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Winter is long here in Montana so it’s the perfect time to design and make stuff. I complete in autocross with my car and one place that needed improvement was when braking from high speed (70 mph-ish - 90 mph-ish). If I simply stomp on the brake at that speed I tend to have one of both of the front wheels lock up. This never happens at lower speeds and the brake bias seems great. I think that there’s plenty of front end lift at speed and this could be the cause of the issue. So I came up with a plan and using CAD (cardboard aided design) I made two different things - - the first is what I suppose are called fender spats. The backside of the front fenders acts like a parachute and air being parted by the nose of the car gets pushed into the backside of the wheel and fender. This certainly causes a lot of drag and I suspect it causes some lift also. So I made a cover for the backside of the fender to keep air from going into the wheel and up under the fender. The material is 1/32” carbon fiber sheet. It was fussy to make cardboard template to fit but once that was done make the real ones out of carbon sheet was pretty simple. - the second and much bigger part of the system is the splitter/canard/diffuser mounted on each side of the nose. They mount to the splitter at the bottom and at the top they bolt to a bracket that is held by the front sway bar brackets. They are made from the same 1/32” carbon sheet and epoxied together to form a hollow box. What you can’t see in the photos is that the underside of these boxes is curved upward like a diffuser. These were not easy to make but it was a fun challenge. I wanted the boxes to reduce lift at speed and to divert the air up and around all the exposed front suspension stuff to reduce drag and wind noise. And the air that spills over the sides can no longer go up and under the fender creating drag and lift. I just drove the car for the first time with everything in place and I’m very pleased and there are a few unexpected benefits. The first is that there is noticeably less wind noise coming from the front of the car. I imagine this is from so much less air passing through all the suspension bits. It’s hard to say for sure but there’s less noise any way you cut it. The second thing that I noticed once moving is that I have less air hitting me in the face. I was shocked. It feels like air flow is now higher and further off to the side which makes it miss my head. It’s a pleasant feeling really and one I never expected. It’s much more calm now just cruising. I’m very sensitive about adding weight to car and make every effort to keep the weight at the minimum for my race class (1400 lbs or 636 kg with me in the car) so making these new things as light as possible was important and worth the effort. In the end the fender back spats weigh 1.1 lbs for the pair and the two nose boxes weigh 2 pounds in total. So the whole mess added just 3.1 lbs. Not is bad. Will it help with high speed braking? I think it will but will need to wait a few months until race season starts. Fingers crossed. Thanks for looking. Dave

Sorry Glynn, can't guarantee the the weather, but be good to see you.

If it's modified, you're in.

So finally got the gear indicator sorted and tyre pressure monitoring system

Monthly meet for a natter and a pint, usual venue, The Crown Inn Bridport DT6 4AX from 19.30. Usual informal format, come and go as you please. Arriving in a Westfield isn’t compulsory, all welcome.

I might be up for this depending on the weather

Hi I've just put a Duratec in my Westfeild I've used a Daihatsu Hijet alternator, nice and small plus it doens't need to go through the ECU.

The first of this years coffee mornings at GBS Cars is on Saturday 7th March starting at 10am. Great British Sportscars and Kitcar spares Maun Way Boughton Ollerton Nottinghamshire NG22 9ZD

Yes if I get in in the Westus

Hi Carlosquelet, I replied yesterday and have done so again today. I wonder if their is an issue being a trial member with the direct messages… Let me know if you do not receive the message. Michael

