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I have finally sorted this.

Afternoon Simon! Yes, another victim falls prey to the allure of your XI...... Part of the reason for the Climax is, as you say, the ability to lean the engine away from my overly long legs. Should I find it necessary, it will allow much greater alterations to the pedal box area. You've guessed one of the two main reasons for going flat backed: the ability to have a sensible roll over bar. The other, if not bigger reason, is that the other half thinks the hump is ugly!! 🙄 Hopefully I'll be able to start a build diary soon.....

Good afternoon everyone, Just a quick note that more parts are being added to the clearance section of the shop on a daily basis at present. Thank you to all those that have ordered parts from there its made it well worth the time and effort doing it. Shop is always being updated with photos and descriptions but any feedback always welcome. Many thanks Westfield Parts Dept

Go big or go home! (And overheat on the way)

My feedback - SELL MORE!

Are you saying that W1A wasn’t a documentary? Gutted.

Look at the size of that lorry radiator.. no wonder you don't have cooling problems... However with the new 320 HP you never know!

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!

Jolly good! I'm sure there's a sticky post somewhere that says if there is, but i can't confess to having read them all.

Some commission might be in order if anyone else is pointed in your direction...😀

@coskev, shouldn't you be seducing a good-looking sheep...?

Accidentally, maybe. Deliberately would surely have been outside of it's borders... Plenty of seemingly independent scientists have suggested the DNA profile of the virus leads them to believe this is a naturally occurring entity. I'm sure the truth eventually will out, until then, to me at least, whether accidental, deliberate or naturally occurring is irrelevant. It's out there and we need to deal with it. For now, intent is the distraction of politicians hoping to spin something...

Sorry, sold within a week 👍🙂

I'm convinced that sooner or later we will learn that the Chinks manufactured and released this virus deliberately....

no need to bring common sense into the conversation 😛

We’ll see how it pans out. Bars and restaurants are allowed more than 6 in total in seems, but each group of people can’t be more than six. So based on that, TDs may be ok? bl**** brexit

General information for Friday:- Gates opening around 9am for breakfast, bacon and sausage butties. Track opens from 10am - short for morning session - lunch break 1pm. BBQ lunch, burgers, sausage and pork etc (bring your own drinks or special dietary requirements) Afternoon session from 2pm - from main start area using figure of eight or loop. Track closes at 5pm Martyn

Shed dragger @CraigHew lives in Whitchurch too👍 He spends quite a lot of time off travelling the UK tarmaccing pensioners drives though😬

Gutted by agreed, the cheap and cheerful dash to Sharm or Hurghada is dead as a dodo too due to reduction in numbers allowed. Though actual dive boats are probably a pretty safe place to be - after all the chef kills everything with that food and we keep washing ourselves for an hour at a time in salt water!

Got a bit carried away

And I’ve a set of dishy 8” rears if you want to use Grahams ^^ to make a sexy set!

Hi Nick I think I have 2 complete with tyres if you don't find your set of 4! Graham/Glutey

Hi Liam. I’m in Shrewsbury too 👋 my car hadn’t moved much at all this year. last month we had a midweek run to lake vyrnwy Though.

The trackday from august, recently achieved those pictures

Me and @RussH in his westy it's nearly 🤞ready

Hi @Nic (NICO) - Shropshire and Mid-Wales AO thats great ill put in in the diary and pop down do you get many come ?

Last minute blat today. Unusually I headed south but met up with 3 other Westies (Zetec, Busa and Blade) and a stunning Cobra

Got the Megablade on track tuesday , Managed to get the best day weather wise was great fun and i now have a lost of winter jobs to improve it for next time .

I'd do Oulton again definitely my new favourite track

This picture popped up on sevenspot and I thought of you, some inspiration 😃

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

Since the demise of Rockingham, Oulton park must be the new centrally located circuit we can all do now? Hopefully the trackday booking frenzy will simmer down over the winter, and we'll get a biggie sorted next year eh?

Great to meet you last night Paul. Hopefully I can give it as much attention as you have in your ownership Really looking forward to to picking it up

One of our local chaps in our Southern Club had a lucky escape last night when his Tiger caught fire leaving the house. He had his little boy in the car and was very lucky to still be within running distance of his house. He was able to grab a fire extinguisher and prevent a more serious incident and losing the car entirely. He sent me a vid (which I am not going to post) and I can tell you, it happened in seconds! The car has been on the road for a number of years and has just had a major overhaul. He is a mechanic and MOT tester by trade and currently trying to work out what caused the blaze. It serves as a stark reminder how quickly fire can take hold and escalate, so please make sure you have a fire extinguisher on board at the very least. Pics posted with his consent.