John K Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Hello All, I’ve now had my first Westie for 5 days and I still haven’t stopped grinning. The decision that I was going to have a Westie was made by a very good friend of mine (Graham, a besotted Westfield fan) about 4 years ago. He knew where there was a nice one that might be going for sale and basically nagged me - more effectively than my wife has ever done - every week until I gave up and bought the damn thing. My wife also needs a mention as she finds the whole thing utter perplexing, the conversation went something like this. "You’ve bought a car you have never seen..?" "err, yes" "And you’ve never driven it..?" "err, no" "So how do you know its OK?" "Because my friend who knows them better than I do, because I’ve never seen one, has checked it for me" "But if you’ve never sat in it, how will you know if its comfortable?" "You don’t know much about the whole Westfield concept do you... Comfort isn’t really supposed to be part of the experience. If you want comfort, get some slippers" "You are utterly mad, completely insane" "Yes petal" (whilst thinking silently that 26 years of cohabitation tends to do that to a man...) So on Thursday I trekked up north by train to collect it and drive home. And it also means my first drive in a Westie started in the drizzle and ended 130 miles away, with no motor ways, one rush hour and nearly 4 hours later, safe and sound at home. Quite a first trip. I suppose I should tell you what I have bought (as much as you will ever know what you bought with a 5th hand 22 year old Westie) Put it this way, a piece of paper I found in a box says: 1,700 X-Flow Vulcan Block Stage 4 head Twin 40 DCOEs 244 Cam Balanced, nitrated crank Hopefully there will be room for me in the madhouse other wise known as the WSCC... Cheers JK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Everall Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Welcome to the mad house that can solve all your technical problems but not upgraditis which is incurable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham0127 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Welcome to the mighty crossflow fold.... Mine's Vulcan powered as well......goes well ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Welcome to the mad house that can solve all your technical problems but not upgraditis which is incurable Yes, I've been infected with Premature Upgraditis - I started upgrading before I'd started building and now I'm actually building, the disease is getting out of control (but I'm strangely happy) Oh - yes, welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommo Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Welcome - hope to see it at a meet soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickmaster Andy Lowe Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Sounds like your going to fit right in here Welcome to a fun new way of life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraymint Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Welcome and enjoy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Oh, there's plenty of room here in the nuthouse (said the head nut). aboard and enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Vann - Warwickshire AO Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Welcome aboard, long may the enjoyment continue…... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Welcome chap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Coming up to my first year of infection this week, and loving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clansman Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 That grin will always be there ...........welcome and enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonk179 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Welcome, had mine 52 days and still grinning like a Cheshire Cat! I sometimes sit in mine in the garage at night contemplating, wife says I'm as mad as a bucket of frogs! I tell her it's a westfield thing. You won't regret your purchase, just find any excuse to get out for a blat. If it's sunny and we run out of milk I'm like a kid again shouting " I'll go I'll go ". Mind you shop is a quater of a mile away but it's a two hour round trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander72 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Mighty intro and a great choice of engine - treat yourself to a pint and tell them I said so.... Magic !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_c Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Welcome. There's no turning back now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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