need to tie it down - 88 5K TQ

[Kneale Brownson]

I'm guessing they're cast metal.  

At 01:38 PM 6/29/2005 -0600, Ed Kellock wrote:
>I wonder if they used a softer metal for the tow hooks so that they
>would break away instead of something more vital in the event of a
>problem during their normal intended use.
>
>Ed
>
>On 6/29/05, Keith Lawyer <LawyerKG at co.laplata.co.us> wrote:
>> 
>> I cut the front tow hooks off two Type 43's (1980 and 1981) to use for 
>"another project" and I'll tell you there's something "off" about that 
>metal.  Frankly, I think it's pot-metal-esque.  It welds weird, ie it melts 
>thru much more quickly than regular mild steel.  I'm guessing it has a high 
>carbon content and is more of a cast iron than mild steel.  I know it seems 
>ridiculous to think Audi would do this.  And a Type 43 is not a Type 44.  So 
>take it FWIW, and I fully realize my statements of "off" and "weird" don't 
>give you much to hang your hat on.
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