Aaran Jessop Restorations - AJR

04/09/2026

Small delay in getting panels out this week. I’m out of wood for crates and jumped in the fn2 to get to the builders merchant for wood, 500 meters down the road I had this haha. Joys of Honda ownership (and to add insult to injury these calliper’s were brand new less than 600-800 miles ago and had new slide pins and the lot changed bar the disks)

Find out the cause this weekend when I get 10 mins to pull it apart as new caliper turns up this afternoon at some point and it’s likely that (could be something else like a seized cable or handbrake mech lol.)

Unfortunately i can’t get wood sheets this size into my mr2 haha.

04/09/2026

Just a reminder for people as all the panels I make are made to order only and not a stock item they are non refundable after shipping, and I will levy a cancellation charge on them close to shipping.

The only exception to this are panels made incorrectly which is very very rare as I normally check everything against oem offcuts or quarters once they are done (if you watch my dc2 arch time lapse video it shows how many times and often a panel gets laid against it to check) . In the event I do make one incorrectly then I will replace it at my cost asap and arrange the old one collecting (so keep your original shipping crate)

I don’t do refunds because you have sold the car or changed plans, or if your Bodyshop or welder vastly underestimates the hours needed to do the job and you cannot afford to have it done etc. Every panel I sell I have fitted to a car on site here so I know they will go on.

If you need to move them on for whatever reason they should sell very easily on Facebook owners group pages or via marketplace/ebay at asking price or just below.

Cheers

02/09/2026

Just realised that I have not put a post up in a while haha. Super mental busy at the moment (no holiday for again this year haha). White dc2 shell has been painted and the panels and suspension are all getting done now and can go straight onto the car as and when they get processed (currently on with this along side making panel orders)

Black dc2 has been a pita but more to come on that on its final update once it’s 100% finished

Next dc2 is in and I have almost finished Making all the panels for this one and this is the car that’s getting the YouTube dc2 panel install guide, so if you want to see it in video then subscribe to the channel or follow on here for the links. (It’s just in for rear quarters and not a full resto)

And as it’s September a reminder please order your panels if you’re planning on doing or having your car welded and painted this winter as the order books are getting very busy again. Every year I get messages from people or Bodyshops asking about panels because a car has come in and then they find out there is a big wait on them and they now have a car stuck on site taking up space and can’t do anything until they get them . Currently it’s a 4-6 week wait on small arch orders and as I have 2 full panel sets ordered last month full panel sets are looking like a potential 12 week wait until those are both finished. So if you want a large set please order asap, and those eta on the lead time is a guide only, there is only me here and I’m mega busy all year round.

Anyhow once this set of cars are finished the next 2 are looking like mk2 Crx’s so expect a YouTube series on that next one and it’s a full resto job too.

As for a crx arch batch around xmas it depends where I am at with workload and panel orders, if I have time I might do a small run however it’s based on the above.

Cheers

20/07/2026

20/07/2026

DC2 arch panel time lapse (take just under a full afternoon to make these, hence why the timelapse is still over 4 mins long) around 90% complete by the end, just some more tweeking and tiny alterations to go

20/07/2026

https://youtu.be/Er9OuOwlaj4?is=X_4O9G3GDEnazpCW

I really wish I could make them that fast haha

Time lapse of some dc2 arch repair panels being hand fabricated. My...

17/07/2026

Right this has been a long time coming and many many have asked over the past 10 years. So launching my YouTube channel in the next few weeks. Content will be focused on everything I do on site, so from panel fabrication, how I weld and fit all the panels I make here, and every stage of a restoration from start to finish including all the paint and polishing stages.

These videos should also work very well as a guide for how to Fit my panels and rough timescales and hours to expect in doing it, and also make other panels i need that do not currently sell.

So advance warning now like and subscribe so you don’t miss the videos when they drop, also feel free to share

https://youtube.com/?si=F7gktCavt1RAMbPH

And yes expect to see the amazing Benimaru in most of the videos (generally being a pain haha)

The official Aaran Jessop Restorations YouTube channel. Vintage Honda restorations , coach work, paint, panel creation and fab work etc.

