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You'll all be pleased to know that I've just finished my last official Administration duties, and I'm now back to the WSCC Member user group on the forums. This means my reign of terror within the forums (naughtily changing member profile details and mailing addresses, etc.) is officially at an end, and you may now climb out of your bunkers, breathe fresh air and see daylight once again. Enjoy your freedom!

I can change that too! So much power mwoarhahahah...

Reign of terror is over is it? hmmm...... I think we should all still all be on guard.... after all like Alien and Star Wars, there could always be a @Captain Colonic Prequel we don't yet know about

Andy. As requested. Allow phase 2 to commence

There was a new build manual on the way when I collected my kit in August last year........

We know he gets around a bit but blimey he kept this one in the dark ! Eggheads tonight

Brilliant, thanks Steven. Wishes do come true...

Yesssss but not quite as much as me .... stokes cat ....

Ah go on then. Make a Wish please.

Yeah don't hold your breath on the build manual, I'm still haven't seen the S2000 one! But this forum is the best build manual you could ever have.

Hi June 11th for a North London drive out. Meeting at Duke of York pub (A1000) between Barnet and Potters Bar at 9am for a drive over to North Weald Aerodrome and country lanes. @Kevin (Mr T) - Joint Essex AO - would you chaps wish to join us? cheers Ian

As part of my research work i went along to the "Autosport International & The Performance Car Show 2017" to have a chat with Simon on the Westfield stand, and too some pic's while I was there. Excuse photographer had to dodge people getting in the way. Not sure if we had a dedicated place for them, if so happy to re-upload them? Enjoy, BugMan

Let me introduce myself My name is Steve Pitt, but I’m pretty well known in the gaming community as “BugMan” where I’ve been a big player in World of Tanks, Warplanes and Warships. The name actually comes from fixing system boards in the IT industry from many many years ago. I started life as an apprentice engineer on machine tools and worked on some of the first CNC laths and machining centres in the UK, back in the 70’s, until the UK manufacturing industry took a nose dive in the mid 80’s, when I switched to the IT industry, where I started as a bench engineer for 10 odd years, and then switched to field work, and finally into consulting where I have been working for the last 20 odd years. So I’m pretty good with my hands and am very mechanically and logically minded, and have restored a few classic motorbikes over the years, until unfortunately a couple of years ago after a post office van ran into the back of my car, I lost a lot of strength in my shoulder, so I had to sell them, the last one going a few weeks ago. Been planning to do a kit car for many years, and watched/helped my father-in law build a Low Cost, which took him far far too long (7 years) to get on the road, and I don’t think it’s still 100% right, so have decided on a Westfield Sport 250. Spent some time looking around at all the kits on the market, including some from the USA, but just kept coming back to the Sport 250, primarily because I didn’t fancy digging through scrap yards like my father in-law did and as I had always wanted a full kit, hopefully knowing everything was going to fit the 250 looks the biz. Been reading through a few of the sport 250 build here, and have been very impressed with the results, and been taking note of thing like paint and tools people use etc. Joined WSCC as few weeks ago, and have met up with the local group, and can only thank Robin and the guys I have met so far for a very warm and friendly welcome.

Monty and David's lists are spot on. Found the cone drill is great on ally and fibreglass. The is Dremel a very versatile tool, great for turning fibreglass into dust, with either grinding or cutting. I'm finding my workshop extract is great for fibreglass dust removal as you're cutting/grinding, plus some sort of respiratory protection. An ordinary workshop vacuum is also good for fibreglass dust, mines also been good to get rid of metal swarf, if you go the route of fitting your own panels. Talking of panels, have found Cleko's really useful for holding panels in place whilst fitting, plus single handed clamps. Axminster Tools sell a cheap (couple of quid(ish)) hand deburring tools which are useful on panels. Decent quality 4.1mm and 6.5mm drill bits are a must, 3mm can be useful as a pilot in awkward areas. A few stub drills are useful with right angle drive for the same awkward places. On top of this, you'll need some "consumables", Threadlock and Copperslip as a minimum, plus other protective options, and-------------- You'll also need a good phone signal in the garage, because unless you're exceptional, you'll have Mr Mark Waker on speed dial on your phone! I find its useful to talk with him whilst in the garage. See, told you, the build budget doesn't stop with the kit!!

