Chr1sch Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Good morning folks, Latest new member here….I’m the very proud owner of a 2012 FW my dear old Dad built meticulously a scarcely believable, decade ago…sadly we lost him last year and I will forever treasure what I saw him painstakingly build rivet by rivet. It is a wide body car, blacktop Zetec with Jenvey’s and the all too common Omex ecu. It has the sports brake kit (hi spec I think…) and a few other nice touches. I fully intend to refine and improve, starting with a proper rollcage, wider wishbones and a map (it has a real drinking problem) ive already indulged with a carbon diffuser from mofast, can’t wait to get that on! I would welcome any advice or guidance, particularly on the cage front as I do intend to do some trackdays etc and don’t trust the low level factory one, one bit. cheers Chris 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobMet Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Welcome. That a great looking car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryD1971 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 That car looks sweet. You are certainly in the right place for any advice. We are good at spending other folks hard earned money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benrobson2999 - Kent AO Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Fantastic, welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Welcome. If you don't find a used cage on here, the only current choice new is- https://cagedlaser.co.uk/product/westfield-wide-fia-full-cage/ How thirsty are we talking? I've got throttle bodies on an S2000. I can hit 35-40mpg touring and hi teens if pushing on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB46443 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Warm Welcome Chris, from just up the road in the midlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Welcome! The new Westfield factory’s parts shop should be open in the next couple of weeks. (Early March). So the factory options should be back available. What you have currently is a cosmetic bar, with no pretense to be a safety device! Very popular amongst those using Westfields for touring. As it works with all the different hood options. But for actual roll-over protection, the factory has (had) two options, the MSA bar, a single, but fully braced hoop. This gives good protection for doing a few trackdays, alongside regular touring use in the road. It doesn’t work with a full hood, but half-hoods, (which many prefer, anyway) are available to go with the MSA bar. The second option, a requirement for many forms of competition, and the better option for a heavily tracked car, is the full braced cage. This is not really compatible with any of the hoods, though some have tried experimenting with half hoods, with fairly mixed success. (I know of way more that gave up than have been successful!). The normal approach here, is either dry use of the car only, or for wet weather, strip the interior of carpets, vinyl surfaces etc, so there’s nothing to soak up water, and wear an all in one rain suit with a crash helmet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Taylor Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Welcome , the car looks great and I can feel your sentiments for her, enjoy her and have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 5 hours ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman said: though some have tried experimenting with half hoods, with fairly mixed success. works surprisingly well 😁 (eta… with full waterproof gear and lid of course 😛) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Kingster said: works surprisingly well 😁 (eta… with full waterproof gear and lid of course 😛) Yeah, yours is one of the two I know if that worked reasonably! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 @Chr1sch welcome and greetings from a Westy owner for 23 years just outside Worcester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Crowther Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 12 hours ago, Chr1sch said: Good morning folks, Latest new member here….I’m the very proud owner of a 2012 FW my dear old Dad built meticulously a scarcely believable, decade ago…sadly we lost him last year and I will forever treasure what I saw him painstakingly build rivet by rivet. It is a wide body car, blacktop Zetec with Jenvey’s and the all too common Omex ecu. It has the sports brake kit (hi spec I think…) and a few other nice touches. I fully intend to refine and improve, starting with a proper rollcage, wider wishbones and a map (it has a real drinking problem) ive already indulged with a carbon diffuser from mofast, can’t wait to get that on! I would welcome any advice or guidance, particularly on the cage front as I do intend to do some trackdays etc and don’t trust the low level factory one, one bit. cheers Chris Looks very nice mate 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraymint Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Welcome from bonny 🏴 Nice looking car, take your time and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsechris Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Welcome. Before long we'll have enough to form our own sub-section... (joking!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Very nice looking car, Welcome, I'm also from Worcester, if you need any help give me a shout 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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