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Stopping for a rest to admire the view from the top of Sychnant pass. The scenery is not bad as well.

Pitstop somewhere in Derbyshire last week. Got a really nice day for a run.

A few of mine taken before I picked it up.

I finally got a picture of the car in front of Chatsworth this evening, although they had closed the road so I couldn't get any closer. Nice evening for a drive

If the teenagers say your car looks sick, it's a complement, trust me I know kids language.

Firstly, I have news for you, the Bull in the Thorn cafe has finally reopened, it is now The Bull Yard and it is a pub. We called in the other day and the menu is typical pub fayre with breakfast is served from 8am, so when it has settled down we will give it a whirl. Thanks for the vid, Rob, and that's without a 360 camera We met at McD's and there was a rather odd car in the car park, it had Jag badges on it and it looked great, but what it was I don't know?? Alex had to park separately then Rob, Martin, Chris and Andy and Sue next to the friendly IAM bikers were us, Tony and Nigel After breakfast Rob and his Rebel's headed back South, leaving the rest of us to pick up the high roads of Buxton, the twisty roads of Crowdecote and the Via Gellia before landing in Bonsall. Glen got cheeky with the camera as we were travelling along. On the big roads and the smaller roads Quite how that moody sky didn't drop any water I don't know near the end Nigel peeled off down the Ashbourne road for Father's Day duties and we parked up in Bonsall village. Chris and Andy having a shiny car competition, and this was after a run through the Peak District, there are a lot of constipated cows out there. After lunch the cakes arrived, Martin had eaten his before the camera came out and Chris was having tomato sauce instead. Andy, The Cake Meister, did not disappoint, he had chocolate orange cake AND lemon ice cream, I bet you can't read that without your mouth watering 😜 Fantastic. If you ever feel grumpy or stressed just have a look at this photo and suddenly nothing matters anymore. Great company, lovely cars, and the super roads have made for a priceless day out, thank you everyone.

Not, I hasten to add a subtle way of me telling you I've bent something!! Though the information is hidden away in other threads, I just thought I'd make specific mention here. If you're in the unfortunate position of having an accident involving your Westfield, in these uncertain times, you obviously cannot go to the factory. However, we would strongly advise contacting Andy or Dennis at Siltech racing, details below. I could say that with the factory not operating currently, they're the next best thing, but to be brutal it was probably always the other way round, the factory was probably always the next best thing to Siltech! Siltech have done major accident damage repair for the racers and sprinters, as well as road cars, and have huge knowledge and experience with Westfields. https://www.siltechracing.com Main number: 01362 820456 Andy Silman: 07912 219642 Dennis Silman: 07516 716053 - they have a complete car of body panels (including a tub) - which have their own design touches and are outside any possible IP issues connected to the factory. They also have a long and brilliant history of producing some amazing fabricated and machined parts for Westfields, including, but not limited to: wide track front suspension, modified rear micro adjustable suspension, Big brake kits, including a replacement front upright/big brake kit. Anti roll bars, chassis fabrication work and chassis damage repairs, fabricated parts and CNC made parts. And they really know Westfields. Additionally, as per the other thread, on help while the factory is in administration, both Tiger Racing and MK Sports cars (Via their Kit Car Direct arm) are both able to carry out fabrication and repair work on the chassis etc.

Unused FW hood, arrived new from WSC summer 2021. It won't fit my car as I fitted the rollbar too far back! Compete with all fittings, fasteners and frame. The front pop studs have been fitted so they may need adjusting for another car. The plastic U-channel is good but appears not to have been glued on in exactly the right place. It looks like it needs to be removed, the vinyl trimmed and then re-fitted such that the beading on the vinyl meets the edge of the channel. Hopefully the last two photos will show what I mean. £540 from WSC at 14-16 weeks delivery according to their Parts website. £295 £270 + postage, or collection.

1990 Westfield SEi. This is a very early car with Westfield's own independent rear suspension and aluminium diff casing. Post Office red. Swept Wings. 5 speed Type-9 gearbox with lever extension. 4.4:1 Gripper English LSD recently overhauled. New Dash. 1690cc Xflow Stage 2 Anderson Racing Engine (102 BHP @ the wheels). Lightened Flywheel. Kent 234 Cam. Recent Clutch. Accuspark electronic ignition. Recent Alternator. Recent Oil Service. Recently refurbish Ford 4 spoke alloy wheels (RS Style). Substantial file detailing work done over the years with many receipts for parts. This was a very competitive hill climbing car ( YT video link at end of description) which I have slowly converted to a more usable car for the road during my 3 years of ownership. This has been a very reliable car and has provided much enjoyment on Sunday drive outs and weekend away's. Very good overall condition for the age of the car with the odd mark here and there. Please note this is a narrow bodied car. Will come with 12 months MOT. Reluctant sale. Any questions please ask. https://youtu.be/hR376Oe9HzY £7,795

Car sold. It’s moving to Sussex. Thanks for all the messages.

