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I CAN’T STOP and chat for long... if I said we were busy it wouldbe a hopeless understatement. If the kit car industry has aprime time of the year, boy, are we in the middle of it.

In the run up to the recent Stoneleigh Show, I found myselfediting John Dicken’s fab new book on electrics and alsomaking sure he said the right things while helping to oversee abrand new DVD we’re involved with, dealing with fibreglass.

Then there was Stoneleigh, then our very own CKC/Omex TrackDay. Features Ed Wilkins hasn’t been dawdling either, involved inall these and also acting as team manager for a pair of carsentered in the Guild of Motor Endurance 6-hour event recently.

Looking forward, we are rapidly approaching the GoodwoodFestival Of Speed, where we have a large stand and try tospread the kit car word to a new audience. Wilkins is thenstraight off to the Le Mans Classic the weekend after and...well it makes me dizzy just trying to keep up.

And what’s pleasing is that it’s not just us busy.Features Ed Wilkins has called severalof the industry’s key players andfound that many are dealing withorder books that are in rude health.I’m not going to pretend it’s allroses out there, but our quick pollis good news that reflects thelevel of renewed enthusiasmwe are witnessing when wemeet you at shows.

Right, must dash!

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CV – Built a Sylva Riot. Raced aTiger Avon for five years. Kit carjourno for nine years.

CV – Has run a kit car as his onlycar since 1980! Designed uniquefibreglass chassis and suspensionfor his GTM Coupé. Very clever!

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CV – Studied car and productdesign and has worked as a designconsultant on many cars.

TYPHOON VALDRISForget Ferrari and Lambo replicas,here’s a KTM X-Bow lookalike! p16

STONELEIGH SHOW REVIEWPics galore from the biggest kit car showon the planet. p26

LEGEND DRIVENWilkins has driven GKD’s BMW basedLegend and by all accounts it’s good. p48

BUILDING AN NG – TECHA masterclass in how to build a reallymeticulous traditional tourer. p60

WR4This caged one-off looks utterly stunningnow it’s complete! p88

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8 NEWSGermany’s take on a mid-engined kit form coupé leads this month’s news.

14 LETTERSIt’s your chance to have your say – so write in and tell us what you think!

16 TYPHOON VALDRISWe preview Typhoon’s edgy Mondeo-based X-Bow replica.

22 WALL OF FAMEMore readers’ cars spotlighted. Yours may be here if you sent us some pics!

26 STONELEIGH SHOWWe were at Stoneleigh armed with our cameras. Here’s what we saw.

32 THIS LIFEThe latest goings-on in the world of kit cars. Let us know what you’re up to!

36 EVENTS DIARYOur Events Diary is updated monthly to keep you in the know.

38 CKC/OMEX TRACK DAYOur track day at Llandow was a great day out. Here are the highlights.

41 COMPETITIONYour chance to win a snazzy on-board tyre pressure monitor. Gadget-tastic!

42 CALIFORNIA DREAMINGTed Ashton tells the story of his American kit car builds.

48 GKD LEGENDCKC gets an exclusive first drive of the BMW based GKD Legend.

88 WR4Incredible one-off WR4 shows a different interpretation of the exo theme.

94 CLASSIFIEDSIn the market for a second-hand kit car? You may find it here!

98 30 DAYSA month in the life of Features Ed Wilkins.

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NEW CAR Typhoon Valdris

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FIRST DRIVE GKD Legend

IT’S AN ODD colour scheme, isn’t it? GKD’s

latest Legend demonstrator has been on

the show circuit since the Exeter show

last November and quickly acquired the

nickname “the one in the funny colours.”

It’s not catchy, but it does at least mean

that everyone knows which sevenesque

roadster you’re talking about.

Actually, there is a logic behind GKD’s

decision to paint its demonstrator

turquoise, purple and red. Those are the

colours that signify BMW’s M division. On

GKD’s Legend may look familiar, but it hides a secret – it’s

sevenesque roadster to adopt modern BMW donor

components. Adam Wilkins drove it to see how it stacks up

against more familiar Ford based offerings.

the Legend, it highlights that the car is

based on the 3-series. Since this is the

first sevenesque roadster to use a single

BMW donor, it’s little wonder that GKD

wants to shout loudly about it and there’s

no doubting that this colour scheme is

loud! Perhaps the nickname should have

been “the BMW based one.”

If you don’t allow yourself be distracted

by the colour, and the Legend appears to

be a good looking car (a quality that was

more obviously apparent with the first

white demonstrator). The proportions and

detailing comply strictly with convention,

but the lack of bravery in the styling has

resulted in an appealing shape. The only

detractor is the position of the headlights.

They were raised for the IVA test to allow

the indicators to comply with the regs. I’d

rather see lower slung headlights and the

indicators relocated to the nose.

Otherwise, the car is pretty much as we

described back in our July 2009 issue;

this time, we’re back for an exclusive first

Colour scheme

echoes those of BMW’s

M division. First

demonstrator made the

point more subtly with

stripes.

We’re first to drive

the BMW based Legend.


JULY 2010

A PRETTY LITTLE Reliant based Liege isalways a charming sight, and this one isowned by Paul Wheatley who completedthe build in 2002. It’s his second kit car,having previously built a Dutton.

Together with another Liege owner, Paulentered the Guild of Motor Endurance 6-hour event at Mallory Park a couple ofyears ago and, despite a gearbox failure,the team finished fifth overall. They werethe highest rated of the kit car teams. Theconditions were monsoon-like and Paul’sco-driver was his son who, at the time, hadnever driven a rear-wheel-drive car. Hewas very quickly on the pace to contributeto the overall finishing position.

