American Car - November 2015

94 ACM

new

tech

Behind The Wheel

Each is designed specifically for its application – not 'universal' fit – with switches, wiring and brackets in OE locations, and

there are more than 200 models to suit all sorts. Each comes with self-cancelling indicator stalk and four-way hazard

flashers, plus all the hardware and mounting guff to suit. See http://www.summitracing.comfor details.

Trying to find a good OE steering column, especially one to

convert a car from column to floor shift, can be tricky, but ididit's

Retrofit steering columns offer factory fit and function with no

rust, no dodgy wiring and no safety concerns.

Flyweight

First is a kit for the new S550 Ford Mustang 5.0 V8; the other for the Chrysler

PT Cruiser with the 2.4-litre engine. Both offer faster throttle response and

quicker acceleration, boosting horsepower by reducing parasitic losses due

to flywheel weight, easier engine braking, reduced clutch wear, and the

friction surface is replaceable so you don't need to reface or change the

whole flywheel if your clutch throws its hand in. Fidanza can also supply a

performance clutch to hot street or race specification, alone or as part of a

package, so see http://www.+idanza.comfor details.

New from Fidanza are lightweight alloy flywheels for two unlikely bedfellows.

From A...

Like these two new kits for GM's A-body. Let's start with the simple

lowering spring kit that'll bring your first-gen 1964-66 A-body two

inches closer to Mother Earth. The fronts are wound from 5160

CrSi premium wire and have a linear 530lb.in. rate, ideal for small-

blocks or ally-headed big-blocks, whilst the rears are 9254 CrSi

wire and have a 130lb.in. rate. Both will sharpen up the handling,

ideal for Autocross or Pro-Touring. Or why not get the full kit of

springs and shocks for 1964-'72 models, featuring similar 1-2” drop

springs with monotube shocks for the full performance set-up in

one fell swoop? See http://www.umiperformance.comfor details and

speak to your importer.

UMI Performance Inc may concentrate most of

their catalogue on modern muscle, but that

doesn't mean they've forgotten about the

Daddys, the original muscle.

...To G

Such as these adjustable lower control arms, which bolt onto your 1978-1987

G-body or 1982-2002 F-body and give you reduced wheel hop, harder

launches and more consistent cornering and handling in one go. Made

from eighth-inch-wall tubing, they're way stronger than the stamped OE

parts, whilst greasable polyurethane bushes give you a much more

responsive feel.

Tighten your G-body up even more with BMR's front and rear sway bar kit.

These cold formed, solid 1.25” (front) and 1” (rear) bars resist fatigue and retain

'memory' longer than stock hot-formed bars, whilst offering a significant

increase in rate, which means reduced body roll and improved handling. See

them all at http://www.bmrsuspension.comand speak to your importer.

Another company catering mostly to late-model

muscle without leaving their classic brethren out in

the cold is BMR Suspension, and to prove it, check

out their range of lovely shiny bits for GM G-bodies.

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