[V8] My V8 might be sold...

Wed Jan 21 07:01:37 PST 2009

Sorry to hear as well Ingo... Now you have an excuse to put that motor in your 5sp!

 Ron

--- On Tue, 1/20/09, Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] My V8 might be sold...
> To: "Seamus O'Carey" <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>
> Cc: "V8List Fans" <v8 at audifans.com>
> Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 11:07 PM
> So sorry to hear. I hate it when people chicken out like
> that and  
> don't call to apologize.
> 
> If it makes you feel any better, I was about to leave the
> office to go  
> to the Post Office when I found out that my '93 V8 had
> been hit so  
> hard in the driver's rear corner that the whole car had
> moved 45  
> degrees. Plus sheet metal damage, broken bumper cover and a
> tendancy  
> to want to veer right...
> 
> I am not happy either.
> 
> 
> - Ingo
> 
> On Jan 20, 2009, at 10:51 PM, "Seamus
> O'Carey" <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com 
>  > wrote:
> 
> > Well as it turned out NOTHING went according to plans.
> >
> > I drove an hour south to meet up with the guy who
> wanted my V8, but  
> > after
> > waiting nearly an hour in a parking lot, and him not
> answering his  
> > phone, I
> > decided to leave.  What especially pisses me off is
> that he had  
> > called me
> > from his cell phone to make sure that I was on the
> road (we were  
> > meeting in
> > the middle).  Why would he bother if he wasn't
> going to show up??
> >
> > As far as the S4, it sounds like he's already sold
> it.  I'll find out
> > tomorrow whether he still has it or not.
> >
> > Back to the drawing board I guess.
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Ron Wainwright  
> > <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Now thats a nice example.
> >>
> >> A few things I notice & have an opinion
> on....;-)
> >>
> >> 93's are supposed to have the Carbon fiber
> trim... that trim looks  
> >> dark. so
> >> I think it came from a 95.5 //s6.
> >> Looks like half the inj cover is broke.
> >> Looks like the guy might have been a non-smoker
> cause there looks  
> >> to be a
> >> boost gauge were the ashtray should be.
> >> The 93's all so come with an all Aluminum
> intercooler & cross over  
> >> pipe.
> >>
> >> Now some opinions/comments...whatever.....;-)
> >>
> >> Big brakes are nice. Kinda looks like a Kit....
> I'd look to see  
> >> what the
> >> caliper brackets are made out of. Places like ECS
> who sold BBK's  
> >> for the
> >> //scars had a bad run of Aluminum brackets that
> would crack.
> >>
> >> The cam is nice... but I'de ask what chips are
> being run & what  
> >> turbo. You
> >> can MAX out the K24 pretty quick. & ask if the
> Exhaust mani was  
> >> upgraded
> >> (Rs2). I can't see if the WG cap top was
> modded or not? 16PSI is  
> >> pretty mild
> >> though... but I'de still ask about what
> "other" parts are there!
> >> All so sounds like he updated the trans with a
> wide geared 95.5 // 
> >> S6. If
> >> he did a LW FW I'd guesse he used a 7A... with
> eather a Spec clutch  
> >> kit.. or
> >> Southbend. I'de ask him!
> >>
> >> Things I would FREAK OUT ABOUT.....
> >>
> >> I would remove those H&R sport springs rite
> away! I can not tell  
> >> you how
> >> many V8's & //s4/6's I've seen
> & heard about that have busted there  
> >> front
> >> springs.
> >> Me & a friend just a few weeks ago did a
> T-belt for a guy with a  
> >> 95 //s6..
> >> I noticed he had H&R sport springs & took
> a look @ them. Well I  
> >> found that
> >> the top 5 inches of the spring had broke were the
> clear protective  
> >> coating
> >> was. I have pics I can send you if you wanna take
> a look.
> >>
> >> But sighn up for the scar list here on Audifans.
> Great bunch of very
> >> knowlegable guys!!!!!!
> >>
> >> Ron
> >>
> >>
> >> --- On Mon, 1/19/09, Seamus O'Carey
> <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>  
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> From: Seamus O'Carey
> <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>
> >>> Subject: [V8] My V8 might be sold...
> >>> To: v8 at audifans.com
> >>> Date: Monday, January 19, 2009, 11:38 PM
> >>> I'm taking it to the potential buyer
> tomorrow.  I had it
> >>> listed for $1800,
> >>> so hopefully it will go through, considering I
> got the car
> >>> for $800 (have
> >>> about $1200 total into it so far).
> >>>
> >>> By the way, someone mentioned a while back
> that the center
> >>> console swtiches,
> >>> above the radio, for the foglights, rear
> defroster, etc.,
> >>> needed to be reset
> >>> after the battery gets disconnected.  Anyone
> know anything
> >>> about this?  It'd
> >>> be nice to bring it to the guy with all the
> switches
> >>> working.
> >>>
> >>> Following the advice from some of you, I'm
> hoping to
> >>> get this car to replace
> >>> the V8 (at least until I find a good, black
> 5spd V8
> >>> anyway):
> >>>
> http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/992103359.html
> >>>
> >>> Seamus
> >>>
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