Although the Liege is now officially outof production, some customers have

JUST LOOKING AT this ageing Sylva Strikertells you that it has stories to tell. It wasbuilt by Paul Boyd in 1989 andimmediately pressed into service as a racecar. Later on, it was converted to a roadcar and, in 1999, Paul and co-ownerCharles Stirling took it on the first Guild ofMotor Endurance trial. It has now takenpart in eight endurance events, which

RON MERCER HAS owned his Westfield ZEifor about a year – and it’s a very rare sightin the UK. It was put together in 1995 and,like all ZEis, it was factory built. It was aone-owner car with 22,000 miles on theclock and, since Ron bought it, he hasswapped the full windscreen for classicaeroscreens. He has also invested in a setof Toyo R888 semi slicks for track day use.

The most striking feature of early ZEisis the unusual front wings. They’re like amix of clamshell wings and the fuller styleones you’d see on a traditional roadster.These were fitted to keep the front wheels

within the bodywork to comply withcontemporary European regulations.Around 250 ZEi models were built, mostof them going to mainland Europe. It wasintroduced in 1992 with a Ford Zetecengine (which continued to 2000).

Rare Westy ZEi

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Two-Tone Sabre

Little LiegeWE CAUGHT UPwith Matt Robsonat the recentCKC/Omex trackday at Llandow(see page 38 forthe event review).His track

prepared Sylvacaught our eyewith its Gulf livery andpurposeful roll cage, both of whichgive the pretty Phoenix an aggressiveedge.

Under the bonnet is a slightlyunusual choice in the form of a SuzukiGSXR1100 engine, which Mattdescribes slightly dismissively as an“old bike engine.” Old or not, itsounded great out on track! Llandowwas Matt’s second track day.

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WALL OF FAME Your CarsProud of your car? Then send us some pics and we’ll do therest. Get your car on the CKC Wall of Fame!

managed to twist the arm of its creator,Peter Davis to manufacture kits since itswithrawal from the market.

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have contributed to its 50,000 miles. “Weabuse it and don’t really maintain it, but itjust keeps coming back and asking formore,” says Paul.

It looks that way, too, with afantiastically unkempt patina. There arefew (if any) body panels that don’t havesome form of damage or makeshift repair.The whole character is dictated byfunction. Those ammunition boxesmounted on the side, for instance, are vitalfor carrying supplies.

DAVID WILKS BOUGHT his Royale Sabrewhen the project was owned by VintageMotor Company and took delivery justbefore the company went out of business.

DAN COLLINS BOUGHT his rare Tiger Super Six SSI from itsprevious owner in Northern Ireland and drove it all the wayback to his Kent home. Since then, he’s rebuilt it whenchanging an alternator bracket turned into the removal ofalmost everything! It currently runs a 2-litre Ford Zetecengine with twin 45s, Megajolt and a Type 9 gearbox.Novel parts include the trimming of the transmissiontunnel – it’s a 6in drainpipe covered in leathercloth.Elsewhere, 99p drink containers have been employed ascatch tanks while the exhaust bracket is a modifiedstabiliser from Dan’s daughter’s bicycle! “There’s now notmuch I’ve not had apart, although the suspension is next onthe list I think,” he says. ��

Irish Whiskers

Overlapping thatproduction spanwere the morepowerful

Cosworth andRover V8 enginedversions (1994 to1998 and 1995to 2003

respectively).

trimmed down) requiring particular care.The car is based on a Ford Granada

using its V6 engine and automatic gearbox.Despite that set-back, hemade a terrific job ofassembling the car andcompleted it in 2008. It’s hissecond bite of the kit carcherry having previouslyassembled a Robin HoodSeries 3A.

The car looks great in itstwo-tone colour scheme ofRover blue and Toyota silver.It was fitting the bodyworkthat took most of the timeduring the six or seven yearbuild, the centre hingedaluminium bonnet (whichwas supplied over size to be

Inside, the interior has obviously beenaltered over the years to suit whatever jobhas been thrown at the car. We particularlylike the double gearknob. It was a mock-up that was added when the gearbox waschanged. The idea was to take

measurements and make a new gearlever.The temporary item has now been in placefor four years! Elsewhere, the triple silenceris necessary to keep the noise down onlong trips. It has a Mazda rotary engine,which has been in since it was built forracing all those years ago.

This car is the antithesis of a concoursecreation, and we love it!

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READER’S CAR James Warner’s WR4

WE’RE GETTING USED to thesecaged/exoskeletal cars these days.They’re a welcome addition to the kit carscene, ushering in a new sub-genre in thesame way that bike-engined kit cars really

took off a decade ago. But there are facts about the car you

see here that are worth highlighting. Forstarters, the builder, James Warner, hasnot simply gone out and bought a kit from

an established manufacturer – instead hehas sat down and designed and built theWR4 at home, as a one-off. Next, he builtit in a single garage with no light or power,having to run an extension cable from hishouse – Nothing that heroic about that,you might think, but James didn’t needelectricity just to power a drill, but ratherto fabricate and weld the completechassis, create a car and then spray thechassis... all in a single garage. That’s agood effort. And finally I want you toremember one other vital fact aboutJames’ creation. His car is not a replicaand hasn’t been inspired by any other kitcar. When he began designing the WR4on his computer, there wasn’t a singlecompany within the scene offeringanything of this type (Neither SDR or MEVwere on the market). Only the Arial Atomwas available, and although the exposedchassis rails may have been aninspiration, James’ WR4 is certainly noreplica.

So when James pushes the car out ofthe garage and I watch him drive it to thephoto location, where we spend the next

Last month we followed the build of James Warner’s one-offcaged car. This month we’ve been to see the finishedarticle and are hoping it won’t remain a one-off for long...The editor reports.

how small the WR4 is... it really is tiny,with a chunky wheel out at each corner.But this flyweight reality (it’s just 350kgs)and diminutive size are perfectlycountered by the car’s semi-matt blackfinish and large diameter chassis railswhich give it an urban, almost militarytoughness. You’d never describe it asdinky, dainty or toy-like. There’s a realsense of purpose, almost menace here.

