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New to the Westfield club! Just picked this up from Toybox last week. First drive was collecting her from Burton and driving back to North London on the A roads in the glorious sunshine! And a lot of driving this 1st weekend including a meet up with a friend and his GBS Loving every second so far!

Next stop Malvern 😎

Cornwall, Devon & Somerset Area are just back from a pretty awesome trip over the weekend down to Land's End. We were fortunate to have superb weather throughout, which certainly contributed to towards making it such a successful event. Wanting to make a full day of the trip down there, I planned a meet at Ralegh's Cross on the edge of Exmoor. I met Matt at Ilminster Services for some fuel and then to head up together, Colin drove up the night before from Dawlish and Gareth and Linda drove across from Umberleigh, all meeting up at 8.30am to enjoy a hearty breakfast together. A super nice surprise was when new member Harry turned up in Marcus's old car, having only driven it for twenty minutes prior to Saturday! Quite a baptism of fire . Five cars then headed South, through Tiverton where we stopped for a quick top up of fuel for those that needed it, then stopping at Bickleigh Mill to meet Mark T in his lovely blade-engined orange 'weapon' so five became six. After a catchup and quick chat, we were on our way again, down to the outskirts of Exeter. The Devon County Show caused us some delay, but fortunately all the cars behaved in the hot weather and we were soon clear and on our way South West towards Moretonhampstead and Dartmoor. Some good roads on this route, which then became pretty narrow and windy as my route took us down to Widecombe in the Moor and a refreshment stop at The Rugglestone Inn, which has a beautiful beer garden. We were all still full from breakfast so just had drinks, nibbles and a chat. At this point I must make an apology to Pip Parsons, who was planning on meeting us in Princetown. I gave him an ETA, completely forgetting that we were stopping prior to meeting him so that by the time we got there he had other commitments; my apologies sir, I owe you a pint for next time. So, across Dartmoor and on to our bid for points in the Funny Place Name Challenge! Crapstone was our target, and we managed six cars, six owners (mostly in their cars apart from me taking the pic), so I have submitted a bold claim for 13 points! I do hope we will be suitably rewarded for our efforts by the esteemed judges. It was at this point that things went a little awry! Gareth indicated a need for a call of nature, and I said we would head into Crapstone to the Tea Room for a comfort break. I then proceeded straight out of town, leaving Gareth to attempt driving with his legs crossed! I soon made a bit of a navigational cock-up, leading us down some very dodgy, steep narrow roads ending in a down hill, very sharp hairpin bend named 'Death Corner' by Mark , followed by missing a turn over Denham Bridge resulting in a quick and embarassing three point turn for yours truly. Somewhere in this chaos, we lost Gareth and Linda, but super navigator Linda knew where we were heading so we continued on, crossing the Tamar via the small bridge and finally pulled up in the Asda services near Gunnislake to allow them to find us. United with six cars again briefly, we immediately said goodbye to Harry who had to head back to Salcombe at this point; great to meet you Harry and look forward to catching up again soon. Conscious of time, I thought it best we push on to Land's End without too much more phaffing around, so that's what we did. I lost my bottle regarding fuel at St Blazey, pulling into a Gulf station (Yay!) which only had E10 fuel (Boo!) which we reluctantly filled up with, Gareth almost choking at the thought. From there, it was a long slog down to Land's End, taking in St Austell, Truro, Helston and Penzance on the way. Alot of fairly slow or boring going, stuck behind slow traffic at times but we made it there by around 17.30, much better than I feared during planning stages! A short lunch break certainly helped. Expecting to be a little longer than the free 20 mins, we opted for a bargain £4.50 parking charge each to allow a bit more time for a comfort break, wander around and photo op at Land's End itself. We even chanced a line up infront of the main building which was great. We had had some thoughts about meeting up in St Ives for dinner, but with the time as it was, the B&B contingent (did I say older? ) headed off to their comfy beds, leaving the hardcore campers to head for the campsite alone. We opted for the coast road, rather than going via Penzance and boy am I glad we did. It was 20 miles, 45 minutes of heaven! Cracking roads, not much traffic and, er hmm, let's just say we had some fun! It was the best driving of the weekend for me. We (Matt, Mark and myself) stayed at the Trevalgan Farm Holidays site just West of St Ives, and it was a lovely, well kept and peaceful place (well it was until I started snoring that night, but that's for later!) We pitched tents, had a quick refresh and then Matt started negotiating with Taxi firms to get us into St Ives. A sterling job he did too, securing us one in around 10 minutes when it looked like over an hour at first due to the St Ives Food Festival which was on that weekend. We avoided the festival and just stuck around the harbour for a drink and very nice fish and chip supper before heading back to the tents. I must apologise to the guys for the aforementioned snoring. I blame the fact I have a cold and all the fresh air for making it worse than normal, but you can see from Mark's picture that his night was not a peaceful one! Up at 7am the following morning, we were greeted by a stunningly beautiful sunrise, very promising for the day ahead. We headed over to The Badger Inn, Lelant to meet the grown ups( ) and enjoyed a hearty breakfast, joined by Geoff Pym, a Cornish member I had managed to make contact with prior to the trip. He had agreed to lead us on a nice route for the first part of our return to avoid the A30 as much as possible. Despite some annoying traffic which slowed our progress, we had a fun run behind Geoff; I had fun chasing behind and hearing the lovely sounds from his 919cc Blade engine, but the group got a bit spread out, and we again lost tail end charlies Gareth & Linda who struggled at a junction with continuous traffic. We pulled into our agreed BP fuel stop, topped up, and soon after they again rejoined the group. Geoff left us at this point, and now fueled with some proper E5 we headed off up the A39 towards Bude, stopping at Widemouth Bay just before it. The views as we crested the hill overlooking the bay were spectacular, and we enjoyed them all the way down towards the sea. There was yet another 'Chuckle Brother's' moment when I missed the car park, led us a little way down the road to turn round, to be told the one I had been thinking of was actually further on, so I turned round again only to see poor Colin following me! We got sorted in the end and rolled into the dusty carpark in search of a well deserved ice cream and to enjoy a last chat together before heading off our separate ways. Colin, Gareth and Linda and Mark headed left, Matt and I right up to Blackmoor Gate and a nice pint of Thatchers Zero. The last leg was across Exmoor to Simonsbath, and back to our original meeting point at Ralegh's Cross, some good fun driving to be had here, although some of the time spent stuck behind very slow cars. Strangely I actually enjoyed following a camper van being driven with gusto at around 50mph, quite amusing to watch! From Ralegh's cross we were back to Taunton, then Illminster where I waved goodbye to Matt, and had a final blast home down the Chard road into Crewkerne which has some fun corners to it. For me, it was 404 miles in two days. The weather could not have been kinder, and really made it a memorable trip. It was great to meet old and new faces and to be able to drive with a good group who are excellent company. To them I say thank you for committing to the trip and to trusting my at times dodgy navigation, it was a blast, hopefully to be repeated in some guise or other in future. I will add pictures later this evening! EDIT A clarification has been requested by Mr and Mrs Homfray-Davies so their detachment from the group is not seen as them getting lost through any sort of incompetence on their part😊 In the first instance, after an acceptable and necessary emergency comfort break, they followed the correct route but sensibly chose not to follow us around Death Corner. Using their resourcefulness and calmness under pressure, they used Sat Nav to meet us in Gunnislake. The second instance is put down to obeying the Highway Code to allow a million grockles to pass, only to find that we had b*****red off by the time they got past the obstruction. Again, skilful navigating from Mrs Homfray-Davies allowed them to find us at our fuel stop. I trust that this clarification avoids any impact on their hitherto unblemished reputations 😉😊👍