I always knew he had a screw loose

Hope to be there,weather permitting,and as long as there's a big fry up

Hi.im now a member and proud owner of a westfield , and by looking at forum definitely in the right place for any help.now can't wait for local meets and shows,and to meet a few faces for drive,chat,

Hello from the Bristol massive .....well just me actually...and I'm not massive

Poor cat.

Lots of GREAT stuff here, the S2000 in news, so I'll have alook at some of those builds tonight. I'm building a shopping list, so will be adding the above to that, great tip on the 7/16 UNF tap Dave, big thanks. Understand the frustration on the build manual, and have been planning to take Zillions of photos and posing in a build thread, as other have been doing, sis WF ever produce a build manual for the S2000? Always been good with my hands, being an engineer at heart, so have a good bunch of the tools already, the 90Deg drill attachment will be new, so again on the list. Nobody needs to apologise here, all contributions are VERY gratefully received.

Priceless!

+ me

I'll pledge 10 quid to charity when the first admin "amends" Scott's profile

I have managed to find one second hand in the UK just waiting for it to arrive. Bradley's had them in stock but I'm not surprised the money they wanted £100 more than everyone else

About the manual, you will get the rolling chassis manual with your kit, you can find some of the others online like the FW special but you'll often be best off reading build threads and asking questions on here, particularly for the S2000 and Sport 250 which have never had proper manuals. Random list of tools below, some might be obvious but thought I may as well write them down: * Stepped cone drills * Small pipe bender (6/8/10mm) * Caulking gun * Right-angle drill attachment, for difficult to reach places like the tunnel * Some black hammerite for when you accidentally damage the powdercoat * Regular riveter, pneumatic won't fit everywhere * Cut-off grinder for shortening bolts and stuff * Torque wrench (probably goes without saying but no one mentioned it yet) * Multi-packs of common washer and nut sizes. Nothing more irritating than being delayed because you're missing a simple fastener

Oh and a dremel!!!

Having just been through this, i'd say get a 7/16 UNF tap to get the powder-coating out the wishbone threads, possibly an M10 tap too, also a decent electrical crimping tool, pipe bender and a few hole saws. Oh and some easy composites carbon fibre cutting / sanding tools for the dash. Plus a rivnut tool and a load leveller for the engine crane.

I went with, upgraded brakes, lsd, wide track, sport turbo seats, hood & Sidescreens, heater (mandatory IVA requirement if no heated screen plus mandatory from my financial controller!), powder coated chassis and panels & Aim dash (mandatory "option!), 8" rear wheels & 205 T1R tyres. That's it if I remember rightly. I'll get it on the road, then once I've got some running in miles under my belt, will be reviewing tyre choice in view of comments from my learned friends on this forum! Decided to do everything myself, so starting with bare chassis, building progressing from there! My thought was It will good to be able to say "I built that" when it's finished! Contour dash is a definite no, glovebox is full of electrical gubbins! Have fun choosing.

Paul Hurdsfield ex Mancs AO should fill the criteria ! little , known & fact

I think I checked a couple of years back and there is roughly no more than 40 miles between fuel stops on the way. Applecross has 24 hr fuel at the unmanned pumps in the village (card payment obviously). Lochcarron has (I assume still) 2 petrol stations - one at the garage/shop, although it's not open on Sunday and another smaller unmanned one, if I remember correctly.

You may have noticed that if you leave a few paper clips rattling around in an otherwise empty desk drawer, when you need a paper clip you cannot pick up just one because they are inextricably locked together in a Gordian Knot type tangle. Well this is because it is necessary for paper clips to copulate in order to reproduce. If you are really lucky you might find one or two in a state of metamorphosis from their larval stage during which they change into a really tiny version of....

from sunny Somerset. Good to see a fellow 250 builder. You'll find the club, and the forums a great, friendly, and informative resource. Highly recommend a build thread with lots of photos, it's impressive the way eagle eyed "experts" on here can proffer words of advice (based on hands on experience) on items you haven't even considered. Best of luck.

There are holes in the sky where the rain gets in, But they're everso small, That's why rain is thin. S Milligan.

Should be there for this.

Looks good,weather permitting of course.

What Dave says

Move to LANCASHIRE

Brian, I thought the same last year - but in reality there are (or were) enough fuelling places on the routes - I would recommend just a 5 litre can, the likelyhood is that we could pool supplies if anyone was getting very low. Dave.