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Had a great day at Palmersport today..in the wet... was well run and great fun.

Weather is looking great so far, have a great time, we are back out for the Bank Holiday weekend, hopefully on the Sunday. Hwyl fawr

Now SOLD!

If it were mine, i have to sort rocker cover, air filter case and dynamo.

I've (actually it's my father's) got an fully original unmolested 1966 Fiat 850 which I sometimes drive to historic car meetings. It's even got the original keychain (albeit a bit worn out). I was considering a nice restomod of it after I finish the Westie, but my father doesn't want for me to touch it, for him it must remain completely original! 😄 So I can see the other side of the medal, I just don't share it 😄

Restore to show room and a good chunk of it's appeal and possibly value will be gone for ever! Anything else, I'd try and keep as sympathetic and light a touch as possible.

Always something interesting to see. Spotted these guys off the A303 today, one of the Minis with a flat I think. Nice Escort Mexico amongst them. Hope they got going ok.

If you go again also try getting up to Rabat. A stunning town at the highest point on the island I think. It’s been there since the crusades.

Fantastic island Malta. Did you get to the car museum in St Paul’s. They have a rich car history and regular sprint days there.

Had a trip on this bus the other day. Beautifully looked after.

The time has come to part with my Mega S2000 and let somebody else have some fun! Owned this vehicle since 2017 but a hectic life means it has spent the last 20 Months parked up in my garage. Well known vehicle amongst the WSSC peak district area members. Vehicle Spec Engine Honda F20C The Engine was fully stripped and rebuilt to the following Specification with all brand New parts. Oversized Carrillo High compression forged race Pistons 87.5 (compression ratio now 12:5/1) Block was bored from RFB to steel liners to take oversized race pistons. 16 x New Supertec race valves. Crank, checked for journal sizes, polished and balanced. Rods crack tested and balanced. Cylinder head was fitted with 16 new race bronze guides. Skim to clean, 3 angle valve seats cut and pressure tested. New Genuine Honda timing chains. ARP Head stud kit fitted. Multi-layer steel head gasket. ACL Competition race bearings for mains and Big ends. Stock Honda throttle body. K&N High flow Air filter. Mocal Oil catch can Remote Oil pressure sender. Oil Temp sender Baffled Sump Carbon Exhaust De-Cat pipe (Standard CAT as spare for MOT) Odessey PC680 battery (New in 2023) OMEX 610 ECU (Unlocked) and can be tweaked via MAP4000 on your own PC if you have the knowledge. Produces 276 bhp & 178 ft lb torque. All Engine work was carried out by AP Racing Engines Ltd @ approx. 2500 miles on the odo. The engine was run in and dyno tuned on AP Racing engines Ltd Premises. Drivetrain Honda S2000 Gearbox. Lightweight billet steel flywheel Stage 2 paddle clutch. 7” 3.62 ratio Quaife ATB LSD Braking & Suspension Protech adjustable Shocks. Westfield Wide Track Front end. Westfield Big Brake Upgrade. “Playskool” Front & Rear ARB’s (Soft) All suspension components polybushed. Aluminium Uprights Hi-Spec Calipers Front & Rear with Ferodo DS2500 pads. 15” Team Dynamic 1.2 in Gloss Black with Toyo R1R Tyres (Almost New) Spare set of 13” Team Dynamic 1.2 in Gloss Black with Toyo R888’s (Low tread, used on track days) Full suspension & geometry setup at Playskool motorsport after polybush install Exterior Real Carbon front cycle wings (Carbon NV) LED headlamps (New in 2023) Full roll cage by Caged. Heated windscreen Carbon effect rear stone protectors. FW bodywork with V8 Bonnet in two tone Blue/Black. F1 Spa style wingmirrors. Interior Westfield Sport Turbo seats with blue trim. Race Technology Dash2 Pro. Longacre wide view mirror. Carbon effect dash Momo quick release steering wheel. Westfield lowered floor pans. General Info Fresh MOT until May 2025. Car is in excellent overall condition & ready to drive away. This car is a real head turner. All fluids (Engine, Braking, Coolant, Gearbox, diff) replaced approx. 300 miles ago and has only ever been filled with Fuchs Titan Race oil. RPM is set at a conservative 8500rpm but engine is capable of 9500rpm Gearbox is excellent but one of the gearlever springs needs putting back on as the lever does not return to centre on one side and I dont have time to repair it myself. No tyre kickers please, genuine buyers only. Im sure there are things ive missed so please ask if you have any questions. Car is Located in Nottingham. £20,000

