Well finally found a used car parts place. Videos may not be the best but I tried, lol. So many awesome parts. I picked up a Momo wheel cheap. Everything from Bride/CTR/Momo/Recaro seats to tons of steering wheels/suspension/brakes/exhausts/lip kits and other car parts. Only found one Mugen item there and it was a Mugen Accord grill that was actually new with the box, not worth the money though I think. Kind of like a junkyard.
Watch as several dozen hot Novas do burn-outs, and see who wins the big prize during CPP’s Annual Nova Shop Tour, held on March 20th at Classic Performance Products, Inc. There was fun for everyone, including: a shop tour, a raffle, and lunch at Nick’s. If you haven’t seen Part 1, check it out. You’ll see nearly 75 amazing cars!
The Electric Starion is now at a drivable state and we take her for a spin at the annual electric car show in Sydney. Some say that by international standards, the AEVA show is probably not a huge event, but conversely, for a small population, there is a high proportion of interest in EVs in Australia plus R&D attracting international attention, despite little interest from the government to date (although the recent Climate Ready initiative may change this). Many types of makes and models of new and old cars converted to electric drive were on display; regular daily commute vehicles, sports cars, classic cars, electric bikes, roadsters, hotrods and even a Formula ‘E’ race car. The ‘H’ word was well and truly overshadowed by ‘full EV’ and many people were interested in how to get their own fully-electric cars. There was one vehicle, a Prius with a K2 battery pack for extended range; these are small lithium phosphate cells up to 3200 milliamp hour, banded together into modules to make up the required voltages and they have a high energy density and handle a high charging current, ideal for regen braking. There’s a test review which explains this better, at zeva.com.au and from there a link to the K2 Energy site where you’ll find a video comparison of the cobalt and phosphate impact penetration test. As for my Starion, with an adjustment on the Curtis trimpots, it drove well, gear changing was minimal (we tried 2nd and 3rd starts (and not game for a 1st start test yet) and …
The first event of the night at the Chillicothe Fairgrounds. A lot of very solid cars laying down some good hits. This is Part 1 of 2. Took place on October 17th 2009
Documentary about Mark Knopfler’s classic car collection. Includes an interview and footage of MK racing his Maserati 300S. Part 3 of 3. … Knopfler Classic Car Dire Straits Maserati 300S
