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I wasn't the only person deciding whether to have the Sunday carvery only to be told it's Saturday, oh crumbs, so tomorrow will feel like Monday and I haven't a clue what day it is, it's CLUB day! yeah that's all that matters. Great to be out with our great car club!! Meeting earlier at Quacker's to have a quick look at my TPS values and general ecu numbers as the revs on cold start seem to be down at 600 rpm for some bizarre reason. Nothing glaringly obvious showed up on a warm engine and, now Ian Kinder has shown me what to do, I will look at the cold engine in the morning. Although Dave mentioned that the OMEX ecu's are clever little sods that can compensate for failing instruments, making diagnosis a challenge. Oh the joys of owning a kit car, never a boring moment, still it made for good photo's of the tread pattern on my shoes Here we are at Quacker's car park before Luke arrived Jake and Jim arriving Inside Quacker's cafe, inside because it was freezing outside Andrew had picked up a screw in his tyre resulting in a slow puncture, Ian Kinder to the rescue again. Luke arrived and we got a fantastic display of the mighty 3.9 litre V8's, these 2 cars are about as similar as 2 Westfield's get. No 2 cars are the same. Off we went on our run out on great wiggly roads with some of the most amazing views you can get in the area, we avoided the tourist spots and flowed very well. Well, most of the time, until I saw the warning triangle for the crossroads, thinking ah that's where we turn left. Nope, it's a farm track, then to the ruddy next one and same again, a farm track, finally on the 3rd warning triangle it was the road we wanted, Derbyshire County Council must have had a 3 for 1 offer that day on crossroad signposts. Worth it though for the view as you come down into Taddington, awesome. That bought us nicely to The Cow Shed, Tideswell where it was far too hot to sit inside, even if you were wearing shorts, Mr K. A few shots of us gadding about at the Cow Shed, please add your photo's of the day too, much appreciated x Dave and Ian leaving with the Honda Roar Really, really excellent to have folks back out now the tax man has been paid and the weather is everso slightly warmer, thank you for making the time to join us and also a great big thank you for the technical expertise that member's of this club share with us XXXXXXX

New member joining from Finland with 1993 factory built, luckily the spring is early this year so small outings are already possible

Waited 4 months for these! Got them fitted today, I even managed to corner weight the car and set the geo too!

A good run round on mainly quiet roads. Thanks @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative for the usual great planning. Flashbacks to my 'risky rear' pics from our 1st Le Mans Trip in 2017. Apparently @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative thinks I was taking a pic of her tread depth! Only @Jakejmagee and I know the skill required to get round this bend safely! my Bluetooth battery monitor also logs my runs - here’s today route

Tuesday night shenanigans!

Errr… not just up your way. A certain ex-westy-now-lotus owner that I know, who shall remain nameless, might have used such a device in the 80’s… allegedly found a photo of him on the bike in question

Not quite the postie... had to drive to Kent, but worth the journey. 3.9 LSD with new crown wheel and pinion for the XI.

No that falls squarely on the shoulders of some deranged orange faced despot…

Looks like a nice run out. We missed it due to being down in Dorset, where we have just randomly bought a horse trailer. At least we will have when Monzo believe we’ve not fallen for a scam!

Wasn’t sure the Towbar would get much use! But now I’ve combined my two passions (no cruel comments about the football thanks!) it might be one of better ideas

We managed 4 cars, how did Derby and Notts group fare? @Hedley Bennett (HB46443) - Club Chair @Rob Hunter - Club Secretary @Garry Bunn - Derby & Notts Joint AO

A quick wash. Rain x on mirrors and a 8mile run around block to dry the brakes off honest

I’ve just been looking at past Malvern shows for a future article I and a few others are aware of: came across a man in a Kawasaki Green Mankini! Few prominent members in attendance too!

