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Got outside and some dron shots of my Aerorace , from my perspective it was quicker but.. for excuse must add that this twisty karting part of this exact track (Tor Kielce ) is reeealy slippery asphalt (Sorry for adnotation "Lotus" , those type of cars are not popular here)

Just a note about an issue I had ordering some nosecone grommets from WC last week. The ones that the ZK bonnet prongs locate into. Somehow I lost one! I went on the site, found the item I wanted, only £1.99. Completed the order but when I went to checkout I was surprised to be faced with this! Obviously something wrong with their system so I called them next day and spoke to a very helpful chap called Iwan Jones. He was as surprised as I was. He told me he'd get back to me once he had sorted things out and was good to his word so I ordered 2 so as to keep a spare one handy. 2 days later 2 grommets arrived by Royal Mail (that in itself is a small miracle with the way RM have been around here lately) All done by hand in a jiffy bag,£2.50 postage. So if you get an unexpectedly large shipping fee give them a call because it could just be a system glitch. Big shout out to Iwan for getting on the case and sorting out a very quick delivery and proper good price. We all need to support Westfield Chesil as much as we can so our wonderful cars can keep being made, sold, driven, shown off and generally enjoyed for many years to come and for the not-yet-born future Westfield owners who will continue long after we have hung up are driving gloves and helmets. Long live Westfield Chesil! 🥰🥰

It is nearly 3-months since I bought my first Westfield and I have to admit I have loved every minute of ownership. I’ve made some changes to the car and carried out some minor works already in the following order (I think!) Remove stick on number plate with small plate below front grille Replace front grille with a Westfield grille Westfield stick on badge to nose cone Fitted fuel tank breather pipework Rotated my exhaust tip to be 90 degrees to the road Lowered and centralised my Dash2 Pro Re-programmed the shift lights, low oil pressure and low fuel level warnings Refitted windscreen and fillet Replace starter motor & battery Starter motor heat shield Replace bonnet inc black grills Wheel change from 15x7 to 13x7 inc new wheel studs, spacers and rear wheel bearings & hubs Fitted rear diff breather and pipework Removed all Jubilee clips and replaced with fuel line specific clips The car has then gone on a carbon diet! Custom AJM Design exhaust surround AJM Design boot cover inc the grinding off and welding of the inertia seat belt bosses AJM Design rear diffuser NV Carbon mirror covers NV Carbon rear arch protectors Works to complete over the winter Fix the very small oil leak I have from my Raceline sump Investigate slightly rough idle Investigate the rotational vibration at 1500rpm (ish), might be nothing just amplified by being a kit car Investigate the change in noise when the clutch pedal is pressed vs depressed NV Carbon sill protectors Cargo net to footwells for storage Silicone seal around all NV carbon parts - I HATE this! Change seats / add orange piping to my current Westfield Race seats Orange piping to black carpets I have found the forum an invaluable encyclopaedia of knowledge. Thanks everyone for your help on my journey thus far, it really is most appreciated. Cheers, Al

Only reason Blue coolant was used in C20XE engines is because the red G12 or G30 was not around when the C20XE engine was first built in the '80's. You can of course use either.

The Toylander finally has a new stablemate! Its only taken 7 years to get to this point. I think I need to thin out the family's bicycle collection though.

its not a Westfield, but if not my experience with Westfield(s) I would not be brave to try BEC . Hope You dont mind sharing on this forum, Think there are more BEC users, hope to hear if my observations are normal and just wanted to share my happines I think, that after looong time, managed to put on the road this car Well its not road legal, so should not touch road but... but have no track aroud. Thought it would be a "normal" (well , normal and kitcar... but quite normal) car ,just ... revving litle more . But its not ! this throttle is sooo sensible, little too much press when start driving and it Screams ! to drive away from stop with this needs focus, must say. So many times stopped engine because not adding appriopriate throttle, on the other hand adding too much it screams and everyone in neighberhood looks whats going on (and its not road legal, rather dont want to add interest) . Also when trying to blip throttle a little when downshifting , half of the time ended witrh screeeem !!! much to high revs, have to go to some excercises for right foot or is it 'normal' for BEC's ? Electric reverese.. another story.. one have to look forward if there will be place to turn as managing with this electric reverse in my case causes so much voltage drop than engine stops. And when it stops - all procedure - finding Neutral (which gear I was before hmm..) start, managing to drive away with completly no flywheel (now I understand whay it _need_ to be in normal cars ) etc But.. when its revving wow! gearchanges when tried more brave (semms that like in Hpattern dogbox one need to be quick and confident , I am still not but learning) pushest it so much. And even with open diff, I stopped to wonder how previous owner in UK crashed it the day he passed IVA.. Cant compare to Westfield yet, fully, different car different experience (includind me sitting in the wrong side of the car (sorry for my baldness on first plane !)

