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Have to ask . Do they come in pairs !

Before and after. Thanks to @Ansoebfor advice.

Yep, wasn’t going to risk that. Will have proper disposal paperwork so all is good. A delayed start today but have made some progress. We replaced or strengthened more of the beams today as it made sense while the roof was off. Fiddly getting the first sheets aligned, and also doing the clear panels but should get faster tomorrow. Hopefully will be a little cooler too. Have made progress sorting out boxes before they go back in too, so all good. Want to get all my tools sorted in the process.

Reminds me of Jesse from The Fast Show - today I will be mostly eating taramasalata 😁

You're an AO, organise a garage painting event with BBQ and beer. Get it done in jig time!

Weather permitting I will be there, set off last time but Aux belt snapped so hopefully more luck this time.

Best to seal the blocks with watered down pva or watered down cheap emulsion, as the blocks will absorb a lot of paint.

A wee run out today with my daughter to Braemar thru Glenshee and the old military road. What an amazing place, never been on the route before never mind in a Westie. 175 miles covered and on the last bit we got stuck in traffic, nose to tail and melting hot. The engine started running hot the dumped it's coolant. Lucky my wife was only a 40min drive away and saved the day. Awesome drive and not dampened by the engine boiling the coolant!

My garage roof has needed replacing for a while. It is corrugated asbestos cement sheets and leaks in a number of places. I have two garages from a block of four on our property and the owner of the other two has led getting this sorted, as much as anything because he is a builder! I spent the last few days clearing my garages out, so the lawn and our garden room currently look like a bombsite. Last week we had scaffolding erected behind the garages to allow access, and today a specialist company came to remove the old roofing and were done by around 1pm. Pretty hideous work in this heat wearing masks and suits etc, rather them than me! Some strengthening/replacement work is needed on the beams which should be done by mid morning, then it will be on with the new roof. I shall be acting as labourer, mainly helping get the new sheets up on the roof while he does the technical bits 🤣. We are basically replacing with similar look sheets but with a clear panel above each garage for better lighting. Whilst everything is empty, I’m also thinking of sealing the floor and white washing the walls so it all looks brighter and to keep the dust down. Hopefully it will be a much more workable and pleasant environment for both the car and DIY. Will post some more pics up as we progress. Cleared and ready Roof gone!