I've got a couple, send me a pm and I can give you details👍

I have asked our resident Jag Man, Mr Ron Siddle, and he agrees that it was registered in 1955 as a Jaguar Unknown regarding the number plate. IF it is a replica XK140 as the black bright work suggests then the value will be c£30k, otherwise customising a real XK140 would reduce the value to less than £100k, say £60-£80k. Clear as mud then, let's hope we get to see it again one Sunday morning and we can ask the driver all about it. I like enigma's, very interesting and most importantly, a lovely looking car to see.

Yep, Marcus can supply the badges, normally. The main problem with the stock grill, (apart from not the greatest cooling) is the usual poor powder coating. You can have them blasted back to bare metal and powder coated properly, and they will last much, much longer. Or, of course a plastic one will last ages and be cheap to replace if it gets stone pick marked etc…

Some years ago a child said the same to me when I pulled up outside a shop, he said your car sounds sick, ( think its spelt sic) I said does it I only tuned the carbs last week. True story that .🤣

There was quite a few at Stoneleigh, I'm sure @marcusb will respond shortly..........................

I got the badge which is actually on the rear of the car now, but I got it from ( I am pretty sure ) @marcusb, he either makes them or had them made I forget now. It's the WESTFIELD script one as per what the factory did.

@Jim RS- that’s a generous offer, thanks, but I’ve decided to go for plastic (as you have). I think the plus factors of no rust and improved airflow/ cooling make it the right choice. Do you have a Westfield badge on yours and, if so, where did you get it from? Cheers, D.

No, it’s because I ran the number plate and did a search - I thought you young bucks were supposed to be clever? Then again, most times age and guile beats youth and a bad haircut. (Also, see my sig 😝)

Told you someone with some brains would come along !!!!!!!!! @Scott Young (Captain Colonial) - Club SecretaryIt’s because it’s more his era 😜 us young bucks just guess 😳 but it wasn’t that far out .

Mine on my 1994 built SeiW rusted and I bought some woven stainless mesh for a replacement.

You should speak to a consultant dermatologist Richard. You mention 'specialist', a term that can cover a multitude of sins. You and I are old enough to be wary of vested interest in advice, so I assume there's none here, but as you know to your cost skin problems can be very debilitating and UV is a double edged sword. Whatever you do end up undergoing, I hope it helps. A young woman of my acquaintance had a eczema patch on her very fair skin, and as she burned in the sun easily she was surprised to find that the patch vanished after a holiday to sunny climes. My skin used to be as tough as old boots and I could get as grubby as a sweep's elbow working on my car secure in the knowledge that the tub of Ajax scouring powder would get it all off leaving my hands soft as a baby's armpit. Nowadays, in Biblical extra time as I now am, I have to be choosy with brands of liquid soap for hand cleaning for fear of skin damage. As when I was a yoof, latex rubber has been my saviour in dodgy situations - except I now use it for gloves!

@Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO - @Paul Aspden (MoFast) - has pointed me in a similar direction. 👍

I didn't post because it's not that good. Here it is anyway.

Have a great day @Snappy & @Rob_spalding 🍰🍰 🍺 🍺

"Happy birthday Mike, hoping and waiting for the day the stars align and we can see you again, my turn to buy the cake then xxx" Oh yes cake, we like cake! 🍰

Not much to report from the last few weeks or at least nothing that looks that interesting in photos. There’s only been a few little jobs done to the plumbing mainly as I first caught covid, village Jubilee celebrations and then had a holiday to LeMans. One Costin related item I can show you now it’s Father’s Day was a model of the car I made recently for my dad. As with anything I make it started first with a drawing! It’s quite easy when you’ve already got most of the car drawn in 3D as a couple of button clicks reduced it down to 1:43 scale to match the rest of his car collection and then there was a few tweaks adjustments and the addition of a driver figure. Not having a 3D printer of my own I turned to makeitquick for the printing side of things. The main body of the car, wheels and exhaust were all printed in high detail resin whilst for the tyres I opted for abs. To give the car some strength the suspension arms would be made from 1mm stainless steel rod. This is the kit of parts ready for assembly. I painted as much as possible prior to assembly which needed patience and a steady hand. Then onto the final assembly.

Fathers-day jaunt to the Bicester Scramble with my son

Happy Birthday, guys!