Evening blast to Monsel head.

Toby Buckland’s Flower Show, Powderham Castle, Devon

Hi, wanted to say hello. Picked up my Westfield last week. Car was in storage and recently recommissioned and through the IVA. Pinto 2.1 from Vulcan Engineering and I’m running in gently and checking the car for every thing I can tighten! Loving it and wanting to maintain it as much as I can myself.

Parked at Quackers ready for the Peaks run out, doors refitted while I still have them for sale (might as well it was cold as!) still loving the 13’s

Pap shots from the Haynes Breakfast meet 😊. Photographic evidence that a chubby bloke really can fit in a narrow Westie….. just 🤣

Been have a blast around Wales for a few days. The mountain road from the Elan Valley visitors centre is spectacular

Run up to the Cat n Fiddle this morning, a tad cold must wrap up better.

Easily park your Westfield between the lines. What’s best all three bays only cost a single ticket!

Vajont Dam, Dolomites (Italy)

There were 3 Andy's, Dave, Ann and us meeting at Quacker's cafe for breakfast Quacker's car park We took off onto the sweeping bends of the Peak District with lovely views along the way, feeling cooler than expected. We arrived at Bike and Boot, Hathersage for the lunch stop. Bike and Boot car park Andy Westwood was wearing a nice hat that would match @aeg's car perfectly, so we thought we would taunt him with it😁 Inside Bike and Boot Glen and I had paella, what a treat from the usual cheese sandwich These two can't half eat Next we went for cake at the Pavillion, Baslow with a slight diversion when I lost all of you, waved as you all drove towards us 🤣but we got there in the end. It was a bit full because there was a 'colour run' event on, with children running on the sports field covered in coloured powder paint. We made good of a bad situation when Julie spied the home baked cakes, here they are! 'Well what happens to these, are they for sale?' I asked. The lady kindly replied 'yes, shortly, they will be £1 a slice to raise funds for the local school' Well it's rude not to join in, so the inevitable happened..... Best of it is we had already been eating cake from the cafe, Glen here laughing at all the Andy's as he was served the biggest slice by far It was a great day out, I hope we helped our new member's out with the cooling of the Sigma engine. Delighted that we were when we found out Andy and Ann were from Yorkshire, stolen right from under @Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO's nose 😀. Thanks for coming everyone, see ya all next time XX

Well, we made it! More to follow in a full post. Need food now!

Holme Moss summit on way home from our Peak District and Yorkshire Dales weekender. 600mls covered and not a bit of it on a Motorway. Blessed with fantastic weather and brilliant roads.

Look at the car! Look at the car! 😁 As we were invited to a cowboy themed 40th birthday for our friend, it seemed a shame not to have a photograph of her with the car. Yes there is a car in the photo if you can possibly move your eyes to the right a bit 😁

pre-meet at Podimore Services before heading off for the Haynes Breakfast Club opening at 0800……

is this a step on the first rung of the westfield ladder or just another cloned vehicle

308hp & 300lb/ft torque, weighing just 600kg (1/2 tank) Resulting in around 520hp per ton. Ford 2.0 ecoboost engine. (chain driven) hybrid Turbo. (Capable of 380hp) Uprated turbo actuator. GFB adjustable (full re-circ/atmosphere) blow off valve. RadTec radiator and intercooler package. sport 250 rad duct cowling. 3” exhaust. Westfield carbon fibre 6” silencer. Thermo-Met custom exhaust insulation. Ford Mustang inlet manifold. Ford Mustang engine cover. PowerTorque RWD baffled sump. SCS Delta GDI4 stand alone ECU (fully mappable. SCS closed loop lambda control. Ford Duratec 85 degree coolant stat. Setrab oil cooler. Setrab oil cooler fan. (Controlled via AIM dash temp info) Mocal billet remote oil filter with integral 80 deg thermostat. DanST billet oil take-off plate. High flow torques hose fittings with PTFE hose on oil and fuel lines. Millers race oil. Odessey battery. Mazda MX5 mk3.5 5 speed gearbox. Westfield sport 250 Helix clutch with billet pressure plate. Vitesse concentric hydraulic clutch conversion. AP racing clutch master cylinder. 