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Hi, I have the Ford SOHC book by David Vizard, the man they call "The Wizard" of engine tuning. I have his legendary "bible" for the Ford Pinto engine, and it’s ready to turn your "sensible" Pinto into something that actually makes your neighbours nervous. Why you need this book, other than the vintage street cred. The Secret Sauce: Vizard reveals why everyone ignored this "gem" of an engine and how his lateral thinking can unlock race-level power. The "Power" List: Detailed chapters on everything from carburation and "re-inflow" valves to nitrous oxide and turbocharging. Yes, nitrous on a Pinto. Zero Guesswork: It’s packed with clear technical diagrams, dyno charts, and the kind of "Wizardry" that only comes from decades of breaking things so you don't have to. Whether you want to hold your own in modern traffic or build a racing legend, this book is your roadmap to horsepower. Don't just "maintain" your Ford—modify it until it’s unrecognisable. All this knowledge and art work for only £20 plus P&P or collect from sunny Birmingham.

Im looking to book towards the end of June too, might even be tempted with May too, will see

Welcome to the group, Rebuild is looking excellent for sure

Fortune smiled on me this weekend due to a mix of circumstances. Firstly, my Mondeo decided to overheat on me on the way back to my parents on Thursday, so the AA recovered me back home on Friday afternoon. Very good service I must say, one chap delivering me to Solstice Services where another chap arrived within a few mins to take me the rest of the way. Seems like it is likely a water pump or thermostat issue. Hoping it can be repaired as a) I can’t afford a replacement currently and b) I desperately want to get it through 200k miles, currently just over 195k. Secondly, Mrs Stu had a friend down, and was out and about in her car, so the net result was that the Westfield was my only means of transport for the weekend, what a shame as my daughter had her singin’, dancin’ and actin’ lesson for 3 hours on Saturday morning in Yeovil…… Thirdly, the car was back together and generally functioning apart from a broken Speedo (officer). GPS had to come to the rescue. Finally. It was dry, and a little bit sunny. I dropped the short (though growing ever taller!) one at her lesson at 10.15, then had three hours before picking her up at 13.15. I hadn’t been North in the car for a while so headed up to Cheddar Gorge. It was fairly steady going most of the way up, but just nice to be out in the sunshine. The gorge itself was quiet, and I followed a nice looking M2 until part way up where I stopped for a couple of minutes before completing the run. I then caught up with said M2 stuck behind a van in the derestricted part afterwards, and as the van turned off left, off shot the M2, so I followed . He was bl**dy quick on the straights, but I kept up through the corners and we had quite a fun run for a while before encountering traffic so I trailed him all the way down to Wells where I stopped for a quick coffee. Time was ticking on so I headed back to Yeovil arriving with 5 mins to spare. We had a fun run back to Crewkerne, had a spot of lunch and walked the dog before hopping in the car again down to West Bay. Normal fun through Beaminster Tunnel and some of the clear sections on the way down. It was a tad chilly by the coast but the seas were well worth watching and we warmed up with a hot chocolate before heading back. Spotted a nice old Landie in West Bay too So, probably 4.5 hours in the car in total. Great fun to be out; the car is going well, steering wheel mods (Blinkstop system) working very well so bring on the spring! Here is a little YT compilation for your amusement:

Small little clean up from sitting garage for a while

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Hmmm, Pizza Quattro Prepuzio, I suppose it has a ring to it! might be a bit chewy though.

Are you sure that's salami on there.....?

Probably a Silvertop with a red cam cover.

Never heard of a “Red Top” zetec?

Also, I personally use Prestone – it can be mixed with other coolants and works well in daily cars as well as track cars (as long as plain water isn’t required). One coolant for every car – that makes sense to me.

Evening guys Northeast wscc meet 10/03/26 churchmouse chester le street DH23RJ, 7pm all welcome Just a social meet to get some planning sorted for the year ahead Look forward to seeing you guys there

I use Prestone suitable for all engine types, pre mixed and 10 year life.Use in my everyday car and plan to use in my Westfield at next change.

I've just converted my 2 litre Red Top Ford Zetec Westy to ITB, so looking to sell on the original set up. Comprises.. Twin 45 Webber Carbs Webber service kit Dunnell Manifold + mounting rubbers. K&N filters Dunnell ECU Zetec Loom Throttle linkage. K&N cleaning kit. Open to offers around £650ish? May split and may post at extra carrier cost. Will throw in the cases too. Might advertise elsewhere. Message me if I've missed anything off. Thanks Ken

Yes I've just had a look and it says the struggle is still open.. It's a very twisty road with narrow lanes and steep short climbs. Caution recommended but passable with care. Right on the top of kirkstone pass if you didn't know there's a pub and a junction. Coming from glenridding at the pub you turn off down the Struggle right at the pub. The A592 is closed from there. It's not far for a diversion. There's not much options tbh.. Mountains are hard to shift...

Holme Moss Summit a SEiGHT and a Westus

I use Halfords OAT anti-freeze & coolant, it does the job and it’s cheap, we had 40+deg heat in the summer in Europe and had no issues. If you buy the concentrate, 5L’s should do, as you can make up as much as you need. The amount in the system will be different as it depends on what radiator you have, if you have a heater plumbed in, if you have a water rail or not……..etc. I put about 5L in mine as I don’t have a heater

@tex I've investigated and it looks to me that the best alternative is down The Struggle from the A592 to Ambleside. Unless of course you know better

Hi Mark - the 2.0 Zetec with standard radiator will take about 5.5 litres of antifreeze mix. I don't know about ready-mix, but the neat antifreeze supplied with my kit by Westfield was blue AutoChem Antifreeze & Coolant. CarPlan BlueStar is directly equivalent if you can't find AutoChem. They need to be changed every 2 years. If you don't know what antifreeze/coolant is currently used make sure you give the system a VERY good flush so you don't end up with incompatible antifreezes.

Yes we will be, I need to talk to you about Courbourgh

Hi all just getting car ready for the hopefully sunny days ahead just have a question regarding antifreeze. I usually don't use the car in the winter and have noticed over the oast couple of years my antifreeze goes a rusty brown colour and stains the header tank. Just removed the tank and given it a good swill out with cold water washing up liquid and rice and has come up clean. I want to flush the system out with fresh water and replace with new antifreeze, please can any one recommend a ready mix solution to go best with cast iron block and does any one know the amount required to fill the system i currently have a std westfield rad metal core plastic sides. Thanks in advance.

Thank you for your offer we'll be in touch soon

Done. Perhaps you can suggest an alternative route to avoid the A592 ?

These are spares that came with my 1988 SE narrow body so I'm not 100% sure of spec but happy to answer any questions and do some investigations! £400