LONG BLOCKS FOR VEEDUB FROM SUMMIT
Jun 1st
New from Summit Racing are these SCAT dual port long blocks, which have high-performance ‘baked’ right into them and are ready for your induction system, headers, and ignition.
The long blocks feature a new engine case, cylinder jugs with forged pistons, cylinder heads, and new component parts:
- Eight-pin cast crankshaft
- Chromoly I-beam connecting rods
- Chromoly steel gland nut and thick washer
- Performance grind camshaft with cam gear
- Lightweight solid lifters
- Chromoly 1.25 ratio rocker arms with solid rocker shafts and swivel valve adjusting screws
- Steel pushrods
- Heavy-duty oil pump
- Lightweight flywheel
- Stainless steel five-tab valve covers
- Doghouse oil cooler
Available Engine Sizes
- 1700cc Type 2/4
- 1800cc Type 2/4
- 1835cc Type 1
- 1915cc Type 1
- 2000 and 2056cc Type More >
WOLFRACE PUT THE ‘KIBO’ ON IT!
Jun 1st
Hot on the heels of their recently unveiled Torino wheel, Wolfrace has once again proven its commitment to making 2017 its most productive year to date (and for a company with well over four decades of history that is saying something), and has released details of a yet another new design of alloy wheel, the Kibo.
Not only is the Kibo a great looking wheel (more on that in a moment), it has some illustrious company, joining the likes of the Torino, Lugano and Poison in the highly-regarded Wolfrace GB lineup.
Like many of Wolfrace’s most successful of offerings, the Kibo is More >
GD LAUNCHES NEW PREMISES IN STYLE
May 25th
GD boss, Andy Burrows (nearest camera) prepares for yet another test drive last Saturday at the company’s excellent open day.You know, I’ve heard it said that if you test drive a TESLA MODEL S, you’ll buy one. I think it’s the same with a GD!
We were at Gardner Douglas Sports Cars’ factory open day last Saturday, their first for an amazing thirteen years (track-based events have run during the interim) and also our first chance to view their new premises in Grantham, beautifully-located right by the side of the A1 where it meets the A607.
I am hugely impressed with the More >
MODS AND ROCKERS
May 25th
NICE EFFORT.
Proving beyond all doubt at the recent Stoneleigh show that they are back with a bang, Pilgrim Motorsports, now owned and run by Paul Bennett, had a very impressive stand that lots of people commented on.
In addition to re-launching their Speedster model and also a special edition model with TV restorer, Fuzz Townshend, their Sumo Cobra replica is still very much available and now has the option of being available in modular kit form, which means each key chunk of the build can be bought separately as budget and/or space allows.
In all there are ten modules starting with the More >
BUILD IT WITH WILKO’S HELP!
May 25th
John Cowperthwaite has been in touch with news of his latest creation, a kiddies car (aimed at children between five and ten years old) called the EKO ‘Safety Racer’.
This one is a petrol-powered kid’s car inspired by a thirties ATCO children’s safety car, which was powered by one of their motor mower engines.
Power comes from a 50cc go-ped engine (with a throttle stop), disc brakes all-round, the EKO is a plans and patterns build, made from two Wilko compost bins and the mudguards cut from a Wilco water butt.
While still being simple to construct, this is a more sophisticated design than John’s Lightning More >
IT’S ALL ABOUT LEVERAGE
May 25th
When removing ball-joints, control arms and suspension struts it’s always a struggle to hold the lower suspension arm out of the way; even with a dedicated suspension arm lever, you’re wrestling against the anti-roll bar and it feels like you need a third hand.
Laser Tools to the rescue! With this new hands-free suspension arm lever (part number 6936), once it’s fitted, simply wind down the lower suspension arm and it is held there under tension as you release the lower ball-joint or the suspension strut. Once the suspension is dismantled, the lower arm stays in place until you are ready More >
XL – FOR A BIGGER BOOM
May 25th
Boom Mat XL is the latest addition to DEI’s range of damping material. It is 4mm thick and 166 per cent thicker than its original damping material providing extreme noise damping for the most extreme commercial and sound-off competition applications.
Interior panels vibrate and generate noise. Boom Mat stops that noise by trapping it between the thick, 4mm aluminium stiffening top-skin and the asphalt free, pure butyl, noise constraining layer. The peel and stick backing will adhere to any interior surface, vertical or overhead without sagging, even in the most demanding of temperature extremes.
Boom Mat outperforms the competition and is the More >
NO, NOT ‘FACE OFF’ THIS IS ‘WAX OFF’!
May 25th
When you want to give your car’s bodywork a thorough cleanse and wax, it’s important that you remove all traces of old wax and polish from its surface. Lots of IPAs and panel wipes claim to get rid of it, but don’t.
You can always ‘clay’ the surface and that will do the job nicely but can be a bit time consuming. Autobrite Direct’s Wax Off strips off all traces of old polish and wax and a little goes a long way as depending on the levels of crud you can dilute it 10:1.
A word of warning though it shouldn’t be More >
IT’S A LIGHTWEIGHT POWER PACK
May 25th
Replacing the existing heavy lead acid battery with a lithium-ion battery is the easiest and most effective method of reducing the overall weight and lowering the centre of gravity of a competition car.
The RPS-LB-B40 lightweight lithium-ion battery has been developed for use with racing car engines up to 4000cc fitted with an alternator and pit equipment.
A lithium-ion battery also enables the battery location to be changed to lower the centre of gravity. Since lithium-ion batteries are sealed they can be mounted in any orientation, even flat on their side.
The RPS-LB-B40 battery has a nominal voltage of 13.2v and a nominal More >
‘LS’ BE ‘AVING YOU!
May 25th
Mike Mavrigian of Birchwood Automotive has finished another cool engine build. This one is a 440ci LS engine based on Dart’s LS Next iron block. The 10.54:1 compression engine made 665bhp and 627lb.-ft. of torque on the dyno.
Short Block Combo
Inside the Dart LS Next block are a Scat forged crankshaft and forged H-beam connecting rods, JE forged pistons, and a COMP Cams LSR hydraulic roller cam sporting .624 inches of lift and 243° intake/251° exhaust duration at .050in lift. Other components include a Dart block hardware kit and cam bearings specific to the LS Next block, Clevite main and rod More >