Sorry you got passed around ACW, I will have a word! Glad you got it sorted

Just introducing myself having rejoined recently. I originally joined years ago but never posted anything, so here goes… When I was in my early twenties, I bought myself a little Westfield SEi 1.6 X-Flow with money I earned from my first job. It was my only car for quite a few years, and I drove it in all conditions, including snow which was quite lively. I made a few changes to it, fitting a Vulcan 138bhp 1.7l Ford X-Flow which perked it up a bit. We had many adventures together, including driving it up to North Wales for a stag do in fairly trying conditions. It was always a lovely car to drive, but cosmetically quite shabby and needed a few bits sorting which I never got round to. I kept the car for 16 years until one evening someone (a car with three yoofs in it) pulled out in front of me from a lay-by as I crested the brow of a hill, albeit at a fair old lick. They were clearly up to no good as they rapidly disappeared from the scene of the accident, leaving me to pick up the pieces. The car had a fair amount of damage, including a bent frame, and I ended up selling it to a mate of mine who just happens to be a very talented mechanic; building Bowler rally cars being his job for quite a few years. Anyway, he set to work and over a period of a few years completely rebuilt the car to its current lovely state. It may have been posted up on here before but I’m not sure. He has had it for about 14 years, but wanted to shift it on and given its sentimental value, as well as its potential for fun (!) I was not able to resist the temptation to buy it back. The biggest challenge was it being up on the Llyn Peninsula. I sorted getting a tow bar fitted and and hired a trailer from Gloucester to bring it back on. I set out at 6am on Thursday, picking the trailer up at 8am, then headed up to Wales which took about 4.5 hours through beautiful countryside which I’m sure many of you have enjoyed in your cars. A couple of hours to rest and load up and I was on my way, back to my parent’s house in Wokingham where it will stay for a couple of months until I clear my garage in Somerset and bring it down. I got back at 8.45pm, so it was a pretty long day, and my already poor trailer reversing ‘skills’ were sorely tested getting the car onto the drive 🤪. My poor Mondeo clutch was smelling pretty bad by the end of it! I headed home to Somerset yesterday afternoon and conveniently was able to drop the trailer near home. As my forum name suggests, I am currently a sizeable chap (with aspirations to slim down 🤣), so a narrow bodied SEi is likely not the most sensible choice. However, I love the small size, weight and minimalism of these cars and I was delighted to find that I fitted it ok, albeit having taken the seat out! I’ll have to find a suitable pad for the interim until I reach my fighting weight and can refit the seat. Anyway, if you made it this far, thank you. Hopefully I can make contact with some of you local to Somerset and perhaps meet up. The first two pictures are from 2007. My son is now nearly 21 and taller than me 😃. I said to a friend when I told him I was buying it back that it was my mid life crisis car. He replied, that’s not a MLC, that is true love, and I guess it is. I couldn’t face it potentially disappearing off to France and being lost to me. Stu

Hi, I collected my seiw this past Friday near Exeter, and I drove 2000km to my home. Almost 1500km in one day. No worries, all perfect!!

At the dentists

Got papped on the Sunday run. Not often you get one like this so thought I’d share it

The best bit of ‘public interaction’ I’ve ever had was some years back when driving the car to work one wet morning (roof was on). Stopped at the village post office to, well, post something, and as I was clambering out of the car, a small girl cries out to her mum “mummy, how did that big fat man fit in that tiny little car???” Classic.

I've sent mine in too. don't waste anymore of your hard earned money posting it out. You can throw it at me when you next see me. I hope they were made in the Potteries 😉 It's very kind of your to promote the club using your own funds this way! It's great to see such a relatively new member to our club, support us in this way and is clearly a measure of how quickly you've seen what a great club it is and you want to give back etc. Keep up the great work!

I have adjusted the standard Westfield baseball cap to have an under the chin cord with a tightening toggle. When driving doorless and it works loose, I simply open my mouth and the cord pulls the cap back on!! Patient applied for 😀😀. Next thing I’ll need is a fly mesh for the times my mouth is open.

