The Car: Mallock MK28/30

This page will detail all the features of this fantastic car and go into some details on the history of  Mallocks and the success of these front engined sports racing cars.

The car is without an engine at the moment and the progress of installing the MG XPower KSeries 1600 engine into the car will also be detailed on this page.

The car was collected on the 23rd February as shown in the following pictures, taken just befor the drive home. The car needed a good clean when I got it home to wash all the salt off from the roads being gritted! 

The following images show the car as it was when I viewed it with a vauxhall 2litre 16 valve engine. This engine has been removed.

With the bonnet and side pod removed the seriousness of this race car can be seen. The rear wing is not the only aerodynamic aid on the car. The front nose also provides extra down force as well as the flat bottom of the car and the rear venturis which enable the car to corner at very high speed. 

Alongside the down force the slick tyres also add a massive performance advantage over standard road tyres. The regulation tyres that I will be using are cross ply and made by AVON

This picture shows dash of the car. The majority of Mallocks are front engined and even thought they only have one seat they are not classed as a single seater. The driving position is also offset  to make room for the gearbox and engine down the left side of the car.

The suspension is fully independent at the front with unequal length wishbones, triumph uprights and triumph stearing rack. In adition there is an anti droop bar on the bottom wishbone which stops the wheel dropping down when the car hits a kerb etc. 

The rear suspension is a ford live axle with a Mumford link instead of the traditional panhard rod setup. The Mumford link helps with axle movement and with putting the power down. The front suspension can be seen in detail in the following image. 

This image also shows the brake air ducts to stop brake fade by keeping the AP brakes from overheating. You can also see the front mounted water and oil radiators, and the dry sump oil tank. The tank is needed because the cars are so low and therefore there is no room for a traditional sump.

This image of the rear of the car shows the upright shock absorbers and the TAM 4 unequal length trailing arms. The brakes are also AP but not 4pot as up front. You can also see the end of the Quaife quick release half shafts.