I finished my XI a month or so ago and am liscenced and driving in IN. Great car, have not yet painted or taken the seam out of the back clip. Had great...
Congratulations! Put some miles on the car so that you can properly shake down all of the systems. The car will need adjustment, so finding the problems right...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the westfield_eleven group: Nominees for the new 'splash page' photo appear in the 'AAA Cover Photo'...
westfield_eleven@yaho...
Jun 3, 2008 9:50 pm
1805
OK, we have ten photos in the 'AAA Cover Photo" album of our photos page (http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/westfield_eleven/photos). I've set up an...
Seems whoever bought it from the Craigslist poster has finally put it up on eBay. Not sure I would trust some of the statements in the auction listing, but...
IT SURE DOESNT LOOK LIKE A COSWORTH ENGINE.... MORE LIKE A MG ... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=12027\ 0471273 ... ...
That engione IS a Ford Kent crossflow, cant verify the displacement. As for being a Cosworth, who knows what the internl parts are. The Cosworth valve cover is...
It's Cross Flow, perhaps a "Kent" engine. Anyway, it's properly mounted so that it fits under the bonnet. Looking at the car, it appears to need EVERYTHING. ...
What do you get for the man who has everything? A car that needs everything. Note that at $11,255 the bidding has not yet reached the reserve price....
My car needed everything, which turned out to be a good thing. I was able to set everything right, and the car had some basic stuff that turned out to be...
Just received an email from a fellow Oregonian who has, after much anguish, decided to sell his W-11. This car is the polar opposite of the car currently on...
Photos are up at our group photos page: http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/westfield_eleven/photos in the 'Alford 11 For Sale' album. I tried to talk price...
The following westfield_eleven poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Nominees for the new 'splash page' photo appear in the 'AAA...
westfield_eleven@yaho...
Jun 11, 2008 7:49 am
1819
That is a cross-flow Ford 1600 "Kent" engine (a la Late Cortina, early Pinto, Formula Ford, etc.) Cosworth does/did make performance parts for them, and...
Hi: Do you know if this is the car from the Peter Egan article, or a different one? I thought I heard Chris say he did a lot of work on Peter's car. Mark...
No, this is a different car, #127. Chris built at least two of these, from what he has told me. The Eagan car, according to the article was built in...
Mine has a simple folddown rod. When the bonnet is raised, you insert the rode through a grommet attached to the bonnet. There is a hole in the rod for a...
I purchased a telescopic locking metal broom handle (brand 'Vileda') in a sale at Lidl. So cheap, I won't tell you the price... I then fabricated a simple 'U'...
Here in the US, bonnet struts don't work very well. In just about all of the cases, the bonnet can blow forward, and off the car. This can happen due to a gust...
One of my Spax front shocks is leaking and I'm looking for a replacement. Any sources? What make is the brake master cylinder? Mine weeps down the pedals. --...
Hi Len, Before someone else says it, you should likely replace all four of the original Spax shocks - they were no good to begin with. Perhaps someone could...
The master cylinder, if you have one of the early cars with the single master cylinder (only one line out), is a Girling or Lockheed type. Rebuild kits are...
Yes, but the spring was 11" long, using 2" of preload. This works quite well, by the way. I might try a softer rear spring at 8" in length as it will fit the...
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