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Gents, please standown. I've found a classic car specialist and arranged for him to visit on Wed at 8:30am- https://www.bcandsc.co.uk/contact-us Very helpful gent, knows Escorts and only lives mins from the docks.

My wife bought me a 3D printer for my big birthday, and my OCD put it straight to work getting my toolboxes more organised than they have ever been. I've even created extra space for more tools 😁

I've recently did my V8 bonnet vents using some mesh and these 3D printed press templates. You can find the 3D model files in my post here, but I appreciate that not everyone has access to a printer or the skills to design something themselves. So I'd like to hereby offer these free of charge to members who can then use them to press bonnet vents in his/hers preferred mesh. All I'm asking is to cover the postage to your address and once you're finished with them, offer them up to the next person under the same terms. @HB46443 has first dibs 👍

Starter motor solenoid issues! New starter on order from the Bay of E...

Hand polishing stainless steel is a major pain, aching wrist and fingers but it’s soooo shiny.

Am I the only one who finds this arousing?

It's a video the seller provided as he bought the car as a non runner but they managed to get it running by giving the carbs a quick overhaul. The chap at the docks has had my phone number since Fri with the offer of someone close to the car to call me for phone advice. They've possibly flooded the engineer or the switch for the fuel pump may have been knocked off when the toneau was fitted when it was parked up at the docks. I suspect the dock workers aren't going to be able to put too much time and effort into this as they'll have lots of cars to load and it will just be easy for them to say, sorry it wouldn't start and charge daily storage etc. They will need to start it at least twice. One to move it from where it's parked to the loading lanes before the vessel arrives and then again to load onto the vessel. It won't be easy driving it with dockers size 12 safety boots! If/when they call I should be able to advise on how to check if the fuel pump is running and how it's recommended to start it. However if I'm not available at the time they call, this won't help. I'll call the chap at the docks again this morning and see if I can convince them to try today. Though if there are any members close by that would/could pop over that would be a great option to have. If anyone could help, please let me know and I'll explore when today/tomorrow you could pop in etc.

Was a great day out. I had prepared for a shower or two but we escaped just damp roads and some forays into the countryside thanks to Waze all part of the fun. some great cars. Paul sweet talked the lady for the paddock entry for me....top job 🤙 Blessed by royalty too

Thank you @AndrewBClarke for a great day out and for leading the run, that massive lamb dinner must be good fuel 😁, it meant we could get some rare photo's of our car from the front, thank you Sue @Andy Westwood. Great to meet you @Mark zawada and really glad you felt welcomed into our mad area. Watch out for @ianali they have photo's of the three point turn, Andrew got us to the right village but at the wrong end 😮, don't mention it though will you 😁 We went to the 'Member's Only Meet' at the museum first and made some new friends. Have you noticed, nobody has just 1 car😄 Car museum Car museum Lunch break Mark's wheels that we were drooling over. Toybox have plenty more of them for sale apparently. I hit the 70,000 mile mark on my odometer as we were travelling along today. That means I have driven 60,000 miles in a Westfield, yeah. On the move Great to see everyone and thanks for the laughs xxxx

Hi Quinten et all, Could I be added to the list? I have the mesh already and made flat ones to bridge the missing holes in the bonnet when I brought it. @Quinten you really are a star and an all round good egg 🫶🏼

Sandwich the mesh between the male and female press templates. Use two planks of wood to spread the force equally on the outside of the templates. Clamp them together with some clamps Put in a vice and squeeze

Thank you! Quinten. I would love to press these. I will Email my details through the forum. P.s Does anyone now how to press? Crash course on the way. 🚜 Thanks again @Quinten @DarrenK your next!

Can I add myself to the queue please? Mine is due to have it's paint finished in the next month, and this is one of the jobs on my list. This would be a great help. Thanks! 😎

Thanks for a great day of drive around Peaks. Great company as always. Nice to meet you @Mark zawada. Just ashame we only got 2.5 miles in the Westy before needing to swap cars due to the tyre rubbing my new rear arch.

