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''I've used all the tent pegs to fix the westfield... can you hold this till Monday?''3 points
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How long have I got to fly the anti trump blimp over silverstone for?2 points
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Will Glen be promoted to full time passenger?.... Tandem next2 points
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The time has finally come to part with my car, it has been with me since 1996 although in the last eight years it has sat on the trailer in the garage. I bought it as a basic car fitted with a mildly tuned Chamberlain 1600 Ford X flow. It was very well screwed together by the man who built the car as he was planning to compete in it. I intended to make it into a road car with carpet, comfortable seats etc however I quickly realised that the Westfield Speed Series would be more fun and competed in it for 6 years. During this time the following changes were made: A new X flow engine was sourced and built by Vulcan bored out to 1700cc with large valves, tungsten inserts, gas flowed high compression head, 244 cam, pocketed pistons, lightened flywheel, balanced clutch, shot peened con-rods, balanced flywheel, clutch, rods, pulleys and crankshaft, power grip pulley set, uprated oil pump, Cosworth big end bolts and steel cam shaft straps. Home made throttle bodies Petrol tank modified for fuel injection High pressure fuel pump Inlet manifold fitted with fuel injectors Emerald programable ECU Crank shaft position sensor, water and air temperature sensors and throttle position potentiometer fitted to supply inputs for ECU Wasted spark ignition system Nylon bushed chassis Aluminium bell housing Quaife ATB limited slip differential Aluminium front uprights Four pot aluminium front brakes, Hawk pads Drilled and lightened front discs AVO adjustable dampers Front anti-roll bar Quick rack, solidly mounted Lightweight plastic seats 4-point Willans harness for driver 3-point Luke harness for passenger Roll bar strengthened and extra bracing Wunoff re-packable stainless steel silencer Side screens and hood Fitted fire extinguisher system Geared starter motor Gear change LED Chassis ride height, corner weighting and geometry setup by Northampton Motorsport. Car weight 571.5 kgs. Rolling road set up by Dave Walker at Emerald Engineering: Output 148 bhp at 6800 rev/min. 130 ft/lbs at 5600 rev/min. In the loft I have high back padded seats, boot box and lockable lid, carpet set and underfelt. The car comes with its own trailer, this is a home-made two wheel trailer which was constructed to fit into a small garage, it tows very well. Any questions give me a call: John Pearce tel: 01753 646703 or email: cpandjp@icloud.com Price: £5000 ono1 point
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AFTER you cut the rope is the wrong time to tell me you’re red / green colour blind...1 point
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Ok, whatever you do, don't let go. I'll be back as soon as I can....1 point
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If only I knew ....! The car starts well (new battery), but runs roughly, and won't pull properly. I tried driving to the MOT garage last year, but had to give up, I just managed to get home again. I'm guessing it's more likely to be ignition related, so I am replacing components one by one. I replaced the points with an electronic gadget. I will try another set of plugs, then a new coil. I am fortunate to have other special cars, so sometimes the Westfield has a low priority! Geoff1 point
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After this, there is no turning back. You drink the green cup - the story ends, you wake up and you remember Julie's directions.You drink the red cup you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.1 point
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After this, there is no turning back. You pull the green string - the story ends, you wake up and you remember Julie's directions.You pull the red string you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.1 point
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from Camborne. that's a lovely looking pair you have there.....! Welcome to the mad house. I've sent you a PM1 point
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As I stumbled off to the washroom I saw a very interesting roadster which was built in '53 but was running a' 54 Frazer Nash engine. I can't remember it's name but it was an early collaboration with Colin Chapman. As they fell out it was not called a Lotus and never made it into production. Nice looking thing though...1 point
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Yup , just lurve crouching down with my ass stuck on a nice cool parkie floor1 point
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Meeting at McD's were, all the way from Cleethorpes, Andy and Ann in their beautifully styled, Zetec engined car, Andy and Becky, Luke and flying in at the last minute was Simon, making a 5 car convoy to the Ashover Car Show. It is very popular and there were 4 fields full of cars, well organised by the local Rotary Clubs. Having parked up we soon employed the 'Bonnets Off' mode, which always kicks off good conversation, with 3 Zetecs on Jenvey throttle bodies and Omex ECU, yet all different . Simon is in the Speed Series and he entertained us with a wonderful commentary of his Blyton Sprint last weekend, a cheeky gear change in the right place made all the difference, it's a bit like F1, only more real and more fun to follow, well after todays F1 I don't know about that. We wondered over to the Burton Car Club and promptly ate their cake that they offered to us, it would be rude not to. There was a newly finished Ferrari/MR2 conversion for sale at £6500 on their stand, in red of course. We got round most of the cars and met a few other familiar faces, including Alan (Thundernuts ex owner) before making an early exit. Simon and Luke had their families join them while Andy and Ann set off back to Cleethorpes, leaving Andy and Becky to follow us on a back route to Tagg Lane for ice cream. At Tagg Lane we were approached by a man who was with the MX5's, how did he know we were the Westfield owners? anyway he came over to talk about our cars and I hit him with 20 questions about the MX5 Club. They were the committee who were out doing a route for their Peak District Run on 2nd September, I am interested in joining because I might be selling my Mk1 and the Z4, replacing them with a Mk4. Emotions are getting in the way a bit though, can you love a Mk1 MX5 soooo much? Ferrero Rocher ice cream for me, but some of us had both ice cream AND cake, but it was somebody's birthday wasn't it Rebecca? Happy Birthday darling. Thank you for coming everyone, it's been luscious.1 point
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Put the rope down, pull my finger and your legs will grow back.1 point
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Ok think its sorted. I have set the member map to use a different source by default. Helped being able to replicate on wife's samsung Let me know how you get on. Chris1 point
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Does quotes for renewals count? And not for the kit car? Just had renewal quotes for both my car and van1 point
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