It was Daddy daycare day today (and tomorrow), so I opted to take Lorna to the Exmoor Pony Centre at Dulverton, in the Westfield of course! Took us about 1.5 hours to get there, mostly good roads but definitely not ideal in a Westfield on the last stretch down to the centre! Pony petting and souvenir shopping done, we headed on a 45 minute trek up over the moor, by way of Simonsbath and a bit more wild pony spotting, to Lynmouth. After a drive down to the bottom of the Esplanade and back, we found a space by the river to park up, stretch our legs and have lunch. This was followed by a cream tea for me and massive ice cream for Lorna which she valiantly defeated, although the last part exploded on her, requiring an emergency baby wipe or two from a kindly passing mother to clear up the mess! We had plenty of interest and nice comments about the car which was nice. We had a quick trip up and down the funicular railway, spectacular views at the top, then headed for home. The climb up Countisbury hill is one I don’t think I will tire of; beautiful views though it pays not to get distracted given the precipitous drop and lack of any fence or wall! From then on I confess it became a bit of a slog. Slow traffic most of the 2 hour journey home with only the occasional bit of fun. I think I nearly broke Lorna; she was very tired from all the fresh air and Westfield bumpiness but remained in good humour throughout. The car had a good wash down and dry off before being popped into its Carcoon. 145.1 miles, great fun and we will both sleep soundly tonight, one of us dreaming of ponies…. 😊 Longleat tomorrow, don’t think I’ll take the Westie there! 🦁🐅🐺😬😬😱😱🤣🤣

@SootySport Here's one. Not a current picture, but it still looks the same. Only job of note since this was taken is to raise the rear ride height a bit with some extended top-eyes and a pair of @DamperMan progressive rear springs. Other than that, just maintenance. On which topic, I plan on pulling the engine soon to sort out some minor oil leaks. Nothing bad, just some tired O rings on the remote filter takeoff adapter and possibly crank seals. I'll stick a new cambelt on it while it's out too. Can't recall when I last did that job but I can guarantee it was more than 5 years ago. Below was mostly how it started life. Not a picture from when it was built, but this is almost how it looked for the first 20 years. This was after it had a respray courtesy of someone using it as a parking aid, and I converted it to the later screen and cycle wings from swept. It was 10 years old here. The very first pictures are all actual photographs, on paper and everything....haven't digitised those. Probably should.

I use Prestone coolant - they claim that it is for "all makes, models and age of vehicle, and can be mixed safely with any coolant already in the vehicles system". So its very convenient. Only in track cars I am trying to use water + Water Wetter (or sth similar from Motul) .

For what it's worth both my Zetec and GSX-R1000 engines use the red/orange stuff.

That looks like brilliant fun Andrzej!

it's surprisingly common, Caterham have a similar problem. As always, a quick phone call sorts it out. (As it does with the Caterham online store, too).

I use Blue/green as that what's used in the XE engine went new. Any as long as it's for cast iron/alloy mix.

I for one do not have any hatred for EV or hybrid cars but we cannot get away from the facts that insurance companies have a lot more information and technical knowledge than we do. EV fires are no more common than ICE ones but they are factually more difficult to extinguish. Recovery companies are having to store EV cars seperate from others as after accidents there is a greater possibility of combustion due to damage. There is a link here to a website which shows shippers have concerns and some have banned EV, but I suspect more of fear than fact https://www.thefpa.co.uk/news/ev-ferry-risk-criticism-aimed-at-car-manufacturers EV's are now aging and I have a friend with a bodyshop who is telling me that the write off levels for EV vehicles is much higher as any suspicion of possible battery damage and the insurers do not want any comeback at all. Lack of knowledge in the repair industry is a huge issue which leads to delays in repairs, as is parts availability, they add all this in when looking at a hire car as well to determine what to do. Insurance claims overall are up due to varied reasons but it does seem true certain insurers are hedging their bets and not offering insurance or if they do jacking prices up much higher for EV. The Luton fire will be a watershed moment when the facts come out. It appears it was started by an ICE engined vehicle but if it is proven the spread was so bad due to EV batteries parked there they will be forced to re evaluate if it was not related they can breath a sigh of relief.

The same ridiculous P&P charges happened with the previous Westfield ownership, strange it has carried on with the new company.

The difference, so far as I am aware, is that the blue (or green) is a shorter recommended life than the red (or pink) so all or most of the manufacturers will recommend the red or pink. But I don't think either is "bad" for engines, whether iron or aluminium. I used to use blue rather than red in my Westfield because there was no way the engine was going to go 5 years without an engine refresh. Main thing is don't mix them, I believe you are at risk of getting a sludge in the system if you do, which can block the radiator etc.

The original glycol ethanol coolant was Bluecol although I'm not sure if it's available any more. I now use Comma which is the same and coloured blue. You can buy specific rad flush to clean the coolant system, seen it in Halfords. As Steve says use a hosepipe and copious water to flush out. Disconnect hoses where you can and flush both ways on each section of cooling system for a couple of minutes. Make sure you remove the 20mm hose at the back of cylinder head at some point else the cylinder head won't get flushed.

And another one.....

Congratulations Pete, well deserved in the changing and challenging conditions on Saturday. Here's a photo of you in one of the damper periods (on slicks I believe!).

Lovely day for a run out on Saturday 😀 - and a photo opportunity before a run up the Sloc for a bit of fun 😉