Fossett

Hi

I feel for you, I've had this, and its a real pain.

top tops I have learned

1. Drill a hole in the thermostat - it allows a little bypass

2. Take a hose off at the back of the engine and fill up  the cooling system 'behind' the thermostat, afterwards, resecure that hose and fill the rest normally 

3. Make sure the water level in the tank is as high as the top of the head coolant gallery

Hope it helps

Hi mine is like this, in my case top hose is a retro-ford water rail, but you get the idea. 

(just drew this in excel sorry for the naff-ness)

Hey, winter mods this year;

Front springs - going to 300lb from 250lb

Engine mounts - gone a bit soft

Cambelt - not sure of its age

Water pump housing - Thread stripped grrr

Header tank - going back to standard from a pretty allow one...

Happy Christmas

I know my nosecone is a different shape, but...

Mine is attached with velcro tape (50mm x width of the plate) and is still there

(fingers crossed it'll stay put)

It just runs off into a catch tank tucked away...

I had it slung under but securing it was a real pain - using big P-clips on the cam cover nuts hold it much better

I used THIS to get a vacuum feed for my MAP sensor

+1 for coil pack, I've had this too...

Awesome Job!

Totally agree - they either fit like a glove or are a proper pain - they are a pain for me too

Hey, I have a set if you fancy them with runners and 42.5cm across from a wide Westfield - in black GRP - no pads - £120

These exact seats ; http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/dannyscarbro/media/F7434579-F44D-4ECB-A627-1CBC30381808_zpssqf74wbl.jpg.html

I found it best to lay the carbs inlet side down and get a good look at the hoses as they are fitted - little bits of casting and/or throttle spindle can prevent the hose clips from fitting as close as possible to the end of the hose.

if you squint you can see them here;

http://www.nankangtyre.co.uk/performance/motorsport/ns-2r

I have Nankang NS2R Soft Compound - in the wet/cold they can be slippy - but in a fairly predictable way - in the warm/dry the are awesome

Hi Andy

I have Nankang NS2R's 195/50/15 soft compound

They (I guess much like yours) are a bit dicey when its cold and damp outside, but at this time of year they are great.

Wear seems good too so far.

they felt a bit of a bargain from tyreleader.com

Cheers

Hope this helps;

My Westie was a CVH and is now a Zetec.

From what I can see the fella just got hold of an exhaust manifold plate, chopped off the cvh one and welded the new one in place.

Inlet side there are now bike carbs on a danst manifold which to be honest have been totally fine.

Ignition is now Nodiz, which is so simple to fit using the ford sensor thats already there.

There are a couple of other considerations of course; sump, alternator, cooling - but all of this is available readily.

Yeah those wheels man!

I clipped my shiny new front flexi-hoses to the wishbones and failed the MOT - at full lock the hoses could touch the tyre.

I took them off and it passed 2nd go - just make sure they are not too twisted.

Same as DanE for me - runs a treat

I got one from these guys;

http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/mobile/product_list/31

The list never ends radders, even when it's empty, you'll spy something on here or somebody else's car that you fancy and the wallet fairy will be calling at you!

I had the same symptoms with my Black top Zetec on bike carbs [rather than Webers],

I rebuilt the carbs and faffed about for ages. Then switched my attention to the ignition side - it turned out to be the coil pack - it pulls like a train now.

There's always THIS if you can't find one here.

Same as cb750 for me...

Hi Paul

I'm only 2 years into this hobby and picked up a Westfield for £8k ish.

Just thought i'd pass on some findings after my buying experience.

1) You dont NEED the weather stuff, I too hung on for a car including it, since then I have replaced the doors anyway, thrown away the deteriorating crumbly hood, and got a half hood (thats been used twice only).

2) Whichever car you choose, howerver perfect it looks, you will want to upgrade/change it a fair bit.

3) however closely you inspect it there will be things that you only learn from putting miles in to the car.

4) you'll get frustrated at times but push through, its a great thing to waste weekends on.

Above all enjoy yourself

I did away with the runners and bolted the seats directly to the floor - it got me much more in that on the car. It was sparked by a day at Caterham whereby you sit much lower than I was and it felt so good