And of course everything is exposed.The small ‘bonnet’ is the panel on the car(with the exception of the Carbon Modscycle wings), with nothing over the engineand the sides completely bare. Up front,

few hours examining it in detail, it seemsall the more amazing that I suspect thiscould be the best looking and purestcaged car I’ve come across.

I love the almost complete lack ofbodywork, but more importantly I’mhugely impressed by the beautiful curvesof the main chassis rails, the robustdiameter of the triangulating chassistubes, and the business-like butaesthetically pleasing construction. Isuspect even James would admit that hiswelding isn’t the tidiest on the planet, butthe finished article is a joy.

Seen in the flesh, I’m surprised by just

that means the floor-mounted pedals arewonderfully exposed, as is the battery,with its kill switch just beside. The dash isas minimal as you’d expect, and the ETBDigidash is the perfect self-contained unitfor this kind of car.

The challenge for a skeletal car suchas this is that not only the bits that youmight like to show off are visible, but alsothe bits you would more normally behappy to conceal. Wiring isn’t particularlya feature I’d describe as attractive, nor isa steering column or rack. So the level offinish on these components also needs tobe considered. James’ car has an

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56 TECH TALKJohn Dickens describes different combustion chamber designs.

60 NG BUILD – PART ONELots of build pics of a reader’s NG TF – an old MG transformed!

66 OUR CARSIan Stent and John Dickens have been busy in the garage.

69 PRODUCTSRound-up of the latest good stuff you can buy for your kit car.

72 MOULDING – PART 2How to make a GRP panel using Carbon Mods’ DIY kit.

78 RUNNING REPORTSThe latest from our army of real world kit car builders.

workshop

Chris Humphrey’s bought his kit car just as the company wassold and went through a period of great uncertainty. But thatdidn’t stop him enjoying the build process and assembling acar with meticulous detailing.

CHRIS HUMPHREYS WAS in no rushwhen he began his first kit car buildin 2001. Indeed, it had taken himsome time to work up to actuallytaking the plunge and placing anorder. He’d first seen an NG TFadvert in a copy of PracticalMotorist in 1995. He obviously likedthe look of it, but a highly stressedjob in teaching meant he didn’tthink he could contemplate such amajor project.

But when a change in job in1999 saw him move from a stateschool into the private sector it waslike night and day. Of course therewas still stress, but he suddenlybegan to enjoy teaching again, andfelt inspired to take on a holiday

project that previously he couldn’thave coped with. A visit to NG’sEpsom workshops beckoned.

Owned at the time by JohnHoyle, NG outsourced the kitfabrication and had a neat unitwhere kits were made ready fordispatch and a demonstrator wasalways on hand. “Even then I wasthinking ‘how am I going to get mywife to go along with this?’”remembers Chris. A passengerride for him demonstrated that theride was better than he expected,and the quality of the end productwas superb.

And then it was the turn of hiswife, Lesley, to ride shotgun. “Shecame back with a big grin on her

Front suspension is completely standard MG

specification, with the exception of an upgraded Spax

damper.

Rubber chassis tape glued in place to isolate and protect

the chassis from the bodywork. It’s important to have this

isolating layer between the two surfaces.

When was the last time we featured a kit car with leaf

springs and a solid rear axle? Don’t discount either. They

work absolutely perfectly for this application.

Pin drive conversion bolted onto original studs for steel

wheels. Rear axle location also improved with addition of a

Panhard rod.

Body panels supplied in white primer gelcoat finish.

Collected directly from the laminators after IGI went into

liquidation and before new owners buy the NG rights.

Chris’ son Matt tries out the NG for size. Main tub set the

datum point for all the other panels around it. Alignment was

very time consuming.

Engine and gearbox arrive from MGB Hive and can be

dropped into place with a hoist. Access couldn’t be easier.

Twin SU carbs, left one as it arrived, right one cleaned and

serviced.

Rolling chassis largely complete. Steering in place, but no

plumbing installed at this stage.

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All the front suspension components from the donor are

now painted and ready for refitting in the NG chassis. Parts

replaced where necessary, but rebuilt to standard spec.

Chassis supplied by interim NG manufacturer, IGI. It’s a

basic but well designed ladderframe design that works well. It

came powdercoated as per Chris’ instructions.

Front subframe one of the first items to go on.

Chris spent some time and effort preparing the garage

before the project began. Painting the floor not only looks good,

but greatly reduces dust.

A pile of old MGB donor components from MGB Hive.

Engine, gearbox and back axle not present as they were

rebuilt by MGB Hive. Rest of it looks a mess!

Front subframe is retained. Stripping it down showed

Chris how the MG suspension went together. Everything was

carefully rubbed down and painted with Hammerite.

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face, and she just assumed that Iwas going to do it!”

Chris didn’t really look at anyother traditional kits on themarket. Two factors weighedheavily in favour of the NG. “Tome the NG TF looked like a realcar,” he continues, “and lots ofpeople have said that to me sincethen. It was down to thegenuineness of the design. Theother factor was the whole MGBscenario. I wasn’t that keen onFords, but I did work on a lot ofBL and Leyland cars when I wasyounger and so I was very familiarwith the A and B-series engines.”

He could, however, havepossibly opted for NG Cars’ other

model, the muscular TF? “I didn’treally consider it. I thought the1800cc B-series would be perfectlyfine for me. I wanted the look of thecar – I didn’t want to go racing in it.I wanted to enjoy just driving itaround.”

Chris had already joined theNG Owners’ Club and gone alongto some club events. He likedwhat he saw, both in thefriendliness of those involved andthe quality of completed cars. Theproject was on.

