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Mocking up the front wings with a wooden buck on this 37 Ford style Hot Hot allowed me to check out whether the bonnet proportions were right.

I’d had 2 previous attempts at making the bonnet skin. The first complete disaster was purely panel beaten in several pieces, the second was in 3 pieces, done with a…

I started metal shaping using a sand bag. Another first for me. It goes hand it hand very well with the English wheel and can save quite a bit of…

Until I discovered folding metal with the English Wheel covered with a rubber band, skinning the bonnet was taking me ages. I was getting frustrated and even questioning whether I’d…

Making my first handmade bonnet hasn’t been easy. Everything has taken much longer than expected. In fact many things have taken numerous attempts. Even now, I look at it and…

I've not finished the bonnet but a Morris Minor Roof came up cheap, so I had to have it. This Hot Rod was getting a donor roof.

For all those fitting a Corsa C EPAS (Electronic Power Assisted Steering) to a Kit Car or Hot Rod the following maybe helpful.

Have you ever wondered what the correct inputs to the Vauxhall Corsa EPAS column should be? The column requires 12v, an rpm signal and a speed signal. But what frequencies?…

This Haynes Roadster has parts from many makes and models of cars: Ford Sierra 4x4 Cosworth, Scorpio, Jaguar X type, Austin Ambassador, Citroen BX, Mercedes SLK etc.

Getting the dimensions correct for this custom Ford Sierra Upright hasn't been easy. The reason for making a new upright was the steering arm on the standard upright being wrong…

I've been boxing in one of my custom Ford Sierra Front Uprights. They are made from solid EN3B steel along with 3,8,12mm steel plate.

I had to enrol the skills of the 'brother in law' to TIG weld the new Ford Sierra based front uprights.

Getting the dimensions correct for this custom Ford Sierra Upright hasn't been easy. The reason for making a new upright was the steering arm on the standard upright being wrong…

I've been boxing in one of my custom Ford Sierra Front Uprights. They are made from solid EN3B steel along with 3,8,12mm steel plate.

I had to enrol the skills of the 'brother in law' to TIG weld the new Ford Sierra based front uprights.

This is not a DIY Sierra brake upgrade, more of a complete re-think. A set of W220 Mercedes callipers came up for less than £25 (inc. delivery).

Ackermann angle geometry is a tricky subject and often over simplified.

Anti Squat Independent Rear Suspension for a Locost / Haynes Roadster is not easy. I have used push rod rear suspension to get a rising spring rate and reduced hub…

I have used various brake components and I have no idea how good the brakes will work or feel once complete, so I'm using a Hella UP28 Electric Vacuum Pump.

This Haynes Roadster has parts from many makes and models of cars: Ford Sierra 4x4 Cosworth, Scorpio, Jaguar X type, Austin Ambassador, Citroen BX, Mercedes SLK etc.

Sizing a Master Cylinder is a complicated process that is dependent on everything from the centre of gravity to suspension settings. It's not simply down to brake components.

A DIY English Wheel from scrap steel tube and an old Lathe tail-stock? Surely that's not possible? - Well I thought I give it a go.

A Rover V8 Serpentine Timing Chain cover may save you valuable inches when trying to squeeze an engine into a Kit Car or Hot Rod.

Modifying the Rover V8 inlet manifold trumpets can unleash more power and can let the engine breath more naturally.

The Rover V8 Serpentine Timing Cover has a built in oil pump and is smaller than the SD1 item. This is great if you are having clearance issues.

Fitting the Rover V8 into a Haynes Roadster isn't going to be easy. Putting the plenuum chamber into CAD will enable me to work out the height of the engine…

The Rover V8 has been fitted with many front timing chain covers and water pumps. What is the shortest water pump and can billet aluminium pulleys be fitted?

As many regular readers know, I'd had my Megasquirt MS1/Extra Rover V8 started within a couple turns of they crank. The next evening, with the wiring on the idle valve…

To successfully use a Megasquirt you must use Tuner Studio to calibrate all your sensors. For a Rover V8 4.6L P38 the Coolant Temperature Sensor CTS has detailed calibration information…

There’s been a lot of work getting my Rover V8 Megasquirt engine from ‘looking’ ready to actually ready to start. The headers weren’t bolted on, the battery was from a…

My Megasquirt ECU V8 project is getting close to the point of turning the key. I decided to tidy the wiring and EMI shield the ECU.

Putting a Rover V8 and 4wd into a Locost was always going to take a long time. Finishing the wiring and the plumbing seems to have taken forever.

A Megasquirt ECU requires a 36-1 trigger input. Many people fit a trigger wheel to the front pulley, however I wanted to use one similar to a Range Rover P38…

The front propshaft for a 4x4 Locost 7 has to clear numerous components such as the starter, exhaust & steering. There needs to be a central Universal Joint.

Anti Squat Independent Rear Suspension for a Locost / Haynes Roadster is not easy. I have used push rod rear suspension to get a rising spring rate and reduced hub…

The Citroen BX rack has meant several changes to the steering, propshaft and exhaust manifolds

This Haynes Roadster incorporates a Caterham rear differential cover for increased clearance, along with roller bearing, urethane suspension joints.

The Ford Sierra Front Differential has finally been mounted to this Haynes Roadster Chassis.

I've made up a custom aluminium housing to replace the section that would be part and parcel of the sump. A 4x4 Haynes Roadster has been a lot of work.

Fitting two fans, one each side of the radiator in a push pull air flow arrangement has made a dramatic improvement on cooling potential. 4000 cfm

I’d purchased a cheap, second hand custom made, aluminium Caterham radiator designed for a full race 2Ltr Duratec engine. Although it had seen some stone damage it was essentially in…

Should I ground my car radiator. Will galvanic or electrolytic corrosion destroy the core. Are rubber mounts required

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