Good news and bad news....The Big Box O'Car arrived, but the home delivery I paid for was not available, that meant I had to rent a stake-bed truck and go pick...
Yahoo accidently sent my mail while I was spell checking. I don't want to leave the wrong impression about my reaction to my situation. I am angry and I am...
Mike, My sincere sympathy; it's a real shame!! Thanks for sharing with us. I'm hoping that your next posting is full of happiness. You deserve no less than...
Michael, OK, its messed up a little. So long as the chassis is straight, you can go on building your car. I am willing to bet that the chassis is just fine....
This was posted in the UK yesterday: Westfield Sportscars, the market leader, in the kit car industry, has been acquired by Potenza Sports Cars Limited...
Look, your car is now about what mine was like when I received it. It will still be fun to ... you up with a painter. ... On one level I agree with you, in...
... into their plans. ... I would suspect that they figure pretty highly in their plans. There was reference to overseas expansion in their press release, and ...
The job of the insurance company is to put you back into the condition that you were in before the loss. EVERYTHING should be covered, from your damaged shocks...
I seriously thought of refusing to accept the crate when I saw it's condition. Instead I called Tom @ Manik and he told me to go ahead and sign for it subject...
Tom has started on the 1st step to straightening out this mess: he has filed a claim with UPS Intl's insurance carrier. He has also started inquiries with...
... I posted pics of the damage, but some got put into the Classic Le Mans 2006 folder in error. This is my 1st try at uploading photos, sorry. Could the...
Pretty sad. One might think that they would know how to crate a kit for shipment. Everything is fixable easily, though the dented seat pan would require...
Thanks for the support, I was wondering if I was being too picky, over-reacting as it were. I may still have to settle for something less that a new kit, but I...
Still waiting to hear from the UPS insurance adjustor, so I have decided to press on with the few remaining overhaul tasks. The 4- link brackets arrived...
Rear axle is now complete and back on the shelf. Header is off to APT for a little re-work and port matching before getting a Jet-Hot coating. The inspector...
I am happy things are working out for you so far. I have been interested in the westfield for years and when production and subsequent importation resumed I...
Finally, the block was finished, and the engine is on the stand, reworked crank, rods and pistons in place. My block had only a 030 overbore, but I had it run...
The amount of traffic on this site has to do with the small number of owners, and the fact that for most of them located on the east coast, there is not much...
Hi, I've now managed to crack both my steering rack mounts (cast alloy from MG Midget) by stupidly over torquing them. I've had the first one re- welded and...
... long distance. Cars, ... poor packaging. I am ... happen again. ... he will be building his car, ... parts donor. I would not ... summer. I agree with all...
This would be unusual. The castings are pretty strong. No need to torque them too much as you could end up not only cracking the mounts, but damaging the rack...
I still need to get another radiator. Any suggestions? I imagine I can find a shop to make me one in aluminum with greater capacity. Also I have read good...
I just had my stock unit re-cored. On top of that, I installed a thermostatically controlled sucker fan. Never had a cooling issue since! Aaron _____ From:...
... from ... re- ... seems ... hand or ... small ... Hi Jeremy, I have a spare pair of the later (1972-9)steel brackets, (AHA9959). which I think will fit....
The stock cross flow radiator works fine, or you can contact Speedwell, I think that Tom has crossflow replacements in aluminum. At 115 HP, the stock Xflow rad...
