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Se7en
Westfield w Miata engine
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As others have already said, your options are: Use a 3rd party controller like the megasquirt. Grab the ECU from the Miata and trim the wiring harness down. In my state (MA), option 1 wasn't really going to work w/o a "crusher car", so I did 2. Trimming the wiring harness down was a bit of a project. Even on an early NA, the ECU cares about a lot of different inputs. It looked something like this while I was doing mine. You'll want a good wiring diagram while you're culling. You can find them here.
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So did you vent the sides of your engine compartment? On my Westfield, the tunnel seems to be where all the air from the radiator ends up.
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I know Car Builder Solutions has them.
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Yes, that was probably me. I get to a couple a year. Always good to talk to a bunch of gearheads.
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Mass isn't really that bad, although it a bit involved and some of the steps aren't very clear. I wrote up my experiences registering my Westfield a couple of years ago here. Of course, there may have been some changes since then. I know the state changed contractors shortly after I went through. I expect the new guys have made some changes.
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That looks great. Here's the rig I came up with for my Westfield. As you can see, the rollbar's doing a few jobs here. From left to right: GoPro Mount Extinguisher 3rd Brake Light GPS Antennae for the Data Logger I wrote up some of the details of the brake light installation here.
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Here's a link to a writeup of the process I went through last year with my Westfield. I do know that a few details have changed since then. The state changed contractors in October, and there were a few tweaks to the process at that time, but I believe it is still fairly similar.
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I also built the Westfield kit using an NA I had been driving for years. As Dan said, the kit comes with a frame and a-arms. It does use the miata's hubs. I wrote up some of my experiences here, and I'd be happy to answer any questions you have.
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I'm in MA and finished building a Westfield last year. Here's some posts about that project. The registration process was a bit involved, but my understanding is that NH is quite a bit easier. I've been very happy with the MX5 version because it's really easy to find parts and expertise. The MX5 Stalker might be a better choice in the US. I had a couple of rough spots with the Westfield kit about pretty much anything involving LHD and there are a couple of parts which can be hard to find over here. Building it was an awful lot of fun, and finally driving it this year was even more fun. I
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NVM, I missed the brooklands screen part.
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I would second the mirrors for sevens idea. I really love mine. It gives me a really wide view to the rear without blocking any of the view through the tiny windshield. You can see it in this video my son took, but you can't get a sense of the view because he was in the passenger's seat.
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Nice! The Blackberry River Baking Co. n North Canaan also does a really good corned beef hash. I was out there for the Historics, but we didn't take the seven because of the rain on Sunday.
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Yes, J. Geils started KTR.
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Didn't see this thread because I haven't been on much recently, but I'm guessing I'm probably the Westfield mentioned above. I'm in Lexington MA. I don't know about clubs, but I do know someone with a cat (I think the last one Chris T did) and someone with an S2. So I might be able to help with some questions. If you want to connect with more people who know the differences between the different types, I would suggest going out to Lime Rock for the historics in a couple of weeks. There'll be a lot in the parking lot and the owner's are all very friendly. Can't help you with anything about
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Looking for Caterham service & tuning?
MPG replied to BusaNostra's topic in General Sevens Discussion
I know that orange car! Here it is in my driveway with its regular driver.