Cable Bases and Fixings

Cable Bases and Fixings

Hold tight! Little things make the big things work. Securing wiring looms into vehicles should be such a simple task, motorsport teams in particular like lightweight, robust and reusable mounting points. Here is my run down of cable tie bases and connector mounting...
Lagonda Dash

Lagonda Dash

It’s not just wiring! Tech Engineering, the company behind WireTrain, also get involved in many weird and wonderful projects…this one was taking us on a trip back to the 70’s. The controls of the 70’s In the mid 1970 Aston Martin produced the...
MIA CTS 2025

MIA CTS 2025

Last week, we visited the MIA CTS Exhibition at Silverstone. It was great to meet new contacts, catch up with familiar faces, and chat about some really interesting projects happening across the motorsport industry. The event had a real Autosport Engineering in the...
Twisting and Shrinking Long Wires

Twisting and Shrinking Long Wires

There are some requests that will make any wiring tech groan. “Guys, can you make up some 6m twisted and shrunk cable assemblies?” Firstly, twisting long lengths of single cores into a bundle can be a tricky job in the workshop as the wires very quickly become a...
Mil Spec Connectors

Mil Spec Connectors

In motorsport, people often call connectors “MIL Spec,” but what does that actually mean? A customer recently asked me to specify a MIL-SPEC connector. I suggested both Deutsch Autosport or Souriau 8STA connector ranges, to which they responded, “No, I mean the green...