Thurston Engineering Ltd

Thurston Engineering Ltd Modern, well equipped, family owned business that still retains the old fashioned principles!

Peugeot Mi16 Engine that we rebuilt earlier this year for a lovely customer, who has documented the 205 GTiโ€™s progress o...
03/11/2025

Peugeot Mi16 Engine that we rebuilt earlier this year for a lovely customer, who has documented the 205 GTiโ€™s progress on YouTube!

๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿผ Ford 289 V8 Engine Rebuild recently completed for a lovely repeat customer. Looks great, if we do say so ourselves! L...
18/07/2025

๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿผ Ford 289 V8 Engine Rebuild recently completed for a lovely repeat customer.

Looks great, if we do say so ourselves! Looking forward to seeing it fitted! ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”ง

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”งWe may have had a little hand in sorting this one after a rare failure! ๐Ÿคซ
29/05/2025

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”งWe may have had a little hand in sorting this one after a rare failure! ๐Ÿคซ

In this episode, Tim and Max dive into one of the most unusual engine failures theyโ€™ve ever seenโ€”even Tim, with his decades of Ferrari engine rebuild experie...

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ง Mini Cooper S R56 N14 Block with Darton Sleeve conversion ready for big power!
28/06/2024

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ง Mini Cooper S R56 N14 Block with Darton Sleeve conversion ready for big power!

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ง We love a Rover K-Series! (As found in Caterham, Lotus Elise, Rover 200โ€™s, Freelanders, amongst others!) This oneโ€™s...
10/04/2024

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ง We love a Rover K-Series! (As found in Caterham, Lotus Elise, Rover 200โ€™s, Freelanders, amongst others!)

This oneโ€™s had the block cleaned & prepared for new liners, the deck face machined & Liner Protrusion set.

These are a lovely little lightweight engine and can produce really good power with supporting modifications. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ

๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘€           Job Vacancy!!            ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ง๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”งDo you have a passion for engines or machines and want an interesting r...
20/11/2023

๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘€ Job Vacancy!! ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ง๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”ง

Do you have a passion for engines or machines and want an interesting related job?!!

We have a vacancy for an Admin/Parts & Stores Person, ideally with some engine building or machining / parts or general engineering experience or knowledge, training will be given to the correct candidate.

Your duties will include liasing with clients in person, on the phone and via email, booking-in jobs, answering calls, sourcing & ordering, as well as matching/cross referencing parts, workshop/job progression, managing our stock & keeping the stores in check, entering parts onto invoices - we use an accounting system to manage the stock & invoice so computer use is essential.

A keen eye for detail and good standard of literacy & presentation needed. This may suit a young graduate or semi-retired Technician/Engineer/Mechanic, or someone with a keen understanding or interest in Cars, Buses, Tractors or just Engineering/Engines!

Please drop us a message or email with CV where possible!

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ง Vapour blasting transformation!! ๐Ÿ•บ
04/10/2023

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ง Vapour blasting transformation!! ๐Ÿ•บ

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ง ๐Ÿคฉ BMW M3//M4 S55 Ductile Liner job!! These are good for up to around 1200hp!! ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’จ
08/09/2023

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ง ๐Ÿคฉ BMW M3//M4 S55 Ductile Liner job!! These are good for up to around 1200hp!! ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’จ

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป Best of luck to all our clients off to the Mille! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ
08/06/2023

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป Best of luck to all our clients off to the Mille! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ

And the cars are off! โ€ฆ loaded up for the Mille Miglia!.

After carrying out an extensive winter rebuild programme here at ADP Classic Racing we are very proud to see these two beauties on their way to for the worldโ€™s most famous classic road .

A huge thank you to our wonderful clients for letting us take care of their amazing machinery .. and to our tireless, dedicated and expert team here at for their hard work, care and engineering precision.

We are now looking forward to providing top-flight event support throughout the race, on and off track:

โœ… event support team taking care of our clients both in the car and out of the car
โœ… a support crew for each car
โœ… ensuring this is an event to be remembered for our clients

Next stop โ€ฆ Italy! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Find out more - https://t.ly/_s8ej

1000 Miglia







๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘€           Job Vacancy!!            ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ง๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”งDo you have a passion for engines or machines and want an interesting r...
05/06/2023

๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘€ Job Vacancy!! ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ง๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”ง

Do you have a passion for engines or machines and want an interesting related job?!!

Parts & Stores Person required, ideally with some engine building / parts or general engineering experience, training will be given to the correct candidate.

Your duties will include dealing with clients, booking-in jobs, serving at our shop parts counter, answering calls, sourcing & ordering, as well as matching/cross referencing parts, managing our stock & keeping the stores in check, entering parts onto invoices - we use an accounting system to manage the stock, so computer use is essential.

A keen eye for detail and good standard of literacy & presentation needed. This may suit a semi-retired Technician/Engineer/Mechanic, or someone with a keen understanding or interest in Cars, Buses, Tractors or just Engineering/Engines!

Please drop us a message or email with CV where possible!

Address

Stondon Road
Essex
CM59RB

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+441277362135

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