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Attempting to find an idle misfire fault on an old and pre-production CANEMS ECU...but without the car it belongs in. An Arduino providing the crank and cam signals, pots for MAP, WTS, TPS, IAT. The rather crude test rig worked fine, but sadly, absolutely no sign of the ECU misbehaving. In all likelihood it's something specific to the install, but the owner has already gone to pretty extensive lengths to eliminate all the usual suspects for an idle misfire. The car runs LPG & petrol, the petrol being supplied by the OEM and unmolested KE Jetronic, LPG by the CANEMS, so the issue has to be sparks, which the CANEMS supplies for both gas & petrol operation. Managed to make plenty of ozone but no sign of a problem.

Hoping to be there sometime between 12 and 1.

Thanks @AndrewBClarke and all is looking good.. Kit van has been loaded with goodies this evening including WSCC racing SIM 😎.. current timeline for tomorrow is a drive by gas bottle collection at Donny services 9am with @Trevor Little (Trevturtle) then 10am show gear collection at Leicestershire.. ETA at Newark will be approx 12 noon so you might have time for a couple of extra sausages for breakfast 😅

Sold to @Lee beech. A very sad sale, but perhaps I'll own it again one day 😭

I find over 45mph is best. Rain goes over your heads!!

The Javelin photos are now up 👍 https://www.flickr.com/photos/javelintrackdays/albums/72177720309899264

Hi all! Hope to see you at the Falcon tomorrow night for our regular get together. With a bit of luck the weather will be kind and we can see plenty of Westfields.

Because it's the same as Mon-Thu, nights 😉

Todays job. Draw, print and install a slightly larger clutch pedal rest

This has been on my list of things to do for ages, but had to take second place to sorting my exhaust out which I managed to finish this morning. I wanted the doors to be hinged so that I can get in and out with the half hood on, so ages ago I ordered some stainless steel fittings from a Marine Chandlery shop. They took months to arrive, but when they did I could see that they would do the trick. I also picked up a Rivnut gun and suitable Rivnuts to take the hinge fittings. I want to be able to remove the doors and fittings easily so that when the weather is set fair for a while I can go back to fully open. Anyway, to cut a long story short it basically all works. I made a mess of the first two rivnuts as I didn’t know what I was doing but with a bit of tidying up they will be fine, they are fixed firmly so all is good. The main downside to the fittings I’ve used is that they stand the door away from the bodywork a bit, leaving a gap for the wind to come in. To close that, I’ve fitted some trim from Woollies which works really well. All that is left for these is a little strap and popper to hold them closed. They seal up perfectly when pulled in so should be just what I wanted. Last job was to fit the old Caterham wind deflectors I had on it before. The hinge fitting holes had been sealed up, so I had to re drill those but they have gone on very well and sit nicely against the front edge of the doors. They have the added benefit of stopping the doors swinging right the way open so it all works well 👍👍 Apologies for so many pictures!

One result of my little incident after Malvern was a sheared off exhaust bolt that looked tricky to get out. After some good advice from Adge, I ordered an Easy Out kit off eBay which arrived this week. I had sprayed the bolt with GT85 a few times during the week to hopefully make it easier to remove. I punched a mark as centrally as possible and then found it relatively easy to use the drill bit to put a hole all the way through, running the drill in reverse as the bits are reverse threaded. Access was a bit tricky, so I just got a pair of mole grips on the extractor and the sheared off part came out remarkably easily! Hurrah! Exhaust is now bolted back on securely and not blowing at all, so hopefully can go and have a gentle drive soon, next weekend most likely. Despite owning a Westfield for about 16 years in total, I’m still pretty clueless on doing anything much to it, so this counts as a win 👍👍

Hi, Following the great time we had on Tuesday (despite the rain!), we are already planning the next one! Four of us have already booked onto the track evening at Donington on 30th August 2023 so far with more to come. If you fancy joining us remember you can do it through the Javelin Trackdays site and take advantage of the WSCC members discount and save a few quid 👍 None of us are hard-core track fiends, we just go at our own pace and have a chuckle. Spectators are free and have access to the garages and pit wall if you just fancy coming along to watch. Obviously not an official WSCC event so please make sure you sort your own insurance etc. Hopefully see some of you there 👍

I just checked and there is also a day session so that might be an option although it is at the high Donnington summer price

Nice job! 👍

https://www.facebook.com/reel/627063292725470?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V 😱😱

We all have our off days.

How did you find out what I wear on a Friday night!?! 😂

First pic after six weeks of ownership...

Hard to tell the difference in a Wal-Mart.

Hope you enjoying the recent good weather! Though not that great the past couple of week, sure we will see some of the heatwave the rest of Europe are getting soon! I’m Fife too but in the West villages.

Wow. Need to try that sim. Prize for fastest time?

Good Morning Everyone. Hope you all had a good weekend. I'm in the office all week if anyone needs anything please drop me a message or email. Have a good week Many thanks WCL Parts Team

New shocks arrived thanks to Damperman.Progressive rear springs. Passenger side done above. 20mm rake after all were done. Will be getting them all tweaked and setup when theres some slots available. Everyones so busy. Pic of old ones after completing the job.

I use the tonneau 95% of the time, even leaving the car over night, outside. The exceptions, where I will use the shower cap over the top. (Due to the paddling pool effect ably demonstrated in Marcus’s photo, I’d never use the shower cap without either the tonneau or full roof on, underneath) are; car parked outside and either heavy rain predicted, or heavy winds and anything above light/moderate rain. Or, occasions when the car is parked for a long period, overnight etc on the street or particularly public place. In which case I’ll put the shower cap on, regardless of weather, as it helps keep prying eyes out the car. - and you’d be surprised how effective that generally is. The tonneau cover also gets used when driving solo, it keeps a lot of the turbulence out of the passenger side of the car, and makes a big difference. Works just as well like this with aeroscreen or windscreen, side screens or wind deflectors. And lastly, parked up in the sort of hot weather we’ve had recently, with intense sun shining down on the car, I’ll flip the drivers side of the tonneau back on, even if I don’t do up all the poppers. It keeps the sun off the drivers seat, and avoids melting the back of your legs etc when you climb back in!

Correct. Printed in PETG. I have the recess but find it just that bit too small so it’s to extend that. Riveted in place. But could also just be riveted to the tunnel for those that don’t have the wee pocket