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can we have a parts list i need one. in yellow though great work

Way too much spare time.......must work in IT!

Looks great,my son Matthew hopes you will do instructions when its finished.

fuses will cover you if you have made a mistake - so id not worry too much - if youv not butchered the harness i cant see there being much problem

Looks the part! sure they will be scrubbed in quick especially the rears lol!!!

Just got home from rolling road Same road Same guy Same weather and temperature Same result 129BHP Same price

I have it too For £15 it should take away the worry of getting a Dutton 7 type kit car pay out if I need to claim for total loss But you never know for sure till it happens !!!!!!!!!!!

I have mine on agreed value with Adrian Flux, I figured a few pics and 15quid was a small price to pay compared to arguing the toss on market value should the unfortunate happen.

I thought the whole aim of winter upgrades were to reduce weight and increase power! IMHO this upgrade will... Increase weight Upset the balance and handling Increase stopping distance Reduce cornering speeds Make a really anoying rattle over the bumps

Right, the licence is posted - check. I have a race suit - Check, I have small boots (size 13) - check, I have a helmet - check, I have a car ready for scrutineering - check, I have a supportive partner and kids - I think so as she has just asked me to ensure I have life insurance. I think she means death insurance but the devil is in the wording.....as it doesn't pay out in the event of my "life" continuing...... I have a trailer now and a jack that fits under the car. Ive got loads of wheels with tyres on and i've got the green light from my Operations Director. Just got to sort a hub seal on my axle, get the engine fetlled when it's warmer, organise some liveried pit wear for the dog and the kids, find a winnebago with 40 foot awning and i'm good to go! Oh and i want a mini-moto bike to ride around the paddock on.....

Update: MSA licence filled in and being posted tonight!!!

Impressive !

yesterday i did my photo's for my licence again as my last ones i looked like a serial killer. Have paid my entry for the WSCC Speed Series and just need to start on the rear axle hub seal replacement, fettling a restraint for my new small battery and possibly some new pull down seat belts :-)

also fitted some exhaust wrap, to redirect some of the heat from the engine bay now that it runs and controls at the 85 degrees it should.

That is AWESOME!

Superb marcus...

Nice model but I can't see any carbon bits

today I have thought about sprinting..... just a thought mind.... Cant wait for warmer weather... garage is too cold to do anything in right now...

Amazing! I see you've already got rounded tail lights!

That look great, must have taken some time to get it proportionally so right.

Fantastic. Instructions for me too please, it looks harder than building the real thing. Despite owning a red car, I've got to admit, that's a nice shade of green. John.

Id love a copy of the instructions too. GF would much rather I built a lego Westy once I've completed the real thing, rather than starting another whole car!!!

Unbelievable effort, well done!

Just home from Legoland Discovery Manchester and this puts them to shame Very well done you should sell them the rights ££££££

Ditto!

Awesome

Fantastic - well done Marcus!! Rory's Dad

Superb! Very, very, well done.

excellent - good skills :-)

Great work! Very impressive!

i love it; alex wants me to make it.... can i have one without cycle wings?

You have too much spare time....... love it

So Union Jack on the nosecone?? Great work Marcus! Rory's Dad

Loving it.

Just about got round to printing orf License pack tonight - but too tired....

Very impressive. But needs to be yellow ;-) If it was commercially available I'd have one.

Is the front tracking out due to the builder's intake of Budweiser? Seriously, looking good, very much enjoying this!

Looking good - whats it going to rev to?

nice one are you going for Q plate or retaining the doner reg

This is great, looking like a cracking "Build blog" already

or make them indicate to let you pass on a track day...

That could be interesting. You could sound another cars horn while passing young ladies

good work!!!

Hey folks, it's the end of 2012 and i've got 5 minutes free to add a post on my blog! Martin Parkes (the former owner) wrote as excellent article that appeared in the WSCC magazine for the end of the year so I will take up from there and update the tale of Q82VOF. Martin delivered the car to me on his trailer and within a week a bloke on a moped had smashed into the back of it while i was waiting to cross the A5 at Litchborugh cross roads..... this cracked the rear arch, smashed the rear section and catapulted him onto my lap..... not good, but at least I got a re-spray on his insuance of all the rear, sides and scuttle. Pillar box red and a nice freshen up. I took the nose cone and bonnet to a mate of mine, Bill Leggett, at BL Auto's body specialist and he did his best on a nice black finish with lacquer so i now have a shiny car. It was a real shame to loose some of the badges Martin had collected, like an original Hesketh F1 racing teddy bear on the nose cone and various "old school" Ford Motorsport stickers but perhaps the time was right to "re-brand" my car. One of the first trips out was to help out at Stoneleigh with the WSCC where we were lucky to meet ChazPowerslide, Cap'n Colonial (now MemSec), and many other like minded folks who do so much for our great club. I had a small airfilter smoulder on the way back so have changed to K&N's that look rather snazzy. Later that month it went to Northampton Motor Sport for a fettle that included a rolling road tune, geometry set up, and minor tinkering like new starter motor and stuff. I am technically minded, being a tree surgeon, but i don't trust myself to work on a car that i will be competing in and those boys at NMS really know their stuff. The car came with a dyno print out of 166bhp at 7,250rpm but with quite a lumpy power curve around 3,250rpm. When i got it back i did a few road miles and it immediately felt more tractable (is that a word?) and grippy on long roundabouts and smooth road surfaces. It wasn't until I went to Curbourough a second time and had a few dry runs to push my ability a bit further that the changes were evident. The car felt smoother "on the cam" and wheelspin was less of an issue. Martin came to see me at Curb and was impressed with the car and how it has evolved. Mechanically it is unchanged with 1700 x-flow, 40's, quaife Type-9 box and LSD on the back end. it runs 13x7" A048's all round though I have picked up a set of split rims that will be refurbeed and fitted in the new year (185 front and 205 rear). Interior is functional and "snug" considering my bulk so i cant afford to put any weight on :-) Diff oil has been changed and checked, a thermostat fitted for winter running to ensure it doesnt run too cool and all is looking good for spring. I have pixie boot's, a race suit, a helmet and nomex long johns!! I'm really glad i bought my Westfield and became part of this small, but excellent, fraternity... Happy New Year to all from me, Debbie, Charity, Max, Jonty, George and Henry

Thats a great job Gary. It's one of those fairly small jobs but makes a huge difference. I'm sure we've all spent time strapping the harnesses on and then find our damn near side mirror needs adjusted, then we have to go through all the PITA faffing about getting unbelted, adjusting, rebelting etc. Thats me got a new job on my winter list now. What sort of price did you pay for the mirrors?

Good job well done.............Is that a ghost i can see in the third photo?

Love it! I always find I've knocked the mirrors right after I've strapped myself in - I guess this solves that problem...

you'll be fitting remote central locking next

Looking forward to it very much, James! I just wanted to say good luck - we're all counting on you!