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I will have another look. I guess from what your saying is that I won't be able to get some from a local ford dealer then, bit rubbish ! 😜 I expect any new old stock ones were hoovered up to build kit cars back in the 80's

As he said, the holes in the steering arms are tapered for the track rod ends.

As I recall the steering arm has a tapered hole so the tie rod end can only enter from one side. This is what made me wonder aloud if the steering arms are mounted the the wrong sides...if you switched sides it would allow the tie rod end to enter from the top. dave

Can someone explain the difference between 'kit' bodywork/car and the ZK please?

As I always do when I am learning new stuff on here, I went and compared mine, which are indeed attached from below and are horizontal.

The 2.0 Zetec is a good engine, I had one in my first Westfield running on twin 45's. On Jenvey ITB's the blacktop will probably be in the 170-180bhp range, more than enough to put a smile on your face!

Is there a reason the tie rods can't be turned through 180° and attach from the top of the steering arm? There looks to be room.

Pardon the expression, but wow that's a wide rear! I run a staggered 13x6 and 13x8 set up on my Mega S2000 and also love the ZZS as a great all rounder (work well as a track wet and every day road tyre). The widest 13 inch semi slicks I know of are the Kumho v70a in 235/45, the Nankang AR1 in 235/45 and R888R in 225/45.... unfortunately all are a bit of a stretch on an 11inch rim. I've used the Kumho in 235/45 (plus the ZZS and ZZR in 215/55) and it is a great tyre, comparable to the ZZR in the dry and better than the ZZS in the wet (but I'm no Max Verstappen!). Interestingly, Waltham Services are now listing the Nova ZZS in 185/55r13 on eBay so they may be worth a call to see if they have other sizes back in? Good luck!

My bonnet isn't transparent either, and nor is the engine, so to me it's no different to checking the oil level on the dip stick etc.

Yep, they're standard replacements for all Cortina uprights, (the only time they're different is on the Mega S2000 and the Sport 250, and even then its just the steering arms that have to be swapped). If you can get decent cast iron uprights, great you could do that. But the alloy ones came about nearly thirty years ago now, as the cast iron Cortina parts were getting harder and harder to source in good condition, and impossible to buy new. (the car they came from was last manufactured in 1982!! So it's 42 years since they were current.)

That's what I wondered, assuming of course it is a standard chassis!

Hi. Does anyone have a set of unmolested rollbar covers to cover the base of the rollbar as it attaches to the rear of the chassis? I think NV Carbon used to make a carbon set but I also think they are no longer in business. Westfield want £268 for a pair and this is simply ridiculous. What other options do i have?

That looks fabulous. What fun. My dark green V8 feels pretty damn lively even without a supercharger. So hats off to you!

That's interesting Dave - thank you for clearing that up. I wonder why such an angle then? Ride height being set very high I suppose? dave

Are the uprights advertised on Westfields website the right ones, I will have to read the advert again but thought they were only for later cars. Standard cast ones or even just a passenger side one would be OK.

I've been reading this biography on Frank Costin. It's a bit of a hagiography; the author is obviously a bit of a fanboy, but it's nontheless quite readable. It has a nice chapter on the eleven. The thing that caught my eye though was a throwaway comment about the seven: It makes you think about the windscreen aerodynamics... David

I may well have a newish soft bits roof coming up for sale. Twin doors and leather bag. Plus soft bits roof bars to stop it slapping your head at speed! (if you have the MSA roll bar)Only reason is Iam looking to go full cage and aero screen

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Kit roof's can be "problematic" with ZK body work, but can work as long as the frame and hood match, the press stood locations on the back of the tub though need doing to match the hood as they are from memory, slightly higher up the tub than a ZK top. Using ZK side screens with a kit hood might work as long as they're early ZK and not from the last five to ten years. The top of the Kit bodywork is ever so slightly narrower at scuttle top level side to side than ZK, while the proportions of the hoods are subtly different. I've made it work before now, but it helps a lot if the tub has never had roof fittings riveted on before.

While I can claim no credit for the build, I am now the proud owner of a 1995 Westfield SEiW with a long and storied history here in the US. From an early appearance in Road & Track in 1996, through its current configuration at the hands of its previous owner (JohnCh), this little red beauty has seen a lot of changes, and I'm in awe of all of them. The only thing I changed was adding the WA State Collector Car plates (due to its 30+ year age) to keep from having to re-license it every year. While I might make subtle changes over time, I'm having waaaay too much fun to even consider it currently.

@Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman do you know if a hood from a "kit" would fit a ZK? If not, is there anyone else who would know or what the critical measurements would be?

That might be of interest then, if anyone can confirm it would actually fit. Doors aren't a problem as apparently we have those.

I've got a hood and the frame for it sitting in my garage loft. It's grey and doesn't have doors with it as I still use those, but having just bought a part built XI kit. It's time for a garage clear out to create some £££. I've got a proper roll bar to go on the car and the hood won't go over that. My SEIW has "kit" bodywork so this hood won't fit an FW and might(?) fit a ZK.

Thanks. As for the spec erm... We both wanted the ZK bodystyle, Widebody, low roll bar, loud colour and all those boxes are ticked. As for the engine it's a 2.0 Zetec with Jenvey throttle bodies. Other than that I know just about nothing about it