Saturday 22 August 2009

Collection date confirmed ... now to buy some tools

Westfield have confirmed the collection date for the chassis, engine, etc. It's the 7th-9th Oct ... only 6 weeks to go! I'd better start getting all the tools that are missing from my toolbox.
To that end I've just ordered a 1 tonne engne hoist off of eBay closely followed by a lazy tongs rivet gun (I don't fancy pulling all those rivets on the body panels with my existing rivet gun).
I collected a set of Westfield build stands from a work colleague who is progressing well through his MX5 SDV build (see his blog at http://westiebuild.blogspot.com/) and he was kind enough to lend me a brake/fuel pipe bender too.
Now attention must turn to tidying the garage!

Friday 14 August 2009

The journey begins ...

I've only gone and done it! Yep I've placed the order for a Westfield Kit.
After a visit to the factory a couple of weeks ago I decided to go with the special deal they had on offer and ended up with the following:
  • SEIW Sport
  • 2.0 litre Zetec with Throttle body upgrade (~170bhp)
  • FW Bodywork front and rear
  • 205/50 Tyre upgrade
  • 2" 4pt harnesses

Whilst I was at the factory I reaffirmed my colour choice ... orange bonnet, nose and rear with black sides and wings.

Just need to clear out the garage now and wait for the delivery date. It's all very exciting !