Sorry - got other high priority things going on so no time for full write up. I’ll do it as soon as I can but here are the photos in no particular order. In the meantime, thanks for everyone for coming. Lovely day out with good friends. All on my own at Quackers - it appears that the opportunity of a lay in was too much of a temptation and the others were at the next stop. Either way pleased to get there as my car had fuel starvation issues on the way. At the Great British Car Journey we met Mark with his brand new Westfield - much admired Didn’t take a photo of @Andy Westwood car as it was not a Westfield!! Travelled to The Travellers Rest for dinner. Got somewhat photobombed by a luminous van. Then moved on the Baslow Cricket Club for the obligatory Peak District cake. Weather even held up. Brilliant. Fuel starvation again on the way home so not low fuel level in the tank. Time to look into a new fuel pump I think.

Hello everyone . i m NIkos from Athens Greece. i bought a westfield from toybox and a tranporter move it to bristol to take the ship to come in greece . the problem is that in bristol port cant turn it on . its 1700 crossflow carbs . maybe they have not turn on the fuel pump . or they flow it with fuel . is any chance to be someone close and take a look ?monday has the car to load it in the ship and the only way its to start up . thanks for all the help

Westfield supplied build stands free to anyone that needs a set and can collect from Warrington.

Just tell her that you hit the limit for wisdom a long time ago 😉

I used Peek polish/ metal cleaner. It did take me well over an hour. The compound is very fine so there may be other grade’s available. It’s what I had laying around, used about half the tube and a couple micro fibre cloths

I know "no comments" , but... WOW!!!

Yes it is, triggered by watching the show on Apple. I normaly stick to tanks/armour.

Fingers crossed….

Along with an eclectic mix of 80 other cars, participated in Minehead Motor Club’s Spring Tour today. As usual, a very enjoyable ~70 mile run around the country lanes of the Quantock and Brendon Hills on the Somerset/Devon border. As expected plenty of mud and standing water about, at least the ford was shallow! Guess this week I’ll be cleaning the car!

A great morning blat down to Haynes for the breakfast club. And great to bump into @Stuart Davis (fatblokestu) AO- Devon & Somerset and co! Early morning start out of Bristol and it definitely wasn't a dry one. Have to admit I was wavering but @SXRORY was keen and the tickets were paid for so we set off. Turned out to be a good shout as the weather turned in our favour. Nice to line the Westfields up in the theme Paddock (Best of British theme this month). Then it was a breakfast bap and a look around the machinery on display. Here's a few of the other cars that caught my eye: And I went back in time to one of my favourite old cars from my younger days! I didn't have a giant spoiler on my Probe though...

New tyres and MOT, roll on the summer (no more rain please )

Thoroughly enjoyed myself & met some lovely folk.

Lovely car, good luck with the sale 👍

Thanks gents! They basically said unless it's garaged in Birmingham it's not possible. Will have a look for a garage and try another quote I guess

I'm not sure your extremely rural location compares with an underground carpark for an appartment in Birmingham. @ForesterMo as @stephenh has said you need to ring @Howden Insurance - Specialist Vehicle at their Thatcham branch. Hopefully they can help you find a solution. Is renting a garage nearby an option?

A-Plan is the same as Howden! But make sure you ring/email the Thatcham branch because that is where they have their specialist department to deal with kitcars and other specialist vehicles. Other branches won't have a clue what an MK is!!

I am insured through A Plan Thatcham based on storing the car on my drive. I actually keep it in an open fronted garage but this was not one of their options so we went for a less secure location to make sure it was insured.

It's not lego, but it did take me a decent amount of time. This little fella leads my army of toy soldiers, and for scale stands on a 50mm diameter base. All hand/brush painted, including the freehanded letters and number on the shoulder pad and banner. It's the most detailed thing I've ever painted, and I reckon there's maybe 30 hours in the painting. I really need a better way of photographing my models. Do any of the modelling community on here have any tips?

Better hope they are not Toyo T1Rs with that kinda bhp! 🤣

Welcome! I think that’s a Javelin track day, try here. https://javelintrackdays.co.uk/trackdays/Mallory-Park

Hi Gareth, historically the Surrey area often heads south to your empty Sussex roads! Keep an eye out for our meets if you like ( we are a small bunch) and let me know if you want to be added to our WhatsApp.