Finding the donor bits was thefirst job and Chris didn’t fancybuying and stripping an old MGB.Instead he headed to one of themany MG specialists, MGB Hive,and they put together a completedonor package, including the V5from the original car. Underadvice from NG, he opted for alater steel wheeled MGB – the

slightly wider rear axle, along withhub converters, would then placethe final wire wheels perfectly inthe arches.

Chris also entrusted MGB Hivewith reconditioning the engine,

gearbox and back axle, but it still lefta lot of refurbishment on the otherbits. “They gave me lots of rustypieces, and I thought ‘my goodness,what have I started’.”

Stripping down the frontsubframe showed him how mostcomponents would go backtogether again (potentially aproblem on a pre-stripped donorpack, where you don’t know wherethings went previously). And hereplaced any service parts andthoroughly cleaned and repaintedeverything else. Apart from someSpax dampers, just abouteverything was refurbished tostandard MG specification.

But almost immediately he’dbegun the project, he was also onthe back foot. Having placed adeposit on a chassis kit, soon afterhe was informed that the company

had been sold to new owner, ImageGroup International. With acompany name that immediatelyrings alarm bells, the new operationwas run by three directors withadmirable intentions, and despite

the initial worry of the ownershipchange, the powder-coated chassisarrived on time.

It soon becomes apparent asChris chats through the buildprocess, there was no timeframe

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Chris tries the NG for size. Within three days it will be back to a bare chassis!

While Tifosi may manufacture its Rana Frogeye replica, the company also

offers an ever expanding range of kit car products. Latest of these is a pre

stitched vinyl trim panel. The really clever part about this is that it comes

with piping and a fluted lower section. Why? Because it can then be used to

trim a door panel or perhaps a

side panel of a typical

sevenesque kit car and

instantly give a professional

finish. The universal trim

panel is sold as a pair, with

an additional meter of

matching vinyl to allow the

builder to also trim other

areas in the same

material. What a fab idea.

TIFOSI UNIVERSAL TRIM PANELPRICE: £80 per pair or four for £140

AVAILABLE FROM: Tifosi. T: 01769 520706. E: [email protected]

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Tiny Side Indicators

Very natty new side repeaters spotted on the SVC stand at the recent

Stoneleigh kit car show. Not only are they tiny, which in itself is quite unusual,

but they are small enough to be mounted on the side of a headlamp bowl.

This can be extremely useful

in order to meet the current

field of visability

requirements IVA. With a

rubber mount, all you need

to do is drill the hole and fix

the tiny repeaters in place.

We like that!

There are an extraordinary number of products out there relevant to any kit car builder,if you know where to find them. Here are a few we’ve found this month.

Go Back In TimeME AND MY CAR RETRO CLOCKPRICE: £35

AVAILABLE FROM: Me And My Car. T: 01865

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This is an easy solution to

installing a clock for your

car. This retro style item

from meandmycar.co.uk

can either be mounted

on the dash or in an

enclosure. It’s battery

powered, so there’s no

wiring to worry about and

we think it looks pretty cool.

It’s 5.5cms in diameter and

just 0.9cm in depth.


SIDE INDICATORS TO MOUNT ON THE CAR OR HEADLIGHT BOWLPRICE: £*** plus VAT

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£80

New Koso Digi DashKOSO DB02R DIGITAL DASH UNITPRICE: £188 including VAT (less a 10% limited period discount for CKC readers)

AVAILABLE FROM: Digital Speedos. T: 0796 7676703.

W: www.digitalspeedos.co.uk

UK importer Digital Speedos offers a terrific range of

Koso dash units, and the DB02r is the latest to come

in. It features a seperate multi function speedo and

the rpm gauge, with the following features. The

220mph speedo is switchable from mph to kph. The rpm

gauge can be set for three different ranges to suit different

engine installations... 10k, 15k and 20k. The unit also includes two temperaure

gauges (for instance, for oil and water), both with programmable warning lights

built into them, a volt meter, fuel gauge, two trips, total mileage and a three colour

shift light.

A separate warning light housing can be clipped around the main unit and

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With nothing on which to mount an interior door panel, Emlyn had to make his own framework.

Plywood door panel fits well. Once trimmed it will be perfect.

Second attempt at a dashboard has been much more successful. Pod behind steering

wheel brings gauges away from dash vents behind.

Tidy wiring and the use of multiplugs

should make life easier if it ever needs to

come out again. Finished article looks very

tidy indeed.

Good progress has been made overthe last couple of months, althoughexpensive. A set of instruments wasbought from ETB; they gave a goodprice and were delivered in just overtwo weeks. A deposit was paid toVehicle Interiors for the seats, whichwill be in blue vinyl with yellow piping.They weren’t cheap, but having had agood look at seats from variousmakers, I felt they were of goodenough quality to justify the extra.

I picked up some matching vinylfrom their stand at Stoneleigh to startthe cockpit trimming. As usual,Stoneleigh was a good show,although blooming cold! It was nice tochat to Ian on the CKC stand.

A lot of time was spent trying tofigure out how to attach the trim tothe doors. I eventually sorted it bybonding glassfibre strips to the insideof the doors and attaching angledalloy to them. The fibreboarddoorcards were then fixed usingspeedclips and stainless steel screws.The fibreboard was sealed with PVAbefore fixing. They were eventuallycovered with 3mm foam and thevinyl. Door pulls were made up usingsome old cycle brake inner cableswhich I had lying around, they seemto work OK.

I have also spent a lot of time onthe dash. I decided to have theancillary gauges directly in front ofthe driver (there was not enoughheight for the larger gauges).Thinking ahead, I realised the backsof gauges were likely to foul anydemister vents behind, so I wouldhave to bring them away from thedash. To overcome this, I made up aplywood pod to move them a coupleof inches outwards.

