Open question about 4000 Strut bars Jamex?

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Open Letter about strut braces / bars.

Carter has a bar on his Coupe GT.  Jamex?  He'd know what was available.
He posts on AW 4000 forum   86 CoupeGT I think.

Chuck the Bicycle guy on the 200 20V list made a run of them for 200 20V Type 
44's.  I have one unopened here.

While the 4000 (Q) (1980 - 1987 euro 80/90) is a type 85, I don't know if 
there are bars still in circulation or if they were sold out a LONG time ago.

That being said, the S4 / S6 of 1992 - 1995 has brackets which can be 
ordered, but I suspect the towers are sooooo different that a factory brace mount 
wouldn't work on an older and small type 85 4000Q.

Bernie (Benz) makes a direct to the shock tops EMT (Home Depot) bar set-up.  
I suspect a home made one could be devised.  Bernie's set up was in the 200 
20V forum.

On the 4000Q  either bending the bar around the battery or the brake res, is 
the issue AFAIK.

Comments?

-Scott by BOSTON


Message: 10
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:55:00 -0500
From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Brake Balance
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Can someone help this guy out?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ron <vze8lher at verizon.net>
Date: Jan 11, 2007 10:20 AM
Subject: RE: Brake Balance
To: Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
Cc: quattro at audifans.com

Hello-
I'm sorry to email you directly, but I joined this list in order to try to
find a front strut brace for my '85 4000 Quattro, and to have some sort of
reference for technical questions. I have tried to have my "question" posted
to the group, but it never makes it. I have searched the archives
extensively to no avail. I think the term "archives" applies only in the
loosest of definitions.............
I know that I'm not really using the correct "nomenclature" for my car (I'm
not sure what the correct name is {type 85??}, but I guess that makes me an
ignorant Audi dork of some sort not worthy of a reply), but I'm still into
my car. No, it's not turbo, no, I don't own 6 Audis, I haven't spent $50,000
on my car, no I don't know the "real" name of the car, or what they call it
in Europe or whatever. I still have the whole front end of my car apart,
motor/transmission out, and the cylinder head is in Germany for some
"special" work. What I'm saying is that I'm still into my car, if I'm a bit
of a neophile.
What it really boils down to is that I need some kind of answer- if this is
"the" Audi discussion group, I don't understand why someone can't just
answer my question, or school me a bit, instead of just snubbing me.
I guess if I don't get an answer I'll know what's really up with the whole
Audi scene.
Thanks in advance.

Ron Hollaender