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steering wheel please @Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator

thank you my friend

Yes, we try to hold an annual weigh-in/ BBQ for the Essex & N Kent area - the cars tend to get lighter as the owners get heavier 🙂

Hi, I will take the diffuser if still available, thanks, Richard

Hi bit of a long shot but is this still available?

Hi and welcome. Sounds like you have found yourself a similar car to mine. Mine had been sat for around 14 years so it's taken quite a bit to get it back to a useable state. As others have suggested anything rubber might have deteriorated and anything exposed to fuel will have suffered. It sounds like the previous owners have already done quite a bit so it might not be that bad. I had some issues with the brake master cylinder and rear wheel cylinders (if you have drums on the back) and had to replace everything. Another unexpected problem was the fuel tank. Mine was foam filled and the foam had started to break down. The fix for now was to pull it all out. There is lots to read up on here, my resurrection thread covers a lot of what I have done and others have written similar. If you don't have manuals you can download some from the club and at least a haynes manual to cover the engine and mechanicals will help.

Good point. Mine had 28 in when I bought it. I now run 18 front 16 rear.

FW rear diffuser (new) £250 Zetec tunnel sides approx height dimensions are 340, 240, and 300mm, has been in storage and wrapped in cling film so will need a polish £150 Tunnel top approx dimensions 190 height 525 to bend and 300 to end, has been in storage and wrapped in cling film so will need a polish £50 Clutch foot rest £50 All collection or post extra or can take to Blyton next month

Don’t use the post code - it takes you to the wrong place, here’s Quackers instructions: Access by car is via the A6020, Hassop to Ashford Road just off the A6. Follow our Parkland Drive to our brand new car park. There is a drop off zone outside the café and 5 disabled parking bays next to the café. Use what3words///gather.mango.tank to find us (our postcode doesn’t take you to the correct location). Here’s the turning on the map. When you turn left off the A6020, through the gates, follow the estate road round, then take the right hand fork and head up, past the ponds, the car park is at the end of this road.

Or any tank compatible 😊

One tyre related note; if you’re not used to cars as comparatively light weight as Westfields, it’s easy to get caught out on the tyre pressures. Typically, most owners end up running somewhere around 18psi, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less - they’re quite sensitive to it, especially on track. 18 is a good starting point while getting used to the car though. Using the quick fit tyre fitters default of around 32 psi will feel horrible, like you’re on ice, and may even have you sliding around

Tyres that old are almost 100% definitely not safe, so good move getting decent tyres first. Find solid jacking points even if you don't need them just yet, it pays to know how to get it up in the air without damaging anything underneath. I have a rear diffuser for example, makes it a bit of a pain when it comes to jacking it up tbh. Put it in for its next MOT as far ahead of the renewal date as you are allowed, gives you time to sort anything unexpected that may be a fail or just iffy advisories and make any improvements (being as it's a new car to you) When driving always assume other road users can't see you. It's amazing how many times that becomes truth! You would think a bright orange car coming at you like an exocet with its lights on would be visible, but apparently not to everyone 😂 Stay safe and welcome to the WSCC 👍

This is the one

Ooh, I hope so! Be nice to be lighter than I thought. I have a picture of a previous year's Essex car's weights. Is this a regular thing you do then? I always wondered (based on mine being 670kgs) how they all seemed lighter than mine given I have no screen, heater, wipers etc. So maybe you are right and it is lighter than the council scales said. 🤞

I will take the the front indicator pods if still available.

Hi , have you got the postcode for Quackers cafe please ?

Yep. One only.. its matches my current pair... I only plan to damage one side in any future 'events'

Welcome! Lots of good points above! (Especially the fuel lines). But do check all the perishable rubber and silicon etc parts too, rad hoses, bellows and gaiters on suspension joints, the steering rack, drive shafts etc. Even if the car had been fresh from the factory, they're still quite an old fashioned car in so many ways. So while checking fluid levels and replacing obvious stuff like oil (engine, gearbox - possibly, diff - possibly) those last two kind of depend what state there in and/or if you want to replace just for peace of mind. BUT, don't forget to check if the prop shaft and/or drive shafts need greasing - many Westfields have grease nipples on the universal joints, into which you inject fresh grease with a grease gun - this also pushes out any old stuff at the same time. It's not a frequent job, but does need checking. Having an MoT already is a great start though! As far as tools go, the vast majority of servicing jobs on a Westfield really only need a fairly basic tool kit, the common metric spanners from 8mm through to 19mm will cover much of it. Be aware there are some imperial nuts and bolts too - but on the chassis most of them are in the "cross over" sizes. ie you can use the equivalent sized metric spanner. As well as screwdrivers, etc. A decent low level trolley jack pays dividends to get the car in the air, and decent axle stands to keep it up there, will help keep you safe!

Haha that is a good point actually 😂 Hopefully I may be getting it dropped to me as it's about a 40 minute / 20 mile drive and I don't really want to drive it that distance if the tyres are 25ish years old and be fearing for my life whether I'll get a blowout the whole time

Might be teaching you to suck eggs, but take earplugs and full waterproofs when you collect it - they're very loud and normally wet when you least expect it 🙂

I will do thank you 😊 holding off actually buying anything extra for it until I've actually got it here and can have a proper look over it so will make sure to get lots of pictures and see what people think! Just hoping the weather lightens up as just my luck it's raining all week around the time I'm getting it!

Great stuff thanks, and yep already got a smile just thinking about it in anticipation haha. Yes tyres I've already looked into and will be getting them changed as soon as I get it as I'm pretty sure they are the original ones from the 90s so they look perfect but absolutely won't be taking the risk. Found a local garage that I can get some good ones from and fitted. It's got an MOT until July so at least don't have to think about that straight away, but will definitely get a service just for that peace of mind. I want to learn how to do as much as I can myself but at least if it's done professionally the first time I know I've got the right starting point to go from. It's already got harnesses which is nice, but I may have to find a solution for the seats as I don't know how my bony back is going to fare with the plastic seats haha.

we have a lot of eagle eyed members on here - if you upload photos from all around and underneath the car and engine, you'll get plenty of advice on ways to lighten your wallet next 🙂

This is just the kind of advice I was hoping for aha, thank you very much. There is a folder with a lot of receipts in it, one for petrol pipe bought in 2000, and another for oil hose bought in 2014. So will definitely get the fuel lines replaced. I was told that someone did some bits to it a year or so ago to get it running again but not 100% sure exactly what they did. I think it's story is a couple people had hold of it, did a lot of work to it over time but never actually got it out on the road so it's sat for a long time

Yes can bring to Malvern and just to confirm its one not a pair 😅