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She's finally here. Taken her out for a quick run but my god it's cold, she looks great and sounds even better. Not given her the full beans yet. What's everyone's favourite valeting/detail products?

Brilliant, thanks for all the kind offers guys! Maurici is only ten minutes or so from me, plus I already know a suitable beer for him! so I guess that makes most sense! Once again though, really great fun for all the offers. 👍

Hello guys, I'm french, 43 years old married and 5 children. I bought 2 month ago a WESTFIELD seven pre-lit of 1987. Because of the weather, I drove not a lot up to now but I have noted that my tyres are too old (GOODYEAR NCT70 with DOT code "059"). So I would like to change it but I'm not sure how to get up the car and where position the jack. Can you help me saying or showing me with pictures how to make ? In terms of new tyres, I saw Uniroyal RainExpert 3 because of the price. If you have a better proposal, I'm open. Thanks by advance for your help.

I'm working in Chester & I can tow mine down but you'd need to keep it safe for the week as I've nowhere to stash it !

Dave. Come to pick mines whenever you need. Im keen to let the trailer as honestly a bit of rolling is allways better than sat for months.

I eventually got round to sorting this out. Here's what I did: I made a wooden box to house the electronics behind the bellboard (I've been getting into woodworking over the last 18 months so it was good to use some of the skills I've learned including hand cut dovetails no less!): I then made a flat board to fit to the wall and which would also have room for a bell. The box was fitted to that with hinges: I routed channels in the back for some wiring: My son really came up with most of the ideas for the electronics. The basic idea was a wifi enabled arduino which would trigger relays to operate the magnets on the bellboard. It would all be powered with 12v. This is what we ended up with: The final set up looks like this. When you fire it up, the arduino connects to the wifi. You find its IP address and put that into any web browser connected to the same network and you get this: Press a button and, hey presto, the corresponding flag moves on the bellboard and the bell rings! The buttons reset after a second or so. We found the code for this on the web, but my son modified the html part of it to add the labels etc. All of the bellboard flags work (with the exception of the front door, which we want to operate with a remote switch). We’ve got a couple of other things we’d like to do with it. One is to get the front doorbell to work on it which will require some kind of remote switch. The other is that there are still some wall buttons in a couple of rooms and I’d really like to get those working with a remote switch.

I have decided to sell my Westfield as after months of lockdown, bad weather and a house in renovation it is just not getting used and should not just sit in a garage. It's a Westfield SEIW Wide Body 2.0L Pinto 5 speed type 9 gearbox in Red. Mot until August 2021. I had big plans to refurbish it with new bodywork. I have started it up regularly and moved it around but barely done 20 miles in the time I have owned it. The car is not for the feint hearted as its quick. The clutch is light and the gear change positive, which is more than I can say for other Westfields I have driven. Wet Weather Gear - doors and hood. Leather seats - I believe original Westfield supplied. Burgundy interior Brand New Battery. This is an entry level Westfield as it needs some work mechanically and cosmetically to be spot on, I have therefore priced it accordingly to sell. The story of the car is it was built by a guy called Mike, it is registered as a 1600. The original engine blew up and it was converted to a 2.0L pinto. If you look at the bodywork it was adapted to accommodate the exhaust going the opposite direction, suggesting the original engine was a crossflow. Mike died of cancer and this was sold via his estate sale to his friend. I bought it from the friend who had done barely 50 miles in the car. Unfortunately it has very little paperwork so I cannot prove its history. I believe it has an LSD fitted. It has a heater and windscreen. There is surface rust on the chrome parts and the engine bay has some oily bits. The bonnet has been notched with a bump to allow for the engine swap, this modification works but its not very neat. There is a repair on the exhaust where the silencer joins the straight pipe, this is blowing as needs sorting properly. The only other issue I have found is the carbs could be better balanced. They are large and require some priming before it will start, once running it seems fine but I have not done enough miles to say they are correct. I am from the generation of fuel injection so not attempted to play with them, the previous owner had them setup with the last MOT / service. I have priced it to sell, located in Bristol BS4. Happy for viewings as long as covid precautions are followed.

Auto Finesse, smells great too! Make sure you wash any salt off the car, salt eats Westfield's. Great colour, lovely looking car.

