Faversham
Faversham Motorsport Fabrication: Historic Race Cars to Modern Track Builds
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Faversham sits right on junction six of the M2, which makes it one of the easiest towns in Kent to tow out of. West towards the Brands Hatch side of the county is a straightforward run, east down towards Lydden and the coast is equally simple, and the Continent is reachable through the tunnel in under two hours. That access has quietly made Faversham a good base for people who compete regularly, and motorsport fabrication in Faversham reflects a mixture of serious touring competitors and the historic scene that the town's older buildings and rural surroundings seem to attract. A lot of Faversham competition cars live in converted agricultural buildings out towards Oare, Ospringe and the hop country south of the town. Those buildings are excellent workshops in every respect except temperature and humidity, which is why so many Faversham cars come in with condensation corrosion in the very places a cage or a suspension mount needs solid metal. Paul checks the mounting areas before quoting rather than after, because discovering it halfway through a build is unfair on everybody. The historic side brings satisfying work. Older competition cars were built with thinner sections and repaired repeatedly over decades, so reinforcement has to be judged rather than simply added. There is usually a period appearance to keep, sometimes a specification laid down long ago that the car is still eligible under, and quite often a component that no longer exists in any catalogue. Parkview Fabrications will pattern a replacement from what remains, work from old drawings, or fabricate to measurements taken directly off the car. Modern builds get the same attention pointed differently: seam welding, cage design around the driver, fuel and battery mounting, aero supports and exhaust routing around a swapped drivetrain. Motorsport fabrication in Faversham also covers the unglamorous items that decide whether a season goes smoothly. Trailer repairs before the first long tow. Fire extinguisher and cut-off switch mounting a scrutineer can reach. Tow eyes that survive being used. Spares racks that fit the van you actually own. Creek-side and Ospringe units around Faversham rarely have much floor space going spare, so Paul plans a build to occupy the car for as short a period as the job honestly allows. Paul works alone, so the person who discusses the job is the person who builds it, and a quoted date is a real commitment. Bring the regulations you are running to, since confirming your series requirements is your responsibility, and the fabrication gets built precisely to that spec. Call 07873 263431 or email parkviewfabs@gmail.com to start.
Motorsport Fabrication in Faversham: FAQs
Common questions about motorsport fabrication from Parkview Fabrications in Faversham.
Yes. Older competition cars usually have thinner sections and a history of previous repairs, so Parkview Fabrications judges reinforcement rather than simply adding metal. Paul can work from period drawings, from measurements taken directly off a Faversham car, or by patterning a replacement part from whatever remains of the broken original.
It can. Unheated rural buildings around Faversham hold condensation, and that corrodes exactly the areas a cage or suspension mount needs to be sound. Parkview Fabrications inspects mounting areas before quoting rather than discovering the problem halfway through, so the price you are given reflects the real state of the car.
Yes, including the trailer. Faversham sits by the M2 so competitors tow long distances, and Parkview Fabrications repairs A-frames, ramp hinges, tie-down points and light board mounts alongside the car work. Paul would rather check the towing setup before the first long trip of the season than repair it at a service area.
Frequently, yes. Parkview Fabrications patterns replacements from broken originals, from the mating components or from a drawing. Faversham historic competitors often reach this point when a specialist supplier closes, and Paul has 35 plus years of making one-off parts where no catalogue answer exists any more.
Yes. Seam welding measurably stiffens a shell and Parkview Fabrications carries it out on competition and track builds. Paul advises how far to take it on a particular Faversham car, since heat distorts thin panels and there is a point past which straightening costs more than the added stiffness is worth.
Yes. Parkview Fabrications fabricates extinguisher brackets, cut-off switch plates and pull cable routing positioned so both the belted-in driver and an external official can reach them. Paul sets these out on the Faversham car with you present where possible, and asks you to confirm what your own series regulations require.
Yes. Wheel racks, spares shelving, tool boards and tie-down frames are fabricated to the van or trailer you actually own rather than a standard size. Faversham competitors often run from a van on long trips, and Parkview Fabrications will measure the load space and build to fit it exactly.
Yes. Engine mounts, gearbox crossmembers, propshaft and driveshaft clearance modifications and revised exhaust routing are all part of the service. Parkview Fabrications works to the drivetrain physically sitting in your Faversham car, because published dimensions rarely match once a swapped installation is bolted together.
With a fixed quote once the work has been seen. Parkview Fabrications can give a useful indication from photographs and dimensions emailed to parkviewfabs@gmail.com, but a cage or chassis job on a Faversham car needs Paul to inspect the vehicle before the price is confirmed, particularly where storage corrosion is a possibility.
Yes. Frame repair, subframe modification and one-off brackets for race and custom motorcycles are part of the same motorsport service. Parkview Fabrications takes the same approach on a Faversham bike frame as on a car chassis, and Paul checks inside tube ends for corrosion before deciding how to repair a crack.