3.62 Ford Escort cosworth LSD. Custom made long range fuel tank (38L) top mounted filler, and anti surge baffle-ball filled. (250+ mile range) External Swirl pot dual pump set up - Walbro 392 HP pump. Walbro 395 lift pump. Focus RS mechanical DI pump. Fuelab billet fuel pressure regulator with gauge. Fuelab Billet HP fuel filter with replaceable filter. Billet pre pump filters for both pumps. APS alu AN fuel hose and fittings. ATL 0-5v fuel sender probe. (No moving parts) Siltech racing front 4 pot lightweight brake package Including custom super light front vented AP discs with aluminium bells. Genuine VAG rear calipers (handbrake retained) Westfield grooved rear discs. Tilton adjustable brake bias bar. Dual AP racing brake master cylinders. Braided 3AN Teflon brake hose throughout with APS stainless steel fittings. Motul RB660 brake fluid. 2.4 quick rack. Siltech Racing super-wide front wishbones. Siltech Racing Micro adjustable (rose jointed) rear wishbones. Siltech racing front and rear adjustable anti-roll bars. Westfield alloy front uprights. Lightweight billet alloy front hubs. Westfield alloy rear uprights. Protec shocks, re-valved and calibrated by Procomp motorsport. Faulkner springs. NMB rose joints used throughout. Force racing billet 3 piece wheels Weighting just 3.8kg! 13 x 8 13 x 10 Avon ZZS tyres. (Nearly new) Caged FIA spec full cage. Longacre rear view mirror. AIM XMS strada digital dash and sensors, linked to SCS ECU via Can-Bus. BlinkStop wireless steering wheel buttons (programmable Indicators/high beam/horn) Fan override (on) switch. Push button start. TRS 3” harnesses. OMP 300mm wheel. Racetech quick release system. Dual USB power socket LED lights all round (inc headlights) Gerbing heating clothing power socket. Lightweight race ZK bodywork in ford stealth grey (gelcoat, not painted) Currently professionally wrapped with Hexis ‘Wasabi green’ metallic. Extra wide rear arches (305mm) Carbon nose cone Carbon NACA duct air intake. Carbon chassis/interior panels. Carbon flared side panels. Carbon front splitter. Carbon headlight pods. Carbon indicator housing. Carbon boot cover. Carbon diffuser. Carbon aero+ wide front wings. Carbon aero screen. Carbon kick strips. Carbon dash. Carbon tunnel top, rear and side interior panels. Carbon chassis & cage trim. Carbon cage protectors. Carbon gear knob. Audi TT gear surround. OBP ‘dark matter’ passenger foot rest. JK composites seats. (Both on runners) Built for the Ultimate Road and Track Experience The goal was simple: create a car that’s perfect for road trips—capable of being driven to the track, enjoyed all day, and then comfortably driven home. By focusing on weight reduction throughout the build, the car retains exceptional handling and delivers a superb driving experience. Countless hours of development and fine-tuning on the dyno have resulted in a car that’s incredibly fast yet remarkably smooth and easy to drive. It cruises effortlessly and responds with precision, a testament to the quality and attention to detail invested in the build—truly second to none. In 2019/20, the car underwent a full, chassis-up ‘nut and bolt’ rebuild. During this process, the chassis was heavily modified and reinforced, especially around the rear end and differential, to handle increased torque. Additional strengthening was applied to the front suspension area. Lowered steel floors were installed, and the entire chassis was shot-blasted and powder-coated in satin black—effectively making the car like new. The track width is approximately 160mm wider than a standard SEIW. The car has covered 14,500 miles since. chassis was registered in 2003. Registered on a Q plate, the car is exempt from emissions testing at MOT, meaning a cat is not required. This also provides greater flexibility for tuning the fuel and ignition system to achieve optimal performance. The car comes in 2 colours! The fibreglass is ford stealth grey (see pics) which is currently professionally wrapped in stunning Hexis ‘Wasabi green’ £27k Located in fife Scotland I’m Happy to listen to feedback on the price, I just haven’t found anything to compare it to so it’s been difficult to value. But it’s quicker than a 620r and half the price

