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*Video added from last visit to Northampton Motorsports

 

 

For sale, my Westfield SE independent suspension – originally built from kit by previous owner in Summer 1996. I bought the car around 2007 and somewhere in the house I have copious amounts of original paperwork – instructions, registration correspondence, etc. This can be provided for review before sale if necessary.

 

The engine is from a Vauxhall Corsa GSi (1.6 16v, x16xe/ c16xe - the differences between the 2 original engine specs aren't fundamental) currently producing around 184bhp at the flywheel. The induction roar is lovely, beyond that it's utterly ballistic until over 8000, when the dash warning lights indicate change.

 

The car was stripped and rebuilt, completing Q2 2014, since which the car has covered road only miles. The entire car was stripped, the chassis was reinforced with additional tubing, chassis and cage repowdercoated/ repainted, new lightweight bodywork was fitted, new carbon panelling installed (dashboard, tunnel top and sides, rear bulkhead/ front bulkhead), new racing battery, new lightweight seats, engine bay undertray were fitted. 

 

In 2018, car spent time at Westfield factory undergoing factory service, exhaust repack and headlight change.

Selling because I just don't use it enough and it's time to move on.

It weighs 509.5kg, corner weights are unavailable. Here’s the techie bit: -

  1. Steering
    1. Cat Motorsport quick rack – 2.2 ratio, reduced to 1.9 with lock stops
    2. EN3B steering column with no steering lock / ignition barrel
    3. Racetech quick release boss/ suede steering wheel
  2. Suspension
    1. Front
      1. AVO adjustable dampers (steel) with spherical bearings
      2. 9” springs – 275lbs
      3. Cortina cast iron uprights (powder coated)
      4. Cat Motorsport aluminium hubs
      5. Poly bushed lower & upper wishbones for fine tuning camber and castor angles
      6. Fittings for Playskool bespoked front ARB (unmounterd Playskool front ARB will be included in sale price)
    2. Rear
      1. AVO adjustable dampers (steel) with spherical bearings
      2. 10” springs – 180lbs
      3. Poly bushed upper and lower wishbones
      4. Westfield cast aluminium uprights
      5. Westfield modified Ford Sierra driveshafts
      6. Fittings for Playskool bespoked rear ARB (unmounted Playskool rear ARB will be included in sale price)
  3. Brakes
    1. Front
      1. Fluke Motorsport lightweight discs
      2. Outlaw M-16 4 pot aluminium calipers
      3. Hawk HP Plus brake pads
      4. Aeroquip steel braided brake lines
    2. Rear
      1. Fluke Motorsport lightweight discs
      2. Sierra 4x4 calipers
      3. Red Stuff brake pads
    3. General
      1. AP large bore master cylinder (13/16” bore)
      2. Aeroquip steel braided hose throughout the car – no solid pipes
      3. Brake bias controlled by floor mounted pedal set
  4. Engine :
    1. 1600cc 16 valve Vauxhall Ecotec engine
    2. Bottom end balanced
    3. Standard crank
    4. Steel con rods
    5. Forged “high top” pistons
    6. Lightened/ balanced flywheel
    7. Helix uprated clutch cover
    8. Helix sprung paddle clutch
    9. Cable clutch release mechanism
    10. Inlet camshaft – 11mm Lift 278 degrees duration
    11. Exhaust camshaft – 11.4mm Lift 284 degrees duration
    12. Vernier cam pulleys
    13. Standard valves (individually hand lapped and sealed)
    14. Uprated valve springs (head machined for valve spring and cam clearance)
    15. Titanium valve caps
    16. Uprated hydraulic cam followers
    17. Uprated steel cambelt pulleys
  5. Oil system
    1. SBD/ Pace dry sump system – sealed type, engine breathers have been removed/ sealed
    2. Slim Jim oil pump
    3. Low profile cast aluminium sump pan with dual scavenges (filtered)
    4. Crank pulley dowel-pinned to crank to prevent slippage
    5. Risbridger Cool-tec aerospace spec oil filter
    6. SBD dry sump tank
    7. Motec aluminium oil catch tank
  6. Fuel system
    1. Westfield fuel injection type tank
    2. Pre-pump filter (push on fittings)
    3. High pressure fuel pump
    4. Pre-injector fuel filter (-6 fittings)
    5. Jenvey fuel rail
    6. 45mm Jenvey individual throttle bodies
    7. Jenvey intake manifold (matched to throttle bodies and head)
    8. Bosch cream injectors
    9. Billet aluminium fuel pressure regulator
    10. Aeroquip FC322 hose used throughout
    11. Aeroquip / Speedflow -6 push-on type aluminium fittings used throughout
    12. ITG foam air filter
    13. MBE 967 ECU and custom loom, running wide-band, closed-loop lambda control and barometric pressure sensor.
  7. Exhaust
    1. SBD 4-2-1 exhaust manifold
    2. SBD 6” diameter carbon silencer
  8. Gearbox
    1. Tran-X (Ford Type 9) close ratio synchromesh gear set
      1. 2.48 1st gear straight cut
      2. 1.69 2nd gear straight cut
      3. 1.27 3rd gear straight cut
      4. 1.00 4th gear straight cut
      5. 0.87 5th gear helical cut
    2. Flowtech aluminium gearbox casing and lid (with drain plug)
    3. Westfield gear-lever extension/ Billet aluminium quick-shift gear lever
  9. Differential
    1. Standard Sierra 4x4 viscous limited slip diff - ratio 3.92
    2. K&N breather filter fitted
  10. Cooling system
    1. VW Golf double pass aluminium/ plastic radiator
    2. Electric fan
    3. Thermostat set to invoke at ~95 centigrade
    4. Pace custom aluminium header tank
  11. Dashboard/ interior
    1. Aim MXL dash logger system, loom and Aim sensors
    2. Battery master cut-out switch, fully functional/ Blue Book compliant
    3. Aero killswitch
    4. Push button ignition
    5. LED indicator/ warning lights throughout
    6. Indicator self-cancelling timer unit
    7. High mounted low oil pressure warning LED
  12. Miscellaneous
    1. Black lightweight bodywork
    2. Caged full T45 tubing roll cage custom made for car
    3. Lightweight race gel battery with built in engine bay charge point (associated charger will be supplied as part of sale)
    4. Carbon effect aeroscreen
    5. Caterham style front indicator pods
    6. 4” headlights
    7. Flush-fitting aluminium fuel filler
    8. Willans 6 point driver harness with 3” shoulder straps and pull-down lap straps and twist-release buckle
    9. Willans 4 point passenger with 2” straps and pull-down lap straps with push-button buckle
    10. 13” x 6” Minilite alloy wheels, fitted with Yokohama A048R tyres
    11. Longacre central wide angle mirror (mounted to roll cage since pictures)
    12. Race mirrors (remounted since pictures)
    13. My remaining Westfield Sports Car Club membership will be transferred to the buyer
    14. MOT'd (day and night) until 26 April 2019 (last MOT done at Factory - no warnings - would expect a similar pass at next MOT, i.e. no changes since last MOT)
    15. Taxed until 1 May 2012

