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Miata-Based Autocrosser All-American '29 Ford Redhead RCNMag.com SPRING 2018 Miata-based Autocrosser All-American ’29 Ford Redhead Euro Replica THE CHAMELEON Color-shifting coatings on Superlite’s SL-C Page 42 PUBLISHING INC PUBLISHING COLE PAID U.S. POSTAGE U.S. Replicas Reignite Racing History Page 38 PRSTD STD PRSTD COLE PUBLISHING INC., PO BOX 220, THREE LAKES WI 54562 54562 WI LAKES THREE 220, BOX PO INC., PUBLISHING COLE ELECTRONIC SERVICE REQUESTED SERVICE ELECTRONIC James Dean nicknamed his Spyder the “Little Bastard,” but this one comes in Small Bastard, Medium Bastard, Large Bastard, Extra-Large Bastard, and even Double Extra-Large Bastard. Grab a 550 tee before May 5th - 5/5. This limited-edition T-shirt is only available until May 5, 2018. When it’s gone, it’s gone. Only $19.95 Short-sleeved • $24.95 long-sleeved • FREE Shipping! 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RCNMag.com/tees Contents THROTTLE STEERING 6 Composite Conundrum By Steve Temple, Editor RCN ONLINE 8 @RCNmag.com A preview of current online exclusive content. FEATURE CAR 10 Revisionist Redhead A modern take on a vintage GT Roadster. By Joe Greeves FEATURE CAR 16 All American The surprising longevity of the ’29 Ford. By Steve Temple DIY 22 Carbon Components How to put your project car on a high-fiber diet. By Steve Temple FEATURE CAR 26 The Drifter An even wilder slip ’n’ slide Superformance Cobra. By Steve Temple READER’S RIDE 32 Hands-On Speedster Embracing the ‘I can build anything’ attitude. 42 As told by Jon Eesley TECH On the Cover 38 Fueled by the Flame How replicas reignite vintage racing events. A color-shifting Superlite SL-C homebuilt by Pete Ballentine, By Karen Salvaggio photo by Steve Temple COVER STORY 42 The Chameleon Color-shifting coatings on Superlite’s SL-C. As told by Pete Ballentine FEATURE CAR 16 26 48 Prized Packard From salvage yard wreck to concours best in show. By Joe Greeves DIY 54 The Quest Converting a Cheetah-style body into a unique design. By Steve Temple FEATURE CAR 58 Street Cred Giving a ’66 Mustang a Shelby license to thrill. By Steve Temple TECH FEATURE 64 Catfish Composites 32 58 What goes into making a Miata-based autocrosser. By Steve Temple FEATURE CAR 70 Storm Warning A Category 5 Cobra from Hurricane Motorsports. By Jim Youngs DIY 76 Quick Fix Repairing cracks in carbon fiber and other composites. By Steve Temple RCN COMING NEXT MONTH 80 Spring Vendor Preview FLASHBACK 64 Le Mans-Style Spitfire Conversion 86 Remembering Daniel Sexton Gurney A fond farewell to racing’s finest competitor. 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Which just might lead content, thus reducing weight. But those drive the cost up even more. to more applications of the material on car bodies. Composite Conundrums Truth be told, most manufacturers who are building “carbon” parts are using a skin of woven carbon fiber cloth solely for appearance, and the bulk ach issue of ReinCarNation typically has a makes body conversions for both Datsun Z-cars and of the layup is fiberglass. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, and Steve Temple Virtually no area was left untouched by dominant theme or overall emphasis, be it the BMW Z3 (the Velorossa and ZGT, respectively), even John is considering carbon-skinned parts for his ZGT. [email protected] the new copper carbon fiber material on this wide-body Corvette by Ivan Tampi Customs. E steel-body replicas, engines, chassis designs, shared a few thoughts on this subject with me recently. Undeterred by these seeming drawbacks to carbon composites, I did or whatever. This particular issue highlights various He knows of what he speaks, with a background in some digging in anticipation of this issue and came across many more aspects of advanced composites. But with a caveat: aeronautical engineering, among other pursuits. He companies than expected that supply products with advanced composites. Car bodies aren’t as advanced as, say, a carbon fiber does offer carbon fiber components, since they can Wheel companies such as Forgeline Motorsports, Litespeed Racing, and stealth fighter or blades on a wind turbine. True, be laid up in the same molds used for his standard, Emergent are all offering stronger yet lighter rims made, at least in part, of many race cars have a carbon fiber tub as a structural marine-grade laminates. John points out, however, carbon fiber. Large carbon fiber body panels are available from Speedkore element. But why don’t we see advanced composites that most customers who want carbon require clear Performance Group, Sankuer Composite Technologies, Carbon Creations Steve Temple on many replicas and other specialty cars? gelcoat with a perfect weave alignment. As noted in and Anderson Composites as well. Given this increased presence of composites Editor The one-word answer is both simple and obvious: one of our DIY stories in this issue (“Carbon in the auto market, look for more features in upcoming issues. price. This material can double or even triple the cost Components”) on Factory Five Racing’s composite One of the more intriguing and visually surprising ones is from Ivan of a composite laminate. parts, an even alignment of fibers can be a real Tampi Customs. While known for his wide-body Corvettes, Mustangs and My longtime associate John Washington, who challenge due to the loose weave of the material. other conversions, his
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