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They do work. Test it by putting the card in the protective sleeve and holding it over the contactless reader.

Thanks for all your lovely comments everyone, that's the best bit of the day. Dave's picture is wonderful, with the blue sky matching the blue car and a touch of snow. I have popped a picture on, below, that Paul took in the cafe at Hulme End. It is always nice to see the day from other peoples photo's too. To Billy, Chris and to the others that might not quite have made it out recently, you are all missed and we look forward to seeing you when you next get the chance to join us.

I have driven my Westfield 16.8 miles and can't stop smiling it is everything I was hoping for and more although never having been in one I was a bit nervous as to what to expect Roll on the spring and getting some serious miles on the beauty

15th April 2018 - SOLD... End of an era... £4,500 for a 1992 registered Narrow Body Live Axle Ford Crossflow in navy blue 1,700 Twin Italian 40DCOE Webers, Kent 244 cam giving 90 wheel horsepower ONLY reason for sale is failing health…. Not man enough for a Xflow anymore… New springs and shocks, ‘new’ Type 3 gearbox, electronic ignition and new lights recently fitted. Body is scruffy and needs TLC on the gelcoat, there is no hand brake to speak of and the interior also needs some love. But the engine (and now gearbox) is a peach and that is all an Xflow is about. Recently Grizlee and Bollocky Bill did all the work mentioned above and @Grizzlee is happy to give folk an independent view on his condition (and he owes me a favour, it was that t***'s fault I got a Westie in the first place..!!!) If any of you are interested get in touch for a longer description. This is a chance to buy motoring history and make noises like the devil after a hot curry…

Don't forget that the A series engine has it's camshaft in the block, driving the overhead valves via pushrods. All the more modern engines being mentioned have overhead camshafts, so they aren't just marginally taller, it is quite significantly taller having the camshaft above the valves. If you are wanting to build a modernised version of the XI, probably for competition, then by all means go for something like a Sigma engine and accept that it will need a big power bulge on the bonnet. However if you want to build a replica of the XI, looking like an original XI, as a fun road car then I think it is sensible to use an A series engine which is what the kit was designed to use. Tuned to 100/110 bhp, it should be quite lively but still "old school", in keeping with the rest of the car. I actually like the idea of having a distributor and a carburetor. Then again, I'm over 70, so I'm "old school" myself!

I know the Oxnoble, I think it was me suggested it a while ago, I didn't think it was confirmed at the time good for us, see you there

Would a flat four Subaru fit and would you have any foot room if it did??

I may have not noticed and drove it without one...

Sorry you don't appreciate my "ugly" hump but my eleven was built for a purpose right from the start and no doubt it will be refined over time to something a little more pleasing but considering it was made in two days flat, plug, mould and moulding, I'm happy with it.

Had a night last night I’d rather not ever repeat. I underwent surgery last Friday to repair an umbilical hernia that was getting close to needing emergency surgery, so caught it just in time - although I could have done without having the anaesthetic through my spine and being conscious throughout the procedure. It was successful, anyway. Part of the fun of having abdominal surgery is that your colon takes great exception to being violated, and gets its own back by shutting down. Thus since last Friday, I’ve been enduring an unwelcome visitation from the Poo Prevention Fairy. There’s very little you can do about it except ride it out, but it’s pretty uncomfortable to say the least. The medical advice is to wait a few days before trying a laxative. By the end of yesterday, three and a half days in, I was ready to try anything, so out came the Ducolax to act as an eviction order against the non-travellers in my colon. About 2:45 this morning I was awoken by a noise coming from my guts which I last heard in The Exorcist when Linda Blair was possessed, and felt a pressure near the termination of my outflow pipe that was unmistakable in intent. I hobbled to the loo as quickly as I could without releasing the toxic monster and just managed to take my place in the driver’s seat of the porcelain bus when a gust of wind emanated from my tailpipe that sounded like Satan summoning his demonic army home for a pep talk. This was followed by something I can only describe without revulsion as the worst log flume ride in the world, ever. It went on for so long I thought I’d end up on the floor and flat as a piece of paper, completely empty inside. One of the dogs came in, wrinkled its nose in disgust at the smell and left me to my fate in mid-process. This was interspersed with belches strong enough to move the curtains. All this went on 20 minutes and when it finally stopped, I managed to struggle back to bed at 315...only to repeat it all over again at 500. I only wish I’d weighed myself before the non-travellers were evicted to see how much weight I’d lost. So folks, if you think your day is a bit s**t, my literally already has been. Thought I’d share as it’s always fun to laugh at the misfortunes of others.

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AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL DISCOUNT FOR MSA MEMBERS The MSA has teamed up with Autosport International once again to offer members an exclusive £5 discount on tickets to the two trade days at Birmingham’s NEC on 11-12 January. To claim the discount, CLICK HERE and then follow the link to complete the registration form, inserting your MSA licence number when promoted. The offer is limited to one ticket per MSA licence holder; if purchasing multiple tickets, all licence numbers must be inserted. The MSA will return to Autosport International with a stand in the usual location, just inside the main entrance. As always, staff from the governing body will be on hand throughout the event to handle queries on licensing, sporting, technical and other matters. More details will be confirmed in due course.

Having seen some really nice tidy engine bays, I decided to take a look at mine, and see if I could improve in the view that already contains a mighty xflow Main thing I always got drawn to, was the return pipe from the thermostat to the header tank, basically a bit of hand bent copper tube running over the exhaust header. So, had a think and looked at other cars, and a nice hardline properly clipped down as per a photo on this forum was the way to go. This was the inspiration picture Bit of 10mm alloy tube, some blue silicone pipe, couple of P clips, and a hand pipe bender. Also routed the plug leads differently, need to source some nice clips for the leads now.

That looks really nice. Glad to have been an inspiration.