Gary Taylor Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 9 hours ago, nice_guy said: Thanks ! I've seen this one, and this led to "So where can I source flared wings ?" It turned out rather frustratingly fruitless : can anyone recommend a reliable source, beside secondhand ? Thanks a lot ! Westfield themselves are listing some long clamshell wings on eBay just now or a wanted ad on here could produce a set I painted mine in etch primer followed by 2 pack and underseal to cushion the road debris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice_guy Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 53 minutes ago, garytipping said: If you get over your fear of aluminium, here's a picture with the windscreen and bench seats! Drooling over the keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky_B Joint Kent AO Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Here is my Westy, this is a early post lit (1990) 1650 crossflow. Only owned for 2 week and love it! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice_guy Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 25/09/2018 at 19:11, Gary Taylor - Scotland AO said: Westfield themselves are listing some long clamshell wings on eBay just now or a wanted ad on here could produce a set I painted mine in etch primer followed by 2 pack and underseal to cushion the road debris I missed that one... I suspect sanding might be part of the process given condition. I Looked for the flared wing on ebay, and two things appeared to me. Usually they come by two (a master, and an apprentice...) there's only one listed... On the upside price & shipping is waaaaaaaaaay less than what I feafor an ironing board sized parcel. I don't know if the brackets that have been hacked off can be sourced, but it seems to be within "hammering a piece of steel" metalworks and a quick weld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Taylor Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, nice_guy said: I missed that one... I suspect sanding might be part of the process given condition. I Looked for the flared wing on ebay, and two things appeared to me. Usually they come by two (a master, and an apprentice...) there's only one listed... On the upside price & shipping is waaaaaaaaaay less than what I feafor an ironing board sized parcel. I don't know if the brackets that have been hacked off can be sourced, but it seems to be within "hammering a piece of steel" metalworks and a quick weld From what I understand although Westfield don’t list them they can supply the clamshells and the proper brackets, might be worth a quick call to enquire and ask for prices / lead times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skypeller Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 @Chrishubbs that’s stunning!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Taylor Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Hi don’t know your location but here’s a pair of clamshells primed on eBay item 132798057291 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL290005 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Gary Taylor - Scotland AO said: Hi don’t know your location but here’s a pair of clamshells primed on eBay item 132798057291 Nice_guy I believe is in France 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice_guy Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 5 hours ago, Gary Taylor - Scotland AO said: Hi don’t know your location but here’s a pair of clamshells primed on eBay item 132798057291 Interesting... 3 hours ago, CL290005 said: Nice_guy I believe is in France Yup. And shipping stings. I'll fire some alerts on ebay, get the hang of what would be the costs should I have to get a car to the needed oldtimer appearance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice_guy Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 Sevenesque cars are like lego parts : once you start looking for one, it knows it and hides so you'll never find it.... That calls for this question : What websites would you recommend for classifieds ? I currently scan too-many-times-a-day : wscc, ebay, autotrader, pistonheads, gumtree, carandclassic and carsnip. I wouldn't want to leave a stone unturned, am I missing anything of interest ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice_guy Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 I've been searching the classifieds for a while (and patience is not my forte), and for the first time something interesting (but not maching the essential 30 years old threshold) popped up : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westfield-SE-Kitcar/142980679286?hash=item214a500676:g:VGcAAOSwlINbybXE:rk:2:pf:0 An empty shell. No registration to this one, alas, so it won't work but I wonder if there is a marketplace for empty (engine-less) or cat C / D westies ? Might expand the realm of the things I have to look for, and may be a good way to get, let's say a 1990 or 1991 shell, planning it'll take me one to two years to get it running... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice_guy Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Finally. I now am blessed with the ownership of an early narrow SEi, largely thanks to this forum. Obviously, tinkering fever started with no delay. Staring first with the parts that I wish/need to replace. I'm going against the march of progress, going for a respectable granny appearance, hence maybe the parts I seek clutter many a garage / workshop, having been replaced by more modern contraptions. @Great_Forum_Overlord, what would be the way to go ? Start a thread with all my needs in parts wanted ? Or start a new topic for each part ? (2 or 3 at the time being, but haven't removed anything but the hood yet) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Taylor Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Well done and congratulations on getting her but pictures are mandatory...... i wiuld put put up a wanted ad as you need parts as too many in one as would get confusing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice_guy Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 24 minutes ago, Gary Taylor - Scotland AO said: Well done and congratulations on getting her but pictures are mandatory...... Well, I have none half decent enough to reach the forum, but I'm going to do some before I scratch the spanner itch and put everything that looks unscrewable in a dozen plastic food containers... (truth is, I have a single blurry shot, at night, hood half fit. She looks like a not so respectable granny that has severe issues with a dress) (but have multiple close ups of thermostat housing...) 24 minutes ago, Gary Taylor - Scotland AO said: i wiuld put put up a wanted ad as you need parts as too many in one as would get confusing Let's go carpet bombing ! Thanks a lot ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 6 hours ago, nice_guy said: @Great_Forum_Overlord, what would be the way to go ? Start a thread with all my needs in parts wanted ? Or start a new topic for each part ? (2 or 3 at the time being, but haven't removed anything but the hood yet) Not quite an overlord - but I’ll answer post wanted ads as you need - and start a thread telling us about your progress 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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