That's beautiful, yeah bit cold though... Autoglm here for the bodywork.

She looks absolutely stunning , no wonder you couldn’t wait for a wee run out 👍

I defo want a 7 type car Russ. Em will just have to stay home when I take Charlotte out in it 😂

Good luck in your search. May help if you indicate your price range too.

Westfield V8 Nicely put together genuine SEight, registered in 1996 and currently on only its third owner. The car is on a Q plate and was built from a Kit with numerous genuine Westfield parts. Obviously its correctly registered as a Westfield. Finished in the traditional dark Blue with Yellow wings and Ducted Nose, with Yellow Chequeers on the bonnet Prior to purchase the car had stood for around 15 years in dry storage, so had suffered from some neglect, with all the rubber elements of the car deteriorating and getting really dirty! As part of the recommissioning the car has had wide track front suspension added, all the brakes have been refurbished and all suspension has been re-powder coated and rebushed. The chassis was originally powder coated and this has stood up well to storage, with no corrosion evident. The car was thoroughly inspected and no chassis cracks were found (and yes I do know where to look!) The car has a contoured dash with the usual compliment of functioning VDO instruments fed by a factory wiring harness. The seats are the comfortable highbacked variety in Blue to match the dash, with the carpets being Black (the blue fades over time). The steering wheel has a detachable boss for added security. Quick release harnesses are present to both driver and passenger seats. There are sidescreens and a hood with the car, both of which are in Black. The engine is the ubiquitous Rover V8, with a capacity of 3500. Its fed through a 4 Barrel Holley carb and dinner plate air filter. I suspect there is a modified cam shaft fitted but can’t confirm this….The electronic ignition has recently been replaced as have the leads, cap plugs etc. The car has a pair of side exit exhausts as you’d expect, and makes all the right noises. The gearbox is the LT77 from a Rover SD1, and this has had all the linkage bushes replaced. At the rear there is a Sierra 7” diff the ratio of which appears to be 3.62, and it has a viscous LSD. The refurbished wheels are shod in new 205 tyres, and there is a spare on the rear The Car has covered only 7500 Miles and has MOT until May 2021 – This can be retested to provide 12 months MOT on purchase. This car is a fabulous tourer. The torque is addictive with the car just swallowing the miles, climbing any hills in just about any gear, a great car to take on those weekends away. It drives great having had a geometry set up and just needs a new home with someone who will enjoy it. Ready to rock and could be sat in your garage ready to go when the sun is out and the temperatures go up a bit! Realistically priced at £13500. Call Paul on 07973 504785

You could always make one of these.... spotted it earlier, apparently its a gentleman in New Zealand! They must have some very lax towing regulations 😂

So the second coat has been done and I have to say that I am rather pleased with how it looks. As I knew I would have loads left over, and nothing else to do with the remaining paint, I decided to put down a thicker coat as well as paint further up the walls. I could've split the mix down, as Snags suggested, but I'd have no use for the paint in the near future so it would probably end up wasted. I reckon I had maybe a large mug full left over, vs the 1/4-1/3 of a tin that I had with the first coat. Now the paint is dry, the floor should be good and waterproof so any spills won't soak in anywhere and should be easy to wipe up or just mop out the door. I did leave a little heater running for a while, as the drying times are all stated at an air temp of 20C and it is not that warm right now! Equally, that one little heater is enough to make the garage warm enough to work in a t-shirt so all the work that went into the roof and the insulation is paying off already. Essentially, that is the floor done! The existing floor wasn't the worst by a very long way, but as I hate kneeling on loose bits and divots in a floor I felt the effort was worth it. Certainly I feel that the transformation from before to now has been a most positive change. The floor has only been one part of the change, with the new roof, lighting and electrics all making it a nicer and more convenient to be. Having a double socket every 4' may seem overkill, but it will save having cables trailing everywhere which is another pet hate of mine! I do have a new door seal strip to fit at some point today but that's a final finishing touch. I hope that this thread has shown others one way of doing things and that a decent level of finish can be achieved with only a few basic tools and the right products. There are no doubt cheaper ways of doing the work I have, but I wanted a finish that I can expect to last for many years.

As long as they don’t mind the spinal damage that comes with the thin tyres and hard suspension - Westies are loads more comfy than any vx220/elise/exige 😁