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Fair do. As said, you can just leave the bodywork around the engine off for now.
What do you have by way of plans for getting the engine sorted so that you can have a drive? Would be nice to know how you get on with it as you say. I've got a car engined Westfield and often wondered what a single seater would be like. But also never done a sprint or hill climb with the Westfield either.
For some reason I had you down as younger, early twenties maybe, but I don't really know why. But good on you for having a punt on it and keeping yourself busy over covid. Been a rough two years for a lot of people.
Daniel
What do you have by way of plans for getting the engine sorted so that you can have a drive? Would be nice to know how you get on with it as you say. I've got a car engined Westfield and often wondered what a single seater would be like. But also never done a sprint or hill climb with the Westfield either.
For some reason I had you down as younger, early twenties maybe, but I don't really know why. But good on you for having a punt on it and keeping yourself busy over covid. Been a rough two years for a lot of people.
Daniel
The engine has ran so I know it runs...
More recently I was disturbed by the state of the coolant fluid gloop ( possibly due to std rad and lack of proper coolant used prevoiusly) so drained all that and looking to refresh that shortly now have all the tubing pretty much in place
Only thing I don't have is a bleed pipe up to the overflow tank ( from bike) I think I need to get some suitable tubing that will work on both ends ( car rad slightly wider pipe reduced to the smaller bike filler tank.
Also need to get the rad more tightly mounted ( have original rubber mounts and have to drill a hole in the side fairing) etc. Its currently sitting on the channel / side intake I built but not really secure.
Also need to bleed out the brakes properly.
Also looking to tweak the gear change as its the original car engine based by looks of it and has side to side movement, not needed for the up/down gearchance, just looking to change out the spherical bearing for a more simple arrangement that just allows the lever to pivot.
+Will probably need a carb tune ( have a kit somewhere carbtune if I can get to fit)
Just bits and pieces, its damn close but was thinking to just take it away to have looked over and finalised.
More recently I was disturbed by the state of the coolant fluid gloop ( possibly due to std rad and lack of proper coolant used prevoiusly) so drained all that and looking to refresh that shortly now have all the tubing pretty much in place
Only thing I don't have is a bleed pipe up to the overflow tank ( from bike) I think I need to get some suitable tubing that will work on both ends ( car rad slightly wider pipe reduced to the smaller bike filler tank.
Also need to get the rad more tightly mounted ( have original rubber mounts and have to drill a hole in the side fairing) etc. Its currently sitting on the channel / side intake I built but not really secure.
Also need to bleed out the brakes properly.
Also looking to tweak the gear change as its the original car engine based by looks of it and has side to side movement, not needed for the up/down gearchance, just looking to change out the spherical bearing for a more simple arrangement that just allows the lever to pivot.
+Will probably need a carb tune ( have a kit somewhere carbtune if I can get to fit)
Just bits and pieces, its damn close but was thinking to just take it away to have looked over and finalised.
Edited by daytonavrs on Tuesday 17th August 21:44
For that right side gap where the rad should be, got to get a bespoke oil pipework for the far side as its too short on oem pipes - looking to extend the oil cooler in that gap as its currently sitting on the framework, out of the way of air flow by whoever mounted it before!
No idea what size got to get a hydraulic firm to make me up, the flange seperates easy enough but not sure the exact size of the male end of the connection, the reinforced pipe itself is about 1cm thick the thread is about 5/8" but that doesn't seem to be a common AN size so best someone makes it up for me.
No idea what size got to get a hydraulic firm to make me up, the flange seperates easy enough but not sure the exact size of the male end of the connection, the reinforced pipe itself is about 1cm thick the thread is about 5/8" but that doesn't seem to be a common AN size so best someone makes it up for me.
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