Packed and ready for the off tomorrow at 7.15am; weekend trip to Land’s End with five cars, and hopefully meeting a few more on the way 👍

A quick stop at Stowe.

Well I’ve managed to get an engineers report from a Vauxhall specialist that dates the engine at 1990 so no cat needed. I’ve also just had a reply back from DVSA who have confirmed this would be enough proof of the age of the engine! So I’m gonna take this to the test station soon… I will update on progress! Hopefully with an MOT pass!

Last run out before leaving again for work

You will be needing one of these ! Available for collection at Malvern 😎

Just about stayed dry for a visit to the car museum this morning

Quick picture while doing a fuel run ready for tomorrows commute

Great day at Curborough with fellow Warwickshire club members

We all met at Quacker's cafe and because the sun was out it was warm enough to sit outside. Parked at Quacker's We went on a drive through the Peak District on remarkably quiet roads, up high, with great views in the cool, clear air. The sunshine accentuating the scenery, it was glorious and I must thank all you great drivers for keeping the convoy together all the while. Parked at the Traveller's Rest, Bradwell Lunch inside at The Traveller's Rest, it was freezing by now as the clouds rolled in Jake, missing from the previous pic More food required so we went down to The Pavillion, Baslow Parked at The Pavillion Cake arrived Inside The Pavillion, far too cold to sit outside Another fantastic day out in our great little cars and another quiet Bank Holiday in the Peak District, can't believe our luck. Thank you to everyone for joining us today and see you all soon x

First run out in months - new ecu fitted and aeroscreen sorted. Shakedown before mapping a week on monday

Mystery box #2 has arrived 😎 All set now for the trip we will be uploading sat nav routes in due course and also setting up a WhatsApp group for tour members so we can all keep in communication before, during and after the trip 👍

Nice little impromptu Essex meet to take advantage of the lovely weather 😎

my local village car show the only westie out of 40 or so cars in fact the only 7 there not a bad turnout considering the weather threatening to rain

Enjoying the awesome Scottish Highland weather!

Thank you @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative for a great run around the peaks ( I know you really wanted a lie in 😴) another fantastic day with like minded friends taking in the scenery and eating lovely food, see you all soon luv Andy & Becky All in a straight line !!!! doing as were told 🫡 following the leader out of Quackers quiet roads and blue sky then back down to the trees have fun drive safe , till next time

My 1st attempt at polishing stainless steel. The manifold was all the dark tarnished colour before and the silencer pipe and end cap weren't quite so bad. Started with 120 grit and moved through to 2500 grit before polishing. About 7 hours in total to complete.

