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Model/chassis:
2001 Westfield SEiW Megabusa.

Body:
Carbon fibre : nose, engine side panels, aeroscreen, dashboard, internal panels, rear bulkhead, rear arches, boot lid. ABS : front arches, cockpit external side panels. GRP : bonnet, exterior body. PlaysKool MSA Approved roll hoop. Fully plumbed fire extinguisher system. Westfield padded race seats. Full aluminium undertray (still to decide whether to fit a diffuser).

Steering:
Quick rack and pinion. Westfield aluminium uprights and hubs. PlaysKool infinite camber adjusters.

Suspension:
Front - Cat Motorsport wide track wishbones fitted with polybushes and rose joints, coil over alloy AVO spring and shock absorber units. PlaysKool front anti-roll bar
Rear - fully independent with polybushes and rose joints running a 3.36 Sierra diff with Quaife ATB imited slip diff. PlaysKool rear anti-roll bar. Coil over alloy Avo spring and shock absorer units. Strengthed chassis around the diff mounts plus removeable reinforcing crucifix between diff and shock absorber mounts.

Wheels and tyres:
7" Caterham R500 wheels all round. Tyres still to be chosen.

Brakes:
Front - Machined thin solid discs, Westfield (Willwood Dynalite) 4 pot calipers. Mintex 1144 pads.
Rear - Solid discs with Sierra Cosworth rear calipers. Mintex 1144 pads.

Engine and gearbox:
1999 Suzuki Hayabusa 1300.
Completely rebuilt by Mistral Engineering in 2011 as a "zero" mile unit. New main bearings, new big ends, as new pistons and rings, inspected crank and rods, head skimmed, valves recut, camshafts inspected, fitted and shimmed, new seals and gaskets. Standard Suzuki ECU with PowerCommander controller.
TTS full billet dry sump system. Davies-Craig electric water pump. Setrab oil cooler. Goodridge, Aeroquip and Samco hoses throughout. Fuel hard lines in cupro-nickel. Hoses R9 spec.
Pipercross air filter. Bespoke large bore competition spec exhaust manifold and Wunoff silencer.
Racing spec gel battery. AB Performance electric reverse with special Brise motor. 2-piece Bailey-Morris lightweight propshaft with torque resilient tube section. 6-speed sequential gearbox, multiplate wet clutch with Geartronic gear indicator. Aim Mychron3 Gold digital dash and datalogger.

Performance:
Power - circa 180 bhp at 10000 rpm
Weight - around 480kg.
0-60 - about 3.5s. Top speed 130 mph.

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