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Ash

Where did you get the cycle wings from?

What will you be in? I'll be Westfieldless.

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