[V8] Snow Adventures...and trouble

Ron Wainwright ron_01056 at yahoo.com
Thu Dec 25 06:52:05 PST 2008


What did you bend, the front or rear suspension? 
Anyway... I got the part you need whatever it is.
 I am the GAC of Mass..... LOL

 Ron


--- On Wed, 12/24/08, Seamus O'Carey <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Seamus O'Carey <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>
> Subject: [V8] Snow Adventures...and trouble
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 7:42 PM
> We've gotten a bunch of snow lately so I thought I'd
> see what it's like
> having a quattro.  I think a good way to describe it is
> "unbelivable".  So
> of course I then had to see how sideways it could get while
> still remaining
> in control.  Again, UNBELIEVABLE!.
> 
> ...until I hit a patch of bare pavement while going
> sideways, which broke
> the bead on the front tire, making me actually not regain
> control of the
> slide before I hit a curb.
> 
> So, after getting the tire fixed, I noticed the steering
> wheel was off a
> little.  I took it in for an alignment today only to find
> that I put a very
> slight bend in the right rear knuckle (or upright, or
> whatever it's
> called).  The guy was able to get it "close", but
> he had to adjust it all
> the way out and it won't be right until I replace the
> bent part.
> 
> What sucks is that the only person I know of who happens to
> be parting a V8
> has already sold the part I need.  Anyone know of any other
> V8's being
> parted?
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