aj_johnson A.J. Johnson Elite Moderator Location: Boise, ID Join Date: 01/07/2011 Age: Party Animal Posts: 826 Rally Car: 88 Audi 80

aj_johnson bad day February 21, 2012 12:56PM Registered: 01/07/2011 Posts: 826 My DD burned down this morning, Here are the pics. Good news is all the good stuff should carry over to the rally car. Kind of embarrassing considering my profession, but I didn't wire this car so i can't take credit. But I really don't think that it was related to any of the modifications done to the car anyway. Reply Quote

Jay Jay Woodward Mod Moderator Location: Snohomish, WA Join Date: 12/21/2005 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 776 Rally Car: '90 Mazdog Frankenprotege

Jay Re: bad day February 21, 2012 01:28PM Registered: 12/21/2005 Posts: 776 Any idea what went wrong, aside from some wire done let all its smoke out? Jay Woodward Snohomish, WA '90 Mazdog Frankenprotege Chronologically, 46... Reply Quote

aj_johnson A.J. Johnson Elite Moderator Location: Boise, ID Join Date: 01/07/2011 Age: Party Animal Posts: 826 Rally Car: 88 Audi 80

aj_johnson Re: bad day February 21, 2012 01:40PM Registered: 01/07/2011 Posts: 826 looks like the fuse box is where it started, I'm guessing water got in???? Reply Quote

shiza Dan Norkus Elite Moderator Location: Mountain Home, Idaho Join Date: 01/10/2010 Age: Party Animal Posts: 242 Rally Car: I codrive mostly but 94 Integra

shiza Re: bad day February 21, 2012 03:29PM Registered: 01/10/2010 Posts: 242 Oh damn! Do you have something to drive until you replace this car? Reply Quote

aj_johnson A.J. Johnson Elite Moderator Location: Boise, ID Join Date: 01/07/2011 Age: Party Animal Posts: 826 Rally Car: 88 Audi 80

aj_johnson Re: bad day February 21, 2012 04:10PM Registered: 01/07/2011 Posts: 826 The wife's a4 but it should be pretty simple to get the red car running as I can just start swapping parts instead of fabbing stuff Reply Quote

alkun Albert Kun Junior Moderator Location: SF Ca. Join Date: 01/07/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 1,398 Rally Car: volvo 242

alkun Re: bad day February 21, 2012 04:52PM Registered: 01/07/2008 Posts: 1,398 Dang it! Glad you're ok. Burns hurt. Looking for Volvo 242? PM me, I probably have a line on one for cheap... Reply Quote

Ascona73 Bob Legere Senior Moderator Location: Pleasant Valley, CT Join Date: 03/07/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 225 Rally Car: 1971 Opel Ascona

Ascona73 Re: bad day February 21, 2012 05:03PM Registered: 03/07/2007 Posts: 225 It was a good day...you weren't in the car! Opel is a 4-letter word... http://www.flickr.com/photos/10498579@N07/sets/ Reply Quote

john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Mod Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/19/2005 Age: Ancient Posts: 9,773 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4

john vanlandingham Re: bad day February 21, 2012 06:41PM Registered: 12/19/2005 Posts: 9,773 Fawkin Audis.. John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. Reply Quote

heymagic Gene McCullough Elite Moderator Location: Elma, WA Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 2,919

heymagic Re: bad day February 21, 2012 06:45PM Registered: 01/25/2006 Posts: 2,919 Quote john vanlandingham Fawkin Audis.. Fawkin Audis X 2.... well at least he has one good Audi now... Reply Quote

BobOfTheFuture Rob Russo Super Moderator Location: West Babylon, NY Join Date: 09/24/2010 Age: Party Animal Posts: 365 Rally Car: Eh... Workin' on it.

BobOfTheFuture Re: bad day February 21, 2012 07:47PM Registered: 09/24/2010 Posts: 365 Quote Ascona73 It was a good day...you weren't in the car! Didn't even need to use his AK Enablers, All of you... Reply Quote

Gravity Fed Alex Staidle Infallible Moderator Location: Boise, Idaho Join Date: 08/21/2009 Age: Party Animal Posts: 1,231 Rally Car: 1982 Mazda Rx7

Gravity Fed Re: bad day February 21, 2012 11:33PM Registered: 08/21/2009 Posts: 1,231 that sucks man! Although its not the tenth time ive heard of Audi/VW burning randomly. Respecognize! Reply Quote

aj_johnson A.J. Johnson Elite Moderator Location: Boise, ID Join Date: 01/07/2011 Age: Party Animal Posts: 826 Rally Car: 88 Audi 80

aj_johnson Re: bad day February 22, 2012 08:44AM Registered: 01/07/2011 Posts: 826 Looks like it only affected the factory harness. All the good stuff is very usable and it will give me a chance to upgrade the megasquirt to give me spark control. Any issues with tearing it apart before the insurance company gives the go ahead? Reply Quote

heymagic Gene McCullough Elite Moderator Location: Elma, WA Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 2,919

heymagic Re: bad day February 22, 2012 11:54AM Registered: 01/25/2006 Posts: 2,919 Quote aj_johnson Looks like it only affected the factory harness. All the good stuff is very usable and it will give me a chance to upgrade the megasquirt to give me spark control. Any issues with tearing it apart before the insurance company gives the go ahead? Don't touch it until they say so. Car should be totalled, they will decide and then you can discuss buying the salvage. Reply Quote

Slowwpoke Dave Clark "The Lesser" Mod Moderator Location: Yakima WA Join Date: 12/16/2007 Age: Settling Down Posts: 210 Rally Car: 1980 Celica gt.

Slowwpoke Re: bad day February 22, 2012 04:11PM Registered: 12/16/2007 Posts: 210 Quote BobOfTheFuture Quote Ascona73 It was a good day...you weren't in the car! Didn't even need to use his AK +1 to using an AK Reply Quote

vbares Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 365 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion)

vbares Re: bad day February 23, 2012 11:10AM Registered: 04/10/2007 Posts: 365 +3 Fawkin Awdi wiring - sheesh... Sorry to see that AJ - good for the Rally car, good you're ok, good the good parts are whole, good you get to drive the A4, good you get to find another car Lots of nice ones out there in ID - damn, I just realized where you live - I picked up an S6 Avant in Sunvalley over Xmass - didn't click, we should have had a beer! Reply Quote

aj_johnson A.J. Johnson Elite Moderator Location: Boise, ID Join Date: 01/07/2011 Age: Party Animal Posts: 826 Rally Car: 88 Audi 80

aj_johnson Re: bad day February 23, 2012 02:27PM Registered: 01/07/2011 Posts: 826 I called on that car, and almost went and snagged it. Glad it went to a good home, and you should have stopped by for a beer. Reply Quote

worked_xr Wyatt Fletcher Mega Moderator Location: Sorrysoda Flar-duh Join Date: 08/30/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 80 Rally Car: '89 XR4RS

worked_xr Re: bad day February 25, 2012 01:36PM Registered: 08/30/2009 Posts: 80 Quote aj_johnson looks like the fuse box is where it started, I'm guessing water got in???? But water doesn't burn. Seriously, bummer about the car, and glad no one got hurt. Everything short of that is manageable. Reply Quote