[V8] Emergency?

Tue Dec 30 17:30:20 PST 2008

oops, i sent this to soon.  i meant to add AP Racing calipers are some of
the better ones out there.  WAY better then the willwoods i have on my V8 (i
have AP racing on my CQ).

Shayne

PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro

> From: too many quattros <thequattroking at yahoo.com>
> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:24:19 -0800
> To: <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>, <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: V8 Audi Fans <v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] Emergency?
> 
> guys, i know one of the founders of BIRA personally (greg).  I think he may
> even lurk on the list.  i have known him since b4 BIRA even started.  I do
> not know if BIRA is still functional or not.  but i would NOT hold out for
> your BIRA kit.  they produce brackets when they have time and when they have
> enough to people wanting a specific bracket to actually make it worth their
> while setup the machines.  it took about 18 months for them to have enough
> orders to build the brackets for my car.  roger, another option for you, IF
> they are still making them would be the RPI/Willwood kit.  I have the
> prototype of the original kit on my V8.  I know it has been greatly updated
> since then.  I do not know if they still make the kit though. Check out
> RPI's webpage or call them to see if they still make a kit.
> 
> ron, 1600$ does not seem all that unreasonable.  by the time u actually get
> some G60 strut housings with shipping, i bet u will be in over 1600$.
> 
> 
> Shayne
> 
> PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
> PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro
> 
> 
>> From: Roger Woodbury <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>
>> Reply-To: <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>
>> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:23:44 -0500
>> To: <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: V8 Audi Fans <v8 at audifans.com>
>> Subject: Re: [V8] Emergency?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ron Wainwright [mailto:ron_01056 at yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:38 PM
>> To: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com
>> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [V8] Emergency?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> When I had "others" working on my cars I usually had no problem bringging in
>> new parts from other suppliers... but I think the mechs would balk @
>> replacing worn parts with parts that aren't too far off what you got now
>> Roger.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> It's actually much more serious than that.  Any mechanic who has much of an
>> investment in his business will likely refuse to replace worn out parts with
>> worn out parts.  If something really ugly happened due to brake failure,
>> then the mechanic could find himself primarily liable for injury and
>> property damage.  In addition to that, here in this state if a mechanic
>> knowingly uses inferior parts to repair a vehicle and the item is
>> inspectable under Maine motor vehicle statutes, there are additional state
>> penalties that can be applied.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> John is very good at "working with me", and I wouldn't ask him to do
>> something that is blatantly not in his best interest.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  & as far as a BBK remidy for the UFO's.... I think $1,600 is WAY to much!
>> Christ you could source a set of G60 housings, Rs2 Caliper brackets, 323x30
>> rotors, & new 993tt or 928GTS calipers, & lines, pads, & fluid for nearer
>> $1,200.... & still have $$$ left over to have all us V8 listers come over
>> your place in Maine & get that lobster dinner you've talked about ;-)
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> What I had thought some years ago was to get my life sorted out so that I
>> could devote more time and energy.oh, yeah:  money, too.to my car fun.  I
>> was thinking about a BIRA solution assuming that I had a V8 or 200 20V with
>> G60's.  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> As far as the lobster is concerned, I have long thought about having a "Tour
>> of Acadia" or something, that would feature things like lobster and other
>> things.  Once upon a time I actually tried to plan one of these with a car
>> club featuring a certain kind of German car whose owners think they are
>> imbued with a kind of regal deification once they have bought one.in the
>> end, it was all talk and no one really wanted to show up.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> But it might happen again, particularly if gas prices remain down in the
>> weeds.
>> 
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>> 
>>  Ron
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> --- On Tue, 12/30/08, Roger Woodbury <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>> From: Roger Woodbury <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>
>> 
>>> Subject: Re: [V8] Emergency?
>> 
>>> To: "'Dave Head'" <v8q at bellsouth.net>
>> 
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>> 
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