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So... My partner its been experimenting with new painting technichs... and she has done this... I think is rather beautifull and impressive, so... I´m sharing it! (its a bit of her own interpretation of a curborough bend by the way...) Some have already seen it unfinished in facebook... so here it is the final result!

Try this https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=2e0194e92332 Enjoy! Geoff

..... 3 Years later. After much deliberation I finally decided to update the look of my now 26 year old narrow body Westfield and thought I'd share my progress. I initially wanted to do an engine swap as the 1700 crossflow had started to seem a little less exciting than it did when I built it back in 1994 and I fancied something with a little more grunt. The trouble was that my car with it's clamshell wings and classic chrome didn't (in my eyes) have the look of something sporty so I decided to try and give the car a more modern Westfield look. I had already bought some Caterham prisoner edition wheels a couple of years ago so although not exactly modern I had to go with them. They fit perfectly with no spacers and I do like them. I wanted to fit the later style metro mirrors so bought some later style pillars. I know people have fitted these to narrow bodied cars in the past but after comparing them to my old ones I just couldn't see how they would neatly fit without modifying them and cutting the screen fillet. You can see the difference in this photo. I eventually made my own pillars by modifying an old set and painting them black. The mirrors fit exactly the same way as the Westfield ones and I could still use the standard screen fillet. I never did like the old 'goalpost' type roll bar as I always thought it needed a larger diameter tube and the radius on the corners always looked too tight. I fitted a later style wide body roll bar. these are really just for show as they just bolt on from underneath with a single high tensile bolt at either end. It's a tight fit but just slots inside the body. I decided to remove the hood completely and make my own boot lid / storage box. Westfield never did these for the narrow cars as far as I know so I designed and made my own version from GRP by making some plugs and moulds. I designed it to sit neatly around my roll bar and its lockable so quite handy as well. I removed the tan interior and changed it to black re-covering the dash and carpeting the side panels and tunnel. I also treated it to a new Momo steering wheel which I'd had for ages but never got around to fitting. I bought some second hand wishbones which i painted black and fitted them with a new set of Spax shocks and black springs that I'd had sitting in my loft for several years. I've kept all the chrome from the car just in case I ever want to go back. I tried to fit some Caterham indicator pods but found they pointed slightly downwards? when fitted to the Westfield lamp brackets. Rather than buy some more I made my own from GRP making a plug and mould, I also fitted smaller 5 3/4" black headlamps as well. The old Custom Chrome exhaust had lasted really well but I doubt if it had much if any wadding left in it so I purchase a new re-packable stainless silencer and made a stainless link pipe. A common problem with narrow body cars is the limited availability of suitable seats due to the base and shoulder width restrictions (38cm on my car). I decided I liked the look of the GRP style race seats but couldn't find any with the right dimensions that I liked so decided to have a go at making some myself. These took ages to mock up, make moulds, make bases and finish but they fit me and the car perfectly. Although this all started as an engine swap idea I still have the crossflow, I removed and re-built it anyway as it will probably still be in for at least another couple of years. I did contemplate going for a colour change on the body but eventually decided to keep it black, I re-painted the whole car and yes did finally go with the cycle wings. Paul.

@KugaWestie don't be that bad with me... I do sometimes hit the actual good line too.

That’s really good! I take it that must be @AdamR at the wheel as the car has hit the apex 😉

Wow, really good!

Dax has a phone in front of him - Facebook, music or instructions I wondered!

thats fantastic. i really do love proper drawn art. a skill ive never been able to master

A bargain, around £40 new, from Caterham, the clips are £3.32 ea https://caterhamparts.co.uk/fittings/1076-clip-heat-guard.html?search_query=Heat+Guard+exhaust&results=245 Though probably get clips even cheaper, else where.

Mark, I've hidden your post. Can I recommend PMing your address to Tim, rather than posting in on this thread. This is a public area of the forum and is Google indexed to boot, so your address will appear widely across the internet if posted here, and show up in Google searches related to you, your car, etc...

That was a tougher one. 17 mins for me.

Everyone who ever spun a car ever. It's always save-able. Even after the crash, it'll buff out...

Looking great Marcus. Are you building from online instructions or making it up yourselves?

so did this

@Burgerbob wait for one of the offers from @Westfield Parts Dept. The Momo wheel can be bought from them without the boss kit (so it’s cheaper than the web price) and grab a quick release column off of them too at the same time. it’s a lovely bit of kit

Blimey Pat, he's got more hair than you! He also looks far more awake LOL! Enjoy! No fear with mine as Wife does the Grade 1 every 2 weeks! Can we add in the beard photos too - anyone else realising how old they are when the grey/white sprouts from the face!