[V8] Pep talk

Edward J Kellock ekellock at juno.com
Mon Jan 22 18:37:36 EST 2001


Please!!  Forty degrees?!  Please....

Ed

On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:18:44 -0500 David Head
<dave.head at worldnet.att.net> writes:
> And a great parts car it is!
> Actually, it did 200 miles in September before the trans pooped 
> again... The other trans should be here this today or tomorrow, 
> along with a spare engine ECU and a host of goodies Chris Semple 
> tossed in outa the kindness of his heart. Then I'll have to buy a 
> set of wires, a pair of control arms, put the stereo back in, and 
> swap in the spare instrument cluster... If it warms up a bit I might 
> even get out
> there under it! 40 degrees is ugly weather to be working on a 
> car...
> 
> RELAYER at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > If Bart's Porch is anything like mine, it actually HURTS the value 
> of your house since it just sits in the driveway always in need of 
> some very rare and very expensive German part.
> >
> > Of course, mine has only been down for 2 months while I have many 
> of the engine parts powdercoated.....where Dave's Blue V8 has not 
> turned over 10 miles in the past year!  Dave may brag about his long 
> trips in the red V8, but the blue one still sits as a testament to 
> the fact that it really is just a parts car for the red V8.  I know, 
> I've seen him cannibalize it many times for the benefit of the red 
> V8.
> >
> > Christian J. Long
> > President - Quattro Club of Florida
> > -----------------------------------
> > '00 A4 1.8tqsmxc - 17" Borbet Type Es
> > '97 A4 1.8tqm - just to keep the wife happy (quiet)
> > '87 944S - 17" 996 rims
> > -----------------------------------
> > past Audis: '84 CGT, '85 CGT, '87.5 CGT
> > '90 CQ, '90 90, '98.5 A4 1.8tsm
> >
> > In a message dated Sun, 21 Jan 2001  9:58:38 PM Eastern Standard 
> Time, Edward J Kellock <ekellock at juno.com> writes:
> >
> > << On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 20:25:51 -0500 Kneale Brownson
> > <knotnook at traverse.com> writes:
> > > At 07:04 PM 01/21/2001 -0600, Unka Bart wrote:
> > > >Man, merely to *drive* a V8Q has to be one of the truly great 
> joys of
> > all
> > > >motorheadom!  The closest thing to a 4-door 928 that exists!!!
> > >
> > > Was that supposed to be motorhedonism?
> >
> > Ding.  I think you have coined a new term.  Perfect.
> >
> > > >I might even start looking for another V8q5.  If only I could 
> find a
> > way to
> > > >haul it behind the bus wheels-down...
> > >
> > > Why not just add a porch to the motorpalace and load the V8 onto 
> the
> > > porch for ezehauling?
> >
> > I believe Bart already owns a Porch.  And hauling a V8 on one 
> would
> > severly
> > limit its usefullness...  ;-)
> >
> > Ed
> > Colorado Springs
> > 91 v8q 5spd ........... garage queen
> > 89 200q  MC2 ....... new-to-me 3 days old and already a huge hit.
> > 87 Coupe GT ......... old faithful
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