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I couldn't find the later photos of the digi dash, but here's a shot just after fitting the windscreen. And here's the current car, (Dash not fixed yet, just wiring in at the moment!)

It's very heavy, feels really solid in the palm of your hand! In S2000 land, there seems to be a lot of experience in favour of a weighty knob improving shift quality. Oh, and it's Titanium coated!

I like my analogues

Here's a few vids from last Friday's Trackaction day at Cadwell. First one, chasing after Matt Noss in his Megabusa, followed by a bit behind a fairly rapid Porsche Cayman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ECj4imuUeQ Next up, following a pal in an R1 Striker, till he had a fairly major off into the tyre wall. He and the car survived remarkably well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt9VV1czuXU And last, trying to get a chase going with a Busa powered Locost. I had to bale out when he had a little wobble heading into the mountain section. (Very similar to a bale out manoeuvre I had with Cleggy at Blyton. ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DofcXHRGMw

Use a cutting lube as well

The toggles in the left of the picture above are just metal standard toggles, but with IP rated rubber boots fitted. The gear knob is from Skunk Racing Products like this one

Nice knob Dave , I was looking at those as well

I like analogues (maybe an age thing) but my eyes are tuned to seeing good things when the needles point straight up on temps and levels and easier than numbers or flashing red lights which can be obscured by sunlight in an open car. I do have a tacho with a digital speedo in the centre which is perfect to see only one gauge for revs and speed is secondary but you can easily see 30,40 etc to make sure you stay legal. Digital dasghes save weight and space and are more configurable for the tweakers. Cheers Jon

Not sure that anyone can really answer that one for you, personal taste plays such a part! From a technical point of view, there are advantages and disadvantages to both. One thing to consider though, is that with analogue dials your choice is rather more limited with the Honda engine. (Westfield have had a set of gauges specially made that feature a tacho with a high enough Rev range for the VTEC motor and an oil pressure gauge that goes high enough). With the DASH2 this is all dead easy stuff to allow for. In my case, I've used Stack analogue instruments, BUT, I had to get a factory special order Rev counter (which includes the oil pressure gauge) made by Stack in the US, which took a couple of months. (And was eye wateringly expensive). If I was using a standard dash layout, I'd have just used the Westfield supplied analogue instruments. (The car I'm building is a more traditional looking car, although it's a Mega S2000). I admit though, there's much about the Dash2 digital set up that I will miss. (I had one in my last car). I'll try and dig some pictures out of the last one.

One of my favorite bits of road.

MHR of the day young Algar Does Nick ever turn to you and say, "Luke... I am your father!"?

Just tell Luke its for a wide track set up and he will provide the longer bar

Here's some photo's now it's out

I have a semi-high spec XE and my advice is go for as standard an engine as you can. So if you want decent power out the box go S2000.

Interesting to see the three of them side by side to compare thanks

Most people don't tend to use their brakes as hard as they reckon. Confidence comes with the correct compound & that when you'll be able to go for heavy & late braking & shave seconds off your times. Personally i think EBC greens or Mintex 1144 compounds are only really fit for the bin on a competition car. They are OK for moderate use yes & on the road I guess, but when you get to lean on them more the mu value goes out of the window in favour of higher mu that PAGId 14's or 15's give. Expensive pads yes, but you'll only need to buy them once for the westy & the discs won't suffer either.