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Following decades of wanting a "seven" I took the plunge in 2019 and bought a 96 SEIW, and now after 5 months and 2000 miles it was with a heavy heart I decided to sell the my beloved car. I've adored owning the flying banana, but bought her on a budget to see if the Westfield ownership experience was for me. I'm in the fortunate position to be able to buy my dream car, and I'm delighted to say it's another Westfield! Today I traded up to a stunning Mega S2000 from Toybox that has only covered 850 miles since new. It's been very tidily built with an LSD, ARB's front and rear, Dash2, Reynolds tube front wishbones, lowered floors etc. I'm over the moon with her so far and I'm looking forward to getting out on some runs in the peaks to stretch her legs 😁 A big thank-you to @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO for all your help and advice, I owe you a beer!

He's aeroscreened, so @RobH72 and his passengers will soon acquire the taste 😎

aahh, it won't be long before we get it covered in cow poo

Can we find a big puddle to christen @RobH72 with the @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AOBagpuss tidal wave over the aero screen?

Keep me in the loop. I want to do more track days this year.

I may also be up for this if I can get a pass out, as it’s 6hrs for me too & a night or two away!

nice to see a red one like mine good choise of honda powered car

Welcome @Gerry41 I took my whole loom out 3 times when building mine. You'll soon learn plenty of new swear words! I'd suggest you read some of the of build threads on here and make notes of what is of interest/relevant as we all build different etc. It's also worth dry building (i.e. checking off the car that you've got all the bits for what you plan to do in the weeks ahead) to ensure you've got all the bits and the right bits. It's all worth it in the end when you get that IVA pass and then get to drive the car you've build once registered. Why not create a build thread yourself? Others will help and guide as you build. Someone kindly spotted I'd mounted my fuel pump the wrong way round on mine. This would have been a pig to find later on!

I think I'd cry 😂

Thanks Julie, it's almost as clean as yours... For now at least! 😂

Awesome 😎

Shame - but I’m sure we’ll be up across the border again at some point! We have 17 cars heading up between 16th and 20th July so keep an eye out for us 😁🏎🏎

well you can travel up the day before and watch the carnage unfold

yes i am likely to be pre mid summer too

RussH

Cheers Andrew, just packing the car up 😄

Weather looking OK for tomorrow Russ, have a good day.

Well done, congratulations!

Thanks Gary That’s them all down in the diary. Can’t do Kingsters tour as I am away on family hols but hoping to do the rest. We will see what work / family arrangements get in the way of the others. I am sure there will be something. 😤

Congratulations, looks in absolutely mint condition, stunning.

Tree dont create much issue in terms of signal, its hills/valleys that block it, and or rural area with lower mast density. You can see if any given network has coverage by taking your phone there and seeing what is says. If it has 3/4g it will almost certainly have 2g but you can also lock it down to 2g/gprs. If you have someone elses phone on another network you can check that too. Else you just have to get one and see. Post back here! Obviously hypothetically in a situation where the dog is lost and not coming back when called, knowing the location might allow you to recover them. In practice in order to keep them safe from other dangers, mainly cars, in my experience they are basically alway close enough they come when called and or to a whistle. Daniel

Wish I was closer! My family is from Angus (Kirriemuir, Brechin, Arbroath area) so I've done the Glenshee to Cairn o Mount loop many many times (unfortunately only in a tin top 😥). Stunning roads and scenery, hope you are stopping for the Linn of Dee 👍

Thanks Andrew, hopefully the weather is good!

Looking forward to seeing you and your new toy. Hopefully on Sunday!

A lovely looking car and congratulations on getting your dream car

Looks very smart. You must be "well happy".

Andrew I may well suggest that to them as I daresay a few of the Speed Series guys may come up for some practice

100% yes, driving something or other. Will stay over night before and after as also 6 hrs for me.

Just echoing Andrew's comments the guys that came up last year to do a couple rounds of the Speed Series thoroughly enjoyed the circuit. Andrew keep me in the loop. Ps there seem to have been more dates added since you posted and I know it is work in progress for the staff this week

If you want the battery then yes, if you want the charger then no as I need it for the battery.

I suspect this may well be the best solution but at £700 I could just buy a new dog (joke!). I'll see if there's any radio type devices that are cheaper.

I guess all GPS trackers need to see the sky (for location) and another device (to tell them about it) to work. -Either a wide area wireless signal such as gprs/2g which will have some form of cost to use, subscrition or payg sim. -Or direct to another device you own, which is then going to have a cost to purchase and range limitations. Facebook keeps showing my a small octagonal tile I can attach to keys or hide in my car and track it, presumably for security rather than spying, but I have no idea what the cost of rural performance would be. Obviously every woodland is different it could work great in a nice forest in Cheshire, flat and high population, and awful i leafy Devon, or the other bl**** way round! Daniel

Thank you to everyone who placed orders suring the week and over the weekend.

So we have reached February and as I type the sun is coming out... I have manage to avoid going back onto my (bipolar) meds and have no signs of depression. Get me huh! I have managed to get out and about in the Wez which is like taking a happy pill! I did spin her on a greasy roundabout which gave me an adrenaline rush, not done that before. Manage to recover and carry on like it had been intentional! (???!!) There were quite a few other cars about... wonder if anyone captured that on their phone! What a clever bunch of guys there are here sharing their feelings, isn't it funny how we don't recognise our own achievements? Personally i don't think I have any! I used to think it was an achievement just to get up, have a wash and be dressed. Currently life isn't so bad and I send these positive vibes to those of you are are not feeling so positive - yet. Tomorrow is a blank canvas just waiting for you to make a mark... make it a good one. x

For the tyres from F3 teams (used, cheap slicks) for rear 240mm wide the 10" is recommended (9" propably still ok) and for front for 200mm tyres 9" is recommended. I was lately looking for such rims and not too much to choose from. Ended with Revolutionwheels. If Pro race are cheaper, then the demand propably will appear. (arches can be extended with spacers)

Might be interested in the 9" depending on offset range available. And also, whether they clear Golf callipers!

Patrick, based on my experience with my old car (factory built, early 2008 aerosport) a 9" wheel would only fit if the car had extra wide wheel arches. I used 8" latterly on the back, and they only just fitted between the suspension on the inside of the rim and the plane of the outer arch on the outside.

interested, too

Definite interest from me, depending on offset/fitment. Lee