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Worth a look, thanks. It's the sort of thing I have seen at cars shows in a plastic box and never given them a second look. What I hadn't realised was the upright and stub axle are 1 piece unlike the Triumphs I have had.

I worked for FORD parts in the late 70s and early 80s and all dealers were told to sort through their parts stock and any parts over a certain age were to be boxed up and would be collected by this company from memory https://newpartsonline.co.uk/

Great video Tony

For me Frank Costin will always be remembered as the "cos" in Marcos with Gem Marsh being the "Mar". A design that is still fantastic today in my opinion. I am slightly biased as I live in Westbury where Marcos production ended its days. Westbury is only 5 miles from Bradford on Avon where it all began.

Hi, I'm looking for uprights and was just told about these. I'm interested, do you have any idea what state the spindles are in. Picking them up /getting the delivered would need to be sorted out.

Going off that Spot the Difference post, I’m thinking our car may well be a ‘kit’ but only based on the size of the lugs and the two sets of bonnet clips. All good to know, but I guess there’s so many variables on these cars that a definitive answer is probably not possible. Hey ho, I just want it now 👍

@Rednop1 ist selling a complete set of front axles incl. hub and wishbones. Maybe you can find somebody to collect them and ship to you? The price is really good in my opinion

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