News July 2016
Hi all, now that the Superbird is done & gone I can start working through my back log of work. In case you haven't seen the latest NZV8 magazine with the blue Superbird on the cover, a brief run down on the build is that it was built as a surprise 50th birthday present from his father. We spent over 1400 hrs on the build & the whole build over 2 years was kept under wraps, hence my low profile on my website !. It was built as you might have done in , say – 1973, if you had a bit of money and always wanted to “soup-up” a 70 Superbird as a serious roadcar. 600 + HP with a 5 speed & a 3.7 LSD diff, so its got some acceleration AND put it 5th & find the longest road you can. The body was acid dipped, rotisseried,fully seam welded & braced, better suspension geometry & big brakes & there a ton of other small improvements that you need to see to appreciate. Anyway I digress, now I’m pressing on with Christian Hillaries radical 67 Camaro, Justin Butchers cool 460 F150, Andrew Sinclairs Bonneville Charger project & the Chickadee Commodore upgrade. Please keep watching this space for updated pics on all these projects, cheers, Mike (Bic) Anderson
Grant Taylor in his Falcon looks set to take Gp A & overall victory in the Pre-65 class
Andrew Hudson in his Anglia looks set to take the Gp C title in the Pre-65 class also with both cars getting lap records through-out the season.
ichael Scott has just clinched the NZ Formula Ford championship & is now heading to the States for a serious test, please click here to read the full story.
Keith Sinclairs 70 Hemi Barracuda has been out for most of the season following a heavy crash at Pukekohe early in the season. see more photos here
Andrew/ Mandy Sinclairs Chickadee Commodore has been out for most of the season also as they decided to park the car & start working on a brand new drive-line for next season.All of the above cars as well as a few others are “set-up” by Sonic, we scale the cars ie the cars are placed on 4 x scales that are set dead level using a laser. The cars ride heights, cambers, toes, castors etc are all trimmed & each wheels weight is set for what I believe is the best for that given car/driver/track combination. This set-up usually changes from track to track due to differing speeds, directions, bumps & aerodynamics etc.
These cars have also been upgraded/ maintained through out the season by Sonic in conjunction with the various customers.
