Here is a little history of what we have done in the past and what we have and can do. Check out the YouTube video below.
We are not currently doing any Restoration, Body or painting work. We will be more then happy to help with any of your Machining, Casting Repair, Engine Rebuilding, Cylinder head repair and fabrications. If you are looking for Restoration work we will gladly point you in the right direction.
Check out our hardest and most time consuming casting repair to date!
Repairing the Repair
Here is what not to do. This is a numbered Chevy small block out of a late 60’s muscle car. This block was frozen and cracked. It was brought to a “welding expert” who stick welded up each side and in the end it leaked like a sieve and stressed. It was brought to us to try to repair. The customer wanted to have it not only non-leaking but cosmetically repaired as well. Pictures #1 and #2 show the bad repairs being pressure tested. Pictures 3, 4, and 5 show the repair completed , pressure tested and cosmetically undetectable.
Be sure to go to our online store and check out our products to help you with your thread repair and Broken bolt needs, among other items!
The Restoration Shop
Welcome to The Restoration Shop. The most complete automotive restoration, machining and fabrication facility in the Washington DC area family owned and operated in historic Stafford Virginia. We opened our doors 40+ years ago to establish a reputable and reliable restoration facility. Accomplishing that goal took us down many roads over the past 40+ years, our goal was to do all work in house to assure quality outcomes with a one source responsibility and that dream is now a reality.
Now, forty plus years later, we can bore a single cylinder off of a tiny dirt bike, or a seven inch bore in a John Deere tractor. We can grind a small 4cyl crank or a 60" Cat crank, rebuild a single cylinder engine to big diesels and everything in between. We have expanded from restorations, to a complete facility that can repair, fabricate or refinish anything that has to do with metal. We repair cracked castings, weld steel, aluminum, cast iron and any other kind of metal. As you explore our web site, you'll see many different projects from conventional restorations to specialty projects, standard rebuilds to high performance motors. If you have a specialty project in metal or need a broken fastener removed, you've come to the right place. A one source responsibility.
We welcome you to take a virtual tour of our website and our shop so you can see for yourself. For any further information, or for a free video, just fill out the contact us box and we will send one out or give us a call @ 540-659-3797. We look forward to helping with your project..
Ralph Picariello- President
Now, forty plus years later, we can bore a single cylinder off of a tiny dirt bike, or a seven inch bore in a John Deere tractor. We can grind a small 4cyl crank or a 60" Cat crank, rebuild a single cylinder engine to big diesels and everything in between. We have expanded from restorations, to a complete facility that can repair, fabricate or refinish anything that has to do with metal. We repair cracked castings, weld steel, aluminum, cast iron and any other kind of metal. As you explore our web site, you'll see many different projects from conventional restorations to specialty projects, standard rebuilds to high performance motors. If you have a specialty project in metal or need a broken fastener removed, you've come to the right place. A one source responsibility.
We welcome you to take a virtual tour of our website and our shop so you can see for yourself. For any further information, or for a free video, just fill out the contact us box and we will send one out or give us a call @ 540-659-3797. We look forward to helping with your project..
Ralph Picariello- President