Latest Issue - June 2011

004 > Competition

Your chance to win a Speedflow oil cooler kit.

005 > Kit Car Festival

A guide to the Newark Show.

012 > News

What’s happening in the industry.

038 > Fresh Ayre

More from our man in America.

046 > Autosport 2011

If you have interest in high performance, The Racing Car Show is a must. Nigel was bowled over. A selection of kit car companies exhibiting too.

169 > Classified Ads

The biggest market-place for kit cars. We’ve around 50 for sale.

210 > More Fresh Ayre

Iain suggests that because we’re neither total nor complete.... we must be utter kit car.

018 > Record Industry

One World Record is something to shout about but the Ultima currently holds six making it the performance cream of the supercar crop. It’s a bold statement but when it comes to the acid test of a sports car, ie. its ability to shift, there’s no argument with the Ultima’s solid, emphatically demonstrated claim to fame. Ian Hyne scratches the surface of its ability.

148 > Merlin

Merlin Motorsport is a name familiar to Kit Car readers, since a few months back we included their catalogue in every issue. Nigel has used their services for all his builds and values their expertise greatly.

156 > Circuit Assessment

Can the handling of a kit car change with different damper settings and tyres? To find out, Rob Hawkins met Roadrunner Racing and Racelogic at Teesside Autodrome.

164 > Zero Zetec

The latest Zero demonstrator from GBS boasts a 0-60mph time in second gear of around four seconds from an almost standard Zetec. Rob Hawkins drives the car to see if it’s as good as its performance figures.

196 > Tech Talk

About ensuring you keep an age related plate on your replica.

198 > Tech Tips

This month’s column is devoted to brake pipes.

202 > Tech Products

This month’s crop of products are from Ratsport. Nigel introduces their
heat shielding and hose finishers.

206 > Fastener Findings

This month Nigel’s technical contribution is to the smallest component used in building a kit car: the fastener. Washers, bolts, nuts, nylon insert nuts, setscrews...they all have a specific role to play in the construction process.

212 > SVC

Stafford Vehicle Components is another of the specialist companies that has conquered the kitcar world and rendered it sterling service for a great many years and it’s set to continue in the same vein for many more to come.

215 > Engine Startup

Nigel takes us through the stages of that first engine start...

220 > Detailing

Tech’ Ed’ Nigel was labelled ‘Detail Dean’ when writing for a previous title. He gained this nickname due to his attention to detail when building his project cars. The following pages are a selection of a few finishing touches that may be of interest to those in the throes of building their own kits.

226 > Rear Guard Action

Where will the donor components come from as the scrap-yard populations of Sierras and Granadas run out? Rob Hawkins visits Weston Super Mare and
finds the future of rear-wheel drive kit cars is safe in the specialized hands of Mitchell Cotts Transmissions.

230 > Rebuild a Rover

Rob Hawkins returns to Rover V8 specialist Clive Wheatley to follow the rebuild of a 3.9-litre V8 engine.

236 > RPI Engineering

The kit car industry has had a love affair with the Rover V8 for decades. Its compact design, tuneability and glorious soundtrack has found it installed in numerous Cobra replicas, Le Mans recreations, GT40 clones, classic roadsters and ultimate Seven recreations. Unlike the American small block fraternity which has now become awash with suppliers, you can count on one hand those who only specialise in this superlightweight contender. Nigel visits RPi Engineering, regarded by many as the ultimate Rover V8 alchemists.

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