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Now imagine a Subaru Impreza and this is what's he done.....and he's even fitted the scoop the wrong way round. I don't think this is even going to help with cooling....livid

My DAD! & Dad's Dad was a car enthusiast too. A few years ago Dad's first car was a sporty Jowett convertible. He drives every day and for last 6+ years he's been driving an MX5 mk3 - with 2 speeding tickets and no bumps! Not unusual you think! But he is now in his mid 90's and has just completed a power upgrade..... So proud of him. & so wish to be as sprightly and able to burn up the highways when I reach his age. (and be able to afford to)

@SXRORY......

I plan to be there in mine, weather permitting and will bring @Rayzinzerbar with me in convoy

Hi! I'm thinking about starting a Norfolk/Suffolk Westfield Owners branch of the owners club and I would like to see how many would be interested in a monthly meet, breakfast mornings, track days, days out, shows etc... So if you're interested can you let me know and I'll get a venue sorted and a date for the first get together! Thanks Alan

Sounds good to me,

Far too shiny! Just leave it like that

My Dad and Mum used to go on bus trips from Manchester to Silverstone to watch the early Silverstone Grands Prix before I was born. I was taken to Croft and Rufforth circuits in Yorkshire (we then lived at Harrogate) to watch club motor racing as a pre-teen. We went to Harewood House in the snow to watch the 1971 RAC rally (I remember helping to push Dad's Humber Sceptre Mk2out of the car park (field) along with hundreds of other cars. We also went to Harewood Hillclimb and, once I got my bike (age 15), I didn't need lifts anymore so didn't miss too many of the local events. We moved to Oxford and within a month I cycled to Silverstone for the 1977 British Grand Prix (getting home before a couple of neighbours who had driven there and were stuck in massive queues to get out of the car parks. Dad had never competed in any motor sport but my first car was a rally prepared Sunbeam Imp Sport and I joined Oxford Motor Club and the downhill slope properly got underway. Forty years plus later, I have had a great life long hobby and am out at rallies, shows and classic car runs probably three weekends out of four throughout the year. I went marshalling on the 2000 London to Sydney Rally and the 2002 Land of the Midnight Sun to the Red Sea Rally with Trans World Events, as well as many of the MSA Euroclassic Runs, all of which were subsidised trips. My wife gets travel sick on the way to Sainsburys so I wouldn't have had those opportunities otherwise! Simon

Doh, posted at the same time. Hes used too much fixing, you can see he’s just ladled it on!

I don’t know how it works with bodyshop’s, particularly, but if you’re happy to just walk away, (and possibly preserve a friendship), then you can follow what ever direction you want to remedy the situation, but obviously, at your cost. If however you want him to “contribute”, then normally, you have to give the person that did the work fair notice that you consider it substandard, and a reasonable opportunity to put it right. It’s only if that fails, or I guess if the workmanship is so poor it shows no possible chance of success that going elsewhere and expecting them to contribute to the cost comes into it. Its all really difficult to say without seeing the before and after results, and hearing the conversations that took place.

I'm calling into Easy Composites tomorrow afternoon on the way home from work. If any other Members who'll be at the Golden Peasant on Thu, I'm happy to spend your money for you if you wish? Please note they've got at least 20 of these currently in stock: https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/#!/tools-equipment-and-supplies/polishing-and-finishing/EASYGLOSS-Carbon-Fibre-Polish-Protect.html Best regards, Ian

As per the title, it’s the Cheshire meet on Thursday. 7.30pm at the Golden Pheasant, Plumley. Come and show us all your Westfields winter upgrades! Assuming you’ve all done better than me, and finished, that is!

Since having my aeroscreen fitted I hadn’t given a full screen any thought untill I was killing time in the garage and found my old pillars and plastic mirrors..They were looking tired and the plastic had faded a bit and in general looked scruffy ,so I thought about giving them a makeover . I picked them up today and they looked like this got them done at a place called Hydrov8 in Peterborough by a great bloke called Chris . Top job . I may even put them on from time to time.

