004 > News

What’s happening in the industry.

014 > Display Cabinet

Hoody - a famous member of the Robin Hood OC - is under the spotlight this month.

17 > Fresh Ayre

Another letter from Iain in America.

018 > Hans On

More Iain - almost with dirt under his fingernails!

098 > Classified Ads

The biggest market-place for kit cars. We’ve the largest selection for sale.

034 > Blood of a Biker

When Nick Fowler had a motorbike accident in 2006, he knew he’d struggle to walk again after being paralysed from the waist down, but was determined to continue with motorbikes in some shape or form.

042 > Blackpool Power

Rob Hawkins finds out how much of a crowd Andy Todhunter’s Mirage can pull when its TVR Chimera engine fires into life around Teesside Autodrome.

076 > Boxed to Build

Tiger Racing’s sleek looking GTA is available as a brand new kit for £11,400+VAT. Rob Hawkins finds out if its value for money.

084 > Exocet Test Drive

Dave Patrick bought his Raw Striker as a completed car, but has taken it further with several modifications. Rob Hawkins finds out what he’s done to it and why.

022 > Tech Talk

Nigel advises on fuel tank senders and radiator cooling fans.

024 > Tech Products

Nigel introduces a home plasma cutter, a more conventional metal cutter and a range of lights.

028 > Tech Tips

Nigel’s advice this month concerns working with carbon fibre sheet.

030 > Bigging up the Spark

Lift the bonnet of many American V8 powered kit cars and you may notice a bright red box bolted to the firewall. Embossed with three letters - MSD - the hardware definitely looks the biz’, but what does it actually do? Here, Nigel runs through the technology behind it and explains why it’s a serious consideration when building a performance powerplant.

092 > Rollover Protection

Tin top production cars have internal roof structures designed to resist crushing in the unfortunate event of the vehicle rolling. In the kit car world the vast majority of self-built cars are open topped, and those with a roof tend to rely on composites for this structure. In either case, it is prudent to add rollover protection in the form of a roll bar(s) or roll cage. Here, Nigel explains the subject in simple English, along with some handy installation tips.

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