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So, after breaking down on the way back from Shelsey Walsh a while back, and having just been made redundant and starting a new job, I'd left the westie in the garage not daring to see what had happened... after a few wild goose chases, the distributor was found to be siezed, causing the drive to shear... sump off and gave it a good checking over....rescuing all the bits of drive in the process. Cam looked unscathed, took off the oil pump housing to ensure all good there too. poured some cheap 10-40 down through the galleries and then cleaned it all up. Sump cleaned and refitted, along with inlet manifold and carbs. Distributor rebuilt by h & h ignition....can recommend those guys btw. new alternator, coil, and ignition module too. timed at 12 btdc and dizzy lined up with no1. a few turns with the plugs out to get the oil pressure up and then plugs in and she fired up on the 3rd spin, so well chuffed. Turned the dizzy round a few degrees to find the fastest idle once warmed up and jobs a goodun.....so far. need to get the timing checked at 5000rpm but relieved so far...only time will tell though. annoyed I missed all the nice weather but other things took priority. Also a shame as there's a new AO locally who is keen as by the looks of things. looking forwards to taking it out again...either this year or next spring. Mart.

Italy; sorrento to amalfi/Positano The locals are too crazy I’d be stressing about my beloved Westfield, but this place is great, the roads are like those in Italian job before they loose the bus. Today though I make so with my wscc mag, excuse the hairy pins.

Says it all really.

Working in Crewe this week, view out hotel window is better than it was last year....

I have recently fitted one of these all be it on a SE Narrow. Lovely bit of kit can recommend it. As for its effectiveness, Early days but will be tidying up the air flow at high speeds i am sure so in my eyes must at least reduce a bit of drag. looks good too. I have fitted mine with a gap as Dave describes for the very reason that you are concerned about and so far seems ok.

Reminds me of a strap line a mate of mine came up with when working at Berghaus. They had a range of rucksacks with the men’s version being the “Roc” and the Women’s the “Titan” the line was She’s got a Titan and he has a Roc on. Sadly they didn’t actually use it

Enjoy your "new toy". Doesn't exist without photos dont forget!

Good to see you're back on the road. Plenty of opportunities to "play" this Autumn hopefully.

I've got these if you fancy one drop me a pm

There was only time for a few small jobs this weekend but that was enough to prime and paint all the parts and then complete the final assembly. This is everything that makes up the rear axle. And then fully assembled

MoT time for my Z3 2.2i Sport today, and I had a brief word with the tester beforehand on the matter of the rubbish BMW hand brakes, and he agreed. Good start. Later, he comments that the rear suspension is very similar to his E36 Compact and this starts a conversation about handling and track days during which I mention my Westfield. A few minutes go by while he tries to wrench the wheels off my car, then he says "what engine has your Westfield got then?" "Pinto" says I. Turns out he's restoring a Mk2 Escort with a 2.0l Pinto, twin 40s, Maxflow head, 205 block, and FR32 cam - exactly the spec of my Pinto engine. We're firm friends by now! The upshot is a pass with no advisories which I put down completely to the magic of Westfield ownership - by proxy. Hats in the air time!

Congratulations! Both with the job and sorting the Westfield! good news!

No worries! I was iffing and affing between base model caterhams and mid range Westfields and oh boy am I glad I bought what I did

I'm now having to explain to the wife what kind of forum this is... "Honestly, love, it is all about westfields... Mostly... ."

