HAZARD WARNING
Apr 8th
Another great new product from Retronics is this RHLM – Hazard Light Module Kit, which is a discreet but essential safety item for kit and classic cars.
Should you need to pull over while driving being able to let other road users know your situation is vital.
Many kit and classic cars are much smaller than today’s mainstream vehicles so the need to be seen is even greater. Visibility is essential, especially in a breakdown or emergency.
The RHLM is an ultra-reliable universal hazard light module and comes ready to fit that is simple to install with no need to replace your existing More >
NEWS FROM THE ‘DRKSIDE’ – COMPELLING STUFF
Apr 8th
We’ve been following the progress of Rob Moon’s innovative and exciting three-wheeler project the Drkside. We were speaking to Rob this week and are happy to share his thoughts here. Over to you, Rob …
As TKC Mag/totalkitcar readers may recall, several months ago we gave a sneak preview of my Darkside concept – a distinctly different interpretation of a vehicle focused on delivering unparalleled driver engagement courtesy of an unrepentant reverse-trike architecture, heavily mass-centralised design, and frankly preposterous power-to-weight targets.
The concept itself has received heaps of praise and I am pleased to report that, despite almost zero active marketing, we More >
NICE PAIR OF PINS
Apr 8th
New from Rally Design are these stainless steel bonnet pin posts.
You open the bonnet of your immaculate kitcar and instead of focusing on the engine the eye strays to the rusty old bonnet pin kit posts.
It has always amazed me that of the cheap ‘stainless’ bonnet pin kits, the only part that is stainless steel is the slider pressing, the posts are usually mild steel/zinc plated – they soon badly rust and the rust invades the associated slam panel. We seem to have accepted this for years!
These posts are manufactured from top quality stainless to a pattern that makes them direct More >
IT’S SLICK AND IT SLIDES
Apr 8th
I really like the new Slick & Slide from Adam’s Polishes. It’s the latest addition to their growing range of products and is a quick detailer or for those more serious car care fiends amongst the totalkitcar.com readership, it is really best described as a ‘topper’ and ‘in-between washes’ product.
Adam’s say that it contains unique polymers that give it the hydrophobicity or bead-making ability.
I used it on my two-tone Smart ForFour, which looks great when it’s clean but definitely not when it’s covered in road crud. Trouble is, not only are there two colours involved here but also a combination More >
BIG BORE NOT A BIG BORE!
Apr 8th
If your air-cooled classic is in need of some additional motivation then an SSP 1776cc engine might just be the kick in the rear it has been searching for.
Produced in the UK on an ISO9002 certified assembly line, it’s built around an all-new full-flow ready aluminium crankcase and features a host of brand-new components and high-performance goodies.
044 spec big valve heads are partnered with stainless steel SCAT rocker covers, an Engle 110 camshaft, 69mm counterweighted crankshaft and I-Beam rods all ensure strength and reliability, not to mention the potential to create decent power once you have bolted on your carburettors More >
QUARTZ PROTECTION
Apr 8th
New in Tenzi’s Pro Detailing range is P14 Si Quartz protection, which is a very versatile Si 02-based spray coating that can be used on car paint, glass, rubber and plastic trim.
Its wide array of applications makes it unique I think (I may be wrong) and I personally don’t know of another product that can be used on so many surfaces (Angel Wax Corona Wax, maybe).
I tried it extensively on my two-tone Smart ForFour and useless products are always highlighted on that hard-to-clean paintwork, a mix of ABS panels and steel. By contrast, P14 Si was a breeze to use More >
MARLIN SOLD, BRILLIANT AVATAR PROJECT STILL UP FOR GRABS
Apr 1st
Avatar project up for grabs
Always good to hear from Terry Matthews, boss of Marlin Sportscars and we have a bit of an exclusive of a Marlin nature this week. Sort of.
I’ll let Terry explain further.
Hi Steve, I understand that there have been a few rumours going round that Marlin Sports Cars is under new ownership. As we are not quite ready to make an official announcement yet I will just say for now that yes, it is true and very exciting. Watch this space for a full update very soon
In the meantime, this brings me on to let you know More >
LOOK, HOW MANY MORE TIMES? NO HORN JOKES!
Apr 1st
New from our friends at Car Builder Solutions is this Lucas-style large, classic 110dB (!) wind horn.
It’s a replica of a Lucas WT618 high and low note horn and in period was OEM fit by the likes of Rolls-Royce, Morgan, Austin, Lotus, Bristol, and some Triumph models.
Equally hilarious is that Matt Foreman at CBS has now added sound files to the company’s website so you can hear the various beeps, blows, blares, blasts, rootles and arooogahs!
Part number LUHORN features a quality cast alloy horn body with domed ABS cover and is available now at £84.
More from www.carbuilder.com/horns ENDS.
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RUN ON RAILS!
Apr 1st
Water rails are designed to simplify the cooling system and plumbing of the engine when installed in-line in a rear-wheel-drive kitcar.
Zetec engines have water outlets at the back of the head; in most RWD applications these original outlet housings foul the bulkhead. Water rails are designed to transfer this outlet to the front of the engine thereby making the plumbing simpler and neater.
Burton Power offers two different water rails for the Zetec E engine. Both Water Rails are suitable for the Ford Zetec E 16v Silver Top -05/98 engine and the Ford Zetec E 16v Black Top 05/98-.
The first, from More >
SPECIAL: JACK FISHER
Apr 1st
Cutting my teeth on a magazine called Kitcars & Specials (there’s a clue there) back in the eighties, it’s quite obvious that I have an attraction to hardcore, scratch-built cars.
Indeed, in recognition of this our ‘new’ magazine ‘Classic Kitcars & Specials’ tips its hat to my origins and more importantly to ‘special’ cars.
I’d heard of Jack Fisher but never met him and until I got my teeth into this cracking little biography, I had no idea that he’d built a laudable 22 specials during his lifetime.
Shamefully, I was only aware of two of them, the Fisher Spyder and Fisher GT. More >