Car is fully road compliant, day and night, ready to drive away and (as far as I know) remains a direct fit with WSCC Speed Series Class E.

Pictures are a couple of years old, the only additions have been "wing" mirrors and a wide angle Longacre central mirror on the cage. The only other change is that trailing edge of bonnet on drivers side has had a chip repaired (so now it's as good as new).

Price is £12,000. Breaks my heart to say this, but you could strip and sell for more if that is your wish.

Am located in Derby. Call/ text me on 07968 184107, email me on peter.cox@heavenlyz.com (Boardroom PM will not be best way to get hold of me). Test drivers will need to prove fully comprehensive insurance on this car.

Apologies to those who were interested last year, am unsure of your contact details.

This advert edited 7th January 2019, so comments below - if different - are superseded by details above.

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What a beautiful piece of kit - potential buyers, don't just look at the headline figures; the combination of power, gearing and weight will make this a very surprisingly quick car, with lots of very expensive bits on it...!

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Lovely car and nice spec. I wanted this car late 2017 but it wasn’t available at the time I was in the market so I bought a different one. It is a beauty and I’m sure won’t hang around on track. Good luck with the sale Peter.

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2 hours ago, jimbobtcc206 said:

Lovely car and nice spec. I wanted this car late 2017 but it wasn’t available at the time I was in the market so I bought a different one. It is a beauty and I’m sure won’t hang around on track. Good luck with the sale Peter.

Same with me. Great car but another came up at the right time. Would be great to see it back in the speed series

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9 hours ago, syman84 said:

Same with me. Great car but another came up at the right time. Would be great to see it back in the speed series

Thanks both, hope 2019 is a great year for you guys.

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On 09/01/2019 at 12:34, markat said:

Wow, screamer! Sounds really, really nice.:d

Thanks, to be honest the shift lights are set conservatively...so it'd go higher if you wanted. :)

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