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I’ve been quiet on this thread for the last few months, mainly because there had been some suggestion that the regulations would change for this year so I waited for entries to open earlier this month before investing too much in the build. That don’t stop me drawing though and gathering a few of the parts need for the build. One part I did buy over winter was a body to make the sidecar. I’d looked at various things such as pedal bins and water butts but in the end I found an eBay seller local to me who made fibreglass tote Tot-Rod bodies. The cost wasn’t much more than a pedal bin would be and it would save me a lot of fabrication work. With that sorted I moved on to finalising the sidecar drawings, I’d initially looked to mount the pivot low to minimise tyre scrub but since the course is straight and the turns are minimal I instead settled on a high pivot as it would simplify the construction. The sidecar frame itself is quite crude but I wanted to keep the design of it simple and the weight down. Finally to get the BMX looking more like a motorcycle I modelled an engine. This will also double as a mount for the sidecar and also stop the crank arms from rotating. This week I stripped the BMX down and it got a rattle can finish in Red and Black while I wait for the laser cut parts to arrive so I can fabricate the sidecar. Finally my trusty companion Gromit who will be riding alongside me.

I don’t mind having a go, I’ve done one before for a europe motorcycle trip I did. Just need the route plan drawing so I can convert to digital 👍🏻

Yes, longer bolts. Standard are 25mm so I bought 45mm ones and they worked fine. Somehow I preferred the thought of direct connection to the hub but I’ve know idea if one method is better than the other?

@Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator I'd be happy to have a go at it myself using MyRoute. I think it might only allow a finite number of waypoints though so might be necessary to divide it up

Another form of tracked machinery.

Prior to buying my Westfield, me and my boy were planning to build a busa powered project. Now the plans have changed, the engine and diff package we've accumulated is surplus The engine was removed from a running 1999 bike, circa 23K miles If I remember correctly. We removed the engine and sold off what wasn't required. It's recently had a full service, sump baffle plate and a brand new extreme engines billet alloy sump with swinging pickup. SDB billet alloy oil breather cover. The diff is a 7" - 3.14 (hens teeth) with a quaife ATB LSD unit installed, 100mm Lobro flanges. There is a second head and cams included. Needs a repair on one broken off stud wall for No1 exhaust port. I was planning on later on sending the head to RLM to be worked on. Once we were on the road and looking for winter upgrades. The whole package includes Gen 1 hayabusa engine - billet alloy sump and baffle Bike wiring loom Bike clocks 2x ECMs Second head with cams - Missing inlet valves. 7" sierra diff 3.14 quaife ATB LSD Brand new speedo healer Brand new battery Bike Engine stand The package would suit someone with a Megabusa looking to maybe build a second engine whilst staying on the road. Or someone with a BEC rolling chassis. I am in the Morpeth area of Northumberland, collection only. £4,750

Are the spacers held on by using longer wheel bolts? I have spacers on my Jag but they use a different system because the wheels are held on by nuts instead of bolts. The spacers are first bolted to the hub then the wheels are bolted to the spacers.

It sounds to me that Paul did a lot of work and lots of hours. I think the bill is probably spot on in that case. It can take a lot of time and effort to get non-runners going and from what I've read he's done a great job getting to the bottom of many issues. Never plain sailing with kits is it! Sorry about the sailing pun 😂

Westfield rear hubs £80 Used some surface rust but do the job

That's a shame. What's happened then are we too noisy lol.

I have altered the post with the invoice in it (blacked out two areas on the invoice) due to the fact it contained highly sensitive bank account details as well as an email address and phone number, which being in a public area could have caused major security issues for the poster.