I'm having a massive Clearout Any serious buyers drop me a whatsapp on 07523249617 I will just keep adding to this list instead of clogging up the for sale with lots for sale listings 1 Sierra 7" diff 3.62 open 100mm lobro output shafts £100 collection only (used) 2 Westfield cast alu diff looks like its never been used to me £150 collection only 3 Westfield Fw nose /bonnet used needs a paint £200 just have a look how much they are new !!!!! (used) 4 Westfield Duratec starting/charging loom no longer can be purchased from Westfield £100 (new) 5 Westfield madza sdv exhaust manifold £40 (new) bolt direct on to the mazda stock manifold 6 Westfield alu battery trap designed for pc625 style battery (new) 7 Westfield front upright alu 3rd gen £350 (used ) 8 Front Protech shock for Widetrack black in colour new £220 9 Rear lower wishbone current spec used for 150 miles £125 10 standard rear light set 2x stop tail indicator light 1 x reverse 1x fog light £60 (new) 11 2x rear top wishbones used £80 12 steering rack 2.4 ratio new never fitted £140 13 westfield front indicator pods used shorter length pair £40 14 Westfield Powerflex bush kit (new) these are £359 from westfield £250 15 Westfield/Racetech quick release steering boss Weld-on £100 never used 16 Westfield Windscreen black surround standard height these Cannot be purchased from Westfield anymore £350 collection only ! 17 Westfield lockable bootlid Post office red never fitted (new) £750 these are over £1600 from Westfield 18 Westfield sports seats black with red piping new still in the wrapping they have the runners fitted £600 19 Westfield heated screen kit standard height black surround all new rrp over £1700 £850 collection only 20 Westfield New Zk bodywork complete set of post office red Nose/Bonnet/scuttle/cycle wings/tub/rear arches/boot box/screen filet/ This would cost you about £10k from Westfield .£3250 collection only 21 Westfield Mazda sdv rolling chassis never registered or finished I have the westfield invoice here so could be made road legal what included : chassis powder coated black all the wishbones /westfield shocks/mazda uprights /brake calipers are all new /Westfield brand new fuel tank/mazda diff and driveshafts are fitted the chassis it has lowered floors /brand new steering rack. all the above would cost a lot of money from Westfield and the chassis alone would cost you £4000 from Westfield serious buyer please contact me and i can send pictures £2450 22 zk rear arches black used but still in good condition £320 23 4x minilite wheels and toyo r888r 205 60 13 tyre fitted i think they are arpund et 23 ish fit the seiw well £420 24 carbon effect westfield widebody dash Dont been cut may have the odd little mark But still looks good £80 25 complete set of front wishbones early style useable but really need a recoat £100 used 26 Pair of grp seats £120 for the pair 27 tig /plasma cutter expensive machine not seen alot pf work £300 28 Westfield fabd front uprights/ cycle wing brackets complete set of standard front wishbones /hubs /discs/caliper £550 used 29 widebody roll bar rac style but has welded rear stays at the top instead of the rose joints westfield used £110 Colllection only used 30 Carbon prepreg radiator ducted Made by me sits infront of the radiator to direct air straight into the rad £220 31 Westfield interior trim side panels Brand new you cannot currently purchase these from westfield collection only £250 for zk car with lowered floors more parts will be listed

2 weeks to go, anyone else coming along?

As simple as this. Four M5 rivnuts, two nylon straps, with plates on top to spread the load and prevent them trying to pull through. All nice and secure.

Thanks for the heads up @BobMet. Think I might join you this year after taking a break last year, will let you know.

Hi - I don't suppose the alternator bracket is still available? Thanks.

I'm hoping that some who has upgraded to a black top Zetec may have a spare alternator bracket for a 2 ltr Silver top Zetec. Build is dead in the water unless I can source one - or have one made.

Well done on the membership - I’ll sort your membership pack out and get it in the post to you. What a phenomenal looking job on the rebuild! I think I speak on behalf of the whole club when I say we’d love more details, and if you feel like writing up a build diary……

I’ll take a photo tomorrow and all will be revealed. Then I’ll show you how I fitted the plates

Would you like to reserve a place ?

I’ve got a few hundred photos but thought I’d start with one from the day a brought it with a coupe in between and finally one at its current stage

Thanks Mat Membership done

nice job Tim, I was looking to do something similar, how did you fit the plates on...

Thanks for the reply. I have just done the membership, so i'll have another go at uploading some photos. I'm in Guernsey in the Channel Islands, so quite isolated, it can make getting thing delivered quite the challenge.!

Seems to have gone missing a while ago, like this feature when still online running with tab open.

Bookings are now open for this year's L2B kit car run. Once again its on the same Sunday as Malvern but from where we live its its quite convenient to take in Malvern on the Saturday then travel to Brooklands later in the day ready for Sunday. I've just made our booking and requested a departure time from Brooklands of 0900-0930. This will be our 5th consecutive L2B so we obviously enjoy it! @SteveB21 and @Morris have also joined us on recent runs so if anyone wants any more info on the event I'm sure we'll all be happy to respond.