Tel’s tales – Harewood weekend 15thand 16thSept 2018 This weekend saw the speed series visiting god’;s own county of Yorkshire and sample the local weather which once again was windy and at times wet as well as a little chilly. It’s the only hillclimb Steve and I do as its only 30 mins away and on the doorstep. For those that have not driven it Harewood is the longest hillclimb in the country and notoriously difficult to get a good time as there are several places to get the corner wrong as well as the challenging fast right hand finish at Quarry bend. On Saturday the 8 Westfiled competitors got ready to rumble only to feel spots of rain start at 0830hrs. and that meant P1 and P2 were wet but luckily the track started to dry as the day went on. In P1 Andy Hargreaves stalled on the start line but in fairness he has not been out much this year! I think he also forgot to fix his timing strut on. I think I was fastest but Adam Phelps was to rule the weekend putting in some great times on both days in the Busa which he was double driving with Charlotte with dad John as pit monkey. John Hoyle and Stephen Herbert turned up to watch and on Sunday we had Dave Cleaver, Paul Aspden and several Yorkshire members arrived in their Westfields after a breakfast meeting at the Rede Kite cafe. T1 looked like the track was drying out but several cars were going off and with a new black tarmac finish it was hard to detect damp/wet patches. Charlotte had spun in P1 and went off roading in T1. I was not going to be outdone and I was a bit too aggressive coming out of Farmhouse and I could not stay on the black stuff so I ended up in the kitty litter. Back in the paddock I had lots of help to remove the massive quantity of gravel from the rear diffuser tray. Steve bagged it up ( and took it home)and we reckoned that it would have cost £3 at B&Q. His wife Margaret suggest that to get over it I should “get stoned” when I got home…… T2 runs were dry and we were all getting quicker. Interestinmgly all our best runs were in T3which finished at 1730 hrs so well before the 1800 curfew. Top 3 were Adam Phelps 57.65, Mick Dent 59.53 and me on 60.64 secs. Sunday was a wet start again but with a promise of better cloudy weather later in the day and that’s exactly what we got despite a few light showers which did not affect the track much as the strong wind dried it quickly. The main fun of the morning was watching and helping ( hindering ) Mick Dent and his daughter to erect a large tent which was big enough to fit his car inside. I think Adam was pushing hard in P2 and had an off but we all put in some good times in the 4 timed runs we had. Charlotte was very keen to see more of the Yorkshire countryside and went of the track at Quarry bend in her last run and took out the timing gear. Chris Winstanley (timing team) presented her with the smashed tripod as a “trophy”. Mark bishop improved a lot on his Sat time and Ian Davenport also improved. Andy Hargreaves was well pleased with his times on his year old slicks. Times were as follows: Adam Phelps 57.51 Class H Mick Dent 59.39 Class H Terry Everall 59.85 Class G Andy Hargreaves 60.28 Class G Charlotte Phelps 60.98 Class H Ian Davenport 64.09 Class C Stephen Everall 67.90 Class D Mark Bishop 67.52 Class A A good turnout and a competitive weekend Terry Everall

I've got some for sale (as well as badges lol) I'll send you a link

Love the bike! Reminds me of my yoof

How beautiful. Please post more pictures.

Pompeii, Herculaneum and Vesuvius yet? jealous! Looks similar to the views from the Bristol.

Yes I’ve emailed somebody who’s keen to do that for me just thought i’d Ask on here in case somebody has one they want rid of before I go ahead. i think you’re right because when I bought it I thought it was awfully similar to the mt75 widebody I sat in at Westfield (newly factory built, wow I was tempted but £££ ha)

They're really nicely done, I had one from Marcus to go on my replacement all plastic, rot free, Audi style grill, last year. Looks fantastic, and really sets it off.

See, I knew you lot should have come on the Saturday, weather was great !

I bought a Westfield badge for mine from isaydingdong for 3.74 and it’s spot on

I haven't but if you struggle Westfield Parts sell one at 43mm (£4.76). https://parts.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=668&search=sticker&description=true Demon Graphics also do a set of 4 (you can pick from many different colours & sizes) for £19.99. https://www.demongraphics.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=62&products_id=1416&zenid=cf6d465c0ccec2103ff360b2bfcb6301

Great to see you back on it. Gary

A good day, thanks for your company guys. Rain stopped when I left Newquay. Somewhat damp with a couple of downpours befor Exeter, sunshine when I got back to Somerset Bar/cafe viewpoint very civilised. For me the 5cylinder Audi powered 4 wheel drive Mini was a great piece of Cornish ingenuity! Good entry list all round though.

