... height, yet you felt cramped and I was having to slump down in the seat to reach the pedals! Yeah, People are made up different, For example we are within...
Someone was looking for a conversion to wire wheels. See here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=27380&item=4523826997&rd=1 Price seems...
Hi Folks - Does anyone have or know if there are available - toneau(sp?) covers for the Westfield XI? My car actually has a top that comes with it, but I...
You'll be sick of hearing from me on this forum just lately...apologies... The Westfield factory was quoting £140 for a tonneau cover as one of a handful of...
A decent local auto upholstery shop will indeed custom make one for you -- at a more reasonable cost than Westfield is asking and most likely with a better...
On the subject of engines, Martin, I actually do this for a living, and I am impressed with your research into the original Eleven. The Clubman model used...
... On the subject of professionalism at Westfield, well, it depends on where you live. Now, my own experience has not been bad, really. Gavin, at Westfield...
... Any upholstery shop cam make a tonneau cover. Just make sure that they use the "lift a dot" studs with the proper 6-32 nuts, rather than the sheet metal...
My comments in italics... ... From: westfield136 To: westfield_eleven@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 4:45 PM Subject: [westfield_eleven] Re:...
Hi Martin - Yes, I used to frequest the Elan List. That went away mostly when I sold the +2 last year. Good to be part of this group though... Aaron ... ...
Yesterday a few of the lads from the local sevens club went down to Mike Brotherwoods work shop in Calne. Mike has built up a great reputation for rebuilding...
I just recieved this from westfield.... Dear Westfield Enthusiast. Please find enclosed a link to the online magazine totalkitcar.com. Steve Hole the editor...
... I chose to mount the radiator behind the front suspension box, and built a fiberglas duct that linkes the suspension box to the air intake. Aluminum...
... As part of Frank Costin's original 11 design (and the front end frame of the Westfield is not at all unlike the Series 2 11 with the lower A arm) cooling...
... Great idea, but you will have to lay it over on its side, modify the sump and the oiling system along with the pickup. Then there is that problem with the...
... Mark, It is a lot of trouble to make ducting to cover that much distance. The other problem is air flow OUT of the radiator, an area that Costin devoted...
... If you look at an original Lotus Eleven, the radiator stands bolt upright just ahead of the front axle line. Mine stands about 4 inches further rearward...
... Martin, The U S version of the Elise weighs 1998 lbs, so, add a couple of hundred lbs to your total, and the power to weight of the US Toyota powered Elise...
... That's where the radiator ended up on THAT particular car. Forward of the axle, which is a lot different than 4" Behind the axle. Several of the original...
... Interesting question, but we have only to look at later designs to ge t the answer. The easiest to look at would be the 7 ,which was actually a development...
... A little more on the radiator ducting. As I was thinking about changing the radiator location of my car, I went back to my photo archives and looked at...
... Actually, many Westfield 11s have actual seats. www.race-cars.com has a listing on a Westfield that has the seat installed. I have seen two cars in the US...
Hi All, New member here....Does anybody know of a source for accurate series 2 Eleven body panels in fiberglass? (esp nose and tail, preferably in USA)? I...
Hi Folks - I just thought I'd share the post I sent to my local LOTUS club website. Mike Washburn's is now officially mine! Don't worry Mike - It's already...
... In the US, most clubs wont let 11s, or anything else with an aluminum body as original equipment, run with plastic panels. With 11s at the 6 figure mark...
... Congratulations. Now, your XI is a copy of a sports racing car, so interior space is not important. Confining is good in this case, otherwise you might ...
After continuous welding and repairing of my original Westfield exhaust header, I decided to make a change. The stock header is a 1.1" tube size, that probably...
