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Very heavy tail wind down into Turn 1 Furthest the new speed series t shirt has traveled I expect

Hi Don I have a garage we use the forte flushes, we sell them out when needed at £15. Good product when used for the right needs. If you take you car to a forte good garage scheme member that's the deal they are going to operate to what they agreed, chuck additives in!! I had the forte rep in on Friday, stands there in front off a customer spouting how much profit I could make if I just put one on every service, also why I should be a good garage member!! As I pointed out to him I don't need his advertising as our days are always full of honest work, we don't need to chase work, we also will not just charge people for products there car doesn't need! Why would one of our regular customers, who's car we have looked after with the correct spec oil need a flush?? He seems to think you can just keep adding things on the bill and the customer will be over the moon!! This is how it should be; The customer who was there whilst forte man rattled on was new to us and had dropped in on recommendation. He needed a service on his just out of warranty Subaru Forester, so I showed him what Subaru say should be done on that service which was most filters and the transmission and diff oils. Subaru's schedule is on time or mileage which is normal but the customers car had done 17k miles from new in the three years, no heavy use or towing etc, so I suggested to the customer that we did a bespoke service pushing the trans and diff oils until next time, he was happy with that and we will document on the service book and paperwork what has been done with a plan to do that work on the next visit. Some customers would just say no just do the lot, looking after cars is just as much working with each customers needs and differing budgets.... My Westfield get its oil changed too often but that's my choice, one of our mechanics always saves my old oil for his daily driver! Always talk to the garage about what they are actually going to do. I regularly take customers in to the workshop to show and explain what's going on. They go away happy and then have no reason not to tell others to come and visit, hence no advertising needed or gimmicky schemes..

Thank you all for an amazing day! You made me more welcome than I could possibly of imagined and I throughly enjoyed the company, cars, food and cake(s)! I thought today might help me make a decision, but I think it's just made me question everything! I'll get there eventually I'm sure!

Waiting at Sainsburys hoping for a Kinder Surprise Blimey, I wasn't prepared for this, a real Cheshire Cat I can't imagine what newcomer Stuart thought when the first club member he met was a cat. Off to find the litter tray Back outside and just as I started to photograph the cars the Peak Rail steam train puffed by, good timing Bagpuss, us and Andrew at Sainsburys My lovely Kinder surprise, train in the background We wiggled a route through the Peak District, a V8 behind and a Honda, with Stuart in, at the back. I saw someone press the pedestrian crossing in Bakewell and thought that I had better check Ian got through alright, VROOOM, I didn't need to look as I could hear that he got through, I bet Stuart liked that. We went along the Surprise View road as it was higher and more scenic, to land us at The Millstone Country Inn for lunch, Michael joined us here in the Crossfire. Bonnets Off, Stuart was keen on a Zetec engined car so I thought it only fair to show him one in a Westfield. More Bonnets Off Cheshire Cat/BagPuss bought lots of laughs to the day. We're all mad here. After lunch and lots of chatter about buying a Westfield, Stuart went the next leg of the journey in Andrew's V8 engined car. Ian followed us so far and then went off home through the cat flap, as we went for cake. Now is the time to take your shoes and socks off because we are going to do some counting. The next stop was at The Insomnia Cafe and we have 4 people we have 2 cars are you keeping up? we have 5 cakes, yes FIVE, what happens on a meet stays on a meet, so no names mentioned who had 2 pieces of cake! We had to return Stuart2cakes to Sainsburys so Glen jumped in with Andrew and Stuart got a ride in my 1.8 Zetec, maybe not the biggest engine today but no less fun than the others I hope. The company has been top notch as usual, even if Andrew did wind me up by coming for an extra hug just so I could feel how hot his back was with his heated seats on. Stuart was ok with the cold he has done spannering in minus 10 degrees, ouch. I hope everyone has enjoyed today and the nice balance of driving, talking and eating and thank you everyone for driving miles to get here. It's Easter next weekend and historically nobody comes out to play, the weekend after Andrew has a pass out on the Saturday, which is the 27th, so unless it tips it down with rain we will be next out then. The weekend after is Stoneleigh.