I did the WSCC private track day organised by @Tom (T3OMF) - Cotswolds AO at Llandow on Friday with the Mini, and have to say thoroughly enjoyed it. The new front brakes were absolutely spot on, and the weight saving definitely helped. I found a bit more to save today as well, I removed the under bonnet sound deadening as well as the cabin pollen filter, netting me a further 1.1kg. Total saving now 76.55kg

Thank you Jeff, you or anyone else would always be more than welcome if ever in the area.

Not claiming any credit for this, but found it on one of the FaceBook threads --------------------------------------------------- Haynes Manual Terminology Translated into Common English Haynes: This is a tight fit. Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with a hammer. Haynes: As described in Chapter 7... Translation: That'll teach you not to read through before you start. Now you are looking at scary photos of the inside of a gearbox. Haynes: Pry... Translation: Hammer a screwdriver into... Haynes: Undo... Translation: Go buy a tin of WD40. Haynes: Retain small spring... Translation: PINGGGG - "Jesus, where the hell did that go?" Haynes: Press and rotate to remove bulb... Translation: OK - that's the glass bit off, now fetch some good pliers to dig out the bayonet part. Haynes: Lightly... Translation: Start off lightly and build up till the veins on your forehead are throbbing then clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer. Haynes: Weekly checks... Translation: If it isn't broken don't fix it. Haynes: Routine maintenance... Translation: If it isn't broken, it's about to be. We warned you. Haynes: One spanner rating. Translation: An infant could do this... so how did you manage to **** it up? Haynes: Two spanner rating. Translation: Now you may think that you can do this because two is a low, teensy weensy number... but you also thought the wiring diagram was a map of the Tokyo underground (in fact that would have been more use to you). Haynes: Three spanner rating. Translation: Make sure you won't need your car for a couple of days. Haynes: Four spanner rating. Translation: You're not seriously considering this are you? Haynes: Five spanner rating. Translation: OK - but don't ever carry your loved ones in it again. Haynes: If not, you can fabricate your own special tool like this... Translation: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Haynes: Compress... Translation: Squeeze with all your might, jump up and down on it, throw it at the garage wall, then find some molegrips and a hammer... Haynes: Inspect... Translation: Squint at really hard and pretend you know what you are looking at, then declare in a loud knowing voice to your wife "Yep, as I thought, it's going to need a new one" Haynes: Carefully... Translation: You are about to suffer deep abrasions. Haynes: Retaining nut... Translation: Yes, that's it, that big spherical blob of rust. Haynes: Get an assistant... Translation: Prepare to humiliate yourself in front of someone you know. Haynes: Turning the engine will be easier with the spark plugs removed. Translation: However, starting the engine afterwards will be much harder. Once that sinking pit of your stomach feeling has subsided, you can start to feel deeply ashamed as you gingerly refit the spark plugs. Haynes: Refitting is the reverse sequence to removal. Translation: Yeah, right. But you swear in different places. Haynes: Prise away plastic locating pegs... Translation: Snap off... Haynes: Using a suitable drift... Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer. Haynes: Everyday toolkit Translation: RAC Card & Mobile Phone Haynes: Apply moderate heat... Translation: Unless you have a blast furnace, don't bother. Alternatively, clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer. Haynes: Index Translation: List of all the things in the book, bar what you need to do.

