Belts, Pulleys, & Brackets for Sale
Dayco 95315k1 timing belt component kit(US $66.70)
Dayco 89025 new idler pulley(US $25.17)
Gates 38042 new idler pulley(US $27.51)
Dorman 419-213 belt tensioner assembly(US $42.23)
Dorman 34237 air conditioning by pass pulley(US $40.40)
Dayco wp323k1a timing belt kit with water pump(US $412.11)
GM to modify Chevrolet Volts to guard against battery fire
Thu, 05 Jan 2012General Motors will add a structural reinforcement and devices to prevent overfilling of the battery cooling system in the Chevrolet Volt hybrid sedan to prevent the possibility of a fire after a side crash. The changes come seven months after a Volt caught fire three weeks after being crash-tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The government agency in November opened a defect investigation into the Volt because of the battery fire.
Who's Where: Moray Callum to head Ford Americas Design
Wed, 01 Apr 2009Moray Callum has been named Executive Director for Ford Americas design effective May 1, 2009. He will be taking over the position from Peter Horbury, who has been appointed to replace Steve Mattin at Volvo Cars. In his new role, Callum will be charged with leading the design for all cars and trucks designed in Ford's North and South America studios, as well as guide the design of Lincoln and Mercury products.
Video: Michael Mauer on the 991-series Porsche 911
Tue, 08 May 2012Porsche has released a video featuring its Design Director, Michael Mauer, explaining how he and his team went about redesigning the 911, an ‘automotive, engineering icon' as he describes it. "What we as designers are striving to above all is to optimize the width to height ratio with the result that although the 911's width has not increased, the front axle area has become wider, and we've managed to make the roof a bit lower," Mauer explains via a rather dramatic-sounding voiceover.