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hello from Greece ,my pre lit

It’s April Fools Day, so only appropriate I tax the SEiGHT and go to work in it today. Joy!

I have wind deflectors, but am not convinced they do much, other than look cool. It’s still so windy that any benefit on that front is negligible at best. Had them on for a year or two, but off for the last couple of years. They are currently in the locker with other Westy goodies such as: Go-Pro - never been used/fitted. Boot-top touring/luggage bag - never been used/fitted. Standard roll bar - never been fitted. Harness seatbelts - removed to be replaced by inertia reel belts. Full hood - never fitted, needs poppers attached. Half hood. Had it three years, used it twice. Set of original V8 wheels - replaced with minilites. Not to mention the covered trailer - not used since the car arrived in it about 5 years ago. Yet I still find myself browsing the parts-for-sale section in case there are other things I probably won’t use or fit that I’d like to buy!

The Peaks are alive to the sound of V8s! Put the Seight back on the road again after a year off. MOT passed first thing this morning and now taxed and ready for a warm and sunny lunchtime run out on the local twisty bits.

LED high level brakelight. Difficult to get level when nothing else is though.

I'm not sure there is a standard but mine is 620kg wet weight and puts out 238bhp (stage 2 3.9 with lightened and balanced internals- so it spins up very quickly for a RV8). I don't have any weather gear, heater or boot box and a fair number of lighter parts than might be standard though. It feels like a big car to drive in some ways but I would say that whilst it may not handle quite as sharply as a BEC it is by no means the lardy lump some commenters on the internet would have you think. Maybe in full touring set up it would be getting nearer 900kg? Power can range from a standard 3.5 at ~170bhp to 5.2 with 460+bhp. For me its the torque from low revs that makes it feel slightly different to other normally aspirated 7s, in my opinion, and the soundtrack. Mine may be slightly compromised in terms of ground clearance but the underslung exhausts do sound great. Hope that helps?

The sounds are very much like the dampers coming to the end of there stroke…. To control the suspension bringing it to a controlled stop in 10mm vs 50mm requires a lot more damping, which would be detriment to the ride quality previously enjoyed. Also if the damper is topping out the wheel will be unloading from the road, not following the road’s profile.. The dampers supplied are standard length for the rear. I have come across cars needing shorter dampers on the rear but non longer needing longer. I try not to stay awake at night thinking about these things. These are kit cars and sometimes they are as special and unique as we are. There are other things which sometimes make noises too which get blamed on the dampers or happen change when ride hight changes…. Handbrake cables now taping something, drive shafts not being fairly horizontal and bouncing between the joints as the wheels go up and down. These are just a few fairly random things I’ve some across on various cars. Even an intermittent rattle which turned out to be a fuel float… As said we can extend the damper tops to increase the open length of the damper if required. as regards to coating the threads.. There is always a compromise of grease/copperslip/waxoil attracting dirt or keeping them dry. People have very absolute views on what to do. But if it’s a dry use car it largely does not matter. Ians car is used in al weathers. I prefer the grease the threads with copperslip. Once the hight has been set cleaning the exposed thread just to make it look clean. If the body’s are aluminium or steel and plating it’s important not to damage the coating on the damper as it leads to damper damage.. grit will.. so will turning the collars if loaded dry damage the coating. On the Spax dampers the thread is stainless steel. But the anodized spring seats are aluminium so there is potential for corrosion between the two if not protected. The spring seat is sacrificial not the damper. The seats can be cut and split, the stainless cleaned up as it’s not at all compromised and new seats fitted.

Me neither, I used 3m VHB tape, it's solid and has stood up the the fitting of my half hood no problem. I feel safer having a high level light.

The middle one

Been for a really nice evening drive in the Westfield I hadn't realised how much I have missed it.

You'd think, wouldn't you. It was so dirty that when I washed it there was so little improvement that I had to immediately wash it again 🫤

Hi Stu, Dave Banner is giving out the cards, stickers, T shirts on Friday afternoon at Anglesey, but do you need the numbers to sign on as can PM you that ? Regards Nick

I'm ready.

Carbs. I'm a bit old school

620kg for a Seight isn't bad at all, S2000 engined westfields are around 650kg...

They definitely cut down the amount of clarts that hit me in the face from driving on the back roads near here. D

Yep, Stellarium is good. I have the pro version of SkySafari which is expensive but the basic version is free and worth trying. I just downloaded a free one called Satellite Tracker Pro which looks interesting and again worth trying.

Stellarium is pretty good for free. Offers satellite tracking. No doubt plenty more out there.

Ians Spax are a steel body with a aluminium spring seat,Protechs are aluminium body and spring seats. Steel and aluminium react to each other and cause a really nasty reaction which is way worse than rust etc on threads. Get some coilover covers,you won't get any debris on your grease on the threads then! They work really well,easy to remove too being fitted with velcro.

Grease allways. Any crud and dirt that the grease can attract can be cleaned with a brush and brake cleaner. Galvanic corrosion cant be cleaned.

As for keeping the shock thread in good condition -is greasig it a good idea ? on the picures one can see how much dirt is kept by sticking to grease after just one ride. I was told once years ago (approx 10 y ago) to keep those threads dry. And I can turn rings by hand till now on that car ( or with little help of special spanner for coilovers ) . That car has Bilstein shocks, track only but driven some times on salt track and rain. But to be honest, those rings was time to time moved over the years for changing springs and setings change. Wonder what to do with Westfields shocks threads ? So far I kept those dry too . Had no issuses with changing preload / height (Nitrons and protech) . But mine Westfields dont drive in rain , opposite to @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO ' s car which is I think most widely seen od this forum in rain On the other hand it is aluminum (I assume?) - so - what are other experiences - dry or grease? (shock threads to be clear )

Cadwell Friday April 25th just booked... anyone up for a visit to my favourite track?

Anyone else going to Blyton. Weather looks cool and bright!

Heh, my old Westie still in rude health 🥰

And to prove that it drives as well as sits in a carpark! Disclaimer: it sounds and looks a lot faster than it really was.

Getting ready for test day at prescott hill climb on Saturday.

Back by popular demand !! new tooling has been made. Westfield style front cycle wings 205 wide normal sketch prepreg Autoclaved Stong ! Only the best quality prepreg materials 100% carbon The first couple of pictures listed below of of them straight out of the tool untrimmed and unpolished just look at the quality!!! They will of course come cleared coated super shiny blinged up or if weight is critical they can come straight out the tooling just trimmed . These are £400 per pair plus shipping or come and collect

Project v has now turned into this .. Carbon v8 bonnet zk style First out the tool This has come straight out the tool it's not even been polished yet ! Made from high quality prepreg carbon A little weight saving over a grp v8 bonnet(6.5kg) for those looking at saving weight This carbon bonnet is 1450g This is race quality in the picture I will do a better writeup when I get time .