Well, if you're going to get deep in to a Haynes manual, you'll need some tools... HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate expensive parts not far from the object we are trying to hit. MECHANIC'S KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on boxes containing seats and jackets. ELECTRIC DRILL: Normally used for spinning steel Pop rivets in their holes until you die of old age, but it also works great for drilling mounting holes in the bodywork, just above the brake line that goes to the rear wheel. PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. VICE-GRIPS: Used to round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand. OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for setting light to various flammable objects in your garage. Also handy for igniting the grease inside a live axle/stub axle you're trying to get the bearing race out of. WHITWORTH SOCKETS: Once used for working on older British cars and motorcycles, they are now used mainly for impersonating that 9/16 or 1/2 socket you've been searching for the last 15 minutes. PILLAR DRILL: A tall, upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly painted part you were drying. WIRE WHEEL: Cleans rust off old bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprint whirls and hard-earned guitar calluses in about the time it takes you to say, "Ouc...." HYDRAULIC JACK: Used for lowering a car to the ground after you have installed your new front brake set-up, trapping the jack handle firmly under the front chassis EIGHT-FOOT LONG DOUGLAS FIR 2X4: Used for levering a car upward off a hydraulic jack. TWEEZERS: A tool for removing wood splinters. PHONE: Tool for calling your neighbour to see if he has another hydraulic floor jack. SNAP-ON GASKET SCRAPER: Theoretically useful as a sandwich tool for spreading mayonnaise; used mainly for getting dog-doo off your boot. E-Z OUT BOLT AND STUD EXTRACTOR: A tool that snaps off in bolt holes and is ten times harder than any known drill bit. TIMING LIGHT: A stroboscopic instrument for illuminating grease buildup. TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of earth straps and brake lines you may have forgotten to disconnect. CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 16-INCH SCREWDRIVER: A large motor mount prying tool that inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on the end without the handle. BATTERY ELECTROLYTE TESTER: A handy tool for transferring sulfuric acid from a car battery to the inside of your toolbox after determining that your battery is dead as a doornail, just as you thought. AVIATION METAL SNIPS: See hacksaw. TROUBLE LIGHT: The mechanic's own tanning booth. Sometimes called a drop light, it is a good source of vitamin D, "the sunshine vitamin," which is not otherwise found under cars at night or in a garage. Health benefits aside, it's main purpose is to consume 40-watt light bulbs at about the same rate that 105-mm howitzer shells might be used during, say, the first few hours of the Battle of the Bulge. More often dark than light, its name is somewhat misleading. PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the lids of old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splash oil on your shirt; can also be used, as the name implies, to round off Phillips screw heads. AIR COMPRESSOR: A machine that takes energy produced in a coal-burning power plant 200 miles away and transforms it into compressed air that travels by hose to a Snap-On Pneumatic impact wrench that grips rusty bolts last tightened 40 years ago by someone in Sindelfingen, and rounds them off. PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part. HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to cut hoses 1/2 inch too short

Nothing wrong with a green woman...

It can. The main approach people seem to take, if they do anything, is to either drill Speed holes () with a good size hole cutter in a row across the back of the tub, above the diffuser. (Mainly track nails, and outright competition cars, to be fair). Or, the really neat alternative I’ve seen a few do, is to space the rear of the diffuser down a little, so that there’s say a half inch gap between the bottom of the tub and the top of the diffuser. It looks discrete and neat, that way. To my mind, the better way, would be to give the under floor area the proper treatment, and panel in the tunnel from below, along with as much of the engine bay as possible, aiming for as flat a floor as the lowered floor pans, if you have them, allows. At the same time, you could borrow Caterham approach to heat managmenent in the tunnel, with the big Duratec engined CSR’s, and fit a closing plate either side of the tunnel entrance in the engine bay, that closed off much of the gap between gearbox and tunnel - they don’t have to be anything like a perfect fit to the box/bellhousing etc. you’re just aiming to limit the air getting past. That way, you avoid the balloon effect completely, and at the same time feed somewhat smoother airflow into the diffuser. One point I’d make though, is that the Seven shape is very prone to front end lift, in excess of rear end lift. (I’m not for one second saying with simple mods alone, you will achieve downforce, but you may well reduce lift!!) just be careful that you don’t make the proportion of lift front to rear worse than it already tends to be. Personally, I’d always want to add the front end splitter to the nose cone, before adding a rear diffuser, in the vague hope it might keep the balance, somewhat!

Sorry Paul, I hadn't connected our FB conversation with your forum name. Don't forget I can't this months meet so I'll hopefully see you at the next meet! Good luck sorting the car out.

Leave it just the way it is.... Maybe some orange wheels?

Its a Yellow FW SE with 2L Zetec - fairly standard at this point - but I'm sure that will change It has been IVA'd in the UK - and registered in UK as well initially - it got very convoluted! Decisions had to be made over IVA in UK / SVA in IoM, first reg in UK or IoM. Simon at the factory has been very helpful / patient whilst sorting out the pro's and con's. Final decision was it was better to have UK IVA and Reg should I ever want to sell it back into UK. So it will exist on UK plates for a few weeks till I re-register on IoM.

