Westfield Wide Body Turbo
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Before ones for me
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Those new wheels look mega. Give the whole car such a meaningful stance
slickcell
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All systems go from here on out as it’s going back for mapping on Monday. YEEOOO
Transmission tunnel nearly finished in full carbon, floor painted in black grip paint, wiring tidied and I got the billet aluminium uprights and hubs fitted as well.
I’m keen to see what these weight reduction changes have made but I’ll be happy to see it anything sub 600kg.
Transmission tunnel nearly finished in full carbon, floor painted in black grip paint, wiring tidied and I got the billet aluminium uprights and hubs fitted as well.
I’m keen to see what these weight reduction changes have made but I’ll be happy to see it anything sub 600kg.
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I’ve done a couple of back to back 12hr stints at the car to get it ready for tomorrow when it heads to Elite for tuning.
Some of the ‘five minute jobs’ took absolutely ages but it’s pretty much there now. I made an exhaustive list of all the jobs needing done, including a lot of the niggly things that have bothered me since day dot. Great to get them sorte
The interior in carbon has got to be my favourite modification to date - it just looks so fresh.
I fitted the newly powder coated header and catch tanks as well as AN drain lines etc which fairly tidied up the engine bay.
I also tidied all of the wiring under the scuttle and replaced the terminal connectors on the battery and fuel pump etc. Much happier with things now and less worry of a fire (despite the aptly placed fire stick
).
I did unfortunately rip the overflow barb off the radiator when trying to manoeuvre the hose, so that’s a job for @PeteMoore in the morning before a quick dash back to get it refitted before loading it onto the truck.
Exciting times! It will be so good to have this thing mapped and just be able to spend time cleaning it up and enjoying it. I do enjoy tinkering and building at it but I’m fed up of it now lol.
Once I have it back from mapping, I’ll get the transmission tunnel sides fitted, get the rear arches painted properly and fit my front arches/aeroscreen etc.
Some of the ‘five minute jobs’ took absolutely ages but it’s pretty much there now. I made an exhaustive list of all the jobs needing done, including a lot of the niggly things that have bothered me since day dot. Great to get them sorte
The interior in carbon has got to be my favourite modification to date - it just looks so fresh.
I fitted the newly powder coated header and catch tanks as well as AN drain lines etc which fairly tidied up the engine bay.
I also tidied all of the wiring under the scuttle and replaced the terminal connectors on the battery and fuel pump etc. Much happier with things now and less worry of a fire (despite the aptly placed fire stick
).I did unfortunately rip the overflow barb off the radiator when trying to manoeuvre the hose, so that’s a job for @PeteMoore in the morning before a quick dash back to get it refitted before loading it onto the truck.
Exciting times! It will be so good to have this thing mapped and just be able to spend time cleaning it up and enjoying it. I do enjoy tinkering and building at it but I’m fed up of it now lol.
Once I have it back from mapping, I’ll get the transmission tunnel sides fitted, get the rear arches painted properly and fit my front arches/aeroscreen etc.
Great progress and glad to see it mostly back together! Looking forward to see what numbers you make this time!
I have a fire stick on the way for mine too, it’s the one thing I’m always afraid of especially with the turbo in there as the heat is unreal.
I have a fire stick on the way for mine too, it’s the one thing I’m always afraid of especially with the turbo in there as the heat is unreal.
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Class, the carbon nosecone looks fantastic!
Looking forward to hearing how it goes.
cheers man! That’s not even the GOOD nose cone lol. I’ll be glad to get it out of my way for a week so I can make the carbon bonnet
cheers dude. Definitely agree - fire is always in the back of my head. That’s why I spent some time over the last week sorting out a lot of the wiring - Spaghetti junction just makes you feel uneasy lol.
I’m thinking 350bhp is the realistic target but I have seen similar setups making 400bhp so won’t be surprised to see it beyond 350. I don’t want anywhere near that though because as you know, heat will be a problem and wastegate pressure at 260bhp was so much fun anyway.
how is your car coming on?
350bhp would be absolutely insane I drove mine 200 yards the other day and even with the power I have it would put manners into you!
Spent a good bit of time on mine today, in reality it could be finished but currently making a flat floor just because... Nearly there with that, then a spanner check, fit the fire stick and hopefully be at Kirki on Saturday! Though looking at the forecast I’d be better with a boat
I drove mine 200 yards the other day and even with the power I have it would put manners into you!Spent a good bit of time on mine today, in reality it could be finished but currently making a flat floor just because... Nearly there with that, then a spanner check, fit the fire stick and hopefully be at Kirki on Saturday! Though looking at the forecast I’d be better with a boat
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350bhp would be absolutely insane
Spent a good bit of time on mine today, in reality it could be finished but currently making a flat floor just because... Nearly there with that, then a spanner check, fit the fire stick and hopefully be at Kirki on Saturday! Though looking at the forecast I’d be better with a boat
haha feck that, I wouldn’t fancy trying to manhandle that thing in the wet! I’ll get at least 300 miles on mine to iron out any little issues before I get to kirki.
more than likely be there for the June one
