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Well. So here we are with some lessons learnt after blowing my engine in Cadwell park 5 months ago. Reason of destruction: Combustion chamber numb 1 temperature Too high. Valve stem melted and dropped in. Damage done: Cylinder number one walls damaged. Piston number one damaged. Head fully destroyed. Rebuilt done: New head. Honing in cylinder number one. New piston number one. New set of rings for piston number one. Worth mention that the perished head, was an SBD head, with a nice and professional porting job and flat top posh valves. The new one, has been done by a Cheshire Genius called Ash Mason (@Arm) who applied all his knowledge to do something even better for a fraction of the cost (and the work) done to the old head, but putting all the attention to the detail than to doing huge and fancy things like porting and polishing. Things we have learnt. -Monitoring the Exhaust gas temperature to each cylinder by placing small sensors in the gas flow, is well worth. Injector number one was half stuck, (30% les flow) and was causing the cylinder going way too lean. Therefore hotter, and this killed my engine. When rebuilding an engine, worth checking all the ancillaries. Engine Had a major rebuilt and full mapping 2 hours before the blew… we checked all the mechanical components, but we didn’t checked the Injectors. Shame. For the sake of £30 for the set to have them pattern and flow check in a professional place... Definitely is something I’m going to do periodically. Go away from the Big Brands. Bottom end has been sorted using the next street machining shop, and expending a whole day with @AdamR cleaning an re-assembling everything. (Cheers mate) £3k head, destroyed. A new replacement one for a fraction of the cost. Here is the result. Same end power, More torque in mid-range. My Advice… find your experienced garage engine builder, and walk away from huge companies unless the part you are looking for is not available elsewhere (cams, specific design pistons…), but after seeing that (see bottom plot -Red new engine, black old engine) I can assure that I’m never going to order a branded engine… unless I’m rich, so would buy a Millington because they sound nice. I would never had expected that a dodgy injector could Blew an engine. I was really lucky that the valve dropped with the clutch pressed, and in mid-range RPM, (after a very hard acceleration), so the rod didn’t bent, I could save the cams, and the block. I’ve waked away with about two grand, but the bill would have been greater (up to 6-7k) if I had to replace the whole engine… so… yes guys. As we know, going lean is critical and is well known by everybody… but sometimes is really difficult to detect if the injector is only half failing, and the car is still running fine. It wasn’t spotted in the mapping session, but seeing the results back to back right now, we can recall something not working properly, as now the map had required less fuel than the previous one. This tread is meant to be just “my thinking loud” for a newcomer like me in the High tuned engines, and don’t think in them as your daily one. For sure a dodgy injector like this in a road engine, would had never blew it.

Best way to stop them damaging the tub is simple - get a 2 cm long piece of clear tubing (windscreen washer fluid sprayer type), split it lengthwise and put it around the lower edge. Invisible and simple.

And all finished now, with it's big brother all ready for Stoneleigh.

Weather dependant, to an extent, but normally Sunday is the busier day as far as overall numbers of people go. Cash is good, as Yanto said, bigger stands will usually have POS terminals for cards, and there are normally a few Cashpoints there, though never having used them, I couldn't say if they're the "hold you to ransom" type with charges. Food and drinks aren't insanely dear, but are show type prices, though come to the club marquee for drinks at much more reasonable charges, (unless you're a helper, in which case they're incredibly reasonable, as they're free!) There is also a drop off point in the club marquee where you can leave bags, coats, helmets, steering wheels etc while you do the show. As for the "show", it really depends what you're interested in and what you want ant out of it! There are three/four big halls, usually two main, with the big manufacturers and suppliers along with three/four that have some more autojumble type stuff, plus tool suppliers, upholstery, materials - as in metal wholesalers, grp wholesalers etc. Plus books, tshirts, jackets and so on. You've then got a load of outside stalls, with a similar mix, everything from tools and painting/body shop supplies to jewellery and clothing. You could get round most of the bigger stalls and stands in a few hours if just "having a look", start chatting, asking technical questions or having a serious dig through the merchandise to find that elusive bracket/fixing/switch etc and time just flies by! But then the show is about so much more than just the trade stands. It's the premier event now, in the U.K., where kit owners from all brands can get together as clubs, groups or just individuals and meet and socialise; many that visit every year barely do more than an hour or two in the halls, and instead spend most of the time outside wandering round all the club stands, catching up with the friends we see once a year at the show. The club stands are a really big part of Stoneleigh, and of course, it's the club members and their cars that make the stands.