This pod was fitted to my Mk2

When I left this last time, we hadthe car sitting on the ground withthe engine fitted.

To recap we’ve got the first stageof the aluminium panelling finishedin powdercoat and fitted to the car.

CKC’s Running Reporters have been hardat work building their kit cars. It doesn’tget more real than this!

These are the very fancy AT Power spindless throttle bodies that Richard is using on

the Duratec engine he’s fitted in the J15. They will be controlled by a Typhoon ECU.

You can see how tight it is under the rear deck. This is the original Duratec cam cover.

Fancy Raceline items comes in a sexy crinkle finish! If Richard’s J15 goes as well as

it looks, he’s going to have a very fast car.


RUNNING REPORTSThere will be some more to do toclose the ends of the pods, butthat can come later in the build.

Suspension, brakes, hubs,wheels are fitted and we’ve alsonow got the flexi hoses fitted andthe brakes bled. I’ve gone awayfrom a remote brake reservoir andhave fitted some new Wilwoodintegral ones. They’ll just about fitunder the front bodywork.

The car is pretty much fullyplumbed now... water, fuel, brakesand clutch are done but I’ve stillgot to solve a clutch slave feedhose issue. The Ford slave cylinderis usually fed by a plastic pipe, butthe pipe running up the chassis ismetal! I’ll have to think of asolution to join the two.

Pedals are fitted, as is thesteering column, and the gearchange works a treat. We’vestarted to fit the fibreglass, well atleast started to cut it out to fit, andthat’s been a really anxiousexperience!

To move on, the last month or sohas been really expensive. Due tothe limited space available with theDuratec engine, I decided at the

planning stage Iwas going thethrottle body route.The big decisionhas been whichones to get.

After muchdeliberation I’vegone for a set of ATPower spindlelessbodies and coupledthis to a SpecialistComponentsTyphoon ECU. John Goddard at AThas been great and helped me toget the right set-up for the car. Thebodies are fantastic, fit superbly,and look almost too good to put onthe car!

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month if the rear body would fitover the relatively high Durateccam cover. Short answer is no! Butthere is a silver lining! It meant Ihad to go out and buy another sexybit of kit – this Raceline crinklefinish cam cover!

dash design; I decided to extend theends of the dash to meet up with thesill tops. A second pod was thenmade, as the instruments werepreviously too close together (a goodthing that I had a plentiful supply ofplywood).

Not having a comprehensive buildmanual and left to your own devices,you have to experiment and beprepared to make and remakevarious items.

The dash was covered in foam andvinyl (very fiddly), the instrumentsfitted and then wired up using blockconnectors to make removal easier.There is still a lot of work to be donein the cockpit area, but I feel it is at

last taking shape. I am now starting to think about

applying for IVA, but deciding on acompletion date is not easy at themoment as my weekends are fullwith hillclimb marshalling. By thetime you read this we will havecelebrated 50 years of Loton Parkwith a ‘Party in the Park’ on the 23rdMay. Lots of classic and racing carson show and trips up the hill invarious cars including an Ultima(must get a ride in that).

I also spend a lot of time longdistance walking – I have 42 milewalk across Wales lined up on the19th June in aid of LeukaemiaResearch, so wish me luck for that.

CKC Technical Editor John Dickens tests

out a new mould making kit available

from Carbon Mods. Next month he

creates the carbon panel itself.

Carbon Mods’ CarbonFibre Laminating Kit

In the last issue I tested the CarbonMods’ Mould Making Kit by using itto produce a mould for a small trimpanel for my motorcycle. Theinteresting feature of the kit was theuse of a fibrous epoxy putty to formthe main structure of the mould,rather than the more usual resin andglassfibre matting.

This month I intend to use themould, along with another CarbonMods kit, its Carbon FibreLaminating Starter Kit, to producethe replica trim panel in epoxyreinforced carbon fibre.

Carbon Mods, based in Stoke onTrent, produces carbon fibre panels

for popular kit cars and also sells thematerials used in their production,but the company has also now puttogether a number of kits containingsmall quantities of materials at areasonable cost.

Its Carbon Fibre Laminating StarterKit (CMCFLK300) is priced at £39.95and contains...

330g Laminating epoxy resin166g Epoxy hardener0.3m2 2/2 twill weave carbon

fibre fabric0.3m2 woven glass fibre fabric35ml PVA Mould Release Agent2 Brushes

Gloves are needed when working with the epoxy resin. The viscous epoxy resin is weighed out as accurately as

possible.

The thinner hardener is also weighed out accurately. The

ratio is 2:1, resin to hardener.

Careful heating will thin out the resin and allow the trapped

air bubbles to escape.

Squeezing excess resin out of the brush will reduce the

amount of acetone needed.

Rinse the brush in 40 – 50 ml of acetone.

Thorough mixing is essential to avoid setting problems. The cloudy appearance is due to tiny air bubbles in the mix. A thin even coating of resin is painted into the mould.

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I prefer the paint pad or ‘sponge on a stick’ for applying PVA. A thin even coating covering the whole surface is ideal. The PVA needs to be fully dry before the next stage.

The epoxy putty mould ready for use. The contents of the Carbon Mods kit. PVA release agent is recommended and supplied in the kit.

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It is designed to allowexperimentation with carbon/epoxy ata reasonable cost, to repair orreinforce an existing carbon fibrecomponent or to produce one or twosmall items.

Once again, no instructions areprovided with the kit. The labelinside the lid supplies the webaddress of a downloadable PDF fileof instructions which prints out asseven sides of A4 paper. As with theprevious kit, the instructions arevery detailed and also provideexplanations of the processesinvolved and tips for best results.

There is also a section whichrealistically assesses the resultspossible with the kit. On the CarbonMods website there is a video clipwhich shows the kit in use, soproviding you have web access

there is no shortage of availableinformation.

