Formhalls Engine Services
@FormhallsEngine
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⚙️ High-precision engine machining using advanced CNC technology & specialist services in white metal bearings.
Salisbury
Joined September 2012
🎄Season's Greetings from all of us here at Formhalls. Let off the throttle and enjoy some well-earned time doing what you love most - especially if it involves engines... ⚙️
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❄️ It has been snowing in the Formhalls workshop this week, but of a metallic kind... #EngineBuild #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering #CarRestoration #Engineering #CNCMachining
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🤔 Did you know...? Our engine division, @FormhallsEngine, helped to restore the first of two 22.4-litre V12 engines from the 1927 land-speed-record-setting Sunbeam 1000HP - the first car ever to break the 200MPH barrier. Nicknamed 'The Slug', the vehicle fired up for the first
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☕ The perfect grind. We don't know much about coffee, but we're experts in crankshaft grinding. We begin by checking each crankshaft for straightness, followed by careful measurement of all journals. We blend all radii and grind to within a 0.0005-inch tolerance.
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✅ Cylinder: freshly bored. Here at Formhalls, we offer expert boring and honing services for engines requiring restoration or performance enhancement. From worn liners to obsolete pistons or uneven bores, we provide precise, reliable solutions. #CylinderBoring #EngineTuning
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👋 Meet Chris - one of our master engineers. What he doesn't know about engines isn't worth knowing. #EngineBuild #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering #CarRestoration #Engineering #CNCMachining
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🔥 Casting our #WhiteMetalBearings - we use only new Hoyt 11R or 11Z3 white metal ingots. Shells are tinned, and the moulds and pots are preheated to ensure uniform temperature. Metal is poured and left to cool naturally. #EngineBuild #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering
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🔍 Over the years, we've worked on a remarkable variety of engines, including those from Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, Lagonda, Ferrari, Indian, Ace, Ariel, Delage, Triumph, MG, Riley, Aston Martin, Alvis and more. #EngineBuild #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering #CarRestoration
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🥽 Engine boring isn't boring. We're experts in: ✅ Honing for optimal surface finish and ring sealing ✅ Boring to the next oversize ✅ Liner installation - custom-fitted to your engine ✅ Bespoke piston design for rare or specialist applications #EngineBoring #EngineTuning
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🔴 FORMHALLS CAM: Grinding a big-end journal from a Morini motorbike crankshaft to 0.0005-inch tolerance. #CrankshaftGrinding #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering #CarRestoration #Engineering #CNCMachining
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🛠️ Everything with a place, and everything in its place. #EngineBuild #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering #CarRestoration #Engineering #CNCMachining
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🤔 Can you name the model of this beautiful Marcos we've been taking care of in the workshop recently? Comment below... @marcosmotorco
#EngineBuild #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering #CarRestoration #Engineering #CNCMachining
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📏 Always remember: measure twice, cut once. #EngineBuild #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering #CarRestoration #Engineering #CNCMachining
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🔗 At one with the machine. Our Bridgeport mill is a Swiss army knife of engine machining capabilities. #EngineBuild #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering #CarRestoration #Engineering #CNCMachining
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🎞️ We are privileged to have been entrusted to help restore the twin 22.4-litre V12 engines of the legendary 1927 Sunbeam land speed record car, developing 1000HP - the first vehicle to break the 200MPH barrier. @natlmotormuseum
#EngineBuild #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering
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🔥 A key step in creating our #WhiteMetalBearings: pre-heating the moulds to ensure uniform temperature before casting. #EngineBuild #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering #CarRestoration #Engineering #CNCMachining
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✅ Skimming complete - thanks to our state-of-the-art @comecsrl ACF 200 CNC machine. #EngineBuild #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering #CarRestoration #Engineering #CNCMachining
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🤏 Fine margins make all the difference. #EngineBuild #EngineTuning #AutomotiveEngineering #CarRestoration #Engineering
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⬜ We provide world-class #WhiteMetalBearing services trusted by restoration specialists, engine manufacturers, museums, machine shops, racers and car enthusiasts. Each one is cast, machined and finished in-house, with a lifetime guarantee against casting and material faults.
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⚙️ Every engine has a story, and we know all the lines… From the block and down to the smallest washer, we make things tick smoother than they ever have before. Contact us today: ☎️ +44 (0)1725 511241 📩 enquiries@formhalls.com 🌐 https://t.co/0EZ9GQDPfX
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