I probably know a bit more than most on this as a couple of us have been putting in a lot of time (some more than I) trying to help in our own time in the back ground. The car was a non-runner being sold at a very low price for a Westfield of exportable age. It last had an MOT in 2020 and had been sat untouched ever since. James (who was selling the car) managed to get the car started and a video was seen of it ticking over (although not running particularly well). Using contacts from our end, a transport company was sourced for Nikos to get the car to the docks in Bristol and he had sorted the export paperwork. Rather than being container shipped, the car was being exported as a running car (i.e. was to be driven onto and off the ship by the dockworkers). The transport company did not start the car, they winched it onto and off their trailer and it was delivered safely. When the dock workers attempted to start the car they could not. It was assumed that they were not used to an old car running webers. At this point, a helpful member rang various local garages who could attend the dock to get the car started. Paul at Bristol Classics agreed to do this, arriving very early to try and start the car. Unfortunately when the car eventually started (after over 2 hours of fault finding) the carbs were so far out of tune a backfire caused the filters to catch fire. Thankfully Paul managed to extinguish the flames. Bristol Classics then agreed with Nikos that the car be transported to their workshop to get the car running. They spent many hours on it with various electrical and fueling issues. For instance, they found the ignition was permanently on (which they fixed), the fan switch had failed and the fuel was stale (tank drained, system flushed and fresh fuel added). On inspection of the carbs, the 40 webers are of two different types (one from a Lotus and one from an Alfa) with different jets etc. The carbs were dismantled and cleaned along with new jets etc so the car could run with reasonably balanced fueling. While the bill is a lot if money, the car was not in a road legal state (known to have no MOT and be a "barn find"). Bristol Classics have done a lot of work and shared photos and videos at most stages of the work. The sale agreement (who with, what was described etc) is really between the seller and the buyer. It's not something I could or would offer an opinion on in open forum as its not fair on either party without all of the facts. Even with the £1500 spent, the car us still thousands below the price of all other exportable age Westfields I have seen for sale. On a side note, I'd like to thank the people who have helped in the background (you know who you are!). One person in particular has spent hours and hours of his own time liaising with the docks, transport companies and the garage trying to help someone in need.

@StuartYes hopefully for reference, I've not got round to it yet not sure how accurate I can get it as the route is very long and complex, open to offers of help to create one if anyone is interested!

£1500 too not fix the car 😒

yes in greece i know where to fix it 😊 about the misfire he have write some recommendations what to change to be good the car .

Test drive successful! All four wheels stayed on, car ran well and the brakes are a revelation! Need to get used to a higher, firmer pedal but it actually now stops how it always should have done 👍👍

just for story some upadate. i had a message from toybox for a westfield sale . he didn’t sell the car so he just knew that the car didn’t work . after some days he sent me messages that the car is in his shop and finally works . he sent me also a video with the car idle for the proof . he sent me a number and tells me to contact with james that he sell the car and he is a trader. i ask james specific if the car starts and drive because in the port needs to be driveble the car . he reply yes the car starts and drive (james is brother andrew owner of toybox ) so is responsible the james about the money that mechanic ask ? and all this delay for delivery if i knew from the start that the car is not start and drive i would have pick another delivery method with less money to pay .

@Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator thanks. Is it still intended to make the route available in .gpx for satnavs for solo drivers? I may have a co-driver but it's by no means 100% (he currently has a back problem which might mean he can't do it and I have no other takers)

Last piece of the jigsaw today. My spacers arrived in time to get the fitted while I had the wheels off. All done, car is back on four wheels! Rear arches filled much better now. I’ll take it for a quick test this lunchtime, and if it stops, and the rears don’t fall off, I’ll brave it to Cullompton for our meet tonight!! Perhaps not on the M5 though! 🤪🤪

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4x As the title Gloss black Collection only Et24 You will need to buy some rings to convert the centre bore size down but they are not expensive on ebay They are used have the odd mark £360 buys them

I am a bit confused has he done all that work and it is still misfiring? If so has he said what it needs to fix it 100%? If not is there any place in Greece which can sort this out for you? Not the start to Westfield ownership you perhaps wanted

As the title Well used item Just the bare panel £30 collection only

Well he hasn't stated his hourly rate or how many hours he spent on it but I'd suggest it's £80+vat per hour and 14 hours. Looks like he must have spent quite a while on it including driving it too and from the docks. It is quite likely to be a reasonable figure tbh. Charges for mechanics these days are not cheap, my Jag guy was the same hourly rate last year and could even have gone up since I last saw him. The question I always find I'm asking myself is did they actually do all that work and did they actually spend all those hours on it. Unfortunately that's not really something that can easily be disproved. If they have a good reputation then you really have to just trust them I guess

just got the quote from the mechanic . the car start but misfire at some rpm’s . do you think that it’s a fair price ? all jobs are in description he gave me priority in other jobs that maybe have . when the car was in the port he gone there and try to started it . he charged me 80 pounds and got a small fire in the filters .