Westfield Mega S2000
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Westfield Mega S2000
I thought some of you might enjoy seeing some photos of a different way to use an S2000 engine and transmission. This is my 2014 Westfield Mega S2000 and it's designed to use the early version of the Honda S2000 drivetrain. One can buy these cars as either a fully built roller that you then add your own drivetrain to or you can buy it like I did as a kit that you assemble from the ground up.
The car weighs in at about 1350 pounds as set up so it gets out of the way pretty quickly when you put your foot in it. I built it to use on the street as well as race autocross in the DM class with.
It's more than a little bit of fun.
Thanks for looking.
Dave
The car weighs in at about 1350 pounds as set up so it gets out of the way pretty quickly when you put your foot in it. I built it to use on the street as well as race autocross in the DM class with.
It's more than a little bit of fun.
Thanks for looking.
Dave
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The ECU comes with the kit and it's made and programmed by OMEX in England to meet IVA standards there. It's considered the OEM set up for the Westfield. It drives very nicely.......very linear and smooth with fantastic throttle response and pull.
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I hear you - i really like the look from some angles and less from others. That said i didn't build it to polish or stare at and when you're in it you can't see it but it goes like hell when you give it some throttle......and it stops and turns like little else too.
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Curious about this. How long did it take you to build? And, what did your overall cost end up being? (if you don't mind thowing out the numbers). I'd love to build one, but I don't know if it's in my budget.
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Hey Kenta -
I didn't track the number of hours needed to complete the build but it's not a small number. I really needed a vacation from work (I'm a custom bicycle framebuilder by profession) so I worked on it more often than many would be able to. That said I built it in about 2 1/2 months with many full long days. I think they typically say to plan on it taking 200 hours. and that seems maybe a little long but not way out of whack.
There aren't many special tools you'll need aside from a powered rivet gun. The chassis comes without any of its aluminum panels installed and there are a few hundred rivets that hold them all on. Doing this with a manual rivet puller would not be good. I bought an air powered tool and ran it on my tiny nail-gun compressor and it worked great.
The cost would seem to vary dramatically depending on what options you want. I opted for some spendy stuff (windshield, weather gear, sticky tires, LSD, fancy seats....etc) and it adds up quickly. One of the things that adds to the cost is the shipping..........it's a flat rate cost to ship the entire deal in two large crates from England. I think the best thing to do to get an idea of cost is to send a note to the US distributor who's in Texas - he has a order form that allows you to select all the options and tally the end cost. The guy's name is Tom and he knows the product well, is a true enthusiast, and is very cool to deal with. Here's a link to the website - http://www.manikllc.com/
There is also a fun road test one can find online that's worth a read - http://manikllc.com/library/Westfiel...KC_2013-04.pdf
If your budget won't stretch to the S2000 version the less spendy way to do it is to buy the Miata based version. The kit is much cheaper as the car uses most everything from a Miata (one can find used Miata's for less than I paid for the S2000 drivetrain).............it uses the engine/trans, suspension, brakes.....etc even the gauge cluster........and you end up with a car that looks much the same and weighs about the same but is much cheaper. I really wanted the S2000 engine so I went for the full Monty.
If I can help in any way let me know - it's a really fun car to build and even more fun to drive. Nothing feels the same as a car when it's this light. You can add a lot of power to a heavier car and get it to be as quick in a straight line but nothing will corner as quickly as a light car. Holy crap it's fun.
dave
I didn't track the number of hours needed to complete the build but it's not a small number. I really needed a vacation from work (I'm a custom bicycle framebuilder by profession) so I worked on it more often than many would be able to. That said I built it in about 2 1/2 months with many full long days. I think they typically say to plan on it taking 200 hours. and that seems maybe a little long but not way out of whack.
There aren't many special tools you'll need aside from a powered rivet gun. The chassis comes without any of its aluminum panels installed and there are a few hundred rivets that hold them all on. Doing this with a manual rivet puller would not be good. I bought an air powered tool and ran it on my tiny nail-gun compressor and it worked great.
The cost would seem to vary dramatically depending on what options you want. I opted for some spendy stuff (windshield, weather gear, sticky tires, LSD, fancy seats....etc) and it adds up quickly. One of the things that adds to the cost is the shipping..........it's a flat rate cost to ship the entire deal in two large crates from England. I think the best thing to do to get an idea of cost is to send a note to the US distributor who's in Texas - he has a order form that allows you to select all the options and tally the end cost. The guy's name is Tom and he knows the product well, is a true enthusiast, and is very cool to deal with. Here's a link to the website - http://www.manikllc.com/
There is also a fun road test one can find online that's worth a read - http://manikllc.com/library/Westfiel...KC_2013-04.pdf
If your budget won't stretch to the S2000 version the less spendy way to do it is to buy the Miata based version. The kit is much cheaper as the car uses most everything from a Miata (one can find used Miata's for less than I paid for the S2000 drivetrain).............it uses the engine/trans, suspension, brakes.....etc even the gauge cluster........and you end up with a car that looks much the same and weighs about the same but is much cheaper. I really wanted the S2000 engine so I went for the full Monty.
If I can help in any way let me know - it's a really fun car to build and even more fun to drive. Nothing feels the same as a car when it's this light. You can add a lot of power to a heavier car and get it to be as quick in a straight line but nothing will corner as quickly as a light car. Holy crap it's fun.
dave