Our leader @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative is on holiday again but I still need my Westfield fix so does anyone else fancy getting together for a bit of fun?? Meet at Matlock McD (DE4 3AU) for their excuse for a coffee and a tyre kick at 10am and then off on the small roads to The Rambler Inn, Edale (S33 7ZA) for a hearty lunch. If anyone is still with us, after lunchheading to The Fountain Tea Rooms, Bonsall (DE4 2AA) to top up with cake before setting off home. Weather forecast seems ok so who is coming?? In a slight diversion to the norm, if anyone wants a gpx copy of the route for their TomTom, I’ll try to post it on the forum nearer the time. Obviously weather dependent.

I'm after neither, money when it comes to the value of a car is of no interest to me, I dread to think what I have spent on the Westy in 16 or whatever years it has been, knowing full well when sold ( not that it will be) I would never get that cash back. Yes I respect the passion, but where I was completely rebuilding a Mk3 Spitfire as that was rotten, this one isn't , it's a true survivor as they say and I would like to maintain that where possible I think.

If you've a passion for the old girl, you restore her to former glory. If your after a profit, keep original.

That's great if you pick the right car to begin with. Equally I love restomods, but to do it to such highly original good condition cars verges on vandalism!

That said, I'm not a fan particularly of the "clear coat over the rust" approach, unless it's on an out and out rat rod. (Even then though, what looks cool in the California sunshine, just looks a bit of a shed in the overcast UK!) So I'd probably sort out things like the valve cover in the engine bay. Plus the rust, (if that's what it is) starting to peep out from under the battery.

My OCD would kick in forcing me to do a complete restoration (especially if keeping it long term). I know many would leave it as is, but rust will continue to do its job and it'll be in worse conditions in 10 years time. But I'm not the one who cares about originality or value, I just want to enjoy my stuff 😄

The rabbit hole that is YouTube brought me to this...!

Excellent upgrade! I love mine 👍

Can I grab this please Dan. PM to follow Thanks Chris

Hi Glen, Should be in the post but Royal Mail have been seeing huge delays - drop me your postcode and I'll pop a copy across by email for you

Have a great day @Scotty72 🎂🍺

I went to the gaydon gathering last night, all sorts of vehicles in attendance plus they got a prototype D-type out the museum and gave it a blast up and down the road. Think this sums up the vast range ...

Oh, l'm a long time fan, my first 4 wheeled car was a MK3 Spitty, The simplicity of it has never left me. straight forward to work on and even today spares are plentiful . ETA With a bit of luck, this should be mine by the end of the day... Got from the classic car club on the Wirral I am also in.

Nice to see some triumph fans in I still have my first car a 1963 spitfire4 and my dad's old stag

I am just in the throws of buying a Herald, a very well timed pic Stuart.

Nice Triumph TR6 for me this morning on the way in. It appeared to be one which has been entered into competitions of some sort, white roundel and driver and navigator names on the side. I didn’t catch them clearly, perhaps Bryan Green as driver? Some info and pictures of this car here from when it was sold previously. https://www.castleclassiccars.co.uk/showroom/vehicle/12/Superb-Triumph-TR6

Have a great day @OBO 🍺🎂

I know I have one of the 540 and it puts a massive smile on my face every time I start it. When people hear it, you can see them looking to see what’s creating that glorious sound, once they spot it, they just watch as you drive past often pointing, smiling and on occasions taking photos 😊

Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Rory from Bristol go to Cornwall

First outing with the her new shoes on

Decent progress being made now, back on it's wheels after the front end rebuild and on a transporter to the painter on Friday evening 👍 I'm getting the roll bar repainted too, can anyone tell me the rose joint sizes as they seem to be different on top and bottom?

1st time MOT pass at Snow Hill Motors, Wolves after winter fettling - 🤝

Oops! I seem to have lost an engine and gearbox… not to worry, new one being built by Richard Wragg at ProDev Engineering. Build thread to follow…

Not me working sorry! 😞

Ah, Saturday morning is Westfield MoT time for me, so will have to give it a miss, I’m afraid.

That is oil. Suspected head gasket failure. Currently waiting for my usual guy to get back to me with a plan to fix it... Hopefully fixed before Malvern, but I've already missed the best week of the year 😕