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1998 Westfield SEIGHT V8 3.9L EFI, S reg. SOLD 7,500 documented miles from new. My ownership since 2017, previous owner from 2006, and 3 prior to that date according to the V5C. Rolling road shows 194BHP/205lbft. Factory built (original invoice) in red with black trim. Westfield sports seats with 4-point harnesses fitted. Side screens, boot tonneau in black, Walker St Claire cover, and Perspex wind deflectors. Boot cover has additional zipped bag for storage. 15in Super Tourer wheels with Yokohama A520 205/50/15 tyres fitted (3.5mm front and rear, spare unused). Black carbon effect guards to rear wings. Upgraded brakes, anti-theft immobiliser, DRE shift light system. R380 gearbox, Tornado software, Magnecor leads, and all hoses / gaiters replaced 2019-21. This is a really lovely car and the 6th Westfield I have had over the last 25 years, but age is catching up with me (81), and having spare garage space would be a bonus. email: emdservices@msn.com
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Had to remove the ones on my car and stupidly didn't take a good picture of what they look like. The best I could find from a Google images search is but I suppose those who know what they look like may be able to point me to finding some replacements...
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I've managed to lose one of the three fasteners from my Seight nose cone, the little hexagonal drive ones that secure the radiator ducting, any body know were they can be sourced? mine are chrome but black would do if I change all three. By the way, I think I know were the lost one is I just can't get it without taking the nose apart and being made of stainless steel a magnet wont pick it up.
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Hi, I have a Seight with the usual arrangement for the radiator, I.e it “floats” in the nose cone. I’ve seen brackets which hold / support the radiator which makes things easier when removing the nose. Does anyone have the designs for such a thing or know where they can be obtained/ bought
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Set of RISTS suppression 1515 numbered spark plug leads, and Hotwires high performance coil lead. Replaced mine with Magnecor, so surplus to requirements. Now on EBay £8, free P&P Now SOLD https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162973996181?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
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I have a registration plate that might be of interest to anyone with a SEight, as long as your care is currently on an age related plate Looking for offers. V8 WSY
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Hi all, I have a 4L Seight running an Edelbrock / Webber 500 4 barrel carb, I've sorted out various issues since buying it in May last year, recently I noticed a "stumble" in slow bends usually after running along at a steady speed then turning into a side road. I am thinking maybe fuel pressure or surge in the tank but not really sure where to start looking, does anyone have any suggestions? The car was set up on a rolling road about 6 or 7 months ago and runs really well otherwise. Any thoughts gratefully received.
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This may be a stupid question but, I have a Westfield V8 (4ltr range rover block) which started leaking oil somewhere towards the front following an oil change. It has a Mocal remote filter. The leak is bad enough to need attention so I'm going to take the front off to gain access, the stupid questions are, why following an oil change? and are there any "usual suspects" for leak points? as its all a bit mucky at the moment its hard to see where the leak(s) may be but I'd guess at right at the front and possibly something to do with the remote filter. Any pointers before I get the front off will be gratefully received.
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Hi everyone, Having recently bought a Westfield Seight in September last year I have decided to get involved with the WSCC. I am looking forward to going to my first meet over in sunny Essex in March, Kev from Essex has kindly mentioned a few people who will be going there from near me in Maidstone area. I would be Interested in meeting up on the way with you guys if your up for that. I am also planning to go to the Silverstone Classic show with one of my mates and would be interested in getting my car on the club stand, Kev also mentioned Stoneleigh which I would also like to go to. I have a passion for classic and sports cars, I will be going to the London Classic Car Show and Goodwood FoS this year. Josh
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I hope this isn't a stupid question but, what replacement do I need for my remote oil filter canister? it's just a plain white filter with no marking that I can see. I think it's probably standard factory built Seight but I'm guessing if I say that in Halfords I'll get funny looks. Cheers Dave
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Hi, I'm a new member who joined today. I'm here because I've just bought a green Seight, K865WWD. I was curious to know if any members (or non-members) were previous owners of this vehicle and could tell me anything about its history (shows attended, track days, touring venues, etc ). I'm intending taking it on a trip to Italy, where I spend much of my time now I'm retired. Any comments, advice, inside knowledge, anything at all would be really appreciated. Thanks.