RELEASE AGENTAs with any laminating process, thefirst step is the application of a releaseagent to the mould so that thefinished article can be removed fromthe mould once it has cured. Un-thickened epoxy resin tends to pool or’fish-eye’ on waxed surfaces, so PVArelease agent alone is recommendedand provided in the kit.

The PVA medium can be appliedwith a brush, a lint free cloth asrecommended in the kit or, as Iprefer, a sponge. I actually use asponge paint pad originally designedfor use with water based paints.

Ideally what is needed is a thineven film of PVA completely coveringthe entire surface of mould. The bluecolour of the PVA is added to helpyou achieve this. Take care with theapplication of the PVA. Any untreatedarea, no matter how small, will stick

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tightly to the epoxy laminating resin,preventing a clean release.

The PVA should be allowed to dryfully. This will take 20-30 minutes atroom temperature.

SURFACE COATThe next step is to apply the epoxyresin surface coat which will formthe outer glossy surface of thefinished laminate. In normal GRPlamination this would be thegelcoat, a specially thickenedpolyester resin.

Unfortunately the thickeningagents used for epoxies tend to turnthe resin opaque, so if we need atransparent finish we have to usethe resin without thickener.

The instructions give no guidanceon coverage, so I made aguesstimate based on previousexperience. The mix ratio of resin tohardener is 2:1 and needs to be

your finger or glove.

FABRICREINFORCEMENTThe carbon fabric must be cut tosize. If the shape is simple the sizecan be estimated, but for complexshapes it may be better to make atemplate before you start the job.

Allow for an overlap of 20-30mmall around the mould. Never lay thefabric on a dirty or dusty surface. Anyspecks of dirt on the fabric will bevisible through the clear surfaceresin. Decide how many layers offabric you will use. Due to the opennature of the woven fabric, a singlelayer of carbon fibre will allow lightthrough it and will be semi-transparent. A second layer isnormally needed to prevent this. Idecided to use two layers of carbonfabric and one layer of wovenglassfibre cloth to add support.

rapidly, so pooling is more likely. Beready to brush away any areas ofexcess resin. Do not overheat the resinas this can cause it to set unevenly.

When you are happy with thesurface coat, set the mould aside andallow the resin to start to harden. Thiscan take from 1½ to 4 hoursdepending on the temperature of theroom.

If you intend to clean the brushstart by squeezing out any excessresin. The remaining resin can bedissolved away using Acetone as longas it has not fully set. Three rinses willusually remove all traces of the resin.Most nail varnish removers areacetone based, so they will do the jobtoo.

Keep checking the resin surfacecoat. The correct texture is importantif the next layers are to bond properly.The surface should be firm but stillsticky. No resin should come off on

weighed out quite accurately. Iweighed out 30g of resin and 15g ofhardener to give a total of 45g ofepoxy. This turned out to be far morethan was needed to cover the0.12m2 mould surface.

The two components must bemixed thoroughly, taking care toscrape the resin from the sides of thecontainer too. There is no rush hereso take your time.

When I was happy with the mixingprocess, I painted a thin evencontinuous coat of the resin onto theprepared mould surface. If the resinis applied too heavily it will pool inany low points and will have a milkyor cloudy appearance when it sets.

The resin is quite viscous and islikely to have tiny air bubbles trappedin it. Using a hairdryer to heat theresin film will reduce its viscosity,allowing the bubbles to escape, but itwill also allow the resin to flow more

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Set consists of:• 100mm Electronic Programmable Speedometer• 100mm Electronic Tachometer 4/6/8/10*/12*cyl• 52mm Fuel Level Gauge• 52mm Water Temperature Gauge• 52mm Oil Pressure Gauge• 52mm Voltmeter• Speedometer Sensor M12x1mm• Water Temperature Sensor 1/8”NPTF• Oil Pressure Sensor (inc. Warning Light Switch)• Fuel Level Sender Unit• Choice of Black or White Background Dials• SVA Compliant Bezels• Full Wiring Instructions Included• Traditional Floodlit Illumination*Available Upon Request

Standard features include:• 80mm Mechanical Speedometer 160mph• 80mm Electronic Tachometer 8000rpm• 52mm Fuel Level Gauge• 52mm Water Temperature Gauge• 52mm Oil Pressure Gauge• Water Temperature Sensor 1/8”NPTF• Oil Pressure Sensor (inc. Warning Light Switch)• Fuel Level Sender Unit

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Intatrim Ranger Seat

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Polished Alloy Extinguishers

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Burr Walnut Laminate Dash122x28cm - £37.37 each122x51cm - £69.00 each

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Boot RacksComplete with rubber suction pads. Can be fitted temporarily usingincluded kit, or permanently using captive nuts. Available inStainless Steel, Aluminium, Chrome & Wood-Slat finish.

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Ford Motorsport Rocker Covers.From £241.05 inc VAT set

As Pictured:289/302/351W: £256.54 set

5.0L/302 EFI: £310.72 set 289/427: £18.40 inc VAT each

PB Ford: £28.18 inc VAT each

Latches£13.80inc VATeach

GTD5 Cobra Wheel. Wheel& Tyre combinations for anytype of drive train. 15” to20” dia. in all widths. Blackor Silver centres. Call us foryour application & price.

Quick lift brackets.Polished Stainless Steel:

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Quickshift gearlever replica:

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Universal PolishedStainless Steelhandbrake leverc/w microswitchfor park light:£152.95 inc VAT.

Cobra 3-Lock Set2x Bonnet.

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£79.35 inc VAT

Universal Blackhandbrake lever:£46.00 inc VAT.

Trim rings &gaiters available.

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rub through the thin resin layer intothe fabric beneath.

