Carl Meek's Build & Race Diary for the Westfield Duratec
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September 12 2009Brighton Speed Trials
December 1 2008Crash Pics!Pictures of my car & Steve's car after this week's crashes
November 29 2008On Track At RockinghamBefore the crash...
November 26 2008On the scalesShowing 602kg, which includes a 75kg driver. Fully fuelled the car weighs 527.
November 20 2008Engine Rebuild againAfter the dodgy rolling road, 4 conrods needed refreshing
November 19 2008Panel underside & Gearbox mount
November 16 2008Brake Balance Bar Install
November 12 2008Rolling Road ProblemsIt was all going well on the rolling road, we'd been mapping for over 3 and a half hours, got up to ...
November 11 2008A few last minute bitsGot the engine running again, it runs like a beauty. Sorted the throttle linkage and cable. Ro...
November 9 2008SuccessIts been a busy few days... Sorted out lots of odds & sods, the exhaust, gearbox mounting. Got th...
November 7 2008Bits & bobsHere are a few pics of my car, and a few of SBD's westy
November 2 2008Trying to get finished...ried to get the duratec elite box into the chassis, and it was just problem after problem... 1. Pro...
October 24 2008Oil Tank InstallPassenger footwell shortened, oil tank & battery installed.
October 23 2008A little more progressLittle by little... Andy did some fibreglassing to fill holes, i marked up the passenger seat/extin...
October 21 2008A bit more progressEngine is hovering, and i have been working on the fuel swirl pot
October 19 2008Engine Build CompleteThe engine is now full built. Today finished off the timing and put the side casings on. Now i'm w...
October 17 2008Engine Build Part OneLots of fun! Glass of wine helped with the lubrication. Head complete, crank in place. More tomorrow...
October 15 2008A bit more progressSlow progress on wiring, but should be fitting final panels, body, rollcage and engine build startin...
October 8 2008ElectricsGot the ECU and loom roughly installed and tested out the new dash. Sweet!
October 7 2008More Good Progress!Chassis coming along nicely.
October 7 2008
October 5 2008First day's work on the chassisGreat progress today, got the chassis mostly panelled, although some of the westfield panels were mi...
October 3 2008It begins!I went to SBD to pick up the engine and performance components. I used their workshop to strip down...
PerformancePower: 274.1bhp Torque: 179ft/lbs Weight: 527kgs BHP/Tonne: 512 0-60: Under 3 seconds Top Speed: Gea...
Suspension SetupCamber Front Left : -2.0 Camber Front Right : -2.0 Camber Back Left : -1.5 Camber Back Right ...
The CarWestfield SEiW Megabusa Sports 2000 Race Chassis Westfield Front Wide Track Siltech Front Anti-Rol...