SEALEY UP FOR PROMOTION!
Apr 15th
New and in Sealey’s Spring 2021 Promotion you can find their SCT03 and SCT27 Ultrasonic Parts Cleaning Tanks.
Many of their features are similar, the main difference being the tank capacity. SCT03 has a 3-litre tank whereas the SCT27 has a 27-litre tank, simply choose the model which best suits your needs. Designed for the professional, these parts cleaning tanks can be used by garages, jewellers, dentists, hobbyists and more.
Both come equipped with a de-gas function to help improve the cleaning process and a special feature is the soft cleaning mode, enabling you to clean your more fragile items.
Using ultrasonic wave More >
MY HERO!
Apr 15th
Now we’re able to travel more freely again, there are doubtless quite a few cars out there that haven’t had the care they’re used to over the last 12 months.
These are the times when we need our vehicles to perform faultlessly, yet the law of dynamic negatives suggests that they are the very occasions when something will happen. Statistically speaking, a flat tyre is one of the most common causes of a roadside breakdown.
While it is impossible to predict what lies in the path of our car tyres, Road Hero is mitigating the distress of a flat tyre with an innovative More >
A BUNDLE OF JOY FROM US TO YOU!
Apr 8th
We’ve just unveiled our latest online offer which takes the form of ‘bundle’ offers for our ‘Special Ops’ publications.
A £10 note gets you our Special Ops Guide and either one of our Classic Kitcars & Specials publications. A £4.98 saving. https://totalkitcar-com.myshopify.com/collections/classic-kit-cars-specials/products/special-ops-bundle-three-special-offeror https://totalkitcar-com.myshopify.com/collections/classic-kit-cars-specials/products/special-ops-bundle-one-special-offer.
£15 will buy you BOTH issues (thus far) of Classic Kitcars & Specials https://totalkitcar-com.myshopify.com/collections/classic-kit-cars-specials/products/special-ops-bundle-two-special-offer.
Meanwhile, the FULL HOUSE bundle costs £20 and bags all THREE magazines. https://totalkitcar-com.myshopify.com/products/special-ops-full-house-bundle-special-offer.
BURTON – SUITS YOU, SIR (THINK ABOUT IT – ED!)
Apr 8th
Once upon a time, you’d find a great cross-section of often quirky kitcar makers in France, Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands. Sadly, most of them are now gone but one survivor still doing very well is The Burton Car Company of Zutphen (24 miles north-west of Arnhem, for reference).
The company was founded as Duck Hunt BV in 1998 by the Göbel brothers, Iwan and Dimitri who created their lovely little retro-styled Citroën 2CV-based two-seater and have sold hundreds since.
You can still buy one as a kit (from €4499) or as a turnkey (from €12,500) and the little Burton has become More >
OBJETS D’ART
Apr 8th
New from the steering wheel meisters at Moto Lita is this gorgeous new range of gearknobs.
A perfect dance partner for their steering wheels and ideal for any tasteful kitcar interior each gearknob is presented in a quality gift box and are crafted from wood and polished billet 5/26in UNC.
If you don’t know the thread required by your gearknob then there is a handy thread measuring guide http://theoreticalmachinist.com/Threads_UnifiedImperial.aspx.
You can choose from polished or anodised alloy and burr walnut finishes, while a selection of badges to top off your gearknob are also available. Prices start from £124.80 inc VAT.
More information from www.moto-lita.co.uk or More >
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 >
