LOOK AFTER YOUR TIG
Oct 10th
If you depend on your TIG welder for your work – or hobby – you’ll already know not to use tap water on its own as a coolant. If you do the insides of your heater rad would end up in a sorry state!
However, even a recommended coolant can be improved upon. DEI TIG Chill Additive is designed to be compatible with all types of coolant and coolant/water mixtures and can even be used with plain water
DEI TIG Chill will:
• increase the thermal transfer of the coolant. • extend the coolant system life by reducing deposits. • reduce cavitation.
With winter coming More >
ACCURATE CAMBER ANGLE
Oct 10th
The B-G Racing Aluminium Camber Frame 3-Pin Adaptor is designed to convert the B-G Racing Aluminium Camber Frame (BGR307) into a 3-Pin hands-free measuring device.
The adaptor is produced from aluminium with a durable, black powdercoated finish and retails at £53.99 inc VAT.
For more call 01268 764 411 or visit www.b-gdirect.com ENDS.
WE ALL LIKE A BIT OF BLING, MISTER!
Oct 10th
Very impressed by Carnauba Spray Wax from the marvellously-named, Mr Bling car care.
It’s an effective product good on any painted surface, plastic, metal, chrome, glass or vinyl surface.
An easy-on; easy-off wax that also has the ability to protect surfaces that it’s applied too, while also giving a strong hydrophobic barrier against rain. It beads well. I know because we’ve had lots of rain!
The deep gloss shine was mirror-like and Carnauba Spray Wax is a water-based environmentally-friendly product with no harsh chemical, abrasives or silicones, meaning it’s bodyshop safe.
The formula contains T1 carnauba wax and natural oils that aid that ‘just More >
COOL OIL SYSTEMS
Oct 10th
Oil coolers are designed to cool the oil in high performance and racing car engines. The cooler consists of a variable number of aluminium pressed plates. The oil-ways are interspersed with aluminium strip louvered and formed into corrugations to provide air-ways, see photos below. Read more about Oil Cooler design and how they work in Merlin Motorsport’s article RACE CAR OIL SYSTEMS – AN OVERVIEW
The Castle Combe-based emporium supply Mocal, Setrab and PWR oil coolers which are oil-to-air coolers. The design of these oil coolers is beautifully simple and efficient.
Find out more here MOCAL, SETRAB AND PWR OIL COOLERS or call 01249 782 101 More >
FEEL THE POWER
Oct 10th
New from Car Builder Solutions is this clever Ceramic Headlamp Plug (#HLPLGCER), which is the solution for uprated, high-power headlamp bulbs.
This standard-format headlamp plug is made from heatproof ceramic with a PVC outer sheath and is pre-wired with female spade terminals on 150mm long fly-leads.
WHITE – Low Beam
BLUE – High Beam
BLACK – Earth -12V
A bargain at just £3.60.
More information from www.carbuilder.com or 01580 891 309 ENDS.
LOOK AFTER YOUR EYES!
Oct 10th
The traditional upholstery or sail eyelet is used on many applications, from a host of different kitcar models on their hoods and tonneau covers to utility vehicle tarpaulin covers, and especially on boat and yacht sails.
The two-piece eyelets are readily available but how do you fit them? Reach for this new specialist riveting tool (part number 77157) from Gunson.
This is a precision-machined punch and die tool, manufactured in Sheffield. It is a traditional riveting hand-tool, used with a hammer to complete the riveting action. Each piece of the eyelet is placed either side of the pre-cut hole in the material; More >
‘KLASSIC’ KOUGAR KITS
Oct 3rd
A couple of emails into the office of late on the Kougar Sports, primarily asking whether the iconic kit is still available. Well, the answer is yes, but more on the present in a moment. Let’s deal with the past first.
Created by ex-Crosthwaite and Gardner engineer, Rick Stevens, of Uckfield and based on Jaguar S-type mechanicals. Stevens came up with the aluminium-bodied prototype in 1976 and was inspired to produce his own car after his old S-type was looking a little tired.
He reasoned that despite the Jag’s body fit for the scrapyard, if he used the sound mechanicals of the More >
‘PORTACHIAVI’ SOUNDS SO MUCH NICER THAN ‘KEY FOB’!
Oct 3rd
We always like to bring you innovative products where we can – the sort of items that are perfect for the kit and specialist car enthusiast who likes nice things. The piece this week on the work of Flat Out Studio is one such while this one on the beautiful hand-crafted key fob work of Davide Mariscotti could really be of interest to totalkitcar and TKC Mag readers.
You’ll want one 2! Pic courtesy of Rosario Liberti @royale77
Our cars are special, one of Davide’s key-fobs could be very tempting for you, dear reader. Davide is an accountant by trade although lives More >
EVOCATIVE, SOULFUL PRINTS
Oct 3rd
You’ll want one …
Some website stores are dangerous to one’s wallet! One that I sometimes cannot leave without spending a few quid is that of Flat Out Studio, purveyors of simply fantastic circuit outline prints – produced in a really high-quality and cool way.
Think of a circuit and there’s a very, very good chance that they will have a print of it available on their website.
The prints are crafted by proper designers, with unusually, all corners labelled, which brings them alive due to that extra bit of detail, giving the prints real soul. Each one also includes full track name, More >
LAUGHING GEAR
Oct 3rd
Most nitrous oxide kits come from America and their fittings usually aren’t compatible with our Gen II Nos bottles or BOC Nos bottles.
Now, thanks to Aeroflow, the problem has been solved. It has just released a pair of Nitrous Bottle Adaptors to fit the -04 AN and -06 AN-threads commonly found on US nitrous kits so that they will accept UK/European gas bottles.
The adaptors are produced from aluminium and are CNC-machined for a precision fit.
They retail from £23.99 each inc VAT. For more details contact 01268 764 411 or visit www.b-gdirect.com ENDS.
