Jaguar XK140 required extensive body repair and internal parts fabrication.

Jaguar XK140 Body Repair And Paint

MGA Front End Repair

When a car’s front end is as damaged as this one, it looks nearly unrepairable. Here at Sports Car Craftsmen, however, we aren’t so quick to give up hope. Using our frame puller and the expertise of our fabricator Chris, we managed to repair this highly injured MGA, getting it back to its original appearance in no time.

MGA Front End Repair

MGA Mk II fender repair

This MK II MGA came to us with significant damage to the front right fender, as well as other damage to the right door and rear fender. But all hope was not lost! Using both brain and brawn (our frame puller served as a pinch-hitter in this case) we managed to straighten the frame, replace the damaged body panels, and repaint the whole thing, with no one the wiser.