This morning saw my first run out in the car since the (long) winter lay-up. Nothing too ambitious; 110 miles or so around Bridgenorth / Craven Arms / Much Wenlock area of Shropshire, sticking to some really superb B roads. The car didn't miss a beat and I enjoyed a couple of hours of early spring sun. What made this trip different was my new heated vest that the wife bought me for my birthday over the winter, after a little bit of prompting and a fair bit of research by me beforehand. I must confess, I'm a lover of heated seats. Be it in my previous 5 series, the wife's SLK (which has the bonus of the Air-Scarf system too) or my Pick up truck; I tend to click the seat heating to full when I jump in for the first few miles then notch it back to a steady comfortable level. I have looked into heating the Westfield seats but always abandoned the idea for various reasons; the main one being rain water in an open top car mixing with the electrics. I seriously looked at the aftermarket pads that can be bought very reasonably but didn't really trust them not to set me or the car on fire. So a heated vest it was. The item is from the motorcycle world and it's a Keis V501 Premium heated vest https://www.keisapparel.co.uk/product/v501-premium-heated-vest/ It's not particularly cheap at £140 although in January the wife picked it up for just over £100, and it's available at most bike outles for ~£129, but my god what a difference it made on a chilly day. The vest itself has carbon fibre heat pads and plugs either into a cable connected direct to the car battery or as I've chosen to do, via a 12v cigarette socket. There's a controller that hangs out of a side pocket that controls power on/off and lets you select the Low/Med/High heat settings. I started out on the drive at home be selecting high, but before i was out of town I had to knock the heat down to medium. I left it on medium for the remainder of the drive and was toasty warm around the chest and back but especially around the kidney area which was a nice feeling. As the mornings get lighter towards June I do like to head out early to beat the traffic and enjoy the North Wales roads at their quietest so the vest should help with some 4 or 5am starts before the sun has had chance to warm things up. As stated, it's a fair chunk of cash but the heating elements have a lifetime warranty so I'm hoping to get a fair bit of use out of it. It does have sockets to connect a pair of heated gloves but that may be a step too far even for me...! Just thought I'd share.....

My Westie is now taxed! Now where’s the sun gone?? See you Thursday. BTW @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary and @IanK (Bagpuss), Oscar is on a residential so can arrive usual time :-)

Well I will see you at the meet in May and at Stoneleigh. Taking the wife and kids to see some finished cars rather than the garage full of parts I have lol

At last after a few frustrating weeks I’m back on the road As someone with limited knowledge but willing to have a go ,without this resource and the members I’d be lost ( or paying a garage ). One of the reasons I’d always wanted a westfield was so that I could learn the mechanical side of things as well as enjoy the driving . Thanks to you lot I can now do my own servicing, I’ve upgraded my radiator sorted My starter motor and electrical problems and my freewheel is up and running .Id like to say a big thanks to @Thrustyjust who always comes to my help ,his advice has been welcomed on many occasions on varying topics. Mike @Kit Car Electronics For sending me a freewheel package ready soldered with all the information to enable me and a mate to fit it Also for being good enough to give me his phone number on his Saturday afternoon off to help 2 people who didn’t really know that much get it working .It really is not that complicated and a great bit of kit (My favourite upgrade yet ) @Jon Wilkinson who was a Godsend with my electrics ,(turns out he’s an Auto electrician ) Without the above and indeed all of you the forum I’d be lost ,With you I’m gaining experience growing in confidence and ultimately one day may be able to build a car of my own .See you all at Stoneleigh . For anyone that’s not seen a freewheel yet here’s mine get one .. Steve

My dad went to look at 2 Jowett Jupiter's when they were new. Saw the first one, test drive and everything then went on to see the next. Had to wait as it was on a test drive. When it arrived, it was the same one. He didn't buy it, but did have a Morgan 3 wheeler he bought to restore. Me and my brother played in it, it never was restored and had to sell it after being told to "move that thing from under my kitchen window ". Wish he hadn't.

You could call it "The Silver Shi**er!"

Depends on your induction setup. Reverie do versions to match the ITG JC50 and Pipercross PX600 back plates: https://www.reverie.ltd.uk/product_list.php?s=reverie-zolder-150d-air-box-4-cyl&group=A_AIRB&subgroup=A_AIRB_Z15 Or they do their own backplates as well. When you add up the cost of a carbon back plate, the carbon air box and also the insertable air filter it all gets fairly scary £££... It was the easiest method I could find for a hot swappable solution though as I already had the Pipercross PX600 plate. I seem to remember a 10% discount offer as well when I purchased which helped...

I have just taken a deposit on the car so this is provisionally sold.

Totally fair Trevor...I'm watching...

