mattstone79 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Hi Guys I've been lurking in the background for sometime now and figured its about time I showed my face I'm a complete newbie with no mechanical experience what so ever,only ever getting as far as changing a wheel. But I have been doing alot of research and although it will be a steep learning curve I'm looking forward to the challenge. All being well I will be picking up my multi donor starter kit on friday. My only real concern at the moment is all the stories I have ready about the issues getting parts from Westfield, I happy to try an source things else where but concerned with my lack of knowledge getting the wrong/incompatible parts. I'm sure I will have hundreds of questions in the coming weeks/months/years so thank you in advance! Anybody thats interested I will be trying to maintain the usual blog. https://projectkitcar.wordpress.com/ Cheers Matt Quote
TableLeg Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Welcome Matt, You've certainly come to the right place. As a member here you will get plenty of help as you progress your build. Don't worry about asking questions it is what the forum is for and so far I have found all users of this forum friendly and very forthcoming with help. Good luck with the build. Quote
Rhett Turner - Black Country AO Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 good luck with the build hope you enjoy the process and learn lots. Quote
Stu Faulkner Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Never be afraid to ask any question. Enjoy the Build Quote
Bigjas Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Welcome and good luck with your build. This place is amazing with really helpfull people that have a great deal of knowledge to share. All the questions I've asked have been answered. Also, questions asked by others over the years are still here, and are easy to find using the search option. You can bet most of the questions have been asked before with good answers. Jas Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Welcome Matt, great to see another new build starting! One thing I would seriously consider, is running a build thread here on the forum. I know you've got the blog - and a fantastic archive that will be for the future for you. However, the advantage of a build thread, even if you just copy and paste text in and add photos from the blog, is that you generally get a lot of traffic and feedback from all the other members on here. On more than a few occasions, that's also included members spotting a problem, or potential problem developing in the photographs, and have been able to offer advice to sort it out before it became an issue. This is where plenty of pictures score - whilst we're always here to, and happy to, answer questions; it's the times when you didn't know that there was a question to ask that come back to bite you! Best of luck with the build, and don't forget to be realistic in deadlines and goals, it's a fantastic way to learn new skills, but don't forget to enjoy yourself! If you've never done anything like it before, it's often best to break it down into a series of smaller tasks and projects. Plan ahead too; if you're mainly building at weekends for instance. Finish the actual build a little earlier on the Sunday, and spend some time planning what tasks you'll do the following weekend. Check that you have everything you'll need, whether you'll need to find out anything and also whether you might need any tool that you don't already have. (There'll often be a member or too that can help you out here, with enough notice). This gives you a chance on Monday morning to sort out anything you will need but don't have. Do bear in mind that fabricated parts and grp items will often take longer to order in, so more time should be allowed, if they arrive early, then that's a bonus. And again, don't forget to enjoy it! (Don't turn it in to "work"). 2 Quote
Kingster Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Welcome Matt, great to see another new build starting! One thing I would seriously consider, is running a build thread here on the forum. I know you've got the blog - and a fantastic archive that will be for the future for you. However, the advantage of a build thread, even if you just copy and paste text in and add photos from the blog, is that you generally get a lot of traffic and feedback from all the other members on here. On more than a few occasions, that's also included members spotting a problem, or potential problem developing in the photographs, and have been able to offer advice to sort it out before it became an issue. This is where plenty of pictures score - whilst we're always here to, and happy to, answer questions; it's the times when you didn't know that there was a question to ask that come back to bite you! +1 I can wholeheartedly agree with this - my build thread saved my bacon on more than one occasion! Quote
mattstone79 Posted May 19, 2015 Author Posted May 19, 2015 Hi guys Thanks for the warm welcome, this forum is one of the big reasons for choosing to build a westfield. And thanks for the advice, I don't want to have deadlines and want to take my time and enjoy it, mainly because my budget is a bit tight and I have to save up for the next batch of bits Quote
djm Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Welcome Matt, nice to have another Wiltshire member, where abouts are you I am in Westbury? If you haven't fixed yourself up with some build stands I have a set for sale in "Parts for Sale" which are open to offers. I am half way through a Mazda SDV build which you are welcome to come and have a look and poke around. Quote
lewis Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Welcome and good luck Looks like you pick up the first part of the kit on Friday Quote
mattstone79 Posted May 26, 2015 Author Posted May 26, 2015 Thanks DJM, appreciate the offer, I actually live just outside Swindon so not to far away. Picked my kit up Friday so will have to start a build thread now. Looking though the manual at the brake lines I noticed that as well as the pclips there are some other brake clips that I don't have in my kit http://parts-shop.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/brakes-calipers-discs?product_id=69 Should these be in the starter kit? Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 No. (I asked the same question at the factory). But there are a number of places on-line that you can get them, Merlin Motorsport, Car Builder Solutions etc. Quote
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