CBR OPENS
Custom Body Repair opens its first workshop in Tamworth.
ABOUT CUSTOM BODY REPAIR
BUILT IN A
REAL BODYSHOP.
Custom Body Repair started as a bodyshop in Tamworth in 2019. Since then the workshop has grown, moved twice, taken on bigger projects and built a huge online community — but the real work still comes first.
OUR STORY
WE OUTGREW THE FIRST WORKSHOP IN THREE MONTHS.
Custom Body Repair opened in 2019 from a small workshop in Tamworth. The plan was simple: build a straightforward bodyshop, do the work properly and grow it naturally.
That first unit lasted about three months.
We quickly ran out of room and moved into a larger premises, which became home for the next four years. During that time the workload grew, the jobs became more varied and CBR started becoming more than just a traditional bodyshop.
Eventually we outgrew that building too, which led to another move into our current premises — a bigger workshop with the space to handle repairs, mechanical and electrical work, diagnostics, long-term project cars, filming and the training side of the business.
FIRST MOVE
The original unit is already too small, so the business moves into a larger premises.
OUTGROWN AGAIN
Four years of growth later, the second workshop no longer gives us the room we need.
CURRENT WORKSHOP
More space for repairs, diagnostics, mechanical work, projects, content and training.
WHAT CBR BECAME
MORE THAN A BODYSHOP. STILL A BODYSHOP FIRST.
The business has expanded because the work expanded. Every new part of CBR has grown out of something we were already doing in the workshop.
THE FOUNDATION
Body repairs, paintwork, refinishing and accident damage remain at the centre of the business.
FIND THE REAL FAULT
Electrical testing and logical fault-finding — using fault codes as clues, not instructions to start replacing parts.
MORE OF THE JOB IN-HOUSE
Mechanical repairs and project work mean we can take a vehicle much further than bodywork alone.
THE CARS THAT NEVER LEAVE
The Nova, Supra, Ranger and the steady stream of cheap or questionable cars that become long-term workshop stories.
THE WORKSHOP WENT ONLINE
Real jobs, repairs, mistakes and project builds turned into a large community following what happens behind the scenes.
PASSING IT ON
Practical automotive training based on the same methods and decisions used on real workshop jobs.
THE TEAM
DIFFERENT SKILLS. SAME WORKSHOP.
CBR works because the jobs overlap. Bodywork, mechanical work and electrical diagnostics all feed into the same repair and project process.
Electrical • Diagnostics • Content
DAN
Dan handles the electrical and diagnostics side of CBR, from fault-finding and wiring problems to the awkward electrical jobs that often appear once a project has been pulled apart.
He also records and edits content from around the workshop, turning real jobs, repairs and project work into the videos people see across CBR's social channels.
Mechanical • Workshop • Projects
LUKE
Luke leads the mechanical side of the workshop and is heavily involved in the bigger project builds, strip-downs, rebuilds and the jobs that inevitably become more involved than anyone expected.
Together, the mechanical and electrical sides let CBR approach a project as a complete vehicle rather than a collection of separate jobs.
HOW WE WORK
DO THE JOB PROPERLY. SHOW THE REAL PROCESS.
The workshop, the videos and the training all follow the same idea: understand the problem before throwing parts or money at it, be realistic about what a repair involves, and don't hide the awkward bits when things don't go to plan.
01Real workshop experienceThe content comes from actual jobs, not recreated examples.
02Repair before replacementWhere a sensible repair exists, that's the route we look for first.
03Test before guessingEspecially with diagnostics — prove the fault before buying parts.
04Keep it understandableUseful information shouldn't need corporate language or unnecessary jargon.