Hi Dave, Give me a shout next time you come trespassing on my front drive I'm at the top of Cheddar gorge Rob

Oh yes, impromptu Rolling road today and the lovely blast down to in-laws in Yeovil chasing the sun! What Westys are made for.

A green woman???

Another magical Westfield benefit is the amount of local interest they generate.

The plasterers who walked of my job after I told them their work was not good enough. One way it’s a blessing but it mucked up my programme. Good job I can plaster, so tools out today.

Or... my local village pub landlord for even daring to consider putting John Smith's Smooth on tap!

Where I used to live a few years ago there was an oik with a Subaru Impreza in a house beyond the bottom of my back garden. He not only had a sound system with thundering bass that he took pleasure in showing off at all hours, but he also sat revving the nuts off his bl**** Subaru for half an hour at a time! Just 'cos he loved the sound it didn't occur to him that the neighbours hated it. My Good Lady suggested I should wander round and point out the error of his ways, but being a devout coward I said it was against my religion. Sooner or later someone living nearer would risk his front teeth, and so it proved. All quite on the rearwards front...

Can you get hold of one of those Police stinger devices Scott?

I have something similar to Scott. Chap around 30 who lives at the opposite end of our cul-de-sac to the entrance. He thinks it a great idea to go up and down the street as fast as he can in his civic type r. He says its because his car is loud. I've had a few civilised words with him over it but it doesn't seem to be getting through. There are only 20 houses in the street 10 either side there's just no need for it with young families in the street in my eyes he deserves more than a slap.

The person who came up with the idea of reality TV. Infact anyone who appears on one as well. It has made nobodies famous for being stupid nobodies who other see as roll models

I'd like to nominate my next door but 3 neighbour. She goes off to the pub every weekend leaving her 13 year old daughter to have a free house with her permission. Now this has never been an issue but the last few weeks the groups have been getting bigger and bigger and more and more alcohol involved. This means the closer neighbours have been getting abuse and this weekend 2 kids were carried out absolutely paraletic by their parents. She comes sauntering back up the street from the pub and basically blamed everyone else. Parents like that the kids don't stand a chance. Next day the police were round so we'll see what happens this weekend. She definitely needs a slap

Westfield FW body 2007 factory built Engine change from Dutatec to 2L Ecoboost SCS Delta Ecu package with custom plug & play harness, (Car running standard Map) Shallow sump with Balance shaft deletion Mustang 2.3 eco boost intake manifold Turbosmart actuator & Recirculation valve Lighten flywheel with Clutch assembly from Burton Motorsport Coolex intercooler and Radiator (runs at 84 degrees) 3" Exhaust with 500 cell racing Cat Bosch 044 injection fuel pump with High flow fuel filter Race Technologies Dash2 with Data Logger and cables, software Westfield turbo sports seats Quick Release Steering Wheel Heater Heated front Screen 4 point Harnesses 4 Pot AP Westfield Callipers Nitro adjustable shockers all round Westfield front and rear Anti Roll bar Wide track front suspension Ford rear callipers MC75 Gearbox Ford 3.92 Diff (think LSD. was going to be my next job changing it to Quaife) Team Dynamics 15" Alloys with nearly new Toyo proxy's New Oddessy battery Hood & side Screens The cars was factory built by Westfield Have owned this car for 3 Years now and don't use it anywhere near what I should hence the reason for sale. Engine was changed last year from 2L Duratec to a 2L EcoBoost Car is in good condition but has a few mark on the body due to age and use Push button start with immobilizer Mot's over the Last 3 years 26.05.2015 4800 miles 23.05.2016 5416 miles 03.07.2017 6254 miles 02.07.2018 7295 miles Car comes with 12 months MOT that has just been done Only selling as not using it. £18000 ono Not interested in sill offers mobile 07815705396 thanks Simon

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