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Something from Shakeshaft engineering…. I have a plasma cutter and make various arty things in my shed…

Been slowly setting up my side line making steel stuff with a plasma cutter.. Now on my office wall I have a 1m long Westfield… but been doing all sorts … I trace a photo into a cut file… then burn it out… clean it up before powder coating. www.shakeshafteng.co.uk

Got this little baby this morning... Was seriously waiting for it 🤩 The guys at ProAlloy really did a great job, especially Chris who took my CAD drawing and made sure the final product was up to spec 👌🏻

First drive after fitting the side screens and they really make quite a difference in the cold weather, I was noticeably warmer inside. Had a 3 figure blast on the motorway too and they performed well, just a shame they've arrived just before Sorn.

Hello everybody I introduce myself. So, Stéphane, 42 years old, i leave in the west south of france and i m mechanical enginneer. I've a wife and 2 children At job, i design hooklift and at home, i built cars and motorbikes It makes more than 15 years that i begin to built, transform or upgrade motobikes and cars and i arrived today at this forum because i will start the complete rebuild of a SEI sport carbon from 2001. So, i think i will have some question and i also want to share my work and have some feedbacks. I share some pics of some of my project!

It is indeed. With billet reinforcement plates so it doesn't explode with 30psi of boost 😄

I think both our chairman @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman and @Greenstreak-Andy D live in Sandbach. The area meet is first Thursday of every month, Dave will be probably around shortly with a related post.

I need more information on the quantity and condition first.

And finally, for now number 19.

Hi All. We are booked to go to the NEC Classic Car Show on saturday 9th and would be great to see many more of you westie/sevens owners there. We currently have around 10 going from East Anglia Area so far by car and even coach for us oldies. Its a great show with plenty to see and dream about. Be great to see you. Bellyboy

Meet at the Great British Car Journey car museum, Derbyshire, DE56 2HE in any car, all welcome, £5 entry for non-members of the car museum. Burger and chips plus drinks available on the night, weather is forecast dry. Anyone sneaking off work early and joining us?

I’m there all bl**** weekend!

We're going on the Sunday. Happy to meet up with anyone else there that day.

and finally? come on @Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO catch up!! Dan released this vid 10 days ago 😅 in all seriousness Ive watched them all with great interest 👍

I must admit I don't sorn mine, if rather be able to go for a run on an occasional bright day.

Westfield clock, as posted by @Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO recently. Might make it onto my birthday pressy list. https://www.mancavepembs.co.uk/product-page/westfield-clock

Drove it to work today. That was its first outing since Malvern, as I thought it deserved a run before being put to bed for the winter. Such a fun car, but I hardly ever get to use it. It’s just too easy to jump into something bigger, warmer, more comfy, etc. I really must try and use it more next year, as I say every year🙄 (That said, the odometer ticked over the 4000 mile mark this summer, so not too bad given it’s only 31 years old!😂)

It was the 11th Ian. I was thinking it can't be all members because you'd be doing several every day I would think! Anyway, I shall await my 2025 Bagpuss Birthday Blessings 😂👍👍

This was mine with Damian at Daytuner just before he (mostly) mapped it out.

Please be ill in an orderly fashion.

It’s been a while, so here’s a few more… How can they be sure?

Yesterday morning I finished off a few bits on the car while my daughter was at her dance class. I have replaced the engine mounts which has definitely stopped a lot of the wobble I was getting, and also fitted a better oil pump which has improved the oil pressure too. I gave it a bit of a test run which was all good, except, that is, for taking a cut through lane which seemed to last forever, and was more like a muddy stream than a road! It had rained pretty heavily overnight, but was nice and sunny so I when I got back, I thought I would wash the car before going to pick her up in it as the roads would have dried. On that drive, the roads weren’t too bad, just a few damp patches. After lunch, and a dog walk, we headed to Lyme at about 3.30 to have a mooch and watch the sunset. As said, I thought the roads would have dried by then but no! So much water running off the fields, in places there were streams running down the sides and some flooding still. We managed to avoid the deeper bits and found a lucky space to park up in the Cobb Gate car park right on the front. We had a lovely time in Lyme, quite quiet by that time and we walked on the Cobb to see the waves, had fish and chips then ice cream and watched the sunset. What’s not to like? It was getting pretty dark on the way back and at times hard to see, particularly with a couple of cars with over bright head lights following me. There was still loads of water about, and although I avoided one flooded corner, I hit two others in the dark which sent a spray of water right over the bonnet, fortunately not quite reaching us! I also had a bit of an aquaplaning moment on standing water (I’m on R888Rs which are fairly low on tread now) which was exciting but all ok. Must get my 15” wheels with more sensible tyres back on for the winter. So, having got home safely and put a very tired daughter to bed, I then cleaned and dried the car for a second time and got it tucked away safely ahead of Storm Ashley, which as I type is easing off having given us torrential rain in the night and some pretty gusty winds. Nice to get out in the car even if challenging at times!

Baby steps towards engine replacement

Little lunch run out with a friend in his tin top

I like the stripes, is that a new edition. Did you fit them yourself.

Forgot to say thanks to Stablers in Darlington.

A bit of car spotting at our meet at Curborough yesterday

Not today but yesterday now. I had to go in to work near Dartford, and was intending on staying at my parent’s last night in Wokingham. The best laid plans and all that….. As you may have seen on the news, a Tesco lorry driver hit the end of the central reservation at 10pm on Sunday somewhere around junction 6 Westbound and the vehicle caught fire straight away. The M25 was closed Westbound, and down to one lane Eastbound so it took me 4 hours 15 to get in, even leaving at 4.25am. To add insult to injury, my arrangements changed so I had to head back to Somerset last night which then took me 5 hours, getting back at 9.30pm, quite a long day! I’ve done Crewkerne to Dartford then Wokingham again today for another six and a half hours, and will be back to Dartford then finally home tomorrow. Fortunately I’ve got next week off, hurrah! https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/m25-lorry-crash-fire/

6 months of fuelling headaches because 24 years ago it seemed like a good idea to use a red wire as an earth.