Update: @Chris Broster - Bristol & Bath AO and @Banshee have offered to buy the screen and pillars. l. I would like to get a reasonable donation for the Air ambulance (up to £30) from the sale, but without a silly bidding war...so I'll wait until the 15th April to decide,... If the screen and pillars go to different people that may solve the problem Chris you have first refusal if we stay at £90.

very good!

Well it looks souped up to me!

It's certainly on the right way. Turn it round and it would act like a parachute and slow you down...

And one for me to aim at. I’ll check with my boss if I can have the day off. Yes you can Russ, thanks boss.

thats also a good day for me to aim for with the prawn

It can of course be fixed but it just depends on who pays!

Hi, Andy Westgate at Westgate Composites (westgatecomposites.com) is at Chieveley, not far up the M4 from you near Junction 13. His website shows repair work carried out on a few fibreglass cars and he appears regularly in Complete Kit Car magazine - charting the progress of the modifications on his Marlin. He did a pukka repair to a hole worn through the bottom of the front air dam of my Renault Clio V6 eighteen months ago at a very reasonable cost. Westfield Parts Department will supply you with pots of the correct coloured gelcoat. Speak to Andy - all may not be lost! Simon

That shouldn't hang about for long, fair price for a great looking car with the best engine. GLWS

We did track you in Whatsapp and really enjoyed it the entertainment! See you on Thu. We'll look forward to the face to face tale too!

Ill be there too. Car passed it's mot then broke down on the way home. Love pushing it up hill in busy traffic. Thanks for the help, no one........ where were Dave Andy and Ian when you need them eh, Check my strap line, you need to track me on WhatsApp and be there

Thanks gents for the kind words. I have updated a few bits. Will be putting up on Pistonheads later and Ebay. As for spending my money @Tom (T3OMF) - Cotswolds AO Its already allocated and not a car to replace it in sight .

I grew up around motors. Back in NZ, my family were into four-wheel driving in the 70's and 80's, and my dad and mum finished third in their class in the NZ 4wd trials champs in the mid-eighties in their 3.0 V6 powered '42 Willys. So I guess it was inevitable the petrol fever rubbed off on my brother and I. My brother got into 4WD driving, jet-boating, and then got really into motorcycle enduro riding, topping his class in the NZ champs, and now his son is an NZ enduro class champion. Me - I've now owned 44 cars and 28 motorbikes, all of them I've modified in some way big or small, and dabbled in motorsport. If it has an engine, I'm interested in it!

Good luck with the sale pal, sorry to see her going and good luck with the next project

Yep. This one is definitely on my radar.

More progress made. My evenings in the week were spent painting the various of the engine cradle so I would be able to bolt it in at the weekend, only a slight amount of fettling needed then it dropped straight in. Ŵ With good progress made early on I could then move onto the gear linkage. No photos of the next bit (sorry i forgot) but essentially the triumph's foot change was cut down and then milled to get both faces parallel so it would accept a clevis. Then finally the link rod was bent to shape so it would clear the side of the seat and the ends tapped for screwing into the clevis. Also a bit of period switch labelling completed

Wow, did see that coming mate........... When you have sold it, come over and I'll spend your money for you Goo luck with the sale, not that you're going to need it, this is a stunning well made car

That thing looks the bog’s dollocks.

Good luck with the sale

Tom, Thanks for the heads up - I've just booked! There should be a good crowd of us and will be good to meet up with Chris and the Bristol and Bath owners again. I did this one last year and it was a great day with a good mix of cars.

What a brilliant day today. Started at 7.30am and lasted until 6.35pm. Out for breakfast and my mate had the breakfast in the picture. Not bad for £4.50. We then visited Caldwell Park after going on a bit of a secret mission. It was my first time watching the bikes and I really did enjoy it a lot more than I thought I would. Next up the coast and visited grimsby and whilst there I wanted to go see the Humber sea forts. The one in the picture sold recently for £117.000.

Remember the if the trailer is turning too quickly and difficult to correct its best to stop pull forward a bit and start again

My Dad taught me with a caravan back in the day to hold the wheel at the bottom and steer the way you want it to go. I taught my ex this way with a horsebox and she could do it right. Practice is the key. The other day I had to reverse an 18 foot tri axle between my bosses Merc and new Bentley with him watching. No pressure.

Nice day for a drive around the South Downs with the sun making the colour(s) pop. Any other owners around Sussex?

At Sutton Bank, gliding club earlier today.

Why did I bother washing before I left... I blame @AdgeC completely!