JohnCh
06-22-2007, 12:23 PM
I started to respond to Al's modifications thread, but then realized I may be better off just posting the whole story here. I’ve had my Westfield for over 6 years and about 20k miles. It began life as a crossflow powered, swept wing car and was featured in Road & Track in March 1996. About 2 years after I bought it, someone backed into the car in a parking lot and cracked the nose cone. What should have been a simple repair turned into a complete rebody and rebuild that took about 18 months. The Westfield features an unpainted fiberglass body with the color in the gelcoat. The color formula they used when they built my car included cadmium, which was subsequently deemed a hazardous substance. Consequently the new red was a different shade and a replacement nosecone wouldn’t match the rest of the car. After fighting with his insurance company for a month, they finally caved and sent me a rather large check at which point I completely rebuilt the car.
To date, the only items that are carried over are the frame, driveshaft, rear suspension uprights & arms, rear brakes, front uprights, fuel tank, wheels, and windscreen. Everything else was replaced with the aim of improving performance and the fun-to-drive quotient (i.e. more power, better suspension, and less weight). R&T originally weighed the car at 1409lb. I am unclear how much fuel was onboard at that time, but after the rebuild it was corner balanced at 1238lb. with 4 gallons in the tank. Power went up from 120hp to 190hp, and recently was bumped again to 220hp thanks to a cam and head upgrade. The car is so radically different now that I feel this is actually my second se7en.
The specs:
2.0L Duratec, ported head w/ Kent DTEC10 cams & stiffer valve springs, ARP rod bolts, Jenvey DTHTB w/90mm air horns
Emerald K3 w/Innovate Motorsport LM1 wide band 02 sensor, and larger injectors
Raceline water rail, flywheel and wet sump
AP Racing HD clutch & pressure plate
Custom 4-2-1 ceramic coated exhaust manifold and Raceco silencer
BGH long1st gear gearbox with their Westfield gear lever extension & short shift kit
3.62 LSD Sierra diff
Custom center console cover and instrument layout, including Motogadget tach/speedo/digital display unit
DRE sequential shift lights
Spa Alpha 270mm Steering wheel with buttons for turn signals/hazards, digital dash display, and high beams
Mog carbon fiber seats
Schroth Profi II ASM harnesses
Custom lexan wind deflectors and roll-up bikini top
Cat Motorsport wide track front suspension, alloy hubs, alloy 4-pot calipers, quick ratio steering rack, and alloy steering rack mounts
Avo shocks
Custom roll over bar w/ 3rd brake light
Custom locking bootbox lid to work with roll bar
Custom aluminum bootbox to increase capacity
Enlarged grill opening and adjustable ducting for the radiator
Spa mirrors
This is what it looked like when I bought it:
http://home.comcast.net/~cobar/images/westfield3.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~cobar/images/westfield2.JPG
And this is what it looks like today:
http://home.comcast.net/~cobar/joshwesty-800.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~cobar/updated_dash_05235.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~cobar/updated_dash_05237.jpg
-John
To date, the only items that are carried over are the frame, driveshaft, rear suspension uprights & arms, rear brakes, front uprights, fuel tank, wheels, and windscreen. Everything else was replaced with the aim of improving performance and the fun-to-drive quotient (i.e. more power, better suspension, and less weight). R&T originally weighed the car at 1409lb. I am unclear how much fuel was onboard at that time, but after the rebuild it was corner balanced at 1238lb. with 4 gallons in the tank. Power went up from 120hp to 190hp, and recently was bumped again to 220hp thanks to a cam and head upgrade. The car is so radically different now that I feel this is actually my second se7en.
The specs:
2.0L Duratec, ported head w/ Kent DTEC10 cams & stiffer valve springs, ARP rod bolts, Jenvey DTHTB w/90mm air horns
Emerald K3 w/Innovate Motorsport LM1 wide band 02 sensor, and larger injectors
Raceline water rail, flywheel and wet sump
AP Racing HD clutch & pressure plate
Custom 4-2-1 ceramic coated exhaust manifold and Raceco silencer
BGH long1st gear gearbox with their Westfield gear lever extension & short shift kit
3.62 LSD Sierra diff
Custom center console cover and instrument layout, including Motogadget tach/speedo/digital display unit
DRE sequential shift lights
Spa Alpha 270mm Steering wheel with buttons for turn signals/hazards, digital dash display, and high beams
Mog carbon fiber seats
Schroth Profi II ASM harnesses
Custom lexan wind deflectors and roll-up bikini top
Cat Motorsport wide track front suspension, alloy hubs, alloy 4-pot calipers, quick ratio steering rack, and alloy steering rack mounts
Avo shocks
Custom roll over bar w/ 3rd brake light
Custom locking bootbox lid to work with roll bar
Custom aluminum bootbox to increase capacity
Enlarged grill opening and adjustable ducting for the radiator
Spa mirrors
This is what it looked like when I bought it:
http://home.comcast.net/~cobar/images/westfield3.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~cobar/images/westfield2.JPG
And this is what it looks like today:
http://home.comcast.net/~cobar/joshwesty-800.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~cobar/updated_dash_05235.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~cobar/updated_dash_05237.jpg
-John