HALF MOON? NOT JUST A PUB!

We all know that there was a time when Rover quality wasn’t ahem, all it might have been

Frequent warranty work led Rover to develop this ridged engine to gearbox seal to reduce warranty hour costs on powertrain repairs by its main dealers.

This is a special rigid half-moon seal and can be pushed in without stripping the engine from the gearbox making a time consuming job far quicker and less tedious.

Mini Spares can now offer this time-saving item as part number CAM6548 at £4.80 inc VAT.

For more information call them on 01707 607 700 or visit www.minispares.com ENDS.

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RACE A TIGER

Exciting news from Tiger Racing this week with the announcement of a NEW TIGER ONE MAKE RACE SERIES for 2017/18.

It is based around drivers buying a TIGER AVON racecar with 150bhp equating to around 250bhp per tonne. It kicks-off in 2017 with a set-up day, a trackday and two race meetings from mid to end of the year.

New Tiger one-make race series announced this week

During the 2018 season there’ll be a further six race meetings at various circuits around the UK. Tiger will be at each round with a back-up service and spares availability.

Tiger Racing MD, Jim Dudley said: “We’ve More >

PRIMARY REASON

Mini Spares has launched their own version of the 29-tooth primary gear for A-plus 1275cc engines.

The DAM8890 gear comes with an easy-change front floating bush, held in by a circlip. When the bush finally needs replacing it can be easily removed without the need to replace the gear as well. Result.

End float clearances for the 29-tooth primary gear are from .0035 to .0065. Mini Spares can supply shim washers DAM6486 to DAM6490 for use with the 29-tooth primary gear.

Original A+ 29-tooth primary gears usually cost over £200 from Rover, but the Mini Spares DAM8890 primary gear retails at just £153.60 More >

STRAIGHT AND TRUE

Drilling out a broken stud is an exercise fraught with danger; if the drill does not go in 100 per cent straight and parallel to the stud, the internal threads can be drilled through or worse, the cylinder head or gearbox casing can be left expensively damaged.

This new kit from Laser Tools (part number 6587), allows the user to correctly and safely drill out broken M8 and M10 studs and bolts. Ideal for use on exhaust manifolds, inlet manifolds, cylinder heads, gearboxes, differentials, etc, where stud size and spacing allows access.

The shallow design improves access to allow drilling in situ. More >

UNDER BONNET ILLUMINATION

Ring, the automotive lighting, workshop equipment and aftermarket specialist, has launched the new Under Bonnet Lamp RUBL1000, which benefits from three 5w LEDs to provide 1000 lumens of light output.

With an RRP of £99.99, RUBL1000 is the first under-bonnet lamp to be introduced to the Ring inspection lamp range, and is the ideal solution to hands-free working in typically dark workshop environments.

Lightweight, adjustable and suitable to mount on to the majority of vehicles, the RUBL1000 is a sturdy polycarbonate, ABS and aluminium construction. The length of the lamp is easily extended to fit the vehicle that a technician is working More >

SNIFF OUT SPEED CAMERAS WITH SNOOPER

I’ve been testing out the very interesting Snooper My-Speed XL – a very easy to use device that displays and alerts you to speed limits and changes in limits throughout Western Europe.

Plus, it incorporates Snooper’s award-winning GPS speed trap detection technology supplied by AURA™. With FREE speed camera updates. The My-Speed XL software will display the speed limit of the road you’re travelling on, plus your current speed in large format (the screen size is 4.3). This helps drivers to quickly see the speed limit and their current speed, protecting their driving licence and keeping them free from hefty fines

Snooper My-Speed XL has been launched as More >

WATCH YOUR WEIGHT

These new Clubman Race Scales from Brown & Geeson are fitted with heavy-duty flexible cables.

The easy to use control pad displays the vehicle’s four corner weights, the cross weights and percentages, all at once.

The control pad features a low power consumption level with a rechargeable battery life of 40- hours and has the option to save vehicle set ups for future reference. A protective carry case is included to protect and transport the control pad, cables and mains power adaptor. The power unit comes with a UK plug and a Euro adaptor to enable operation in the UK and across More >

GET IN POSITION WITH WEBCON

 

Webcon has announced that it now has stocks of the Weber PF07/03 throttle position sensor as used on the Weber 30CFM and 34CFM single point injection systems fitted to Ford 1.1, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6-litre engines between 1989 and 1993.

Order as part number WTP029 at £86 inc VAT and available from 01932 787 100 or via www.webcon.co.uk ENDS.

THIS WILL GET IT CLEAN!

New from Classic Plating is the electrolytic metal cleaning system, which is a must for any restorer. It will easily remove rust, paint and grease from any metal parts, without the need to resort to wire brush, sand-blaster or highly-corrosive chemicals and it’s easy on the parts.

Setting it all up is easy with the included comprehensive instruction guide. The kit, which makes 60-litres of electrolyte contains:

Heavy duty electrolyte chemicals for steel, cast iron etc.

Light duty electrolyte chemicals for delicate items, aluminium and other alloys.

5.5 litre tank

Steel Anodes

Wiring pack

Rubber gloves.

Dust mask

Safety data sheets.

Comprehensive user guide

All this for just £16.50 with more More >

COSSIE WATER PUMPS

Genuine Ford/Motorcraft 2WD Cosworth YB water pumps have been obsolete for around a year now. To cover the shortfall, Burton Power has invested in new tooling to reproduce this part, in cast iron, to OEM specifications.

Following a nine-month design, development and production period, the water pumps are now in stock and available via this link: https://www.burtonpower.com/ford-motorcraft-water-pump-ford-sierra-cosworth-2wd-yb-epw66.html

Order as part number: EPW66 at £119.88 inc VAT.

Also available:

Following a similar investment two-years ago 4WD Cosworth/RS500 water pumps are also now available again : https://www.burtonpower.com/water-pump-ford-sapphire-escort-cosworth-yb-4wd-rs500-epw12.html

Order as part number: EPW12 at £146.21 incl VAT.

More information from 0208 554 2281 or at the other end of More >

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