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Morning all! Seeing as I'm finally getting near to being able to buy the car I've wanted for the last 15 years or so, I figured I might as well sign up and stop lurking! My name is Simon, which won't be a great surprise from the user name, and I've been slowly getting closer to sorting myself out an XI for a while now. So far my journey has been mostly one of looking and longing, spurred on by a run out in Simon Marks' XI last year. I've been acquiring parts recently with the aim of having some of the main mechanical bits sorted before I buy the kit from Westfield. But being an awkward b*****r, I shall be using some non-standard bit! The plan, which is slowly being fulfilled by a well known auction site, is to have a flat backed XI powered by a lightly tuned Climax FWB and my version of Lotus's de-Dion rear suspension. So far I've got an ex-water pump engine, in bits and needing some machining prior to assembly, two 5 speed Lotus Elite/Eclat gearboxes (to make one good one), and a rear diff being built up for me by a local machinist. Not a lot, but its a start! I know this may cause me some bother coming registration time, but I have a cunning Morris Minor based plan for that..... I figure that's all for now, so hello all! I'll no doubt be making more posts once we've moved house and I've re-built the asbestos roofed garage so I can start to play!

those Covid regulations also apply to our journey down there as well, keep at lest 2m apart from the car in front of you.

Morris, I've been keeping a close eye on your build thread! I've spent a few years playing with cars, from a 135bhp a series mini that did 8mpg, a blackbird engine's MK Indy to the 2.5V6 Sprite I am very, very slowly building. You're doing well, and show that you don't have to be a weird old man in a shed to build one. Although it may help..... 😉 Gary, Thanks, I've never been one to follow the beaten track. Even though I know it will cost me time, money and effort I aim to end up with a fairly close (ish) copy of an Eleven. Even my diff housing has Lotus cast into it!

@RobH72 CONGRATULATIONS TO ROB AND COLLEEN on their wedding day today, wishing you both health, wealth and happiness in your future years together❤️❤️

Do you take this man and his car to be your duely wedded husband(s).... Congratulations!

Thanks @Julie Hall - Peak District AO Not sure about the wealth though, all my money seems to go on the moneypit horses! Oh and not to mention Westfields and cake! 😂 After much nagging and emotional blackmail... I'm still not allowed to use the Westfield as the wedding car, apparently the crash helmet will ruin her hair and makeup! 🤣🤣

2nd that....

so no BMW/Audi drivers then 😉

Sorry No

Congratulations! Have a fantastic day. 🍾 🍾 🥂

Best wishes Rob and Colleen!

I have reserved a room.

I cant drive it how I want on the road

Sorry Paul, I have no spare bits.

Cheers all. Having to spend it in isolation at home is not how I envisaged it, but I guess that's the price to pay for having the audacity to spend the last 2 weeks in France

same here, nothing spare.sorry

So i've been a member of the club on and off for a few years but never posted. Finally in the stage of having finished a car that i purchased the kit for almost 10 years ago... I have a good excuse (i think) - moved to the other side of the world twice and life tended to get in the way. At any rate I finally have a date for IVA so looks like one day soon i should hopefully be on the road... Kit is mazda SDV using a mk1 1.8 engine (but with head from a 2.5 for the VVT).

Today out Oulton

Carbon ????