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Seight, plug types, leads and distributor and rotor arm etc
Badger56 posted a topic in The Start Line
Hi All, I bought my Seight back in May and set about various improvements such as getting the suspension set up correctly fixing the over heating problem and getting it running smoothly on a rolling road. I'm very happy with the results and intend to get the suspension re-built over the winter probably using ProComp. The car runs a TVR 4.0 litre cross bolted block Offenhauser inlet manifold. and Edelbrock / Webber 500 4 barrel carb with PRi Ignition amplifier and Magnicore 8.5 mm leads. So what's the question, well I've noticed a slight "hesitance" when cruising or driving at town speeds and wondered if this might be down to the plug lead distributer combination, Does anyone have any suggestions about plug types, leads and particularly distributor and rotor arm, including sources would be good. I think these may be the cause as following the Rolling Road session at HiTech motorsport the car runs and accelerates beautifully, the car just wants to go, and throttle response is immediate. In case it matters it produces a solid and reliable 185 BHP with 220lb of torque. Cheers Dave -
Hi all, Had some rolling road work done today and the car popped a hose due to the high revs, this hasn't caused any problem except that something now squeals intermittently. My thought is water pump and the only thing to do is change it, however I thought it may be the alternator as it probably got wet during the hose incident. Questions are, how do I find the source of the squeal as it only does it when driving i.e. I can't make it do it on command and if it is the water pump how do I identify which one I have? The car was factory built in 2004 but I'm told was re-built in 2012 with a TVR 4.0 litre cross bolted block. Thanks all, in the meantime I'm going to WD40 the alternator to see if that does anything. Cheers Dave
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Hi all, My Seight is running a TVR 4.0l V8 on a Edelbrock 1404 4 barrel carb with a Offenhauser inlet manifold and K & N pancake air filter. The Rocker covers are both vented to atmosphere with no pipe to the carb vacuum. Having had the car set up on a rolling road I noted quite a lot of oil smoke from one of the vents at full revs (has an after market filter on it) due to "blow by" and I'm thinking of connecting one of the rocker covers to the carb either via the air filter or to the PCV vacuum pipe at the front of the carb. I'd use a standard TVR flame trap and a pipe into the bottom of the pancake filter as first choice as this seems to be the least likely to mess up the carb settings. However I'm toying with the idea of connecting to the PCV as I understand you get a better vacuum and therefore less oil leakage. Questions are:- Does anyone have any experience of this? pictures would be great and even part numbers, sources etc. And do I need to fit a PCV valve in the second option as I'm not clear if one of these would have been fitted as standard, is it therefore needed? Any thoughts or recommendations gratefully received. Cheers Dave
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Hi all, I've searched the forums to no avail, trying to add a thermostatic switch to my Seight as it just has a manual one at the moment. I have the following : http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/adjustable-fan-controller-thermostat and I'm not sure which wire goes where, from the fan I have a red & a black wire, finding a suitable connection to disconnect I've found that with the switch on they are both live, I assume there is a relay involved somewhere and I've tested the circuit before this i.e. on the fan side in the engine bay. I could do this by trial & error but if anyone has a more scientific method I'd be grateful for a pointer. By the way, I can highly recommend "car builder solutions" as a web site, they appear to have anything you could possibly want. Cheers Dave
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Hi All, Did a bit of work on the seight the other night which necessitated removing the nose cone, I found that the radiator is mounted to the cone and not the chassis, i.e take the cone off and the radiator comes with it. I doubt this is the best solution (although it appears to work fine) due to the weight etc and I think it was done when a past owner fitted a higher spec rad. I'll probably look at mounting it "properly" over the winter but wondered if anyone has any thoughts or pointers? Are there brackets etc available? or is it a fabrication job? I have no detail about the rad other than "high capacity alloy" which isn't a lot to go on I know. Comments and particularly photo's would be much appreciated. Cheers
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Seight, I can see the bottom of my flywheel, is that correct?
Badger56 posted a topic in The Start Line
Hi all, Probably a daft question but, the bottom of my flywheel is exposed i.e. not covered by a plate or anything, is that correct?? it sits behind the sump but I would think it's subject to road dirt grit etc and really should have a plate in front of it. Anyone got any thoughts? Cheers Dave -
So as you can tell from the title, yesterday did not end well... I've had my SEight for 6 months now and in that time have uprated the cooling system, sorted the brakes, fitted new wheels and have done a basic service - oil, filters etc. Not done anything on the engine apart from that. However while cruising home after a great day at Bedford Autodrome, the old V8 punched a hole in the side of the block, spitting lumps of metal on to the road. Presumably some sort of con rod failure - the RAC man suggested possible blocked or oil starved con rod bearing. - Is it worthwhile or even possible to repair the damaged block and rebuild the bottom end? - If not, is it worth sourcing a new block and rebuilding the engine using my existing parts? - Are the cylinder heads in my car completely standard, or uprated in the Westfield builds? How can I tell? - Could I find a fully build engine and fit the cylinder heads etc from my existing engine? - Where's the best place to find spares / whole engines? I do love the drama and performance of the V8 but more modern engines could 'add lightness' whilst providing a similar power output. As another option, how complicated would it be to replace it with a 2.0L Duratec for example, but keep the existing LT77 5-speed gearbox? Anyway, I don't have the work space or time for a long term perfect rebuild project, I would just like to get it back on the road as soon as possible, hence coming here for some advice! This is my first kit car so go easy on me, I have much to learn and any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Oscar
