Custom Car – September 2019

(Jacob Rumans) #1
Thebarefactsarethese:
itisthebiggestAmerican
musclecardoorslammer
festivalinEurope;thiswill
beits26thannualedition;
ittakesplaceatSantaPod
Racewayovertheweekendof2-4August;itsnameisthe
MoparEuroNationals.
Butbarefactsdon’tdojusticetotheMoparNats.As
thenameimplies,theproductsoftheonetimeChrysler
Corporationtakecentrestage,thoughnooneminds
ifinterlopersfromotherUSmarquesshowupforthe
occasion.Allarewelcome–it’sthespiritthatcounts.
There’smuchtoseeanddo,withsomeseriousdrag
racingonthebill,notleastRound4oftheMotorsportUK
BritishDragRacingChampionship–that’sProModsto
youandme.Onceagain,dragracing’shairiest-chested,
230mphdoorslammerswillbeoutbattlingforsupremacy
inthenationalcharts.
Andthere’llbehotbracketracingprovidedbytheUK
NostalgiaandAmericanSuperStockcommunities,plus
dailyRunWhatYaBrungstokeepthetrackwarmandthe
actionflowing.
Ifyou’vegotsomeoldtyresthathaveseenbetterdays,
thenwhynotgrantthemanobleendtotheirearthly
existenceinSunday’sIncredibleBurnoutcompetition.
Awayfromthetrack,there’llbetrophiestobewoninthe
equallyincredibleShow’n’Shinecompetition,andthere’sno
needtopre-enterforthat,justgiveyoursteedawashand
showupontheday.Again,allarewelcome.
Whilecarsarethepremierattraction,therewillalsobe
livemusicintheFuelers’BaronFridayandSaturdaynights,
withmoreattheCarCorralonSundayafternoon.
So,ifit’sheavyAmericanmetal,withfourwheelsand
adeeprumblingengine,there’llbeaplaceforitatthe
MoparEuroNats.EvenifyoujusthaveayenforAmerican
musclemachines,butdon’thappentopossessonejust
now,comealongandtakealook,andalisten.There’llbe
morethanenoughonsitetosatisfythekeenesttrans-
Atlanticspeedfreak.
Findoutmoreatwww.santapod.co.uk/mopar.php.You
canbookticketsonlinethere,orbytelephoning 01234
782828.Admissionfor
kidsunder 16 (uptothree
perpayingadult)and
overnightcampingare
bothfree.

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Yetagain,thedragracing
fraternityhastriedtocatchus
out,butwehaveoureyefirmly
ontheball.
We’llbringyouthefullreport
onSantaPod’sSummerNationals

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extraction


Asweallknow,arounded-off
nutorboltisacompletepain.
However,thisingeniousnew
damagednut/boltextractor
setfromLaserToolsmayjust
saveyoureachingfortheangle
grinderinfrustration.
Thespeciallyhardenedcaps
fitovertheroundedfixingand
allowastandard12-pointsocket
orringspannertobeusedtoturn
it.Whenpressureisapplied,the


nextmonth,butfornowwe’ll
justsayAndyBondand6.
seconds/2 10. 92 mph.
NotonlyisthatnewStreet
EliminatorETandmphrecords,
butthefirsteversix-secondpass
byacarconformingtoSEspec.
CongratulationsAndy,theword
awesomedoesn’tevencomeclose.
AndIrepeat,fullstreettrim.
We’lljustleavethathanging...

extractorcapgripsandmoulds
itselftotherounded-offfastener,
hopefullyloosening/removingit
intheprocess.
The12-piecesetcover
8mm-19mmfastenersandare
classedasconsumables,though
withlighterusethecapscanbe
re-used.£13. 73 toyousir.
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Pump itup


TheWebconWFP 50 2fuelpumpisalow-pressure,
high-flowpumpdesignedtoworkwithWebercarburettors
withouttheneedforaseparatefuelpressureregulator.
CapableofsupplyingfueltoeverythingfromasingleWeber
ICHuptotripleWeber45DCOEs,the
quiet-runningpumpcomescomplete
withanintakefilter,mounting
bracket,flexibleconnecting
hoses,clipsandelectrical
connectors,allfora
priceof£ 71 .95.
http://www.webcon.co.uk
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