oldbeanracing Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hi all. ..I want to build a high ground clearance version for gentle off road and street runs. Similar to a Troll trials car of the early 90's Rear suspension looks simple enough but front might need some major mods Anybody ever tried this?? Cheers and keep revving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu999 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Welcome! I think you could well be a pioneer - most folk are trying to make them lower! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigals Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 http://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic/99117-cheap-westy-offroader-anyone/#entry1017397 it has been done as the link to the thread above shows unfortunately the ebay advert has expired. Not sure if any info was actually gained on how the car had been modified. Hopefully someone will be a long in a minute to help. Could prove to be a interesting project so keep up posted as we all love a good build thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickmaster Andy Lowe Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Well the original lotus was a trial car that developed into the 7 So it might not be such a major job to turn back the clock I can see the turning circle being an issue !!!!!! There's a clip on YouTube about the Cataram 7 development from a trials car I'll see if I can find it when I get 3G signal today Welcome to the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander72 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I have trialed in sporting and classics - am too considering a trials westy will PM you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbeanracing Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) Hi Guys....well this could turn into something interesting ... Re getting lower ..I currently race a Crossle 9s sports racer BUT due to a surfeit of age(of the driver) now need something higher as my back /knees /etc dont work so well now!! The pics of the Ebay car have been deleted so did anyone have a photo of it?? Edited April 8, 2014 by oldbeanracing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigals Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 http://www.btrda.com/pics.php?imageid=474_4270671 http://www.btrda.com/Car_Trials/gallery/ couple of pic's on the btrda website might be worth having a look and try contacting them as there is more than one seven type car on there . Cant remember if the ebay car looked like any of the pics I have found . Good luck . Looking forward to seeing what you can come up with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Pete Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 How about the Rally Barbados from a couple of years ago: http://www.barbadosmotorsport.com/videos/2011-06-30/rally-barbados-hangmans-hill-finlayson-westfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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