Kitcar enthusiasts used to be happy working on our driveways, carports and basic single garages but in recent years our perceptions have changed and well-equipped garages, often with heating, tiles (or carpet) and various other equipment designed to make our leisure work a breeze.

Once the preserve of professionals, more sophisticated enthusiast-level kit has never been more affordable, so it is with stuff like ramps and vehicle lifts. Fifteen years ago, I would never have seen such things in a kitcar builder’s armoury.

Thanks to lifts becoming more accessible and not necessarily cost-prohibitive many people can now aspire to one. The arrival More >

The latest addition to the Webcon range of parts for American carburettors is the Edelbrock Master Repair Kit (Part No. 1477), which is suitable for all Edelbrock Performer and Thunder series of Square Bore carburettors.

The kit contains all the parts required to overhaul these popular units and comes complete with comprehensive installation and set-up instructions.

Edelbrock 1477 is available now from stock priced at £92.54 inc VAT.

For further details call 01932 787 100 or visit www.webcon.co.uk ENDS.

The Lucas PL700 ‘Tripod’ headlight was much-loved during its production and it has been frustrating for classic car and classic-flavoured kitcar owners not to be able to buy the original lights.

Copies have been made in recent times produced using modern H4 halogen bulbs but the overall quality has been regarded as poor by enthusiasts.

A solution could be at hand as Better Car Lighting of Warwickshire has teamed-up with a highly-regarded European headlight manufacturer to reproduce these high-quality items.

They have gained all of the relevant type approvals and this is the first time that conventional 7in round headlights have been developed More >

So often a generator is an essential tool in the garage or race paddock for powering tools, recharging timing equipment/laptops or boiling a small kettle for that essential cup of tea!

Conventional generators tend to be noisy whereas these latest inverter-style generators are much quieter, no more than a ‘humming’ noise at half load.

Inverter generators have a perfect smooth sine wave output essential for sensitive electronics and are very fuel-efficient only producing output on demand.

Both the 3600 and 4600 units from Rally Design have a 2kw output, are shaped to be car stackable, have the best quality copper alternator windings and More >

Many kit and classic car owners are confused about which anti-freeze they should use.

Should it be Inorganic Additive Technology (IAT), Organic Acid Technology (OAT), or Hybrid Organic Acid Technology (HOAT)?

Should it be green, blue or pink?

Mini Spares has taken the guesswork out of choosing the right anti-freeze by producing its own Mini Spares brand anti-freeze, which is suitable for ALL classic Mini A-Series engines.

It can be left in the radiator all year round as it is also a summer coolant and contains rust inhibitors to protect your engine’s cooling system.

If you’re interested, it also conforms to ASTM D3306, ASTM D4985, More >