By the moment is safely stored in crewe... but yes. Eventually will go to Barcelona.

A few more jobs ticked off the list. Plug leads assembled and fitted, Silencers mounted. final job for today the rain light

Things seems to be coming together quite nicely, if a little slower than planned on the car front. It is running though, and have dyno on Tuesday: Hoping no more than a month to get it road legal now Also been up to Scotland this week and completed 4 consecutive days of Munro-bagging, each of them 'bigger' and considerably more technical than Ben Nevis. Day 3 was a killer, equivalent in distance and elevation change to doing the easiest route up (and down) Snowdon 3 times! Conditions up there are kind though, with little snow even over 1000m, so it looks like I've picked a good year!

Final picture for the day before I zipped the car back in its Carcoon .

https://www.grimselwelt.ch/bahnen/gelmerbahn Sites in German but used google translate where required there are a few options but go to tickets, gelmerbahn, select 1st June, and bergfahrt 09.24 and talfahrt 11.12 any questions shout attached maps are Obergesteln to gelmerbahn and gelmerbahn to stanserhorn, still need to sort the chocolate option

That was a grand day out Grommet.

Have 2.

I'm beginning to worry about @IanK (Bagpuss), he might bring something like this next time. A present from Marvin left behind the settee this morning, used to be a pigeon.

Try and find a PZ RX-8, I absolutely love mine. Gives the tax man a semi too...

Good to meet you today, Stu- I hope you've enjoyed sampling 3 different Westie's to wet your apetite. @S7uyj

I was intending to but am now holding off until the Cat business is resolved.

Thanks Gary, it's nearly there now and not much left to do. A couple of good weekends and the final jobs should all be done.

UPDATE pre -meet emergency sortie to Stuart's gaff to look at his knocking knees......I mean rear end.. Knocking then on to the lodge......

Paul google island 4x4 you can buy good quality britpart unIts brand new for £4.99 + vat. Fog part no. PRC7254 fog PRC7263. Beware cheap chinese copies from the likes if allmakes they really are poor mouldings

Convinced!!

Absolutely beautiful work I love reading and following your build, thanks for sharing

A little surprise waiting for you in the car park yesterday hey @aeg Have a lovely birthday today and well done to Becky for keeping all these secrets and organising all these wonderful things for you to do. We thoroughly enjoyed your birthday too and were very glad that you were not wearing a granny frock and wig for this one hey @IanK (Bagpuss) What a fantastic club this is to meet such wonderful people XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Thanks guys, again what a wonderful club this is, it’s not just about our cars it’s the fantastic, kind,loving and caring people we meet along the way and Julie and Glen are up there on the top of our list. On our way back from wales and call in at the ponderosa cafe for lunch and low and behold more friends turn up to wish me happy birthday in the form of Martyn and Sue , I can’t believe how much people put themselves out to make others happy.Big hugs to you all for an absolutely great weekend Xxx

John, you need to get out more

We prefer Durabroke

Always great to get thru MOT without hassle and expense. My westie recently got thru MOT so now back on road post-Sorn, but ambient temps. still low in the frozen North--about 8 to 10C. Forecast is warmer by Easter and here's hoping. Like yourself I do more westie miles yearly than in the tintop, as am retired. Enjoy your V8.

Here’s a pic of my toyos and the extremes together. Both 205 60 13 Extremes are more rounded on the edges. Tried them the weekend and they seem good, time will tell through the season.

Thanks to Andrew, I will also be there!

Yes, it’s all on the RAC Website.

On to the upper firewall next, and again this was just a simple case of forming a couple of bends and then fitting into place. A few weeks ago I'd made a mock-up from carboard so I could fettle it exactly to follow the contours of the upper body and then I transfered the co-ordinate data into a CAD drawing so I could get it cut from aluminium at the same time as the other parts. Wheels and graphics also added. I haven't fitted the number roundels to the engine cover yet as this still needs fettling for the roll bar backstay and the cylinder head.