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Been have a blast around Wales for a few days. The mountain road from the Elan Valley visitors centre is spectacular

Dear car enthusiasts, My name is Tim, I am 35 years old and live in the Leuven region, Belgium. Since childhood, I have had a soft spot for lightweight sports cars. So at 25, I fulfilled a dream for myself by buying a Lotus Exige. A fantastic period followed during which I was active in the Lotus scene. During those years, I regularly came across Caterhams and other Super 7 models - cars that managed to fascinate me time and again with their pure driving experience and unique looks. After a difficult goodbye to the Exige came another big adventure: an intensive home renovation. But still the itch remained. The passion for sports cars and the desire to take fun trips again kept lurking in the background. Recently I stumbled upon a Westfield that had been for sale for a while. At first sight, it did not immediately appeal to me: RHD and in terms of looks not quite my cup of tea. But after some thought and negotiation, I decided to take the plunge. I see it as a project I can put my passion into again - step by step I want to turn this Westfield into something beautiful. I am looking forward to sharing experiences, getting tips and who knows, one day hitting the road together! Car Greetings, Tim My ex-Lotus: - 2011 Lotus Exige S Roger Becker Special Edition - Roger Becker numbered plate No 84 out of 200 worldwide - Roger Becker signature on side car - Aspen White - Full option package includes: Sport + Touring + Performance + Blackstyle Pack 1.8L Supercharged 2ZZ engine 6-speed S gearbox Lotus variable slip traction control system (LTCS) Torque-sensitive limited slip differential (LSD) Pumped clutch plate and cover Dual oil coolers Lotus Launch Control ABS with power brakes Lotus Performance Stage II Exhaust Larini De-Cat pipe Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Sneaky pic

Drove in today lovey in wakey today, 1st joining event hopefully more will follow even tho Westfield 😉

Don't worry, it's just your age.

The day I went to pick up the Westfield Westfield Sport 2000 Brand: Westfield Year built: 01/12/2010 Engine: Ford 2.0L Zetec-E Blacktop Cubic capacity: 1,999 cm³ Power: 110 kW (150 hp)

New to the Westfield club! Just picked this up from Toybox last week. First drive was collecting her from Burton and driving back to North London on the A roads in the glorious sunshine! And a lot of driving this 1st weekend including a meet up with a friend and his GBS Loving every second so far!

Fixed the number plate and light, went with the middle option.

Quick picture while doing a fuel run ready for tomorrows commute

Evening blast to Monsel head.

Here are some dates for 2025, Meetings. The Tuesday night meeting is still at The Buffers, Rakehill Road, Scholes, LS15 4AL starting at 7:30 and are on the first Tuesday of the month. January 7th, February 4th, March 4th, April 2nd, May 6th, June 3rd, July 1st, August 5th, September 2nd, October 7th, November 4th, December 2nd. Breakfast Meetings. The breakfast meetings are normally held at The Darrington Hotel, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BL at 10am. This could alter depending upon if we have a show, a run or just fancy a change. Details will be posted on the forum. The meeting is on the 3rd Sunday of each month. January 19th, February 16th, March 16th, April 20th, May 18th, June 15th, July 20th, August 17th, September 21st, October 19th, November 16th, December 21st. All are welcome, and you don't need to come in a Westfield. Shows and Events. There will be some shows this year, but as yet I have no information. Details will be posted when I get them. The Motorist are holding a KitCar day on Saturday March 1st. There is a separate post on the forum with all the details. Runs will be happening over the year with details on the forum as and when. The 2 KitCar shows are at Malvern and Newark, again details to follow. There will be no Run to the Sun this year as I'll be on the Lakes and Dales tour the same weekend. I'll update this thread when anything is arranged. Hope to see everyone on a run or at a meeting. Robin.

Westfield SEIW – 1996 kit, registered 01 May 1997 Complete nut and bolt rebuild 2015 – 2017, back to bear chassis re powder coat etc Folder full of receipts going back to 1996 when car was purchased from Westfield. Very little use since, has only been used for springs and very few road miles. The car is an absolutely stunning build, the quality and attention to detail are second to none in my opinion. Its a proper ground up professionally built car. I have been around westfields on and off for several years and not seen one anywhere near as nicely built. The car was built for sprints and hillclimbs but i have added some parts to make it useable for trackdays such as a larger fuel tank and oil cooler and added a passenger seat, i still have the smaller fuel tank and pipework to not run the oil cooler if someone was wanting to use it for sprints again and be as light as possible. The car has just been for a full health check at northampton motorsport after a small running issue which turned out to be the fuel pump, this included also- map check, compression check, bore scope and all found to be in excellent condition with paperwork saying so. Engine All parts sourced from SBD Vauxhall 2.0 XE Steel crank and rods Slipper pistons SBD big valve and ported head Jenvey DTH throttle bodies Deep carbon filter plate to accommodate long trumpets SBD 4-1 manifold SBD Carbon 7” silencer (repacked in 2022) SBD light weight alternator kit (replaced in 2022 and comes with a spare) Off set starter to accommodate small light weight flywheel Dry sump Aluminium deep core radiator Setrab 19 row oil cooler 252 bhp 182 lb ft Safe to 9,300 rpm, shift light set at 8,500 rpm Clutch / Flywheel 5 3/5 inch twin plate clutch Lightweight flywheel Hydraulic central release bearing Gearbox Quaife 6 speed close ratio straight cut sequential, geartronics flat shift box for full throttle clutchless upshifts 2.39 1.691 1.337 1.151 1.000 0.930 Diff Sierra 7” Quaif ATB 4.4:1 CWP Lightened CV joints Lightened stub axles Brakes Front Willwood 4 pot Vented discs Mintex M1155 Rear Sierra Solid discs Mintex M1155 Floor mounted adjustable pedal box Suspension / uprights / hubs AVO rose joint dampers (AVO Refurbished 2022 all 4 due to 1 leaking) Fully poly bushed Front ARB Rear ARB Front Lightened cast uprights and aluminium hubs Rear Westfield aluminium uprights 2.4 ratio Quaife quick rack Chassis Addition bracing added to: Engine bay Front of chassis Diff cage Removeable diff cage brace All panelling in carbon fibre sheeting not aluminium like they usually are, literally everything is full carbon sheets, Sikka Flex bond and rivet Detachable carbon / aluminium honeycomb composite floor Full Caged roll cage All cage mounts welded and sleeved to chassis, not bolted in! Wheels / Tyres Compomotive CXR Black 8” front 9” rear Avon ZZS tyres with load of life left, new in 2023 Also have some 10’ and 11’ image split rims with fresh but used michelin slicks which can be included for the right price Bodywork Lightweight GRP bodywork Detachable rear section Detachable rear wings ( currently has extra wide rears fitted, but have two pairs of standard width to go with it ) Detachable engine bay panels Aero screen Full Carbon lightweight Dash Full Carbon Rear Diffuser Misc Carbon flat floor from back of Engine Bay to the back of the car Bespoke lightweight wiring loom Detachable steering wheel Odyseey Extreme Gel Battery (New 2022) Additional carbon tunnel top if no handbrake used Weight in road trim 544KG TRS 5-point harnesses Stack rev counter / dashboard / sequential shift lights Additional shift light on top of scuttle Oil pressure / temp gauge Water Temp Gauge Full Video Recording setup with forward and driver cameras, GPS, throttle, brake, gear selected Seriously enquiries only please. 07752503234 £16995

