westfield with 4.5 AJP engine
westfield with 4.5 AJP engine
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rottey(AUSTEC)

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72 posts

277 months

Wednesday 29th June 2011
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What do you think of this little job we have just completed










































Edited by rottey(AUSTEC) on Wednesday 29th June 19:34

Gray_101

1,118 posts

219 months

Wednesday 29th June 2011
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It's looks good, I bet it really shifts, what's the 0 - 60 ? and is it hooked up to a Cerb gear box ?

Storer

5,024 posts

244 months

Wednesday 29th June 2011
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You will need much wider rear tyres than that!!!

itiejim

1,822 posts

234 months

Wednesday 29th June 2011
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Fantastic, I never liked the idea of the RV8 7s but an AJP would really suit the car. I have a bit of a hankering to put one in an S1 Elise. Now, which gear box could I use scratchchin

BCA

8,651 posts

286 months

Wednesday 29th June 2011
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Jons westfield?? (2cv racer? - LuckyJonRacing) I was wondering when it would appear on here... smile

jonathantwidale

34 posts

247 months

Wednesday 29th June 2011
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Hi Guys

I have been reading this forum for some time so I can ask Paul the right difficult questions. I have learned a lot from the older posts and look forward to enjoying the discussions.
The Westie is rather nice and pretty quick too.

stuthemong

2,532 posts

246 months

Wednesday 29th June 2011
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What do I think of it? I think it's a little bit silly. In a good way. But http://www.legalandgeneral.com/life-cover/

Any videos?




HarryW

16,027 posts

298 months

Wednesday 29th June 2011
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I bet that's interesting to drive hehe, what's the spec of the lump and has mine finally lost its crown................

M3John

5,974 posts

248 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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I like it ! thumbup

900T-R

20,406 posts

286 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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Looks someone has a death wish yikeswink but if you have to have a non-bike related V8 in a lightweight car, I'd say the AJP is the obvious choice... thumbup

jonathantwidale

34 posts

247 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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The engine spec is as per Harry W and makes a little less power due to the restricted induction, so Harry your car is safe.
The Westfield handles the power particularly well and with the Toyo 888 tyres it doesn't seem to need more tyres yet.
They are not a daily driver tyre like you need on a Cerbera and as a result (rain excepted) they seem to cope very well.
The characteristics of the engine with a smooth long torque curve and improved gearing (T5 box) mean it drives very well compared to my Rover V8. This felt just as fast initially but then was all done by 5000rpm. This engine just keeps going :-)laugh

ukkid35

6,411 posts

202 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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Looks incredible, wish our air boxes were as well made as those!

What are you going to do to protect the brake master?

FUBAR

17,065 posts

267 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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I saw this in build Jon, awesome. thumbup

You must have testicles the size of spacehoppers hehe

jonathantwidale

34 posts

247 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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Thanks guys for the positive comments. My 2CV racing (yes really), a bit of driver training and owning the car since it was built,all help me to keep it shiny side up. I did say to Mrs T, that any accident will be a big one. As I drive a 2CV most days it does help; as in these things if you crash you die, so don't plan to crash and rely on airbags, drive accordingly !

dinkel

27,778 posts

287 months

Sunday 10th July 2011
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Ding dong!

caduceus

6,126 posts

295 months

Monday 11th July 2011
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Any video footage? Even just to hear the thing! smile

jonathantwidale

34 posts

247 months

Monday 11th July 2011
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Hi Guys
No videos yet, just settling into the owning and driving bit again after a long spell of it being converted. It is driving well and thinking of a trackday or two. However even on the open road, it drives so easily at low speeds and all temperatures are well controlled. I even think that access to the engine for maintenance is easier than in your Cerbera's. I am running the engine in for 1000 miles or so and then get a hub dyno run check to see how it performs after this. It is plenty fast. It is quite noisy though and Paul has done me a simple noise reduction solution to almost block one tail pipe , so hope I can make the 105db for Oulton Park. Anyone in Cheshire may see me enjoying it responsibly on local roads until then.
I have to say that the standard of workmanship is wonderful and the boys at Austec especially Neil and Andy (Mr Relentless) have gone above and beyond to help me get it sorted.
Cheers Jon