Following a quick rolling road session, James Colburn’s Austin A35 has been given the thumbs up. The fueling is spot on and the engine is making very respectable power. Next stop for the Westbourne Motors crew is Goodwood Revival.
James Colburn Austin A35 pre-Goodwood rolling road Read Post »
Loving the lime green on this immaculate Datsun 240Z. It barely ran when it came in but a little work on the Hitachi carbs had it running quite well. Unfortunately we were prevented from doing some top end running due to a dragging clutch. It is due to come back in once the clutch is
Immaculate Datsun 240Z on the rollers Read Post »
This VW Beetle has been put together beautifully. The attention to detail is superb and it goes quite well too with a respectable 131bhp from a 2100cc engine.
Tidy VW Beetle 2100cc 131bhp Read Post »
Shaun’s not had a chance to race his ex-Chris Conoley Marcos 1800GT yet but we are planning on taking it out this season. In preparation for some testing we put it on the rolling road.
FIA 1965 Marcos 1800GT rolling road Read Post »
This Vauxhall Corsa VXR Club Sport belongs to one of our mechanics. It has had bigger injectors and a green cotton air filter and is producing 213bhp, 17bhp more than the 196bhp it started with.
Vauxhall Corsa VXR Club Sport power run Read Post »
Our brand new MAHA rolling road has been delivered this morning and is currently being installed. The new single roller machine will handle up to 750bhp without wheel spin. The machine adjusts for the environmental conditions as well as measuring the transmission losses on the run down. The new digital software is as precise and
Brand new MAHA rolling road delivered today Read Post »
Less common but luxurious nonetheless. This straight six powered Alvis has been pinking under load. We found the mixture to be very weak so we filed the needles to richen it up. Next job is to replace the front suspension bushes with polyurethane.
Alvis TE21 on the rolling road Read Post »
We have had a couple of big ones in for tuning. The first was a Daimler 420 Limousine. The carbs needed balancing and setting up. The second was a Jaguar 420 that is being prepared for racing. A tight squeeze in our dyno room.
Two large. Jaguar and Daimler 420 tuning Read Post »
Paul Godfrey’s Alpine A110 has recently received a new 1440cc engine. The Weber carbs had been swapped from a 1600cc engine and needed setting up. The carbs were balanced and idle mixture and speed set before running up on the rolling road. Only a new set of spark plugs was needed and everything is now
Paul Godfrey Alpine A110 tuned for Spa Read Post »
Westbourne Motorsport brought two of there Citroen Saxo Juniour Touring Cars up for power runs this morning. Being built around teenagers makes them a tight fit for a grown man.
Power runs for Saxo Junior Touring Cars Read Post »
