In a message dated 6/7/2008 9:33:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
trmarty@hotmail.com writes:
I am going to try and get my latest project , a 1964 Vintage Race Spitfire
into autox mode so that I will have something to run at VTR in Ypsilanti in
August since the demise of the TR6. Should be interesting since I believe it
has a welded diff and I have yet to drive the car. Wont be in the running
for
FTD for sure. Hopefully their will be some folks there to give Richard a run
:). Any of you forks that run Spitfires have any suggestions as to alignment
specs?
==AM==
Hmm....I vaguely remember someone who cleaned up an abandoned-in-a-barn
(honest!) GP Spitfire 4, threw some cast-off FF qualifying slicks on it, and
eventually went on to take FTD at VTR autocrosses in 1986 and 1989, welded
diff.
and all! Note that the "and all" included the typical Kastner-recommended race
mods and parts, circa 1968 or so, right down to the camber compensator and
Konis, and an engine that probably would just about qualify as a hot street
engine nowadays. Oh, and a welded 4.55 diff, which I always enjoyed exploiting
on the course!
It all worked pretty well as a cheap and cheerful autocrosser for many
years. Unfortunately for me, various talented members of the infamous TR Gang
came
along, using a certain monster TR4 and other weapons. ;-)
Sure would be nice to see another "Vintage Race" Spitfire 4 out there on the
VTR course. I've no alignment suggestions; we never got much further, in our
extreme cheapness and casualness, than getting it to track straight without
too much scuffing or scalloping of the tires....
--Andy Mace
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