METAL BASHING PAR EXCELLENCE
Mar 31st
Who doesn’t love a glorious aluminium body? Williams & Pritchard were the meisters of such things for many years, followed closely by the likes of Robert Peel Ltd, Maurice Gomm Engineering and Shapecraft.
The latter, run by Clive Smart, is still around and still producing stunning work, while Gerry Hawkridge has some glorious bodies made in his Polish factory.
Another company, Barnstaple-based, North Devon Metalcraft, is another who for years have been making all sorts of automotive-related components, and a range of car bodies including Jaguar C-type. They’ve also been making Cobra bodies too, and still do, but have extended that range More >
INJECTION FOR LIFE
Mar 31st
This new product from Burlen could be a game-changer as it brings fuel injection capability to SU carburettors, following hot on the heels of Jenvey’s Heritage Throttle Bodies designed around Weber DCOE-style carbs.
Loads of kitcars are running around on the good old Skinners Union set-up and this new product looks completely stock until you have a poke about and look inside and find a very clever and complex fuel injection device that Burlen say will transform performance and emissions.
Oooh I say …
The Salisbury-based company has been working on the ‘SUi’ as it’s called for four years and will supply the More >
PRETTY COLOURS
Mar 31st
New kit from Goodridge that will appeal to Mazda MX-5 fans and kitcar-owners using the iconic Japanese sportscar as a donor vehicle.
Goodridge’s kit will offer hugely improved brake efficiency offered by modern braided hoses, unrivaled reliability and longevity, and a complete absence of that most irritating and potentially dangerous of traits, brake pedal sponginess. Owners even have a choice of ten distinct colours to pick from, meaning that there’s no danger of saddling their pride and joy (and let’s not forget, rapidly appreciating classic) with garish, clashing hues.
Goodridge’s position as the world’s leading manufacturer of performance fluid transfer systems means More >
DON’T SCRATCH
Mar 31st
As any true petrolhead will tell you, discovering a scratch on your car can be terrifying. Actually, on reflection, it’s far worse than that! Luckily, Royal-warranted car care meisters, Autoglym has come to the rescue with their all-new Scratch Removal Complete Kit, making this most traumatic of ownership experiences an easily remedied.
As the name suggests, this kit is the cure-all for all manner of minor surface scratches and imperfections, allowing you to carefully return the damaged panel to an ‘as new’ condition.
Having seen many competitors products also result in clouding or unsightly ‘holograms’ on the paint surface, Autoglym’s fiendishly clever More >
TYRE CONDITIONER
Mar 31st
I hate old and discoloured-looking tyres and they can really ruin the appearance of an otherwise clean car that you have spent a few hours washing and polishing.
However, Infinity Rubber Wax should help you achieve and maintain a better look, as the maker’s claim that it returns faded sidewalls to showroom-like condition leaving them with a subtle sheen rather than false over-glossy look.
Also, via the soft applicator included in the pack the product is solvent-free so won’t perish the tyres while water will bead-up on the sidewall, too. It impressed me.
Infinity Rubber Wax costs £14.99 inc VAT and is available More >
ARE YOU SO INCLINED?!
Mar 31st
When fitted to the tyre/wheel, Gunson’s Trakrite camber bar (part number 77137) gives a solid metal base that is parallel to the wheel and suspension upright and is the ideal mount for camber gauges. When used in conjunction with the new digital inclinometer from Laser Tools (part number 6657) the combination offers exceptional accuracy (±0.2º).
The Trakrite camber bar is assembled in seconds and full instructions are included. It is easy to adjust and use; the top bracket allows for adjustment to the profile of the tyre, then adjust the wheel spacers to the top and bottom edges of the wheel More >
SEA LIONS? THEY’RE SEALS!
Mar 31st
Mini Spares has announced that it can now offer high quality windscreen rubber seals for the front and rear windows of Classic Mini saloons and kitcars that use Mini windscreens.
CZH1719MS – Genuine Mini Spares rubber windscreen seal for all Minis 1959-1991. £10.73 inc VAT.
CCB10011MS – Genuine Mini Spares rubber windscreen seal as fitted to Minis 1990-Onwards (these have the extra lip to help avoid leaks and give a cleaner edge). £19.40 inc VAT.
JRC2674 – Genuine Mini Spares Mk2 onwards rear rubber windscreen seal suitable for both plain and heated rear screens. £11.16 inc VAT.
14A8744 – Genuine Mini Spares Mk1 type More >
CATALOGUE SHOPPING
Mar 31st
Sealey’s BIGGEST EVER Tool Catalogue features 9500 product lines, and the new edition of The Tool Catalogue™, a must-have reference for automotive technicians, engineers, farmers and serious DIY enthusiasts, is available NOW.
More comprehensive than ever before, the latest version contains over 2200 new lines including:
New Consumables added to our already vast range.
Batteryless Jump Starters.
Top of the range ‘Premier Black’ Sockets with ‘Total Drive’ ability.
One-Battery-Fits-All range of Power Tools.
New variants of our award winning 360° Inspection Lamps
Sealey work relentlessly to bring you the latest technologies, products and a range that will cover all your tool and workshop requirements. Trusted by professionals, More >
SHOW TIME AT EDELBROCK
Mar 31st
Here’s one primarily aimed at our North American readers – On Friday, May 5, 2017, Edelbrock will once again be opening the doors of their corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility to the public for free shop tours.
Those attending will get the opportunity to take a guided tour of Edelbrock’s Research & Development, Manufacturing and Quality Control departments. This is a unique opportunity for automotive enthusiasts to see what it takes to design and manufacture high-quality performance products. Shop tours begin at 10am. and end at 1.00pm. Limited spots are available and are going fast. Interested parties can register online at www.edelbrockcarshow.com.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, More >
BEARINGS NEEDED
Mar 31st
This new Summit Racing Retrofit Rocker Trunnion Kit for GM LS engines is sure to appeal. If you add a higher lift camshaft and corresponding valve springs to an LS engine you’re looking for trouble; problems trouble with the needle bearings in the factory rocker arm trunnions, primarily.
Those bearings are not designed to take the hammering bigger cams and stiffer valve springs dish out. That leads to their premature demise.
Summit Racing’s Retrofit Trunnion Kit is the solution. The kit has hardened steel trunnions with bronze bushings that can handle loads many times greater than needle bearing trunnions.
The design also ensures the trunnions More >