Apologies in advance for the long for sale thread - the first draft was far longer.... I’m not 100% sure I’m doing the right thing here, so advance warning that I might change my mind (as seems to be the way with quite a few Westie sales…). I've really enjoyed owning the car and I've really enjoyed the WSCC community, but now the I've got the car how I want it, I find myself looking for another tinkering project. The previous owner of this car (a friend from another car club) bought it in 2010 and although he used it extensively in his early years, he only managed 90 miles in it in the last three years of his ownership. Every year, he’d tax, MOT and insure it and every year, I’d try to buy it off him. In early 2018 he caved in and sold it to me. Let’s deal with the elephant in the room first – sometime between 2006 and 2010, it was a Cat-D write-off. The front nearside corner of the car was damaged, as was the nosecone. I vaguely recall that it was a minor ‘off’ into a tyre wall on a trackday. I’ve not been able to track down any more history, but the repaired car eventually re-appeared at Toybox which is where previous owner bought it from. I'm guessing that Toybox wouldn't have touched it if there were any questions about the quality of the repair. I don’t know who did the repairs, but the extent of them is quite obvious and can be inspected easily with the bonnet and nosecone removed. The front 30-40cm of the chassis was cut out and replaced and the wishbones and suspension replaced. The car has been through Toybox once and ProComp three times since then and nothing untoward noted. The only remaining sign of the accident is that one branch of the exhaust header has a small dent in it (one of the things I always meant to get round to). I took some advice before buying the car, and the response that sticks in my mind was “the money has been spent in the right places….” Basics It’s a Sierra SDV SEiW, originally registered in 2004 on an E plate from the donor car (see first two photos). Now on my personal plate that will be removed before sale. c. 16,000 miles MOT to October 2022 Engine 2.0 litre Zetec Silvertop – mapped in September 2019 by Troy at Northampton Motorsport – gave about 173bhp, but massively improved the mid-range and throttle response Machining work undertaken by Ferriday Engineering during original 2004 build: Head skimmed & valves recut to three-angle profile Block skimmed Re-bored & new pistons & rings fitted ARP rod bolts fitted Piper 270 fast road cams Cambelt and tensioners changed in early 2019 at c. 11,000 miles Raceline components: Shallow wet sump Water rail & thermostat housing Lightweight flywheel Inlet manifold Coolex 55mm Aluminium radiator (Jul20) Remote oil filter Jenvey 45mm throttle bodies Bosch injectors 90mm trumpets Pipercross 600 air filter (Apr21) Braided stainless steel fuel hoses DTA E48 ECU located on drop-down tray, passenger side Varley Red Top 25 battery (Apr22) with Varley battery bracket Westfield exhaust manifold Westfield carbon 6” silencer (Aug18) Thermal blanket protection around starter motor, plus additional heatshield Transmission Type 9 gearbox Sierra limited slip diff Suspension & Brakes Protech shocks/ Faulkner springs, fitted by Pro Comp Extra-wide track rear (due to Sierra donor vehicle) Bespoke semi-wide track front, built by Pro Comp Caster-adjustable top wishbones, custom-built by Pro Comp (Oct18) Full suspension set up (inc. corner-weighting) by Pro Comp (Oct18) Discs all-round, with vented discs up front Calipers (from donor) fully reconditioned during original 2004 build Goodridge speed-bleeder nipples for one-man bleeding Interior SPA steering wheel on Racetech removable steering wheel boss, with removable 1” spacer FreeWheel 8-channel controller for steering wheel buttons for indicators, sidelights, dipped beam, main beam, hazards, foglamp, horn (May18) Carbon NV carbon transmission tunnel cover Carbon NV Scuttle cover Carbon NV pedal box cover Carbon fibre gear knob (Winter 20/21) Carbon fibre handbrake handle (Winter 20/21) Playskool contoured dashboard with glove recess (12v power point and CTEK charge point in recess) - never seen another one on any Westie Ecliptech Shift-I shift light ETB instruments Savage billet aluminium switches Autowatch 171 key less immobiliser JK Composite seats, with adjustable runner under driver’s side Willans four-point harnesses Black leather gear and handbrake gaiters with yellow stitching Fire extinguisher mounted on chassis in front of passenger seat Exterior Chrome yellow bodywork with extra-wide rear arches - full repaint in Winter 20/21 Carbon fibre nose cone (quick-release – 2 x Dzus fasteners, plus one thumbwheel) Carbon fibre flared bolt-on side panels (painted) (Winter 20/21) Carbon fibre cycle wings (painted) (Winter 20/21) Carbon fibre rear diffuser (Winter 20/21) Carbon fibre boot cover, with remote electric and concealed mechanical release (Winter 20/21) Carbon fibre half-doors Carbon fibre rear arch protectors (ultra-rare in extra-wide) Carbon fibre front indicator pods (Winter 20/21) Carbon fibre effect rear number plate holder (Winter 20/21) Carbon fibre effect rear light housings with round LED light units (Winter 20/21) RAC spec roll bar with high level LED brake light Modified standard boot box, to fit RAC spec bar (Winter 20/21) Dominator 4” headlights with LED sidelight bulbs (quite bright – can be used as DRLs) Westfield aero screen with dark smoked upper 15” Pro Race 1.2 Team Dynamics alloys (plus a spare) Toyo R1-R tyres – 195/50-15 McGard locking wheel nuts Spare wheel carrier, rear mounted, with spare 15” Pro Race Team Dynamics alloy Luggage rack for RAC spec bar The bodywork was a bit shabby when I bought the car, but not bad enough to make me do anything about it, right up until ‘the nosecone incident’…. I bought a bare carbon nosecone from Toybox and took it to my friendly bodyshop, along with a sample of bodywork. They painted it and when I fitted it, it didn’t match. So, it went back and they re-painted it and the match was perfect – I was chuffed. Then the car rolled into the garage door and cracked the nosecone, so I had it repaired and repainted and it didn’t match. In a fit of spending, I then took the body off and sent it all for paint, so it’s as good as it’s ever going to be for an 18 year old car. The body-off respray meant I had a winter project on my hands and in typical fashion, I went completely overboard…. I eventually finished in August 2021, having done many, many things I hadn’t originally intended to do. A good example is the boot box. The previous owner had simply “cut-n-shut” the standard boot box to clear the RAC rollbar diagonals. I ended up butchering a brand new boot box with blended in plastic tubes to do the job properly. The previous boot lid was secured with four Dzus fasteners, which did the job adequately, but offended my mild OCD, so I build a custom lid with concealed hinges and a remote-control electric release (with mechanical backup) so that there are no visible fixings on the rear deck. I also went a bit overboard with the very wonderful Mark at Carbon NV, and fitted LOADS of his stuff – cycle wings, flared side panels, diffuser, transmission tunnel, scuttle panel, pedal box cover. The carbon fetish also extended to the handbrake handle and gearknob and I even made my own rear view mirror support bracket from leftover carbon bits. The rear diffuser is quick-release, secured with an aluminium plate along its leading edge and Aerocatches at the rear, using custom-built mounts that slot into the spare wheel mounting points. This is useful, as it occasionally grounds out when one-up, so it's good to remove it when two-up. 10 seconds to remove it and one minute to re-fit it. My quest for 'getting it right' also extended to fixings and fittings – I used close to £200 worth of lightweight aluminium fixings from ProBolt when putting it all back together. There are dozens of other little things I’ve done that I just don’t have space to go into great detail about – stuff like the grilles inside the flared side panels, the LED rear number plate lights incorporated into the mounting bolts, the custom housings for the diffuser Aerocatches, or the engine bay tidy-up with various P-clips to get all the leads and wires neatly routed. For me, this aspect of ownership has been just as enjoyable as the driving! Negative points: Small dent in one of the exhaust headers from the original accident Engine uses a bit of oil when driven ­very hard – nothing untoward and I just keep it topped up. A hard drive for a full tank (100 miles) might see me top up with a tenth of a litre, maybe a little more. If it’s driven at sane speeds, it doesn’t use any at all. I suspect the valve stem seals may have dried out a bit when the previous owner stopped using it and it's sucking oil past them at very high revs. In my ownership, it has only ever been run on Castrol Edge 10W40. It’s a bit noisy – I'm not sure if it’s just my sensitive hearing from years on bikes, but no screen, plus throttle bodies sucking through a bonnet cut-out means a conversation with a passenger is reduced to sign language after about 50mph. I nearly always wear a helmet and earplugs. The Playskool dash is looking a little bit shabby - I was going to get Carbon NV to make me a carbon version, but Mark is just too busy at the moment The rear arch protectors were a bit chipped (they did their job!) so I had them clear-coated while the body was being painted. The clearcoat has chipped more than the bare carbon did, so it really needs paint protection film on them. In my desire to be a bit different and going for the “clean” look, I up-ended the normal way of securing the rear end of the bonnet and used Aerocatches, with the pin in the bonnet and the Aerocatch in the bodywork. It works just fine and looks amazing, but if I’m honest, fitting the bonnet is a bit of a faff trying to get the pins in the bodywork holes. This is actually a consequence of the flex in the bonnet, not the execution of the idea. Carbon bonnet would fix it… 😉 From everything I’ve read about Cat-D Westies, there seems to be a consensus that if it’s done properly, it’s not a problem, especially as any repairs are normally very obvious (as they are with my car). However, I accept that a Cat-D marker is going to affect resale value, so pricing is a bit difficult. Asking price is £11,995 As I bought it As it looks now Dyno plot from the NMS mapping session - red = 'before', black = 'after'

Hi Dave, I have a Megabusa which is available. It is currently without an engine as I am building a 1565cc unit for it. I also have standard Hayabusa engines or another option could be a 1440cc motor. PM me if you are interested. Tony