This kit certainly achieves itsaims. It contains all the materialsneeded to allow the user toexperiment with carbon/epoxycomposites, repair or reinforce anitem or fabricate a couple of smallcomponents. The downloadableinstructions are very comprehensivebut, as before, I would like to see atleast some basic instructionssupplied as part of the kit.

Information about recommended


coverage and quantitieswould also be helpful.The kit is obviouslycapable of producinggood results and isreasonably priced at£39.95.

Next time I use epoxyresins I will certainly havea greater appreciation ofthe different techniquesinvolved compared withGRP/polyestercomposites. ��

The brush is squeezed dry to allow it to absorb more

surface resin.

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The panel has been trimmed and washed. The gloss finish is straight from the mould.

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READER’S CAR James Warner’s WR4

WE’RE GETTING USED to these

caged/exoskeletal cars these days.

They’re a welcome addition to the kit car

scene, ushering in a new sub-genre in the

same way that bike-engined kit cars really

took off a decade ago.

But there are facts about the car you

see here that are worth highlighting. For

starters, the builder, James Warner, has

not simply gone out and bought a kit from

an established manufacturer – instead he

has sat down and designed and built the

WR4 at home, as a one-off. Next, he built

it in a single garage with no light or power,

having to run an extension cable from his

house – nothing heroic about that, you

might think, but James didn’t need

electricity just to power a drill, but rather

to fabricate and weld the complete

chassis, create a car and then spray the

chassis... all in a single garage. That’s a

good effort. And finally I want you to

remember one other vital fact about

James’ creation. His car is not a replica

and hasn’t been inspired by any other kit

car. When he began designing the WR4

on his computer, there wasn’t a single

company within the scene offering

anything of this type (neither SDR nor

MEV were on the market). Only the Arial

Atom was available, and although the

exposed chassis rails may have been an

inspiration, James’ WR4 is certainly no

replica.

So when James pushes the car out of

the garage and I watch him drive it to the

photo location, where we spend the next

Last month we followed the build of James Warner’s one-off

caged car. This month we’ve been to see the finished

article and are hoping it won’t remain a one-off for long...

The editor reports.

PART02

James Warner with

his one-off WR4.


how small the WR4 is... it really is tiny,

with a chunky wheel out at each corner.

But this flyweight reality (James claims

just 350kgs) and diminutive size are

perfectly countered by the car’s semi-matt

black finish and large diameter chassis

rails which give it an urban, almost military

toughness. You’d never describe it as

dinky, dainty or toy-like. There’s a real

sense of purpose, almost menace here.

And of course everything is exposed.

The small ‘bonnet’ is the only panel on

the car (with the exception of the Carbon

Mods cycle wings), with nothing over the

engine and the sides completely bare. Up

few hours examining it in detail, it seems

all the more amazing that I find it to be

one of the best looking and purest caged

car I’ve come across.

I love the almost complete lack of

bodywork, but more importantly I’m hugely

impressed by the beautiful curves of the

main chassis rails, the robust diameter of

the triangulating chassis tubes, and the

business-like but aesthetically pleasing

construction. However, I suspect even

James would admit that his welding isn’t

the tidiest on the planet, but the finished

article is ensorcelling.

Seen in the flesh, I’m surprised by just

front, that means the floor-mounted

pedals are wonderfully exposed, as is the

battery, with its kill switch just beside. The

dash is as minimal as you’d expect, and

the ETB Digidash is the perfect self-

contained unit for this kind of car.

The challenge for a skeletal car such

as this is that not only the bits that you

might like to show off are visible, but also

the bits you would more normally be

happy to conceal. Wiring isn’t particularly

a feature I’d describe as attractive, nor is

a steering column or rack. So the level of

finish on these components also needs to

be considered. James’ car has an



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2000cc Ford Pinto OHC, 4-speed. P100

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maple dashboard. Vintage series classic

instruments. Taxed and MoT, £3500. T: 01492

532996 (Conwy).

ROBIN HOOD 2B SVA April 2005,

green/stainless, 2-litre Pinto with rebuilt

unleaded head plus new water pump,

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tyres almost new, £4250. T: 07814 085824

(West Yorkshire).

NOVA KIT CAR Age related number plate,

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performance parts recently 160hp. £5600

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FISHER FURY IRS rolling chassis,

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spent, best offer over £1850. T: Matt –

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RON CHAMPION LOCOST CHASSIS Very

well built as far as I can see. T: Huw – 07870

264391 or 01497 851645 (Herefordshire).

LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO Everything

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DAX TOJEIRO V12 Rolling chassis built by

DJ Sportscars. Abandoned project since

owner died (1989) but kept garaged.

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parts. No reasonable offer refused. T: 01753

862184 (Berkshire).

ROBIN HOOD 2B Part built, approximately

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engine, electrics done, V5 available. Starts,

stops, steers. Needs finishing off, seats

installed, painting etc, £1850. T: 07774

166882 (Exeter).

FERRARI 360 REPLICA Unfinished project,

based on Mk3 MR2, 2004 car, 17,000 miles,

6-speed gearbox, red leather, fibreglass

panels, some parts plus car, £7500 ono.

T: 01751 473990 (North Yorkshire).

NG TA No time to build, one of the first NGs,

1.8 Marina donor, 1973. Body, chassis,

gearboxes, axles, needs interior, tyres, tank,

£1250. T: 020 7511 8510.

PARTS FOR SALE

TEAM DYNAMICS MOTORSPORTWHEELS And tyres 195x45R15, two tyres

new, £300. T: 01566 86004 (eves) (Cornwall).

PAIR CORBEAU SEATS Recliners, blue and

black complete with runners etc, £250 the

pair. T: 01566 86004 (eves) (Cornwall)

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DUTTON MELOS CHASSIS With some

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track or hillclimb car, £300. T: 0191 512

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FORD MUSTANG V8 Unused. 1999-type,

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brand new with management system and

new 5-speed manual gearbox. £4000 ono.

