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My Westfield this morning. My Westfield this afternoon Sorry, devilment got the better of me.

Same from Andrew and I and I hope Julie and Glen have thawed out by now Barry

Happy 8th birthday Blatters How'd ya get that driving licence at your age

Six years go I used to fill a bottle the same as many do with 1p,2p and 5p. It used to be full and amounted to £50 and it went towards the Christmas booze. This year.. About enough for a Panda-pop

from Essex. Raw is the operative word here. It's back to basics with RWD. Just be careful in the cold conditions, traction is not what you will be used to. Tyres are a very important part of a Westfields performance.

Looks nice that q merry Christmas mate

Mr Q sorted then

The R26 is an amazing car, but has led me into bad habits... relying on the traction control and the ABS too much. Stepping into the Westie was a shock to say the least - applying normal pressure to the brake pedal resulted in nothing more than engine braking, followed by panic, followed by locked up fronts!! I've no doubt that when I get my confidence with the Westie, I'll be more than happy! Here's some quick pics of her (if I have not wasted the last hour figuring out how to upload images!!!)...

The fixed position seats really need attaching to the car at a minimum of six points; two through the front lip that sits on the floor, two more in the bowl of the seat, (under the cushions for your bum), also through the floor. Then one either side of the seat back, with the supplied aluminium brackets, to fix it to the rear bulkhead. Even then, because none easily fall on existing steel work*, as a bare minimum, you need large spreader washers. Ideally, you would weld in steel straps or box section anchorages. *unless of course it's a car with the lowered steel floor pans. If it was purely for road use with a lightweight driver, you could probably get away with just the front edge and the rear brackets being fixed. But be warned, under serious cornering loads, they flex and move. Personally, I wouldn't have the fixed position JK's again, for the lack of strength and stiffness the single skin construction causes.

From what I've read in the past, if you want the rigidity you need to fit them with the bases ( £50 per seat ) which will enable the seats to be mounted on runners , or fit them with the brackets that atatch the seat to the rear interior panel, but then obviously that would be in a fixed position

As BCF says previously the best club around for help, advice, and the odd bit of "banter" . Welcome and get those pics up

You're pretty close to the Derby and Notts area; They meet the last Thursday of the month at the Clock, Shardlow. Garry Bunn is the AO, and a lovely busy Area it is! To the North of you, you've also got the new Peak District Area, who will be having their first official monthly meeting at The Strines Pub out in the countryside near Sheffield tomorrow morning, Julie Hall is the Peak District AO. We have all sorts of members in the club, from those that use the cars to tour in Europe, through to those that compete. Some are terrifyingly technically competent, some are more into detailing, and some just want to drive! All are most welcome, we love the variety so many different interests and pursuits brings!

Thanks for all the kind words car is sold to an existing competitor (not Speed Series) in the North West.