Recent snap of your Westfield

[Mark Gibson]

All set for a quick blast on Sunday before the rain came, and to try out my new roof/door popper arrangement 👍

 

[Andrzej]

I have also fitted my halfhood today, but to drive with it I need to get rid of seat runners, as they add up approx 2cm  and its too high for me with this roof 😕 - poor visibility in front and touching hood with head. 

 

 

[AndrewBClarke]

27 minutes ago, Andrzej said:

I have also fitted my halfhood today, but to drive with it I need to get rid of seat runners, as they add up approx 2cm  and its too high for me with this roof 😕 - poor visibility in front and touching hood with head. 

 

Before removing the seat runners, have you tried roof bars??  They raise the roof and stop the flapping on your head. 
 

[Andrzej]

Not yet, that is some idea , I mean thought to make it from some fibreglass bar or sth like that. Even if not for not-touching my head, as You said for not flapping, as I assume in such roof type must be present.

 

But - my eye level is still on upper frame ow windscreen. I constantly look above or below this frame . While If I sit in passanger seat (which I mounted without runners) its much much better. Also wind does not harm my last few hairs on head

I have mounted those runners for situations if my Wife drive Westfield, but She love to sit as passanger and dont want to drive, My sons are already as tall as me, so max rear seat position is only what we used last season in fact. 

[Flying Carrot Steve]

16 hours ago, Andrzej said:

I have also fitted my halfhood today, but to drive with it I need to get rid of seat runners, as they add up approx 2cm  and its too high for me with this roof 😕 - poor visibility in front and touching hood with head. 

 

 

I don't think I've ever seen rear wheel arch 'enclosures' like that before, great idea! 

[Andrzej]

23 minutes ago, Flying Carrot Steve said:

I don't think I've ever seen rear wheel arch 'enclosures' like that before, great idea! 

 

I like it too, but its not my idea , bought this   tube with those extensions from @RJRWesty so he is propably the Inventor

[Martin Bell - (Bellyboy) East Anglia AO]

A hundred plus mile cafe testing and pot hole dodging. 

[Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset]

The Mondeo wouldn’t start this morning, so trusty Winston came to the rescue for dropping Lorna at dance and then a run to Waitrose. She wasn’t impressed by the lack of a boot! There are 16 cans of Fanta in that bag 🤣

 

[Andrzej]

Managed to do over hour  ride - first time with doors attached

 

 

Its for sure less cold inside than with Lexan side wind deflectors. Warm from heater is like "keept inside cockpit" , outside arm and shoulder not frozen .

And a little easier to talk with passanger. 

But.. soo tight!  lot of joy gone 😕

And dont know why ? - more exhaust fumes smell especialy in passanger side (exhaust is on driver side) , strange.

 

[Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset]

2 hours ago, Andrzej said:

Managed to do over hour  ride - first time with doors attached

 

 

Its for sure less cold inside than with Lexan side wind deflectors. Warm from heater is like "keept inside cockpit" , outside arm and shoulder not frozen .

And a little easier to talk with passanger. 

But.. soo tight!  lot of joy gone 😕

And dont know why ? - more exhaust fumes smell especialy in passanger side (exhaust is on driver side) , strange.

 

I’ve found half doors and wind deflectors a decent option to reduce buffeting and keep it a little warmer. It still restricts elbow room, but shoulders are not constrained.

[Rob Hunter - Club Secretary]

Cheeky little meet up at Curburgring!

 

 

I was tip toeing on the way due to the cold and damp roads, but had dried up enough on the way home to unleash the VTEC 😂

[SXRORY]

Winter tinkering complete! just two ball joints and the most thorough clean i think shes had since i had it (8years) I got a DA for xmas so gave it a go. It has not got rid of the bigger marks as I did not know what i was doing so went cautious, but it got rid of the washing swirls of the slap a wash mit over it job that i like to do😜. I removed side stripes as they were starting to show there age but have added some decals this year. RL200 is the engine spec being a zetec r from Raceline. I was a little unsure of how they would come out but think it works well to break up the blue. Super happy with how its come out 👍 roll on summer!

 

 

 

[Flying Carrot Steve]

1 hour ago, SXRORY said:

Winter tinkering complete! just two ball joints and the most thorough clean i think shes had since i had it (8years) I got a DA for xmas so gave it a go. It has not got rid of the bigger marks as I did not know what i was doing so went cautious, but it got rid of the washing swirls of the slap a wash mit over it job that i like to do😜. I removed side stripes as they were starting to show there age but have added some decals this year. RL200 is the engine spec being a zetec r from Raceline. I was a little unsure of how they would come out but think it works well to break up the blue. Super happy with how its come out 👍 roll on summer!

 

 

 

Spanking Rory! You can do mine next 😳

[Andrzej]

Let my younger son ( yet with no driving license ) to learn how to drive a Proper Car he did quite well - only two kangoorous on start then learned that there is no  too much throttle on start (well ,on wide road )

 

[ianali]

First runout with half doors fitted. Surprised how much they reduce turbulence in the cockpit. Apologies to  Stuart Davies for the blatant copying. Didn’t keep my head any warmer though.