Andy McCoy Race Cars (AMRC), specializing in the fabrication of high-performance Pro Mod and Top Sportsman drag racing components from chassis to competition-ready vehicles, has added to its lineup with a complete composite shop and the first order of business for the new division is to make AMRC’s proprietary 1970 Plymouth Duster body available.

“This is the next step in the evolution of our race shop,” Andy McCoy said. “We no longer just specialize in chassis building. We are continuing to add to our business with the aim of ultimately producing everything a serious racer would need from bumper to bumper.”

AMRC generated a buzz in the drag racing community with the debut last year of their patented Duster body and the team is currently putting the finishing touches on the fifth car they have built from the ground up with that design. The popularity of that car has led to the opening of the composite shop.

“So many people have come to us with an interest in that body style but were not in need of a complete car,” McCoy said. “We’re happy we will be able to start meeting the demand from those who already have a good chassis and want to complement it with a sleek body.”

The Duster body is in the process of being approved for the Australian market and AMRC products are currently available in Europe though a partnership with Henrik Pedersen’s All-In Racecars.

The carbon fiber body weighs 58 pounds and retails for $11,500, while the fiberglass version weighs in at 100 pounds and sells for $7,500. The current lead time for manufacture of a body is four weeks. AMRC also offers other carbon components for the body, including a pro stock style wing, floor boards, wheel extensions and a trunk kit. The composite shop also manufactures carbon seats, window NACA Ducts and much more.

More information is available at www.andymccoyracecars.com, where the new components will be added to the parts listing by the first of the New Year.

Because pushrod lengths are not generally known until an engine build is almost complete, they are often the last components ordered—and often they are the components most urgently needed.
   
Now, Trend is introducing a new quick-ship program called QSP that aims to dispatch orders of custom pushrods within twenty-four hours. The service offers much convenience, providing any combination of machined tips or tapers on Trend’s range of pushrods.
   
Just select your pushrod length (6.000 inches to 12.000 inches); select the diameter (3/8, 7/16, ½, or 9/16 inch and wall thickness); select your end taper (standard 5/8 inch or 1-5/8 inch); select your overall taper (single taper or double taper); select a ball end or a radius cup end and you’ll probably have those Trend pushrods within 48 hours.
   
Trend’s Quick Tip on their heat treatment process: Trend brings their pushrods up to temperature then quenches them and then tempers them.  The duration of the heat treatment determines the amount of case depth. The quench, which can vary from room temperature to -100 degrees, determines the retained austenite or material properties in the components. To increase the hardness a cryogenics procedure is also applied during the quenching process. This operation can freeze the pushrods to as low as 300 degrees. Finally the pushrods are tempered and returned to the desired hardness.

For more information, visit www.trendperform.com

What do you do to prepare a junkyard-purchased classic for drag strip competition?

That is the challenge Tom Lukans of TL Race Cars faces in the second installment of Project White Wagon.

The goal is to turn a 1964 Chevy II Wagon into a competitive SS/E Modified entry complete with a high-winding small block and manually shifted five-speed transmission.

Competition weight will require the car to tip the scales at 3,350 pounds with a 292-inch engine.

2WN3= 2 Way NiCad Not Needed is a radio system for your car that no longer requires a independent battery for the radio. No more unplugging the radio from the car harness, disconnecting the external antenna and removing the radio from the case to charge it. Every time the radio is removed you take the chance of forgetting to put the radio back in.  You save wear and tear on the connectors, on the cables and the radio and you move one charge closer to the life expectancy of the battery. If it is an old NiCad battery, you risk the chance of the battery not lasting through a single run even though the battery charger indicates a full charge . 2WN3 is a battery product replacement that allows you to wire the radio system directly into the cars electrical system  via the master battery switch or a independent  toggle switch. When the radio is initially installed it no longer has to be within reach of the crew member or the driver.  No need to turn it on and adjust the volume control each time. Set It and Forget I.  

You can mount it anywhere in the car. With this product, once the electrical system is turned on, the radio powers up and the volume control will be exactly where you set it  the first time. No need to power up the car then power the radio and mess around adjusting the volume control. 2WN3  will work with any cars voltage requirement and pulls less than 1/10th amp hr. during a full run.   

For more information, visit www.nwradio.us.

No sport is more sponsor friendly and no sport is more sponsor dependent than motorsports.  The very existence of some of the biggest players in racing, including the legendary Pettys, has literally been determined by their ability to attract and retain sponsors.  Now, for race teams, drivers, race tracks, racing series and sanctioning bodies help has arrived in the never ending pursuit of sponsorship – a company aptly named “NEED SPONSORSHIP”.