I would say Sunday is busier than Monday, cash is best, but most larger stalls have credit/debit card machines. Really it's just a case of wandering about, there isn't anything organised as such that requires a specific allotted time, apart from the fantastic WSCC AGM and follow on activities

I hope everyone enjoyed our day I don't think the 3 sisters anticipated the crowds We had 1200+ cars through the gate which was a record for the 3 sister A big thanks from the Retrobeutes team to everyone who turned out to make the day fantastic!

I'll be there on the Sunday, first time at Stoneleigh for me

I'm a little OCD when it comes to cleanliness so every car I have ever bought has been subjected to a deep clean, even brand new cars. End of a few days of intensive car cleaning with BMW waxed, Merc fully machine polished and waxed and today was the Westfields turn in readiness for a North Wales trip on Tuesday Front wheels off, cleaned and waxed, full clean and checkover of all suspension, bodywork clayed, prepped and topped off with a layer of Mitchell and King Japan, a lovely soft wax that I borrowed from a friend, not that the 20+ waxes I already have would not have done but always keen to try different ones

WESTFIELD SeiW WIDEBODY 2.0 Litre FORD ZETEC - Factory Built in year 2000. (Upgraded from original 1.8 Lt Zetec to new 2.0 Lt Zetec in 2011 – all properly documented.) Original private registration number plate W7 WSC (Westfield Sports Cars) included. Currently fitted with aero-screen, but could easily be converted back to windscreen/hood. Spectacular looking car in it’s original Westfield Chrome Yellow with Carbon Stripes! After 3 years of fun with this great little car, we have a yearning for something different, so it’s time to sell what has been a very interesting and enjoyable “proper” weekend sports car and project. The car has always been garaged overnight and maintained to a high level by two experienced mechanics. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Great Specification includes: Westfield SeiW Factory Built and registered in 2000 and on it’s original private plate W7 WSC. Current car mileage 29,500 & MOT tested until April 2018. Engine mileage approximately 10,000. Wide Body in original Chrome Yellow gel coat with removable Carbon Effect stripes & graphics. Fitted Westfield locking “V8” vented bonnet with added safety spring clips. Fitted Carbon Effect front side winglets on nose cone. 4” Headlights & Carbon Effect front indicators. Carbon Effect front cycle-type mudguards and rear arch stone guards. Carbon Effect aero-screen, cockpit side rail caps & side mirrors. Carbon Effect rear light clusters, reverse light & rear fog light. Fitted LED stop/tail light bulbs & number plate lights. Carbon Effect boot aperture cover panel. RAC style roll-over bar with fitted high-level LED brake light. Original Westfield seats & Willans full harness seat belts. Original Westfield dash with added super bright LED indicator reminder lights. New Moto-Lita “Race Car” 12” leather rim steering wheel with polished spokes. New Ripspeed polished alloy gear knob. Ford 2.0 Litre Zetec engine new & fitted in 2010 as an upgrade from the original 1.8 Litre. Raceline alloy wet sump, sump breather oil catch tank, Jenvey throttle bodies & Pipercross air filter. Nose mounted battery with external connector for included “C TEK” battery conditioner. Original Westfield stainless 4-branch exhaust manifold. Westfield MOT safe silencer with internal catalytic converter & pierced alloy heat shield. Spare interchangeable Westfield lightweight Carbon Fibre sports exhaust. (Non-Cat.) Omex 600 ECU installed new & set up in 2011 by Northampton Motorsport. Graph & Readouts showing 167bhp on Northampton Motorsport’s rolling road. Great, sporty (legal) noises from both inlet & exhaust! Gearbox is a 5-speed Ford Type 9. Independent rear suspension with Ford Sierra Differential. Drilled & grooved brake discs with yellow callipers & recent Mintex M1144 “Roadsport” pads all round. Stainless braided brake hoses all round. Recently rebuilt suspension all round, with Gaz adjustable shocks & all new ball joints & bushes. 15 inch Westfield alloys with very good 195/50 Toyo Proxos R888 tyres. Can of tyre sealant/inflator as spare wheel is not fitted – parts included to replace if required. Lots of documentation, including original correspondence & purchase receipts for the car & registration number, all MOT’s, engine certificates of newness and receipts for pretty much all of the work done, or parts fitted to the car since it was new. Original windscreen, wiper motor, mirrors, spare wheel, spare wheel rack, boot insert & steering wheel included, along with a few other random spares. MOT tested until April 19th 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Price, reflecting a Factory Built Car with full history, a great spec. & a private registration number: £9,750 Really Good Offers considered. Car is available to view in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Text or call Roger Sewell on 07715254424. Email: rogersewell@hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Looks fantastic, but its not a crossflow without some oil underneath on the floor

