'81 CGTs back from the dead

[Tom Nas]

At 20:52 9-7-01 -0400, Huw Powell wrote:
> > http://www.sls.wau.nl/fstolp/sloop/5S/Coupe_5S-uk.htm
>
>excellent looking project!  A little tuning, some painted parts under
>the hood and that should be a very proud ride.

Let me hazard a guess... that paint wouldn't be yellow, would it? :-)

> > Notable is the .mpg of an attempt to start one of the cars...
>
>oh yes, i remember learning the slow way (running to get a wet towel to
>smother the fire!) with my F250 when I got it, way out of tune... 1.
>Remove air cleaner.  2. Spray explosive stuff into carb.  3. REPLACE AIR
>FILTER.  4. Attempt to start vehicle again.  5. Repeat as necessary.

Remove charred air filter... in my friend's case: remove charred nose hairs.
We had a fire extinguisher on hand, just in case. Didn't need it, luckily.

>nice little bit of "film!"

I've made some 30 of these short movies, but I didn't catch the first time 
it fired, which was my objective. The 'explosion' is kinda cool, too.

Tom
Really getting into these early-'80s Audis...