First tentative steps....

After dropping the chassis and boxes of parts in the garage I couldn't resist putting a couple of the panels in place to get an idea of the task ahead. By the looks of things the panels are generally a good fit with just the odd trim required to fully clear some of the welds, I'm also missing the drivers foot-rest panel - I'll call Westfield in the week to see it it should have been part of the starter kit or not.

 

The big day...

Saturday 25-Jan-2014 was my collection day, I set out with my Dad at 7:00 from Fareham and, after a quick pit stop at Macky-Ds we were at the factory just shy of 10:00.

My chassis and starter parts were all laid out ready for loading 

I met Russ and another chap who, after supplying us with a mug of Westfield coffee, set about checking off the parts against the picking list. I have the say the whole thing was very friendly and professional, with all the Westfield staff bending over backwards to make sure everything was in order. I was amazed at just how many parts there were in the starter kit - all that appeared to be be missing was the brake master cylinder this is on back order.

As always there were a number of customer, demo and part-build cars in the workshop. Dad was particularly taken by the 'JPS' colour scheme on the below track car.

As always I took the chance to take as many random shots around the workshop as possible - you never know when one might give a clue to a late problem!

2 Weeks to go.....

Finally cleared the garage after selling the last bits from the BMW I stripped when I was planning to build a Dax Rush. After swapping the work bench around and putting the trestles in that my Dad made for me it's becoming obvious that my build will be cosy having only a single width garage.

 New toy....

Counting Down

My collection date is set for the 23-25 of January so it;s time to get into gear and clear the remaining junk from the garage and buy the last couple of tools and consumables including:

• Air Compressor 
• Automotive pipe bender 
• 4.1mm Drill bits 
• Wurth / Sealant.

Starting to get excited!

Factory Visit

I visited the Westfield factory where I met with Simon Westwood their Sales & Marketing Manager. After feeding me copious amounts of coffee we toured the factory, then discussed my proposed kit and options. There was no hard sell here as Simon let his product do the talking. I plan to build a 2.0L Zetec / Type 9 Gearbox based car and after our discussions have ended up with the following spec / option list to support the first phase of the build:

• Starter kit
• Powder coated chassis c/w with pre inserted rivnuts
• Electric blue colour
• FW front end / classic rear
• Wide track wishbones (powder coated)
• Exterior chassis panels

Luckily for me there were examples of both my chosen colour scheme, front end and engine options in the workshop as in the below photos