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Coilovers $195 for all A1's

Subject: Coilovers $195 for all A1's
From: marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Marc_Scirocco_Québec)
Date: Thu Jan 22 21:28:17 2004
In-reply-to: <OF2DFA9DFA.7F2D56F8-ON80256E23.004BD0D6@uk.ibm.com>
Aren't modern jet fighter's wings glued (epoxied) together?

My Trek mountain bike is. Not that it sees that much stress these days.

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco
'97 A4

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]De la part de Adam J Garside
> Envoy? : jeudi 22 janvier 2004 08:49
> ? : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : Re: Coilovers $195 for all A1's
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> The Lotus Elise is held together with Epoxy.
> It consists of extruded aluminium, bonded together to make a rigid
> "Bathtub" chassis.
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> Just my $0.02
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> AdamG
> '92 Scala 1.8i 8v
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>   |       To:       L F <rocco16v@netzero.net>
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>   |       cc:       "b.honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>,
> "'scirocco'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>                                 |
>   |       Subject:  Re: Coilovers $195 for all A1's
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> Your forgetting Larry
> that now a days here in the modern world there are epoxies for everything,
> with good prep the bond/epoxy is stronger than the base metals.. assuming
> mild steel or worse.
> Brian
>
>
> On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, L F wrote:
>
> > Sounds like a rather un-tidy arrangement to me....
> >
> > Larry
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Brian McGarvey
> >   To: b.honnold
> >   Cc: 'scirocco'
> >   Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:47 PM
> >   Subject: RE: Coilovers $195 for all A1's
> >
> >
> >   The epoxy holds the sleeve with thread and the collar goes up and down
> >   brian
> >
> >
> >   On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, b.honnold wrote:
> >
> >   > Um.......if the epoxy holds the collar in place, how do you adjust
> ride
> >   > height????
> >   >
> >   > B
> >   >
> >   > -----Original Message-----
> >   > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> >   > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Ron Pieper
> >   > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:01 PM
> >   > To: b.honnold; 'scirocco'
> >   > Subject: RE: Coilovers $195 for all A1's
> >   >
> >   >
> >   > Easy, you don't take the perch off, so epoxy just holds the
> collar in
> >   > place, that's what I was able to gather scanning their installation
> >   > guide the other night.
> >   >
> >   > Fact is you don't have to grind off the perch for GCs either, but I
> >   > chose to.
> >   >
> >   > Ron
> >   >
> >   > --- "b.honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com> wrote:
> >   > > Brian,
> >   > >
> >   > > Can you elaborate on the mounting procedure?  I am currently
> mounting
> >   > > a set of Ground Control Coilovers that require cutting the perch
> off
> >   > > of a stock strut can and then Mig welding a "mounting" collar on.
> >   > >
> >   > > I'd be fascinated to know how an epoxied collar would stand up to
> race
> >   >
> >   > > use?
> >   > >
> >   > > Brian H
> >   > >
> >   > > -----Original Message-----
> >   > > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> >   > > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Brian
> McGarvey
> >   > > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:37 PM
> >   > > To: reptilis
> >   > > Cc: scirocco
> >   > > Subject: Re: Coilovers $195 for all A1's
> >   > >
> >   > >
> >   > > I honestly think it is a great deal, and not just cause
> I'm running
> >   > > balance group stickers. The collars and stuff is made out of some
> sort
> >   > > of
> >   > > cnc'd aluminum. They are not prewelded to your strut housings. And
> you
> >   >
> >   > > epoxy them on.
> >   > >
> >   > >
> >   > > On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, reptilis wrote:
> >   > >
> >   > > > OK, so whats the deal here?    why are these so cheap...like by
> more
> >   >
> >   > > > than a grand?     Am I missing something or is this a really
> great
> >   > > deal?
> >   > > >
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> 91 VFR750F everybody needs a 11-12 sec vehicle.
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