You beat me to it Kev, I was going to post this up at the weekend. It's well worth the journey over to Welwyn Garden City for this one...entry in the car is free and there's usually a good display of cars and bikes. We'll just need to drop Neil an email http://www.hertsautoshow.co.uk/contactus.html to confirm numbers so the passes can be emailed out. It's in the diary so I'll be there!

looks really good, especially the screen

Thanks Maurici, glad you're sorted at less expense than might have been... Actually even a normal road engine can also be destroyed in a similar way, they are relatively highly tuned (albeit typically with more balance to emissions and fuel economy)

pickup gearbox today and will refit it at the weekend

^ this. It's why i can't recommend one in good conscience. I have a gopro hero silver (3 i think - has WiFi) and it's fine, good quality video, audio ok, easy to use but temperamental. Occasionally freezes meaning you have to take the battery out and reinstall, not possible if you're all strapped in. I'd be ok with that if it was a cheap Chinese copy, but it's not, it's the most expensive one out there. A friend has one of these, it's what I'll be getting next, has GPS for track mapping and a really cool quick download function, where you can basically just grab short sections straight off it onto your phone and upload immediately, perfect for sprinting! (Note - cheaper elsewhere!) https://m.johnlewis.com/tomtom-bandit-action-camera-4k-ultra-hd-16mp-bluetooth-wi-fi-with-waterproof-lens-adventure-pack/p/2797311?sku=236154357&s_kwcid=2dx92700016616070024&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=CODKlsHtm9MCFU88Gwod1N4AZg&gclsrc=aw.ds

Of course it is Barny, I'll add him to the list. The beers are on Malc

And now painted a lovely shade of Westfield Orange. Sorry for the out of focus photo.

I was trying to make a point here but was obviously too subtle Here's one of my experiences with changing tyres: 2014: Racing in an MX-5 single marque series, I won both races that weekend with a best lap of Snett 300 in 2:30.5. This was on Federal RSR-595 tyres. The next year, the series changed to Nankang NS-20 tyres - a cheap Chinese road tyre. Nothing else on the car changed and I lapped in 2:25.2. Clearly the difference is down to the tyres, right?

When I replaced my standard silencer last year I opted for a 6" repackable from Wunoff. Very good quality.

Hard to tell without hearing it, but if you're 100% sure there are no leaks, it could only be the packing...

All parked patiently waiting,Bernie's first breakdown on way to breakfast. Richie was morin on his dashboard.

Had too many frustrating experiences now to recommend a gopro. Going to search for an alternative, if you find some good recommendations first let me know

Beautiful morning for it! Well done to all, Bernie - hope you got home OK with your dodgy fuel pump! Rich - glad breakfast came before you passed out from hunger

Ooh, I'm putting mine forward for that title too - quotes from Mrs K: "Why did you by that MK chassis - I thought you wanted a Westfield? Why not sell it and buy the one you really want" "Of course you should get a brand new engine, it will be more reliable" "Yes a BGH Gearbox makes perfect sense - drivability is important isn't it?" "I'll be happy when you get a trailer - not keen on you driving the Westy all those motorway miles to Track Days and Events"