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Hello to all my name is Matt im 20 and im a new westfield owner Im an engineer/engine restorer from Reading. After owning a number of cars including a classic mini ,mazda mx5 and a civic type r I decided it was time to get something a little more dedicated and so I brought myself a restored 1992 narrow body westfield se, it has a standard 1.6 xflow engine (from a rs mexcio) with a 4 speed box ,rs2000 diff and English axel. I figured this was a good basis to start and learn from especially with me being so young. Over the winter I plan to tune my engine to around the 120hp mark as my job allows this easily and cheaply with the added benefit of learning more about the car. I plan on meeting with members at my local meet and being an active member of the forum offering any help I can and gaining knowledge as I go. Thanks for reading Thethorne

Thanks Scott he thankfully called me about 2 minutes after I had texted him about the post. Sad news for some thankfully we escaped this event unscathed. And he's landed a job after 18 months of applying and going through the mill. Starts 2017 after his masters, so you have him as a near neighbour for some time yet oh exalted one. Again thanks for the words Bob

I'm doing my bit to rid the world of the filthy stuff...... I reckon I might just be tickling the 9MPG mark...... on a good run of course.... Nem..........

ENJOY FISH ’n CHIPS in WESTON-Super-MARE - POSTPONED see post below A JOINT AREA COTSWOLD & N. OXON DAY TOUR DATE SUNDAY 28th JUNE 2015 START TIME 9.00 a.m. ORGANISERS Gary Lucas N.Oxon + Andrew Reeves Cotswolds Area AO’s WHERE TO PAPAS Traditional Fish’n Chips in Weston super Mare WEBSITE www.papasukltd.com THE GENERAL IDEA --- Is to have a grand day out with two or more WSCC Areas driving good cross-country, Westie friendly routes, meeting partway then driving on together to enjoy Award Winning Fish ‘n Chips at PAPAS in Weston super Mare at midday. NOTES 1. START POINTS – N.OXON from Rock of Gibraltar pub, Kidlington, Oxfordshire OX5 3AY COTSWOLD from the Golden Heart Inn, Birdlip, Gloucester GL4 8LA 2. The en-route Meeting/Re-fuelling point will be at Royal Wootton Bassett just south of the M4 west of Swindon 3. You can go independently and arrive as and when it suits you best – don’t feel it’s rigid 4. Please join in by looking at the Cotswold facebook page and/or the main WSCC Forum and put your names down to receive full instructions and route information or simply contact Gary or myself by email or phone. Do make sure you tell us your mobile phone numbers 5. For easy driving we will drive in smallish groups each with a “leader” and a “rear end sweeper” to pick up the waifs and strays. Instruction Maps will be available 6. This event is weather sensitive and if, on the previous evening, the organisers judge the weather to be too bad the postponement will be posted on facebook pages and texts to mobiles will be sent to all known participants 7. Full details about times, routes and parking places will be advised soon We look forward to seeing you there so in the meantime “drive fast and safely” ANDREW REEVES Organiser for the Cotswold Area T: 01684 594440 or 592277 Mobile 07774 127036 E: andrew@jasprint.com GARY LUCAS Organiser for the N. OXON Area M: 07837 043403 E: oxfordshire@wscc.co.uk

I've been thinking of changing my car for a couple of months now (2.0 Zetec) and my heart finally won the battle over my head and I picked this up today... Westfield Megabusa. It was built by a retired mechanic and although he loves the car he's just not able to drive it, he didn't anticipate how tricky the Megabusa is to drive and it's hardly been used. I think he would have been better off with a zetec or duratec maybe. Anyway, it's not like a lot of Busa's that are stripped back for track days, it's got a windscreen and heater which I prefer, I'll fit an RAC roll bar like on my zetec so I can use the half hood and doors for the chilly mornings and wet runs (I'm just not a aeroscreen person and prefer a modest degree of comfort I'm afraid). In my younger days I had loads of superbikes and raced them too so the high revs and clunky gears don't bother me, at least not yet!

Good to have another mighty xflow owner

The kits and rebuilds department does seem to be completely off the rails though, from a laissez faire attitude to time while processing document - it's almost like they think "oh it's just a bunch of sad bearded blokes bolting weird looking cars together in sheds, it's not important, one more day won't matter", to completely random interpretations of the actual rules, which I don't think they actually understand. Couple that with zero understanding of the the field they're in, outside their little corner so that they probably haven't even considered the broader implications of such mad cap ideas as grinding the chassis numbers off, where they are perfectly legitimate. Shocking, and time for action.

I don't think that needed a reorganisation...