Mark Gibson Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Good evening. I'm just introducing myself Mark and my son Harvey. We have recently bought a kit for the FW Special Edition. I'm now looking forward to everything Westfield as it's been a dream of mine for a long time to get my hands on one of these kits. Nice to meet you all . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Welcome ! Hopefully some of our more sedentary members might understand Newbie’s vs “Noobs” (forgive me - its a bit of a recent “in joke” 😁 ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 What about Noobie? Welcome to the club Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Taylor Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Welcome and hope you both enjoy the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobMet Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Excellent choice, enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hunter - Club Secretary Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Welcome from South Derbyshire 👍 And of course, we need pictures 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Good luck on your build Mark and where in the world are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Walsh Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Hi, Welcome from Somerset! Lets see the pics then! 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Vann - Warwickshire AO Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Hi and welcome from the Midlands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gibson Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 Many thanks for the welcome guys. And we are in Radcliffe on Trent, Nottingham. And i will post some pics when we get a bit further. Brake and fuel lines done so far and i think all ok (i hope). Next job the wiring loom, which has come all nicely labelled up but I'm not quite sure where to start with it. Is the manual a bit vague here or is it just me ? I will have a dig around on some build diaries. Bye for now, Mark (& Harvey) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen_I Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Hi Mark & Harvey Can't comment on newer builds/wiring looms but I would imagine the manual is a little vague (mine was back in 2001). I think your best bet would be to start a build diary or at least get some pics up as there will be areas where we could assist you in (dare I say this.......) doing some things slightly differently?? I built mine pretty much as per manual but my current rebuild has highlighted how I have now done things different and hopefully for the better... I appreciate you want to follow the manual to assist in IVA as I did to help me through the SVA (as it was at the time). But there is always room for improvement or making it easier to work on at a later date. Don't laugh, but I, like a lot of people didn't have a camera phone back then so I never uploaded pics but I'm sure if I did then things could've been a little different?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gibson Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share Posted December 17, 2021 Thanks Glen. I will get Harvey on to it 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cutler (Adge) - Dorset AO Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 from sunny Somerset. +1 for a build diary, helped me immensely on my build. Good way to tap into the wealth of knowledge from members on here. The Sport 250 build manual may be a source of useful information to supplement the FW manual I presume you’ve got. A lot of the build is common to all Westfields. Link below to access the 250 manual: https://westfield-sportscars.co.uk/showroom-brochures/sport-250-build-manual/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gibson Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Thanks Alan. The Sport manual looks great. Anybody know how much difference between the Sport 250 and our FW SE ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cutler (Adge) - Dorset AO Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Mark Gibson said: Anybody know how much difference between the Sport 250 and our FW SE ? All I had was the FW manual when I built my 250 (plus help on here), most of the basics are common. Differences that spring to mind off the cuff are: Steering rack position and column layout Cooling system Ecu/engine electrics Windscreen and rollbar height Body panel positioning datum’s plus bonnet hinging etc Not an exhaustive list, would suggest using the 250 manual to supplement the FW manual in your case, plus a build diary to tap into the wealth of experience on here. Don’t forget the unofficial motto on here: “there’s no such thing as a stupid question” Enjoy the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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