05/06/2026

So time consuming these crx arches at a full day per panel (and hours of that is checking shapes/crowns/lines and measurements against oem panels hundreds of times). Ended up enlarging the lower portion to cover the vast bulk of material down there .

On that note im reluctant to continue to offer these on a make to sale basis, I will do a limited small batch per year and that’s it (not an issue for cars on site as I can and do make everything as required)

01/06/2026

Right I am going to officially put this up for sale. It’s a customers car and he has emigrated out of the uk permanently to Dubai. The car is located at mine and in my care currently. (This same customer I did the nut and bolt mk1 crx for)

Original early uk spec 16v crx. Had a full glass out panel off bare metal repaint around 7/8 years ago here. (I have all the pics stored) Cars just had a bare metal repaint to the bonnet and a front wing due to atheistic damage and a tiny bit of rust forming (cut out and re fabricated by me) .
Underside is original, suspension has surface rust on the arms etc but all bushes are solid etc.

Just under 70k miles.

The car was very solid in the first instance with only needing about 3 inches of rear lower outer sill and the arch rot was caught extremely early and only required the 2 rear corners cutting out and refabbing. The rest of the arches are fine and still are 7/8+ years on.

It’s very original bar the steering wheel (we have the oem wheel which can be swapped if needed) . Head unit is a vintage alpine for period looks however we installed a wireless Bluetooth amp so it will play music off your phone/I pod etc.

Original dash mat, original wing mirror covers, jdm access floor mats, pretty certain I fitted oem bass tubes to the rear too. Sunroof is a steel panel not an aftermarket fiberglass, underside seal holders were new 8 years ago. Very little if any aftermarket on this car, all Honda stuff and trims fitted.

Engine bay is original and for its age needs very little work in terms of making it mint (mainly bolts and the odd bracket)

Car had a new ignition coil and igniter unit, near full years mot at my local test station last month. Brake fluid was flushed out last week and new oil back in April.

I have the front badge to go on the bonnet.
Car does have some very small dings and small
Scratches elsewhere that you would expect 8 years on, but overall it’s very very good.

Anyho my customer would like circa £13k Ono for this. Don’t make silly offers as I won’t even reply to them. Car is available for viewing at my workshop.

There is also a -huge- pile of new in box unicorn parts that can be bought (brand new sunroof seal holders, new in box mud flaps, new in box side trims , engine bay bits , fixings and interior parts etc) they will not be cheap and will not be sold separately so don’t ask. My customers the sort of guy that will hunt and pay top dollar for new in box parts hence why he has been hoarding bits over the years. We also have a new in box hks exhaust that will be up for grabs.

Just to make it clear now the car is in my possession however any moneys will need paying directly to my customer, upon which I will release the keys (v5 is all electronic now so can be transferred in instantly) . No money is to go through me or my business as this is a private sale on behalf of my customer.

Test drives -only- on showing a full insurance certificate showing fully comp cover (your normal policy will only ever allow third party in most cases on other cars so please check) if you show up to dive this and don’t have proof I can take you out but you will -not- be driving it.

Cheers

24/05/2026

I get asked all the time how clean an underside needs to be to epoxy and paint/underseal. This should give you an answer, at -least- this clean. Pics after the first hit, underside got hit again in a good few areas after a good check and poke around (blasting will remove a good deal of any failed underseal or seam sealer but still nice to have a poke and make sure it’s still good) plus still Some rust spotting in some pitted areas. It’s only an oem style finish underneath so I only need to remove the bad bits and not go metal stripping every last bit of oem sealer off with a wire wheel thankfully! Will get 3 coats of jotan black epoxy then 2 coats of a black thick Schultz

Fortunately the bays are never too bad in comparison. Still a pain to paint trying to get behind and around all the brackets from multiple angles lol.