expatkiwi
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| posted on 2/10/10 at 06:36 PM |
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Spire
Thour thoughts please.
Good or not
All the articals I read lean towards them yet there is only 50ish out there and I am thinking about doing something with one that
is..........................different
I have decided to call my Westfeild "The Caterhammer" Hopefully it will
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franky
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| posted on 2/10/10 at 06:42 PM |
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Suppose to be great cars, I went to the factory and was very impressed and they seemed like nice people to deal with(A major+). They seem to do very
well on track too. Maybe there's only 50 or so out there as the market for that type of car is quite limited?
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expatkiwi
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| posted on 2/10/10 at 07:01 PM |
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Agree.
I am sooooo close to making the jump
[Edited on 2/10/10 by expatkiwi]
I have decided to call my Westfeild "The Caterhammer" Hopefully it will
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 2/10/10 at 07:29 PM |
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i like the cars a lot, if i had the space to build enough car it would be one off those.
spoke to some owners of them all seem realy good people as well, so big plus as well.
black mk indy, 1.6pinto on cbr600 bike carb's.
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Tris
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| posted on 2/10/10 at 07:31 PM |
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I have one which is about 75% built. Aiming on getting it finished by the spring.
There's some good info on the spire club's website, along with a few videos.
www.spireoc.co.uk.
Any questions then please feel free to ask, or anyone is more than welcome to come and have a look at mine if your ever near J13 M1.
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expatkiwi
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| posted on 2/10/10 at 07:34 PM |
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I had a look at Andys from the owners club on Tuesday night.
I am 90% convinced. I just have some engineering issues I have to work out in my head first and also whats the westy wort either with or without
engine(I can flog the engine on to someone no problem)
I have decided to call my Westfeild "The Caterhammer" Hopefully it will
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Tris
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| posted on 2/10/10 at 07:56 PM |
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If anyones interested, there's a finished Spire GTR up for sale here :-
http://www.blackbird-gtr.co.uk/
The owner has moved out to dubai, hence the sale.
Cheers
Tris
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addison
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| posted on 2/10/10 at 08:24 PM |
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have you seen pauls new round tube racing chassis with the new body work, now that looks good.
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dilley
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| posted on 2/10/10 at 09:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by addison
have you seen pauls new round tube racing chassis with the new body work, now that looks good.
Yes I saw it when Martin was building it! very impressed!
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franky
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 10:06 AM |
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any pics of it?
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hicost blade
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 10:25 AM |
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Brian have a look at the Contour:
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TimC
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 10:49 AM |
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Also, have a look at the BDN S3, an example of which is being built by BobM on here.
Check out Bob's build here:
http://www.furybusa.org.uk/
The site also covers Bob racing his current machine - the engineering on the BDN is stunning and Bob is going to put the car through IVA!
BDN's site is here:
www.bdnsportscars.com
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hicost blade
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 10:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TimC
Also, have a look at the BDN S3, an example of which is being built by BobM on here.
Check out Bob's build here:
http://www.furybusa.org.uk/
The site also covers Bob racing his current machine - the engineering on the BDN is stunning and Bob is going to put the car through IVA!
BDN's site is here:
www.bdnsportscars.com
You wouldn't want to bend that bulkhead ££££!!!!
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Strontium Dog
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 11:56 AM |
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"Lightning" took me out for a ride in his Spire a couple of weeks ago and it felt very good. Seems like a good car and it went well with
Kwacker 1200cc engine. Worth dropping him a pm for a chat about his!
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expatkiwi
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 08:55 PM |
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After finishing 1st in class and 5th overall at the Debden sprint today I dont think I will need one now..just a little more work on mine
I have decided to call my Westfeild "The Caterhammer" Hopefully it will
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hicost blade
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 09:15 PM |
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Well done mate, what class were you in??
I would stick with the Westfield if I was you
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expatkiwi
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 09:16 PM |
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Class 11 Sports and Libre up to 2000cc
I have decided to call my Westfeild "The Caterhammer" Hopefully it will
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hicost blade
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 09:27 PM |
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What else was in your class??
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expatkiwi
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| posted on 4/10/10 at 05:24 AM |
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Evo 6 7 8 or what ever it was they all look the same to me
Mk2 escort. I was way out in front of them, its the overall place that gets me.
There was some seriously good open wheelers there(about 10 of them). This week coming (10th) I have another sprint which is at Farnborough Hants and I
am looking forward to that as there is Metro 6R4,Hillclimb westy plus others
Cheers
Brian
I have decided to call my Westfeild "The Caterhammer" Hopefully it will
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hicost blade
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| posted on 4/10/10 at 05:15 PM |
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Ha! again well done mate, beating single seaters in a Westie must be extremely satisfying, especially as you built her to a budget
Have you looked at skinning the floor and putting on a rear diffuser?
Dave
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expatkiwi
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| posted on 4/10/10 at 09:58 PM |
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I think now as money allows it will get some under floor mods and a diffusser. Also replacing all the ally panels with carbon etc. The list is
endless.
I have decided to call my Westfeild "The Caterhammer" Hopefully it will
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Lightning
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| posted on 5/10/10 at 03:27 PM |
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Well i like mine
 
quarter
[Edited on 5/10/10 by Lightning]
Steve
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Lightning
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| posted on 5/10/10 at 03:38 PM |
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drive
Steve
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 5/10/10 at 09:58 PM |
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Very nice
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Spireoc
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| posted on 6/11/10 at 09:46 PM |
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Brian excellent news about your 1st in class and 5th overall.
That Rotary engine making 300bhp sounded a good option mated to an Audi Transaxle in a Spire.
Shame it won't now happen.
Hope you continue to do well. Maybe come along to one of our Spire Owners Club Track Days and give us a run for our money.
Andy SOC.
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