Comprised of a team of senior executives from the motorsports marketing and sponsorship worlds, the experts at NEED SPONSORSHIP are bringing their decades of sponsorship expertise to those involved at all levels of motorsports – especially those that are up and coming or at the grassroots level that will most benefit by fully understanding how to make sponsorship work for them.  The senior team at NEED SPONSORSHIP has personally generated millions of dollars in sponsorship, and has created and managed some of the most prominent sponsorship programs in the motorsports industry.

“The level of talent as well as the number of tracks and events has never been higher, but ultimately it will be the ability to attract quality sponsorship that determines who thrives in this extremely competitive environment,” says Larry Lubin, NEED SPONSORSHIP President.  “Our mission is very straight forward, you focus on the racing and we’ll take care of the sponsorship.”

“I have had the pleasure of developing and managing some of the largest multi-million dollar sponsorship programs in racing.  I’ve worked with prominent series like NASCAR, IndyCar and NHRA.  I’ve worked with many of the biggest names in racing including Dale Earnhardt, Sr., Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Bill Elliott and Kevin Harvick.  I’ve also worked with major corporate sponsors such as M&M/Mars, Pennzoil, Georgia-Pacific, Hershey’s, Coca-Cola, UPS, Chevrolet and Kroger.  However, I have to say that nothing excites me more than the opportunity that NEED SPONSORSHIP is providing for me to share my knowledge with up and coming drivers, tracks, racing series and sanctioning bodies.”

“The foundation of racing is at the grassroots level – late models, stock cars, sprint cars, karting – and that’s where its future will be determined,” Lubin continued.  “NEED SPONSORSHIP can really make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and organizations.  It is extremely exciting and personally rewarding.”

About NEED SPONSORSHIP

NEED SPONSORSHIP, based in Atlanta, GA and with offices in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, offers a wide range of programs and services, many of which are custom tailored for individual needs, with the primary focus of assisting all those in motorsports in achieving their sponsorship goals.  Services include sponsorship workshops, sponsorship plan development, proposal and presentation preparation, sponsor identification, activation programs, website development, sponsor relations and more.

For all those in racing who NEED SPONSORSHIP call 866-703-7070 and visit www.needsponsorship.com.  

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Total Seal now offers many items to aid in your engine assembly. 

Quick Seat is a dry film lubricant that is applied to the cylinder wall prior to installing the piston and ring assembly into the cylinder.  This lubricant will aid in ring to cylinder break in while providing excellent lubrication properties.  It is available in 2 Gram and 14 Gram containers.  2 Grams will coat the cylinders of (2) V-8 Engines.  (Part Numbers – QS and QS14)

AL4 is an Assembly Lubricant that Total Seal developed for the initial lubrication of the Piston Rings and Pistons.  A few drops of AL4 on the rings and a few drops on the skirts of the pistons, is all that is required for assembly.  AL4 is designed to adhere to the piston and rings for many years of storage if needed.  Once the engine fires, the AL4 burns off clean without any residue that could cause rings to stick in the grooves.  AL4 comes in a 4 ounce squeeze bottle and is available in a 12 ounce version – AL12.

AL4 and QS can be purchased at a discounted rate as a kit. The kit part number is QP1.

These items are available through all Total Seal Distributors or by contacting Total Seal directly. For more information, visit www.totalseal.com

If you loved those old school Modified cars, the ones that used to zing the small block engines upward to 10,000 rpm, then we have the project for you.

In the next six months, CompetitionPlus.com will undertake the challenge of building a project car which will represent the tradition of an old school Modified eliminator car while following the never-ending path of technological advancements.

Project White Wagon will represent the aforementioned qualities combined with a historical twist.

Project White Wagon is based on Gene Fulton’s classic 1970s era Modified Production 1964 Chevy II wagon.

While developing a worldwide reputation for concours quality interior vinyl parts restoration, JUST DASHES also provides other valuable restoration services. In the Sixties and Seventies, many interior trim items were chrome plated plastic, like the dash bezel shown here for a 1965 muscle car. JUST DASHES can have your original parts re-chromed. and their craftsmen can then completely detail the piece to like new condition. It’s the perfect compliment to your dash pad restoration!

Minor cracks and breaks in the plastic can be repaired prior to applying the plastic chrome, and sometimes even large damaged areas can be salvaged, eliminating the problem of a costly replacement. JUST DASHES has developed these abilities over three decades of restoration research, setting them apart in the restoration industry. Now you can send your dash pad, complete dash bezel including the instruments, and JUST DASHES can refurbish them as well.

For more information, visit www.justdashes.com.