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‘WIDE FIVE’ BRM-STYLE
Jul 8th
This style of wheel is one of my favourites although the original BRM wheels were produced from magnesium and now swap hands for thousands of pounds each.
Heritage Parts Centre has captured the real look of the seventies once again with their own tribute to this iconic wheel.
Rather than magnesium, this version is produced from alloy although they retain the ‘wide five’ stud pattern and are available in 5 x 15in sizes with a more user-friendly offset of ET14.
They come in a matt black finish highlighted in silver. I think they’d look great on a variety of kitcars particularly if they More >
UPGRADE YOUR WORKSHOP STORAGE
Jul 8th
UPGRADE your storage space to the ultimate garage or workshop storage solution! Be the envy of your friends or workmates with a great looking Clarke heavy-duty professional modular storage package, suitable for workshops, warehouses, garages or sheds! Ideal for trade and domestic use to create the perfect fitted garage and now available with FREE UK mainland delivery on all Clarke Modular Packages!
Choose from ten complete package systems for ease of ordering and you will know you have all the right units to build your package and you’ll also save money compared to buying all the units individually.
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QUALITY INSULATION
Jul 8th
Dorset-based Dodomat offer some great sound insulation products that are ideal for kitcar enthusiasts.
Take their Dodo Barrier Pro is a mass-loaded vinyl with an integrated CCF closed-cell decoupling layer that is ideal for blocking and absorbing unwanted noises in a car. It can be used on cockpit floors, bulkheads and boot floors.
The product can work on road noise, engine noise and rackets from exhausts.
The material is 8mm thick and sold in single sheets measuring 900 x 600mm (0.54sq.m/5.81 sq. feet).
Prices start at £27 and you can find out about this and other Dodomat products via www.bespokeintegrations.co.uk or 07922 824 252 ENDS.
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LECARRA STEERING WHEELS FROM SUMMIT RACING
Jul 8th
According to Summit Racing you look at your steering wheel more than any other part of your vehicle, so why not get one that’s worth looking at?
Lecarra makes 30 styles of steering wheels for everything from hot rods to race cars with a choice of 12 grip colours. Your eyes – and hands -will thank you.
Lecarra steering wheels are made in the USA and have hand-stitched leather grips. Most wheels are available with your choice of polished or black aluminium spokes, and Summit Racing carries hub adapters to fit many vehicles without airbag-style steering wheels.
SEE LECARRA STEERING WHEELS AT SUMMIT RACING
www.summitracing.com or 1-800-230-3030 More >
TKC MAG – JULY/AUGUST 2021 COMMEMORATIVE ‘100th’ ISSUE
Jul 1st
You’ll find not one but THREE competitions in the July/August 2021 issue of TKC MAG, a special commemorative 100thissue, no less!
You can win a superb Toolcab combo including a 124-piece toolkit from Sealey Tools
You can win a Worx Hydroshot – the solution for cleaning stuff when you haven’t got access to a hosepipe and/or electricity.
You can win a trackday at BRANDS HATCH on the GP circuit courtesy of our good friends at OpenTrack.
The magazine is available in good – and no doubt, bad – newsagents NOW and also on digital platforms, too.
Alternatively, you can order a copy if you visit https://totalkitcar-com.myshopify.com/products/tkc-mag-july-august-2021-one-hundredth-issue ENDS.
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NEW FROM RPX
Jul 1st
In addition to producing the RPX and RPS-S (MG TF and MGF-based, respectively) RPS Ltd also caters extensively for the MGB with their GRP parts and also the VeeBee Wing stuff.
They’ve recently been putting together a black MGB roadster and this features the aforementioned VeeBee wings and a new GRP grille surround that fit with the new Sebring Style valances they developed last year. The difference with these valances is that they are designed to bolt on as a replacement for a rubber bumper conversion.
The GRP grille surround costs just £69.50 a bargain when you consider that as-original chrome versions More >
CLASSIC COMBINATION
Jul 1st
Amongst the thousands of parts on the Europa Spares inventory are a full range of Smiths instruments.
Founded by Samuel Smith in London in 1851, originally creating clocks and watches. Early in the 20th century, the company manufactured its first speedo. By the mid-century Smiths had become the main supplier of instruments to British car and motorcycle makers. Now in the hands of Caerbont Automotive Instruments, Smiths branded products continue to this day and are supplied to high profile luxury and sportscar manufacturers such as Jaguar and Aston Martin.
I was having a look through their website and was quite taken with More >
IT’S ONLY A LITTLE VICE!
Jul 1st
The super-versatile mini vice from Kamasa Tools (part number 56130) features a suction base that anchors it securely to smooth surfaces in seconds.
Just place it onto the surface, turn the base lever through 180° and it is firmly anchored and ready for work. The vice body is manufactured from sturdy polypropylene and the metal jaws are supplied with soft foam protection strips to protect the workpiece. Maximum jaw opening: 30mm.
The mini vice has a multitude of uses across many fields of work. It can hold circuit boards when soldering, setting up and adjusting of micro-switches, crafting and scale-modelling projects – More >
THIS IS A NICE BIT OF KIT FOR THE GARAGE
Jul 1st
Available now from Frost is the Eastwood PCS-250 Dual-Voltage HotCoat™ Powder Coating Gun, which gives complete coverage from tight areas to large surfaces.
This new and improved gun features colour-coded cabling, a larger ground clamp, increased trigger room and a clear bottle so you can see the powder colour and fluidising action.
Powder Coating Kit Contents:
Eastwood PCS-250 Dual Voltage Powder Coating Gun
500gm Black Gloss Powder
1/4in BSP male inlet
Reusable Hi-Temp Silicone Plugs
Hi-Temp Masking Tape (1/2in x 36-yard roll)
500gm. Stainless Steel Hanging Wire
In-Line Air Filter
Three Empty Powder Bottles with Screw-On Tops
Also comes supplied with a Transformer (VW23) that enables it to be powered from More >
A COOL BREEZE
Jul 1st
New from Clarke (sold via Machine Mart) is this AC7050 7000BTU Portable Air Conditioning Unit with Remote Control.
It’s a multi-functional and portable 3-in-1 remote-controllable mobile air conditioner/dehumidifier/two-speed fan.
The AC7050 provides quick, effective and efficient cooling and drying inside house or office environments. It can be used as an air conditioner, dehumidifier or multi-speed fan replacing the need for separate devices.
The unit benefits from a self-evaporation system, which recycles condensed water to cool the condenser to improve efficiency, reduce noise and save energy. This air conditioning unit will automatically cut out once the water tank has reached its full 0.95L capacity.
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