4k rally car info wanted

[Thomas J. Donohue, Jr.]

Hi all...not to repeat myself, but did anyone see my post re: a 4kq for
sale here in W. Mass. for $650?  Still willing to check it out if
anyone's interested.  T

Todd Phenneger wrote:

>  Heya,
>
>   First I'd like to say a few things.  The first being nice run.  You
> were in the 1.8t Rabbit I assume?  Anyhow, Penningtons car didn't
> exactly have turbo problems all weekend.   First it had a bad spark
> plug wire and faulty rotor that broke on a stage.  Once fixed on
> Friday night I think it ran fine for the rest of the night at a little
> over 12psi.   But alas, when on Sat it wasn't running right again we
> found a cracked IC to TB hose.  Hmmm, imagine that everyone.  So we
> pulled one off Ned's 5ktq (No, not the beast since it has a 20vt) and
> it ran fine.  Later he ran a "bit" more than 12psi (pegging the 15psi
> gauge in an instant, ahh the things you do when trying to catch the
> guy in front of you :-)   and it seemed to be fine.  But I dont know
> how long the tranny will last with the Dragster inspired shifts he was
> using.  MAN, I didn't know an 016 could shift like that. :-)
>
>    Anyhow, I'm working on a 4ktq Rally car myself and am vaguely
> familiar with a few others.   E-mail me if you want some info but put
> my Name in Subject Line.
>
> l8r
>
>   TOdd
>
>   Matt Van Bogart <mvanbogart at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>      Coming off a very successful (8th place overall in
>      ClubRally, 2nd place Gp
>      5, 2nd place overall class 3 driver/co-driver) WildWest
>      ProRally weekend in
>      the turbo Rabbit rally car, my thoughts have turned to my
>      '86 4kq becoming
>      the second car we campaign next year.
>
>      I know a few of you have 4k rally cars...I want to talk to
>      you (offlist)
>      about the prep, etc on your cars. I am hoping the cage work
>      will start
>      later this fall.
>
>      MAC - Mike Mailman stuffed his turbo quattro _converted_
>      Coupe GT on Friday
>      night, looked like mostly front suspension damage. Damn that
>      car is fast.
>      Plsek did well, Pennington's 4ktq was plagued by turbo
>      problems. I wonder
>      why we don't see any A4's out there. It seems like a perfect
>      fit.
>
>      Matt Van Bogart
>      www.bunnyboys.com
>      '79 VW Turbo Rabbit
>      Voted best prepared vintage rally car @ WildWest
>      '86 4kq - soon to be! rally machine
>
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> Todd Phenneger
> 83' ur-q (awaiting a 20vt)
> 84' 4ktq fun but I'm sick of CIS.
>
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