I'd owned my previous impulse purchase Westfield for 2 years and although I loved that car and it is brilliant, I was starting to get itchy feet, but I wasn't sure for what exactly. Maybe a completely different car, another different spec' Westfield, I just didn't know. Anyway, I was looking in the For Sale section on here one Tuesday morning and noticed Tim's old car which was currently owned by Dave. When I first saw it, Dave had reduced the price from his original asking price. I personally find it difficult (pretty clueless actually) to understand the price points of our cars, simply due to the mass of variations out there and what value that gives to each car. However when I looked at the car I even thought to myself, that looks like a bargain. I had a quick flick through the build diary (Tim's) that morning, but I was busy with work and couldn't pay too much attention to it, but I kept thinking about the car during the day. That evening I was at football training with my son when my friend Steve called to ask if I'd seen the advert for the car, he obviously knew I was having itchy feet because we'd chatted numerous times about what to buy next, he was having similar itchy feet with his Westfield too. We had a chat and I knew if Steve was telling me about the car, which he'd extensively followed during the build process then it was worth giving Dave a call. I called Dave that evening and decided to buy it on the strength of that chat, the build thread and having a conversation with a couple of my friends in our community. After all, what did I have to lose? If I liked it, I'd either keep both Westfields, or sell my current one, or if I didn't like it, sell Dave's car. Dave was great to deal with, really nice chap and he needed the funds to setup his vehicle transport business. This was a blessing in disguise because he lives 3 hours away, but Kindly delivered the car to me as part of the sale. Rob (Hunter) told me the car was 'no garage queen' and when the car turned up he was right, she'd need a bit of tidying up here and there but nothing a bit of effort wouldn't sort out. Steve was with me when the car arrived and once I'd sorted out the paperwork with Dave and said our goodbyes, Steve and I jumped in the car for a drive. Within a mile of my home, we hit the first national speed limit and 30 seconds later I knew my old Westfield was going up for sale. The car was rapid, the sound of the turbo, the power and the pull had Steve and I giggling like excited children. If you considered Dave's car for the price he originally wanted for it and thought no, you missed out on an amazing car for the money. If you looked again when he dropped the price and thought no again, then I am seriously lucky to have seen it when I did because the car as it was, for that money was an absolute bargain. But as I said, she needed a bit of fettling to make her look nice. First thing was to get the wishbones off and tidy them up, including the front and rear shocks. Nothing that a bit of time, effort and paint couldn't fix. The bodywork was a little dull in a few places and a couple of scratches here and there but some red t-cut and red polish really brought that to life again. I also added some rubber edge trimming to a few points around the car to finish that off. The Image wheels were looking very tired and needed doing. Unfortunately no wheel refurbishing business wanted to touch them, because they're a three way split rim. One business said they'd do it, so I dropped them off and went on holiday expecting them to be done on my return. Well no, that didn't happen. I received a call 2 days into my holiday to say they can't do them because THEY'RE A 3 WAY SPLIT RIM!!!! Which I replied, I know they are and you know they are because I told you they are and they were still a 3 wat split rim when I dropped them off (roll eyes)! The only place that said they'd do them was Image Wheel themselves, but they wanted £700 + VAT! In the end I did them myself. Bought new bolts, prepped, masked, primed and sprayed them, without having to split the wheels. Cost me about £65 to do. Tyre's are a bit a headache for the 13inch rims. I bought new tyres for it and to get wide tyres on the back (235/45) the profile is low and not much option, but the car is balanced really well and the grip is excellent. I've also adjusted for the tyre profile differences and got the correct amount of rake from rear to the back, I just don't like the way it looks, it's definitely function over form. Once these rears wear down I'll, buy some 205/60 (like the front) and see if there's any difference in grip or handling levels. The Aim dash in the car is fantastic, unfortunately (initially) I decided to plug the laptop into it to see what it was all about and I went at it like a total idiot and an utter bull in China shop. Zero preparation and zero research on how the software works etc. In my idiotic haste I managed to wipe absolutely everything off it, including what channels from the ECU coming into the dash were doing what and what specific milliamp parameters were reading to activate different functions etc, I royally screwed it up. And after standing in my garage and screaming no no no no and shaking for 30 minutes, I set about trying to rectify my mistake. In the end it turned out to be a blessing in disguise (it took several hours). I learnt more about the car, the ECU and of course how the AIM software works. Because of that, I've added more functions to the AIM dash than before and set it up how I want it, plus if I want to change it, I can now easily do that. But most importantly, I've saved my current setup as a base, in the AIM cloud, on my laptop and on a data stick.......... I can't go through that anxiety again! 😄 I changed the pads on the car, they were good but more focused towards higher and constant temps on track and when coming to a stop they squealed a fair bit. New pads in and they're great and I've now got a spare set for trackdays. NEW HYBRID TURBO - Don't get me wrong, the car was already fast but being like most of use, wanting more and actually NEEDING more of anything usually don't really correlate to one an other. So I bought a X48R hybrid turbo from Pumaspeed and a set of uprated coilpacks too. The X48R turbo is allegedly rated on the standard engine at 1.6 BAR boost for around 347bhp. Mine is running at 1.45BAR and it's absolutely fantastic, it's rather nippy to say the least! The car sounds sensational, I love the thing, I can't get enough of the turbo intake noise and then the dump. The way the car is setup and handles too, is simply sublime, which really complements the power the car now has. I also cut the section out on the bonnet and added the grill to allow more air into the engine bay. With more Turbo power I expected more heat, plus I prefer the black grill over what Tim had on there before (Sorry Tim). I ordered a full roll cage a while back from caged laser, I had one on my previous car. I like the cages, I personally prefer the look they give the car. To me, the cage adds to the lines of the car and stops them from looking a bit like a slipper. Plus, if something comes up the bonnet, it's nice to know that that the first thing it's now not going to hit is my helmet clad FACE! It took 4 weeks for it to be made and finally delivered, the delivery from Caged Laser could definitely be better, but not the end of the world, just a little frustrating over a few days. There's been a few other bits and pieces that I've done but that's basically about it. Come the winter there are several bigger jobs that I'll be doing, but for now that'll do. In a nutshell, I absolutely love this car it is simply phenomenal and I can't stop driving it.

Almost as good as getting new tyres

Also just insured my car with Howdens. Smooth and pleasant call with Andrew who answered every question. Bettered all previous quotes. Many Thanks Andrew at Howdens.

Snap but mine were MK1 Mexico's and I am retired!

Don't over estimate my capabilities 🤣🤣. I have some Ikea shelving but it is more ‘pretty’ than capable. I may just build some out of timber or my old man has some angle iron lengths, corner brackets and nuts/bolts which may be useable. I think I just need to use more of the height to keep enough floor space clear.

I inherited some very sturdy Costco racking, much better than the usual stuff you get on Ebay etc, though I think it may be dearer. Good that you've got block walls which would be good for shelves and hanging things from. Ikea used to do very good aluminium rail systems. I've got concrete section walls and they're terrible. Think this should be moved to a Build thread...

Will do! It is a good space but we seem to fill it with junk! Need to find some better storage solutions/racking to keep as much space free as possible

The carbon addiction was tough to stop....

Right next to the street food, perfect

+1 for painting the walls white - makes a huge difference!

Weather holding, so might be tempted to give it a try.

Hi All, Quick update….. been back down to toybox and purchased the car and it’s being delivered tomorrow !! Got sorted with Lancaster Insurance so thanks to Naranja_AI for the help. Appreciate all the advice 👍🏻

So good the owner bought it twice !

Sold

Thanks Ian…it was a very long drive, staying in a dreadful hotel and hence a distinct lack of sleep…..but it was so worth it. Thanks very much to the wonderful hospitality from John, Jeff and Nic et al and great to meet Steve, Mike, Phil, Bob and Lynda, Andy (Greenstreak), Nick Clarke (I’m sorry about the coffee cup too 🙄), Graham (Grizlee thank you for your advice and invaluable mechanical tips!), finally met “piston broke” and have promptly forgotten his real name, apologies! And anyone else I have missed out….. some great racing and equally great company. My trip home highlighted by an early morning ‘blat’ down the Wye valley stopping at Tintern Abbey before a 40 minute queue to get over the Severn bridge. All in all a memorable Gold Cup debut for me.

Nice evening sat outside a nice pub, until recently there was only gas lights in the Kings Arms, very dark inside.

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