Can you believe it is a decade already? 🎂 For the 10th year in a row, May the 24th is the official National Drive Your Westfield to Work Day, which contrary to the title is actually a week where we encourage you to leave the normal daily driver at home and experience driving the Westfield to your place of work, raising smiles on both your face, and those who join you in the daily drudge. Of course, some of you may no longer frequently travel to a place of work (lucky you!) so like previous years, you can also get creative and get a picture of yourself with your Westfield! A selfie, a picture taken by a member of your family... as long as it is a previously unposted recent picture, everything is submittable! You have the week from the 19th to the 25th to participate 👍 Have a look at previous years: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 for inspiration. Sadly I can find nothing for the 1st year, 2016, so you just have to take my word for it .

Yep. Our Edale to Berwick tour last year

The long way North?

Martyn is your bad back a problem because @ianali made you walk for miles and miles on TLWN last year 🤔 don’t let them talk you into it again this year on the lakes tour 🤣 see you soon and hope the car goes well , cheers Andy and Becky

Deep fried is fine but battering children is frowned upon these days. Mind you, never did me any harm. Perhaps that's where we're going wrong... Wibble...

This new steering rack was fitted by Siltech in February to my Westfield, never been used on road, decided to go back to 2.4 ratio (what I previously used). Threads have been cut back 10mm by Siltech, images shows thread length. Alloy rack mounts machined by Siltech to suit HD rack. They fit nice and snug. Rack cost me £220, mods to alloy mounts £50. So it owes me £270. Happy to split. Rack £150 Alloy mounts to match £20 collection preferred by can post for £10 Parts at CW11 1DX thanks Andy

If it helps, this is the midlites with 260mm disc under 13" cxr's. Plenty of space to get 285mm disc's under there.

Andy, I am tempted...

Hi All, I've finally dug my car out from under the sheet it's been under for far too long and put it in the garage. Cleaned it up as best I can for now and start the long slog to get it running again. Hopefully be able to get it to the point of meeting up at some point soon. Tim

From what I've learned in the past 5 years as WSCC member, for a decent Westfield you're gonna be looking at around 10k. A good one is 13k and upward. For 9k or less you'll be usually getting a more dated car which need some care to be reliable. Other kit car brands may fetch a bit less, but build quality might be an issue. As for the Cat owners "snobbiness", some time ago I did reply to a technical Duratec question on a Cat FB group. Got pinged on Messenger by an italian Cat owner which seemed very happy to show me his fabulous car and asked me which Cat model I did own... After telling him I did have a Westfield, I'm still waiting to hear from him again 🤣

bet you pretended to turn the steering wheel 😁 Good idea, look forward to seeing the test drive 😉

Lumbar support fitted today. I've used these on my campervan and they made such a difference to my back so I thought I'd give it a try: There are 2 backrest straps to hold the bag in the perfect position. I found however that when it was pumped up it pushed backwards more than forwards. So I added a piece of lightweight 3mm plywood. Refitted the seat back and sat on it in the kitchen it feels good !

A great day at Curborough, and many thanks to @Martyn Vann - Warwickshire AO and Sue for a well organised event! 👍 A yellow car day to match the sunshine we had ☀️

In Ullapool now. Heading down to Arrochar via Skye and ferry to Mallaig. Weather is unbelievable! Easy one today as it’s only 6 hrs in the saddle (day one was 11hrs)

Nice run out to Ballater on a gorgeous ☀️day in Aberdeenshire…

Well, we made it! More to follow in a full post. Need food now!

ready,steady, go

@Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative Happily there's no need as I put the seat in the car and the engines in and a had it's first start yesterday.😀 So far so good. A little wet patch on the garage floor this morning. I had the wheels off yesterday and annoyingly found this : Off to book it in for repair. 😩