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HOW FUEL INJECTION WORKS 2021 LATEST RUNNING REPORTS ISSUE CHESIL SPEEDSTER BUILD #BuildDriveEnjoy 181 Healy Enigma V8 Anu Dimension GTB RS HEALY V8 DRIVEN NEW LIGHTWEIGHT ENIGMA 100kg OFF BUT STILL PUNCHING ABOVE ITS WEIGHT Westfield Mega S2000 Chesil Speedster build Cooling Fuel injection GT3 RS LOOKALIKE Not just for the weekend – the Boxster rebody that’s used every day www.completekitcar.co.uk £4.95 On sale June 18 to July 15 Issue 181 JULY 2021 001 Cover.indd 1 04/06/2021 2:26 pm 2 July 2021 www.completekitcar.co.uk ad Layout.indd 2 04/06/2021 10:25 am COMMENT | WELCOME THE CKC TEAM /CKCMagazine Editor Adam Wilkins @CKCMagazine [email protected] @CKCMagazine Editorial Assistant Jack Wood WELCOME [email protected] s someone who’s e impracticalities of my car – probably most convincingly takes the Roving Reporter Ian Stent usually an advocate which lacks such basics as a roof, challenge to mainstream sports cars on [email protected] of using kit cars windscreen and boot – are thrown into their own terms. Technical Editor John Dickens all year round, I’m sharp contrast by three of the feature For too long now there has been an [email protected] ashamed to confess cars in this issue. Despite looking like over-riding impression that the kit car that my Riot languished on SORN for a six- gure Porsche 911, Paul Lucas’s market only o ers Cobra replicas and Columnists Gary Axon, Richard Heseltine over a month after it passed its MoT. Anu Dimension GTB RS has been sevenesque roadsters. While there’s After missing the unseasonably good built to tackle the daily grind – just as no doubting the dominance of those Contributors Jeroen Booij, A weather in April, May was a complete his previous body conversions have. two genres, there’s still plenty else James Horsley, Peter Rosenthal, washout and there seemed little point Another kit car that’s more on o er to those who are looking for Martin Scott in handing over a month’s road fund practical than most is the Chesil something di erent. Running Reporters John Clements, licence when opportunities to drive the Speedster. While it lacks the modern And none of the above mentioned Trevor Crout, Rob Davenhall, car would be few and far between. underpinnings of the Porsche Boxster cars would need to be SORN’d to keep Mark Davenport, Pete Dawson, I’ve never been afraid to use the car based GTB RS, it still has plenty of them out of the rain. Ross Maynard, Simon Skelding, in all weathers, but previous abandon space and weather protection that Claire Spindloe, Nathan Watkins, Adam Wilkins Andy Westgate when it comes to rain and salt have make it suitable for regular use and admittedly taken its toll on the car’s long trips. Editor Race Diarists Ollie Batten, condition. 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Healy Enigma, p24 Anu Dimension GTB RS, p32 Misplaced Enthusiasm, p19 Cooling, p60 All rights reserved. ISSN 1754-1271 www.completekitcar.co.uk July 2021 3 003 Welcome.indd 3 04/06/2021 11:08 am 24 38 FEATURES REGULARS EVENTS 24 HEALY ENIGMA V8 7 NEWS 21 RETRO RIDES Adam Wilkins reviews Healy’s latest Enigma, New owners for the Marlin range and a couple James Horsley went along to Retro Rides at which features an all-new aluminium chassis. of incoming EV kits this month. Goodwood, and found some cool builds. 32 ANU DIMENSION GTB RS 13 NEW PRODUCTS Jack Wood takes a look at a practical kit car All the latest gear for you, your garage that mixes the extreme with the everyday. and your kit car. Tempted to splash out? 21 38 WESTFIELD MEGA S2000 14 CLUBS We meet a man who took one of Honda’s best e latest from the kit car club world. engines and bolted a supercharger to it. Done something interesting? 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