1 / 22

£19,995

Asking price

1998 Westfield Seight S8 V8

  • Right Hand Drive
  • 4,500 Miles
  • Manual, 5 speed
  • Petrol
  • 4400cc
  • 1998
  • A4LVB
  • Blue
  • Private seller
  • GB
    Croydon, United Kingdom

Description

Here for sale is my beloved V8. I bought this off the son of the owner of JE Developments (Rover V8 specialist John Eales)

As you can imagine with the power to weight ratio, it's an absolute beast.

I bought the car being around 60% done and since then I've invested another £8, 000 in work to get it to a 100% complete and finished and fully working Seight with of course no expense spared.

I only ever used Valvoline VR1 Racing 20w-50 which is meant to be the highest rated oil for Rover V8s. I currently have 4x 5L tubs on me which are included in the sale which alone is worth £160.

The beast was a little on the hot side so I took it to Mulfab, the completely redesigned the front end, they managed to get the rad closer to the engine, which means it could be much taller and wider, fitted a performance 48mm thick rad, fitted a high flow Davies Craig 14" High Power fan and had it relocated to the rear of the rad where it should be so the front gets clean air. Removed the oil cooler and replaced it with a oil/ coolant heat exchanger. A Davies Craig Electronic Water Pump was also fitted.

The Davies Craig Electronic Water Pump has the new revised digital control module which is the little TV screen in the cab. After throwing £2, 500 at the cooling system, it now runs at 80-85 degrees and always runs 5- 10 degrees below target temp that's set on the controller, which essentially means the car runs without the need of the fan or the waterpump spinning at full speed. I've even had the target temp bumped upto 95 degrees to help it get warm and it would run at 85. In 35 degrees it would run at target temp and not go over, so if target set to 85 it would run at 85. So the cooling system is more than efficient with headroom to spare.

I've also treated any surface rust in the rear boot bay area and front suspension area.

Also has loads of carbon fibre, such as:

Carbon wing mirrors

Carbon cycle wings

Carbon rear numberplate surround

Carbon tail light surrounds

Carbon door sills

Carbon foot sills

The ultimate star of the show is the engine from JE Developments, it produces around 330 BHP and goes as well as it sounds (especially after it's been camed. It's also colour matched to the car!

List of extra loose parts included in the sale which also total high value include:

Brand new sealed 2x Chrome exhaust covers (dotted holes)

Brand new sealed SoftBits half hood

Brand new sealed Westfield Gear knob

Door Side screens

Door Wind Deflectors

SoftBits Tunnel Bag (touring version)

Screen channel

Cycle wings in BMW Le Mans blue

Rear wheel/ tyre holder

4 tubs of Valvoline VR1 Racing oil

Rear carbon number plate

Rear open differential

Racetech oil pressure gauge

Mocal oil cooler

4x shocks

Front brake calipers

Fuel pressure regulator

BMW paint touch up kit

Filler cap

Roll bar

5x Team Dynamics wheels in BMW Carbon Black

Front lower and upper wishbones

Leather style arm rests

SPAL high power fan

Various light fittings

Many of these parts aren't even available anymore. This list doesn't include parts I've fitted to the car, just the extras loose parts included. Below is an extract from the original advertisement which contains further key information

"Here is my 1998 Seight which has been completely upgraded since I bought it in 2015.

I’ve always loved V8s (my Dad was Factory Manager at JE Engineering) and seeing the development Seight at the JE workshop meant when I decided to buy a Westfield it had to have a sorted John Eales V8 heart.

So I’ll start with the JE Developement engine in this car - it is a 4420cc V8 on 48mm down draught Dellorto carburettors, a 234 cam with Vernier timing gear and high rev lifters.

The Compression ratio is 10. 1 : 1, 44mm inlet valves 38mm exhaust. It produced 320bhp / 296ft on JE Development dyno as a fresh build, its loosened since (done 2k miles) - in short it’s delivers epic performance with all the drama and sound you would expect.

It has recently been given a new AP racing green clutch plate, cover and new release bearing fitted

Vehicle background

Has the vehicle ever been imported?

No

Is there any outstanding finance?

No

Has the vehicle ever been declared a total loss?

No

Has there ever been any major structural issues which needed work?

No

Private seller

1 listing since 2025
+441905946391

Vehicle location

Croydon, Greater London, United Kingdom
Get directions

Gallery

Get a valuation in minutes

Get a valuation in minutes

Fast and free, we provide accurate valuations you can trust. There's no obligation, and you might be pleasantly surprised.

Similar

Check out our new listings and upcoming auctions by subscribing to our newsletter

By signing up you accept our privacy policy and conditions of purchase