87.5 CGT

[Ben Swann]

Yep Mike,

I have hoods, at least one fender - I know I have the right and it is 
already red.  Lights, possibly the front crossmember.  LMK exactly what you 
need and I'll see what I can scrounge up.  I need to get rid of the 4k/CGT 
big parts, so come and get stuff for next to nothing.

You'll need to unbolt the hood and fenders.  The grill and center support 
and crossmembers can likely be straighted using 2X4, crowbar, come-along and 
brute force - otherwise you'll need to weld in new/good used parts.

Thanks Huw for passing it on!

Ben

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Huw Powell" <audi at humanspeakers.com>
To: "Taylor, Michael" <mtaylor at harbourvest.com>; "audifans" 
<quattro at audifans.com>; "ben swann" <benswann at comcast.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: 87.5 CGT


>> Big fan of your site.  I have a sad story.  My first car was an 87.5,
>> tornado red CGT that I have kept in great condition (169k) until
>> Thursday night.  Our 18 year old babysitter who has no appreciation for
>> a classic, decided to play bumper car on Route 128 and spun out.  She
>> ended up putting the front end into the guard rail and wiping the rt
>> front fender and smashing back the whole front (grill, lights, etc).
>> The hood was a bit banged up and the left fender is good.  I hooked up a
>> tow rope and had my wife pull on it with the Suburban while I stood on
>> the brakes to get the front off of the engine.  It worked, she turned
>> over and hums like always.  I actually drove it around and it feels
>> great but she looks beat.  It appears that I can unbolt the fender, swap
>> out the hood but my big question is, how do I handle the mangled up
>> metal that hides behind the grill.  This is the same piece that you cut
>> out in your engine swap.  Can I replace that whole front support?  Even
>> bigger question, do you work on CGT's or know who I could take this to
>> for body work?  I am in no hurry but do not know if I have the
>> capability to take on such a task.  Any thoughts greatly appreciated.  I
>> am going to take a few pix so can send those if you want to see what I
>> am talking about.  Thanks so much.
>>
>> MT
>>
>> Michael W. Taylor   (in MA)
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> I have sent this reply to the audifans mailing list so you get better 
> coverage in terms of answers, and also to a guy in MD who is right now 
> liquidating a bunch of parts that might help you.
>
> http://ben_swann.homestead.com/GarageSale.html
>
> As far as the fenders and hood, you are correct, they can be unbolted and 
> replaced.  The center support area, could be "cut and pasted" out of a 
> non-wrecked car, or alternatively, I believe the sheet metal bits are 
> still available through Audi.
>
> Whatever you do there, try to make sure everything is lined up right - a 
> trip to the body shop for at least part of the work would be a good idea. 
> Depending on how handy you are, you might pull the fender and hood, have 
> them fix the center support, and then put the metal back on yourself.
>
> Good luck!
>
> -- 
> Huw Powell
>
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
>
> http://www.humanthoughts.org/