Facilities & Equipment

Below is a list of the workshop equipment, machine room facilities and sub-contractors the team has access to, in order to service, repair and restore vintage cars.

The Gentry team knows exactly what can be achieved with the use of its own facilities, equipment and skills sets. The team also knows exactly what can be achieved by using specialist sub-contractors.

If something needs to be manufactured, the Gentry team is more than capable of working from sketches and drawings - provided they're accompanied by relevant technical data and dimensions. Alternatively, if the team are physically given something to copy, the team can work with that too.

Finally, if a client wants something fabricated for their car, perhaps to facilitate the fitment of more modern-day motoring conveniences. For example, alternators or starter motors, the team is capable of designing whatever is required to fulfil all requirements.

WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT

Rolling Road Testing - Dynotech - 2-Wheel Drive up to 1,000 BHP
Welding - Aluminium, Cast Iron, Steel, all forms - Arc, Mig, Tig and Gas
Brazing, Soldering, Silver Soldering
Tyre Fitting and Balancing
Cylinder Boring
Cylinder Honing
Valve Seat Cutting and Grinding
Sheet Metal Fabrication - Guillotine, Folding and Rolling - for Battery Boxes, Fuel and Oil Tanks etc
Heating for Straightening and Bending Large Parts
Cold Tube Bending - 1" to 3" (25mm to 75mm) Diameter
Oxyacetylene Cutting
Hot Wash Tank (1m x 1m) for Cleaning Large Parts and Components - eg Crankcases etc
Small Parts Cleaning
Small Parts Rust Removal - Nuts and Bolts etc
Small Parts Polishing
Sand Blasting
Hot/Steam Water Pressure Washing
Cooling System Pressure Testing and Combustion Gases Leak Detection 

MACHINE SHOP FACILITIES

CAD/CAM Siemens NX Software - to design, simulate and manufacture in one solution
CNC Milling Hurco VM20i 4-Axis Vertical Machining Centre with Max Control - for superior capacity precision engineering and efficiency
CNC Milling Dugard Eagle 660 4-Axis with Haidenhein Control - for large capacity precision engineering and efficiency 
CNC Turning Hurco TM10 with WinMax CAD/CAM Control - for reduced set-up and programming time
3-D Scanning
Conventional Milling
Conventional Turning
Surface Grinding
Spark Eroding
Hydraulic Pressing - 30 Tons (30480kgs)
Hardness Testing
Crack Testing

SPECIALIST AND EXPERT SUB-CONTRACTORS

Below is a list of work carried out by specialist sub-contractors the Gentry team works with. The team has developed long-standing, tried and tested relationships with all of them. Ultimately we trust them as if they are direct employees of Gentry Restorations. We only appoint sub-contractors with the highest possible standards. Furthermore, sub-contractors aren't simply left to their own devices, the Gentry team project manages, advises and oversees all work undertaken by them.    

Interior Trimmers
Body and Chassis Painting
Timber Body Frames - Making and Repairing
Metal Bodies - Making and Repairing
Electrics - Re-Wiring and Repairing
Crankcase and Cambox Line Boring
White Metal Bearings for Crankshafts and Con Rods
Metal Polishing
Plating and Stripping - Chrome and Nickel
Radiators - Complete New Build and Repairing
Instrument Restoration
Heat Treatment - Tempering and Hardening
Wire Wheel Renovation - New Rims, Centres and Trueing
Large Scale Paint Stripping - Sand and Soda Blasting etc
Vehicle Transportation - Short and Long-Haul - Road, Sea and Air
Customs Import and Export Services - Temporary or Permanent