[V8] body parts anyone?

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

If you need V8 bearings, I was able to sweet talk Glyco into selling me 
a small quantity of them. They are pretty expensive, but available.

----- Original Message -----
From: dsaad at icehouse.net
Date: Thursday, May 25, 2006 3:32 pm
Subject: Re: [V8] body parts anyone?
To: cobram at juno.com
Cc: V8 at audifans.com, bob.moy at cte.aecom.com

> Deves seems to have them:
> http://www.deves.com/devesrings/cars_AUDI.html
> 
> And on this page, they say these rings are good for Alusil motors.
> http://www.deves.com/faq.html
> 
> The big problems seem to be honing and rod bearings.
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> Quoting cobram at juno.com:
> 
> > You can, but you have to have a "moto-lab" that knows what 
> they're doing.
> >  I have corresponded with several V8Q owners from the former 
> Soviet Union
> > that have done their engines at some "moto-labs" in Moscow.
> >
> > These guys got internal components through Mahle in Germany, 
> including> oversize pistons in one case.  Rings are available from 
> US suppliers, not
> > OEM German, but they seem to work.
> >
> > BCNU,
> > http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> > There are two types of tragedies in life. One is not getting 
> what you
> > want, the other is getting it.
> >
> > "Moy, Bob" <bob.moy at cte.aecom.com> writes:
> > > I don't believe that you can re-ring these engines.  There is a
> > > coating
> > > on the cylinder walls which is applied after the casting of the
> > > aluminum
> > > block. In order to re-ring you will have to hone the cylinder 
> walls> > which will remove this coating.  Unlike earlier aluminum 
> block> > which
> > > used a steel liner these engines doesn't have a steel liner.  This
> > > is
> > > why no one list replacement rings for this engine.
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