Shame on you Mr Kinder for disrespecting your dad like that Happy birthday Andy, with lots of love from Glen and Julie

Assume your the pensioner and @Jim cunliffe is the idle rich person

Easter Bunny doing delivery duties this time....

That was a really enjoyable run out. Sorry I was late arriving (only 5 minutes) and had to leave early. The car was looking well used when I got home but at least it stayed mainly dry.

Take a red westie add a yellow one quick shake and you have the perfect blend

It was fine. Great to have the first run out of the year. Enjoyed it Andy

It's hard to know, it's difficult to confirm if the Westfield is yellow under all the bugs and flies they attract.

Burton power goodness. Ordered after 10pm on Tuesday, arrived just after lunch yesterday. Great service. Nothing very exciting but enough to get my cylinder head back on. Mark

Should be good for this one

Apologies if this is elsewhere - did a search but didn't find it. Anyhoo, Dave now has a YT channel, found it yesterday. https://www.youtube.com/@EmeraldM3D-Dave Only a few vids so far but hopefully many more to come.

Just got its MOT so if the weather is nice I will come to Quackers to say hello.

Hopefully!

You can fall out with people Julie with slanders like that! Thanks for the birthday wishes, enjoyed a run in Westie with Annie

This for the pensioners and idle rich, plus anyone else who’s not working. Tomorrow 7th April. Yeah I know it’s short notice but so are reliable weather forecasts Jim Cunliffe and I plus wives are meeting at 11.30 am at the Mc Donald’s on the A59 at Whalley, then we will have a gentle drive up to Settle for fish n chips. If anyone’s up for it, meet us there

I did find an interesting post from a supplier that states that getting a stick on number plate to actually conform to BS AU 145D is impossible due to bending, impact and vibration tests required. The grammar and spelling is a bit idiosyncratic but the information seems reasonable: https://numberplateclinic.co.uk/stick-on-registration-plates/

I got mine from a local car parts place complete with self adhesive letters. No markings and for "off road use only". Photo from @Ross the Scottish exile.

Afternoon guys the next wscc is on tuessay the 14th of this month we are going to do a run out (weather permitting ) meeting @thechurchmouse DH23RJ for 6.45-7pm the run will be one that Scott Taylor aka @westfield_bumble organised last year finishing at the jolly driver again Look forward to to see you guys there

Well yes but the media adds fuel to the fire

As recommended by the installer. He seems to be a fan of them. David

I don't think the paw patrol are going to nick you for a small printed bs code missing half of them wouldn't know anyway as long as its correct reflective background font and size im sure your be ok.

has to be this colour er these colours then

The harlequin Westfield has been done

I ve always fancied a Westfield but seemed out of reach until now .wow I've got my work cut out and a long time,so guess I'll be asking a few questions or help in some form. Thanks for letting me join the club. Here's my wreck...

That rain was quite heavy at times driving back home, did not envy you guy's at all.

There was a glitch in the Matrix. This meant that some members could not see their membership number in their profile as normal. But that has now been fixed using pixie dust and duct tape

Networking for me this month so didn’t attend Derby&Notts meet. I did enjoy the food elsewhere though. HB.

Put dates you are planning to do in this section..would be good if we can get some days with a few Westies out on track

So long as it is mixed with red to create an all together much faster colour!

yellow is the only colour for real westfield owners....

orange the best colour there is for a westfield and 10mph faster than any other colour.

Sorry, off to Dorset for the bank holiday at close of business Thursday. I’ll make it sometime over summer though, hopefully

