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will you be coming in the Porker or the Westy?

More bits for the XI... Handbrake lever with bracket for warning switch. Needs to be loosened off somewhat.... Handbrake switch. Handbrake mounting bracket. Couldn't be bothered to de-rust and repaint the one I have for the price of a new one... Mounting screws. Existing ones are very chewed and may need drilling out....

some little treats for my westie.

After a pair of Ford fitment 13”x10” cheers jez

I missed it last year so hopefully should be there for the weekend this year.

Thanks for the info Chris - always nice to know what I'm working with! It did need some port matching, something which wasn't done on Dunnell manifold so will be interesting to see what it looks like after a map and arolling road session.

Yep that’s a Silvertop cam cover coated red Good news is that the manifold will actually fit a Silvertop and/or a Blacktop. The manifold may need a bit of port matching to make the most of the blacktop head though.

That's one way, the CAN units also broadcast battery voltage but also the transmitter LED turns red when it's low. Otherwise you can measure voltage with a multimeter across the terminals in situ. But unless you have a button pressed on, the battery should last 10 years in a Westie

Possibly, I will post pics to reveal on the night.

Are you at a specialist trade show like the ones you tease Dave about

Have a great day @CosKev

Mike, is the only way to check the battery to connect to the main box with a laptop?

Great book i used this knowledge to get over 200 bhp from my rs 2000 in the late 80s and it was reliable.

Great story, great photo's and video, love it, thank you for sharing x

Got me scabbling for pics now.....

Quite a few around here. Devon and Somerset group meet in Cullompton but Dorset meet in Bridport which would suit you better. I’m planning a bit of a run around down to Portland Bill and back via Sherborne for a BBQ at mine, likely in September which you are welcome to join. I can add you to our WhatsApp group too so you know if anyone is heading out. Adge has a similar one for Dorset.

These arrived today, hopefully enough in here to join most of the XI loom bits together. Main loom is on order from Autosparks, have gone for a generic loom with more circuits than I currently need. It can take up to 14 weeks to arrive... will have to get on with something else for a bit... Also in recent arrivals was an IVA foglight module from MK sports cars along with a momentary toggle switch to trigger the latching relay.

Didn’t realise there was another Westfield so local to us! We can’t wait to drive down to West Bay, especially through the tunnel…

It's now looking like I'll need to give this one a miss, sorry. Have a good natter gents!

unfortunately no message was received so its sold to somebody else

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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