OEM carbon fiber driveshaft???

[Rave Racer]

    Door handles, window switches, headlight switches, emergency brake,
maybe some of the exhaust, possibly a strut or two, four springs if you're
lucky, Sunroof (if there is one), did I mention the door handles?    Most of
the stuff that's susceptible to the Audi gods angry hand would seemingly be
untouched.    ; )

       Rave Racer
'89 Jetta 1.8L 16V GTX
 http://www.vwot.org/members/Pete.html
'87 Audi 4000 Quattro Sedan
 http://www.audifans.com/registry/view.php?action=viewCar&carid=110
'72 Triumph GT6
 http://motorcities.com/contents/01I3H011116682.html
'83 Toyota Tercel (yoda)     Possible future Sandrail donor...  Maybe

----- Original Message -----
From: Marc Swanson <mswanson at mswanson.com>
To: <chris at force5auto.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: OEM carbon fiber driveshaft???


> > They're on any of the airbag equipped 80/90/Coupes.
>
>
> Learn something new every day, thanks!
>
> > Supposedly for
> > decreased floor intrusion from the forward section of the prop. Never
> > really an issue IMHO. The hardest hit 90q I've seen had the engine
pushed
> > into the firewall, trans wings broke, carrier blown out, both prop CVs
> > junk, and transmitted enough force through the prop to blow both ears
off
> > the diff and bend the rear subframe where the centre mount
> > it.....cool....the carbon prop wasn't splintered nor was the floor
damaged.
>
> Wow, I can only imagine the forces traveling down the driveshaft required
to
> bend the rear subframe.  impressive.
>
> I hope you didn't pay much for this car because it sounds like you got a
set
> of seats out of it and not much else!
>
> Later
>
> -Marc-
> 87 4ktq
> 88 90q