Excellent Ian. I often think that it must be great to live in the midlands because of all the great engineering places local to you. Is that a thing of the past, or is it still the case?
They're still around but can be difficult to track down. I just found that place by googling. It's a scruffy little workshop tucked away behind Matalan which makes it a bit tricky to find.
I'm also having a rebore done by a company called Nametab in Redditch who come highly regarded by other Ariel 2-stroke owners. Lovely workshop with massive old-school machinery. I'll report back when I get the barrels back, probably next week.
I had quite a lot of plating (both chrome and nickel) for the Sunbeam done by another back street place in Balsall Heath - excellent job, although I did hear from someone else that they were disappointed. The good thing is they'll do exhausts (although haven't dared try them with the oily Ariel items) and wheel rims, both of which are usually avoided.
I always like to go to these places and meet the people although the sorry state of the Arrow is beginning to make me doubt my ability to judge.....