Tel: 01737 222336.

ROVER 3.5 V8 Carbed, 4-speed auto

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ROVER V8 ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTIONComplete 3500cc ‘Federal’ EFI system. Early

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ROVER V8 PARTS FOR SALE SD1 flywheel,

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gearchange extension and gearlever for LT77

gearbox. Also P6 points distributor. Photo and

details available [email protected] or

01323 767687 (East Sussex).

ROVER 3500 V8 EFI SPARES AFM (choice

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injectors, resistor pack. Photo and details

available [email protected] or 01323

767687 (East Sussex).

MALLORY DUAL POINT Distributor For

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977721 (London).

FORD PINTO SUMP Modified fo Locost,

Westfield, MK, Robn Hood etc, good condition,

£85 ono. T: 0115 8409780 (Nottingham).

TWO ROVER V8 HEADS PLUSMANIFOLDS Plus SU carburettors. MGB lined

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£250. T: 01702 231319 or 07710 266882.

WANTED

ECU AND ENGINE WIRING LOOM For

2-litre Red Top engine fitted with distributor. And

Allegro steering lock and keys suitable for early

Westfield SE. T: 07752 881423 (Grampian).

WESTFIELD XI (ELEVEN) Prefer BRG if

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FOUNTAIN C100 TRAILER 6ft by 13ft,

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SPARTAN 2+2Vitesse 2-litre engine on Triumph chassis.New hood, seats, respray, originalregistration number (non-Q). Wire wheels,luggage rack, taxed until 2009, MoT.Reluctant sale, £1995 for quick sale orwould swap for a classic saloon. T: 01323 738668.

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QUANTUM H4i1600cc Zetec, convertible, only three ownerssince built by Quantum Sports Cars in 2000.New water pump, cambelt, starter motor,two tyres, £2500 ovno. T: 01263 860984(Norfolk).

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SPARTAN TREKAFiesta 957cc, MoT May 2001, tax September2010. Used daily, very good condition,£1250. T: 07821 457428(Northamptonshire).

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MARLIN 5EXI 1.6

Raced since 2005, as seen inCKC Race Diaries. Ready for 2010season, full rollcage, plumbed-infire extinguisher, transponder,Ford Pinto 2-litre, fast cam, twin48DCOE carbs, Hi Spec brakes.£5250 with engine or £4750without. Trailer also available. T:01795 520877 or 07515 899477(Kent).

TIGER AVON RACE CAR

JBA FALCON SRSVA 2003, Sierra-based kit, 2000cc Sapphirepetrol engine, 5 gears, only 1134 miles, OldEnglish Ivory, bodywork immaculate, MoT June2009, tax December 2008, £7000. T: 01323833904 (Eastbourne).

The original T-bar car, factorybuilt, bespoke engine, 158bhp,7000 miles only. Dellorto 45s,new adjustable shocks, reconbrakes, harnesses, batteryimmobiliser, stunning car, £7995ono. T: 01273 389333 (Brighton).

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LIGHTWEIGHT MK900cc Fireblade, ali panels – not your plasticfantastic! Paddleshift, Caterham carbon/Kevlarrace seat. 3in Sparco harness, removablesteering wheel, new R888s etc, £8750 ono. T: 07702 325701.

SVA 1999, brand new 1.8-litreZetec with all Raceline bits.Reconditioned gearbox andnew Cosworth LSD. Receiptsfor £11,000 plus, will take£7000. For more details seehttp://photos.orange.co.uk/album/5263120 T: 07973 135127(Tackley).

GINETTA G27 IRS

TIGER SUPER SIXFord Zetec 2-litre, twin DCOE, lightened flywheel,professionally tuned, Spax shocks. 1100 miles,taxed and MoT’d to June 2009. Very quick andfun, endless upgrade possibilities, £5995reduced. T: 07825 389233 (Birmingham).

TIGER SUPERCAT2003, 5300 miles, non-Q, 2-litre Pinto, twin 45Weber carbs, FR32 cam, 150bhp, taxed untilSeptember, MoT March 2011. Dry miles only,complete with all receipts, £5700 ono. T: 07967041623 (Cheshire).

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PILGRIM SUMOHayabusa, SVA’d November 2007,Quaife reverse gearbox, PowerCommander, Wilwood big brakes,sprag starter, baffled sump. 12months MoT, six months tax,£13,500 ono. T: 01233 627905 or07800 684496 (Kent).

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FERRARI 360 REPLICABased on Peugeot 406 Coupé. 3-litre V6, RossoRed, leather heated seats, H-gate, engine startbutton. Remote locking, alarm/immobiliser,taxed and tested, reduced to sell, £11,000 ono. T: 07595 958205 (Grimsby, NE Lincolnshire).

Yamaha R1, SVA May 2006, newbuild registration, all new partsincluding 2004 manufactureengine, receipts available. 2880miles only, £10,500.T: 07765 551581(Loughborough).

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ALBIN BALLAD YACHTAlbin Ballad 9m Blue Water yacht, value £15k,lying in Fleetwood Marina. Wishing to swap forCaterham, Westfield, Tiger, Robin Hood or WHY.Cash either way. T: Dave – 07802 622219.

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Navy with cream leatherupholstery with matching bluepiping and carpet, Navy mohairhood and cover. 3.9-litre Rover V8fuel injected engine, 5-speedgearbox, £13,500 ono.T: Mal – 01443 409139 or07773 081571.

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Ford 302 V8, vanilla leather, SVA2006, 6000 miles. Powerlock diff,full wet weather gear, detailedengine bay, tax, MoT, superbcondition, £25,000. T: 07967031312 (Leicestershire).

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