I first met Dave & Karl when they were based in Brixton. That was a 'fun' experience! Fitted the first of his 16 load site ECUs to our Marcos - sadly, the car embarrassed itself part way through the mapping session when the starter stopped working. We fiddled & faffed for a bit, Karl raided a nearby LandRover V8 for a replacement starter, that sadly didn't fit...we then had the bright idea to test the one we took off(!), found it was OK so refitted it...then while Karl or Dave (I forget) cranked it, I was underneath and spotted the clutch flexi glowing red hot. The engine earth had corroded. Doh. Fixed that and away we went again. Thankfully it was a PTFE lined braided flexi so it took the heat without damage. Very long story short, but I'd fitted the Emerald to cure a persistent issue with the Lucas 14CUX setup the car had. I'd had some machining done and parts supplied by a V8 'guru'. The engine stalled at every junction - couldn't find why. It spent a very long time with the guy who provided me with the parts & tweaked chip for the ECU but he gave up in the end with no fix. You can probably imagine the joy of navigating London in a car that stalls every time you come to a stop. After Dave had finished mapping the Emerald, we drove home and it was transformed. Only quite recently did I discover what the original fault probably was - no road speed signal to the Lucas ECU coupled with a very light flywheel. To this day I think the guy gave me the wrong flywheel.... Anyhoo, that was the start of a long and fruitful (for me) relationship with Emerald. Still have one of their older ECUs on the Westy, the Stratos replica I had with the supercharged Alfa V6 running mapped water/meth injection etc etc was running on a much later Emerald, I've installed them for a few people over the years too and will always recommend them. I know I've tested Dave's legendary patience on a few occasions - hope he forgives me.

Hello All, April has arrived and the weather is getting better I expect some cars may even be off SORN. The April meeting should be this weekend 5th April. As it's a holiday weekend and a lot of us are away I'm pushing the meeting back a week to the 12 April. Hopefully the weather will be nice and more of us will be available. See you a week on Sunday Thanks Rhett 7pm, 12th April at the Dudley Arms, Himley. DY3 4LB.

Excellent, I've known Dave for about 40 years and been an emerald mapper for nearly 30 .. walkers workshop was always the first thing I turned to in the old cars and car conversions magazine. Always a brilliant read. Very clever man.

I do the same — suddenly I really need to buy something super important, so I take the car and turn a 5-minute walk or bike ride into a one-hour trip

My good lady wife Lady Colonial destroyed our next door neighbour once over his personalised plate. He was one of those people who was always trying to outdo everyone else with the latest gadgets or fashion - ostentatious to the extreme. We were out in front of our home one Saturday when he and his wife (think Harry Enfield’s “considerably richer than you” couple) rolled up in his Mercedes with a personalised number plate (sadly, W@NK8R wasn’t permitted by the DVLA). Him to Lady Colonial: “See my new number plate? See how they’re my initials?” Her, thoroughly unimpressed by it but especially by him, ice hanging off her words: “I see it.” At this point, I’m wise enough to see the warning signs and to just stand back and enjoy the show… Him: “Isn’t that great? I love mine! You should get one too!” Her: “Why?” Him, somewhat flummoxed: “Why?” ”Yes - why?” I could tell she was leading him into a trap, which was great because for once, it wasn’t me. Protip: Only marry a doctor of psychology if you’re smart enough to think before you say something stupid that gets analysed afterwards. Him: “Because they’re great!” ”Why?” ”Well…. for one, because it makes it easier to find your car in a car park.” Oh Lord, here we go… Her, logic mode in full power: “Do you normally park in car parks full of silver Mercedes, making it difficult to easily identify which car is yours?” ”No, but…” ”Or is it that your memory is failing due to your advancing age, and you can’t recall registration numbers but you can remember your own initials?” Ouch! ”Well no of course not, it’s just that…” ”Do others call you by your initials to save time? Do they call you “GRS”? Because if they do, that would make it easier for them to find you on the road.” ”No…” ”Then why do you think I should have one? Because I don’t have any of those issues and if you don’t either, I fail to see the point.” ”Because they’re great!” Her, looking thoughtful: “Hmmm - I see. Fascinating. I must go inside to study this in my books.” She then turned and went into the house, leaving him befuddled and me fighting not to smirk. Him, to me: “What did she mean by that?” Me: “I’m not qualified to answer that question, but if you pay her £90 an hour, she can help you answer it yourself.”