What I found was that the rubber bushings didn't allow for much twist of the arms, so there really was not much give anyway. With bushings in short supply when...
SVRA has designated the Lotus Eleven as the featured marque for their races on March 15 - 18. There are about 20 elevens entered so far and all example are...
While the SVRA will welcome a Westfield XI at Sebring this year, they did make it very clear they could not recognize the Westfield as a Lotus for obvious...
I've been lurking in this group for a while and now that I have acquired a Westy, I thought it was time to post a note with a brief description of the car. It...
Your car probably has a Cortina gearbox, or a Pinto box. Pintos were OHC 2 liter engines, Cortinas were the Cross flow, AKA "Kent" engine. Push rod, OHV....
Bill, I'll only comment on the 14" wheels. I had the same problem, so I went to 13" Mag Lite wheels and much better tires than the hockey puck Dunlops that...
Thanks for the advice, guys. Re- the Pinto engine, I spoke too soon, after close inspection I realized that it is a Kent "711" the confusion comes from finding...
For the sake of completeness -- four engines were used in the Ford Pinto: 1.6 Kent 2.0 SOHC 2.3 SOHC 2.8 Cologne V6 The Kent was an option thru 1973. - Mark J....
Bill: On my car the rear clamshell has some soft open cell foam type material that is about 3/4" thick glued on the underside of the perimeter of the clamshell...
Don, I have the center Dzus attachment in place. The problem seems to be that when the tail section is properly seated the pivot hooks rise up off the...
A couple of things that I have found that need adjustment on some XIs is the height of the bonnet, and the ride height. As for inexpensive used wire wheels,...
Confused again. Your rear hooks should be engaged, making it impossible to lift the rear clam shell off of the frame when it is closed. Perhaps your hooks are...
There are a few good shots of the Elevens at Sebring last weekend at http://www.svra.com/SVRA/PhotoGal.nsf/plinks/PHOR-6MZT92 Did anybody on the list manage to...
I checked with glen at global about the bushings for both the front and rear arms. He remembers having sold some to eleven owners but did not recall what...
Glen has to contact Graham Scudamore-Smith at Fulcrum in Australia. You need to tell Glen that Fulcrum has the bushings, and to contact Scudamore-Smith. The...
There are no high performance 13" tires anymore. You could try some 165/70 or 175/70 tires, but there may be problems with clearance. I have Bridgestone SF...
I am driving a W11, RHD with head fearing. The car has a small roll over bar under the bulb. For safety reasons (trackdays/races), I would like to place a...
And along those lines I'd like to know about installing one period! I don't have one installed in my car, and it can't be a bad idea. My car is left hand...
Here are two shots of a LHD XI that has been set up for racing. You can see how the roll bar and head fairing come together to allow ease of movement. ...
Thanks for that. My car however does not have the 3rd hump on the rear clamshell. Anyone have ideas of how to make it work under these circumstances? Aaron ...
Roll bar installation is easy enough. Two large notches to clear it cut into the clam shell. The brace will go FORWARD, down to the passenger foot well, to the...
Your description fits how mine is built. Mine was modified from the original by Ted Strait in Waterbury Connecticut. There is a full width rear roll bar...
... original by Ted Strait in Waterbury Connecticut. There is a full width rear roll bar replacing the two frame members at the side of the seat back, with a...
I've put down my deposit for an Eleven - hope to get it June / July (only when I've finished the extension to our house - spouse imposed condition). Plan to go...
... wheels. ... I suspect that Westfield recommends 13's because suitable tires are more available to them than are skinny 14's or 15's. The larger wheels do...
