Popular Post Ewan Posted December 25, 2025 Popular Post Posted December 25, 2025 Santa bought me some heated gloves, for winter Westy fun 10 Quote
Andrzej Posted December 30, 2025 Posted December 30, 2025 Received refurbished shocks for my track Westfield from https://www.thunderlane.eu . I bought the car in 2018, with a few years of history before that, and I think the shocks had never been overhauled. They got new bearings, thinner valves for a lightweight car, new bump stops, etc. They were dyno tested (I don’t understand those diagrams at all , but I was assured they were matched in pairs). I’m really curious whether I’ll feel the difference. When they were “new” ( I mean after few seasons in Westfield Cup NL , and on some endurance challenges (got few broken wishbones with that car ) , even on the softest settings the car was quite darty. Hopefully this effort and the expense — will be noticeable Edit – oh, and I had my springs measured: front (RED) 60 N/mm, rear (BLACK) 40 N/mm. Not sure if this is right or wrong, but at least I now have a baseline if I learn which way to go softer or stiffer at the front or rear in the future. 3 Quote
Caldrin Posted January 5 Posted January 5 Just took delivery of the following Pipercross filter to replace the old K&N filters that the car had on it. Managed to find one with the same dimensions as the K&Ns so I don't have to go cutting up the bonnet haha. Has not taken me long to start changing things up, only picked the car up just before xmas. 3 Quote
Captain Colonial Posted January 5 Posted January 5 40 minutes ago, Caldrin said: Has not taken me long to start changing things up, only picked the car up just before xmas. One of us… one of us… 2 Quote
Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO Posted January 12 Posted January 12 New tyres to replace my 20 year old budget ones. I was getting the wheels refurbished today, but I seem to have booked a skiing holiday somehow. 5 Quote
mega ade Posted January 12 Posted January 12 How do you make them last 20 years i can't get past 18 months. Quote
Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO Posted January 12 Posted January 12 21 minutes ago, mega ade said: How do you make them last 20 years i can't get past 18 months. You've never driven with me! 1 Quote
Andrzej Posted January 12 Posted January 12 I used to run those tyres (Nankang NS-2R) a few years ago, back when the softer compound (TW 120) was still road-legal, and on a much heavier car (around 1050 kg). They were genuinely good tyres — very predictable and resistant to overheating, even during long track sessions. That said, they were already quite limited in damp conditions, and in the rain they really required a lot of caution. In your case, the 180 TW version is a noticeably harder compound, which may be even less suitable given the very low weight of a Westfield and the likelihood of encountering wet or cool road conditions. On a dry day, they will of course be better than running on 20-year-old tyres. However, for normal road driving, semislicks rarely make practical sense — they take longer to warm up, offer little advantage at legal speeds, and come with clear compromises in wet grip and overall usability. A good modern road tyre is often the more balanced and safer choice. 1 Quote
Andrzej Posted January 15 Posted January 15 They always send im pizza boxes New hoses for wilwood and Golf calipers 3 3 Quote
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