JOIN THE CLUB
Sep 13th
Two new Club Hammers have been added to Sealey’s Premier Hand Tool range that are designed for daily professional use. The CHF251 has a 2.5-lb drop-forged carbon steel head, and the CHF401 has a 4-lb head.
They are fitted with a glassfibre shaft and feature a contoured shock absorbing rubber grip. The 2.5-lb model is available online from around £11 inc VAT and the 4-lb model for around £16 inc VAT.
Also, added to the range are three sledgehammers, which are manufactured from fine-grained carbon-steel with a heat-treated, induction hardened and tempered with precision ground polished striking face.
These also have a glassfibre More >
TWO BRUSHES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE FOR DETAILERS
Sep 13th
Professional car detailers rely on a number of special brushes and cleaning tools in their pursuit of perfection and this new twin-head cleaning brush from Gunson (part number 77151) will let you clean your pride and joy like a pro. This new brush has been designed to help you clean those hard to reach areas of cars that other cleaning tools simply cannot reach.
Get stuck into these detailed areas of the dashboard with its soft bristle brush; spin it around and use the 3-pronged soft microfibre cloth on your vents, removing all grime and dust particles.
It’s not just modern cars More >
‘C’ IT’S A SPANNER FOR YOUR DAMPERS
Sep 13th
Most coil-over suspension kits come with a rudimentary ‘C’ Spanner for height adjustment.
Now Aeroflow has released a more sophisticated version of the ‘C ‘Spanner to enable you to adjust the locking rings on your coil-over dampers easily and without damaging them.
The ergonomically-designed tool is universal and suits most brands of coil-overs with adjusting nuts up to 82.55mm (3-¼ in) and have a retail price of £41.99 inc VAT.
For more details contact 01268 764 411 or visit www.b-gdirect.com ENDS.
BOOK OF CARBS
Sep 13th
Webcon knows more about carburettors than most, so when it starts stocking a book about carburettors you know the book must be good.
The Haynes Manual on Carburettors is billed by Haynes as ‘Complete coverage for your Carburettor’. It’s certainly the definitive DIY manual on automotive carburettors.
It covers the theory of carburettors, specifications, fault diagnosis, repairs and service adjustments on the following carburettors – * Ford Motorcraft 1V and Variable Venturi (VV) • Pierburg 1B1, 1B3, 2B5, 2B6, 2B7, 2BE, 2E2 and 2E3 • Pierburg (Solex) PDSI and PIC-7 • Solex BIS, EEIT, PBISA, SEIA, Z1, Z10 and Z11 • Weber More >
THE MASTER
Sep 6th
Burton Power has recently released a short body version of its normal ¾in master cylinder.
This brake/clutch master cylinder is ideal for compact installations, being 25mm shorter than the normal BRK016 master cylinder, with a body casting length of just 80mm as measured from the mounting flange.
The master cylinder has a 7/16in UNF inlet, a 3/8in UNF outlet, 57mm mounting bolt centres and an M8 threaded rod.
The short body master cylinder can be ordered as BRK075 and at just £35.10 each inc VAT it is an affordable way to solve the problem of a cramped engine compartment in a modified car, More >
IF YOU LIKED THE JAKABI ABSTER MEET THE RSG
Sep 6th
Exciting news from Paul Goldsmith of Jakabi Design concerns a new facelift body kit for the MG TF, with all parts being available separately meaning that customers can pick and choose the pieces they want.
We have a Jakabi Abster, which is fab as far as we’re concerned and makes a great job of updating an MGF, but Paul has now turned his attention to the later MG even bringing in elements inspired by the latest MG3 hathcback.
Thus far, Paul can supply vented front bonnet, new front bumper with side vents (30mm lower than the standard TF item), rear bumper, bootlid More >
SIXTY YEARS OF ‘WHEELY’ GREAT WORK
Sep 6th
An impressive sixtieth anniversary this year for Thruxton-based Moto-Lita, founded by Simon Green in 1958.
To help mark this milestone, sixty of the company’s Trophy steering wheels have been hand-crafted from a Moto-Lita Mk3 spoke pattern made from Sapele wood.
The wheels have been signed by Simon Green and have a bespoke billet centre-cap and has a retail price of £350, which is a small price to pay for such fine craftsmanship.
More from www.moto-lita.co.uk ENDS.
SEXY SOCKET SETS FROM SEALEY
Sep 6th
This latest addition to Sealey’s Premier Black Range of Hand Tools increases the comprehensive selection, which is suitable for daily professional use.
They feature a fully-polished black chrome finish with machined and lacquered surfaces and also incorporate knurled rings for extra grip with oily fingers. The 14-piece set is supplied on socket rail.
For further details, or to view Sealey’s complete range visit www.sealey.co.uk or alternatively call their customer service department on 01284 757 500 ENDS.
YOU NEED A ‘PULLEY’ AUTUMN IS COMING!
Sep 6th
If an engine is fitted with a serpentine belt and the associated ribbed drive pulleys, then care has to be taken when removing these pulleys, particularly the main crankshaft pulley. A traditional puller is likely to damage the outer edge of the ribbed drive pulley. This new puller from Laser Tools (part number 7114) is specifically designed for these ribbed pulleys and is a versatile solution that will safely and smoothly remove water pump pulleys, alternator pulleys, air-conditioning pulleys, crankshaft pulleys, etc.
The 7114 puller has a left and right hand threaded clamping mechanism that lets the toothed clamps close equally More >
NEW SHOES?
Sep 6th
Mittler Bros has introduced a 1½in (38mm) round tube, 6in (152.5mm) centre line radius shoe set for use on the Mittler Bros. hydraulic 90-degree Tube Bender (Part number MB900).
The shoe set is CNC machined from high quality, durable, billet aluminium and is capable of bending mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium and 4130 tubes and pipe.
The shoe set has a minimum bend radius of 3½in (89mm) and is priced at £539.99 inc VAT.
For more details visit: www.b-gdirect.com ENDS.