Hi All, I've finally dug my car out from under the sheet it's been under for far too long and put it in the garage. Cleaned it up as best I can for now and start the long slog to get it running again. Hopefully be able to get it to the point of meeting up at some point soon. Tim

Job done, but I'll still gladly take money of you great people-

I humbly submit this picture for the consideration of the judges. Six WSCC members, six cars from Devon, Cornwall & Somerset Area at Crapstone, Devon today enroute to Land’s End. 13 points please 🙏

Just back from Palmersport.. had a good day..they have a new addition to their line up...

Good meet at Haynes Breakfast Club this morning. We met at Podimore before driving in for 8am. A total of twelve WSCC cars there from Dorset, Devon, Somerset and the chaps down from Surrey area too. Plenty of exotica in the paddock and main car park areas. Was quite warm when the sun shone, and the bacon rolls were good! Big shout out to @markat for making the 1 hr 40 min trek from Okehampton in somewhat chilly conditions, especially with aeroscreen!

Coffee run with Q-jr

Car Bubble straight from China - Alibaba) Ordered 26.02.2025, recived today ( by sea transport) , total cost with transport 365 USD. (included shipping fee - 90 USD) I have from years working nonstop two original Caroccons (new from ordered) . So can tell main diffrences: Cacoon vs Carf Bubble (Alibaba) 1. doble layer but afer few yerars outer layer of Carcoon falls apart after a few years in use due to weather conditions (sun / frost). Car Bubble is made from one layer, thik and haevy PVC, will see how it detoriates. 2. Carcoon (outdoor) is available only in silver , Bubble - any colour You like 3. Carcoon floor is really thick PVC. Car Bubble - If not additionally paid - the same as bubble material. From experience, I will advise pay additonaly for thicker floor, as I did. 4. Zipper - Carcoon - plastic. In mine 2 carcoons lost some tooths during few years of use . Cause some back pain during zipping and unzipping... Car bubble - zipper is metal, but cant tell how it will stand during next years 5. Carcoon - defined sizez, Bubble - any size You want 6. Carcoon - no fixing points on outer layer, Car Bubble - possible to oreder additional fixing points 7. Carconn - significantlyh less power - energy consumption . I have measured with a tool - Carcoon - one 10W, second 7 W (both with two fans). Bubble - when two fans working : 32W, one fan 16-17W. 8. Carcoon - fixed two fans. Bubble - two fans, but possible to deattach one (one is enough to keep bubble pressurized, two for faster inflation) 9. Carcoon - much more quiet ! 10. carcoon - better arragement around fans, allowing air to flow, Bubble - easy to block air flow (I have added some foam to avoid this, easy but needed) 11. Carcoon - AC - DC power supply is located inside Carcoon, and have option for battery charging (to be hones, never used this option in any carcoon), just kill swithch and after winter cars started with no problems, 18Ah batteries). Car Bubble - two AC-DC power supply, one for one fan, looks more delicate than this in Cacoon, but will see. Will update differences after few Years So far I am going to try to fix and improve my oldest Carcoon - change the zipper to more robust, if posible change outer layer to more robust, not so fragile, keeping what best in it with low power consumption fans, and two layer construction. Will see it will find a proper craftsman willing to take on this challenge EDIT : Oh and one more difference - in Customer care - mine two carcoons I have orederd straigt from manufacturer in Uk , conatct was well , how to be polite... better will not write it there . 😕 . From China - I got pictures from productiuon , detailed questions regarding every detail, info via whatsup when floor was made, when outer, when tested (with pictures) , when shipped, when arrived to EU, etc etc. Even too much of this Customer Care (and no additional costs taxes / dutes / vat ets , as it was with Carccon) . My third Carcoon was orderd from Demon Tweaks (with staded " 2 weeks " - leading time. Aha.. sure, was few months and still "sorry we can not supply Your orded" ) . Canceled this order. On Alibaba leading time was stated correctly . No delay.

Thanks for a great run out Julie. The food at the Bike and Boot was very good. I've not been there before. Nice to catch up with you all and nice to meet you Andy and Ann.

Nice run out to Ballater on a gorgeous ☀️day in Aberdeenshire…

ready,steady, go

Managed a nice long test drive this afternoon after fixing my air temp sensor which was giving me hot start problems. Beautiful day for it and I think the problem is fixed!

With one thing and another, this was my first outing of the year. Jez, how I've missed it 😃

Some fun at Caslte Combe last monday. Good first track outing with the car, few improvements to be made!