JVAB 50mm subaru fittment...any intrest?
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Dave Kern Elite Moderator Location: Centennial Join Date: 07/11/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 1,085 Rally Car: Compact M3 & Evo IX |
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Vittorio Bares Mod Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
uh, err ... have we made any progress ?
Going to Perce Neige - maiden rally for the newly refreshed Audi...I expect limited snow banks and lots of ice = stay on the road and you'll do well... Anyway - sure would like some spares 
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Martin Walter Elite Moderator Location: North Gower, Ontario, Canada. Join Date: 03/01/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 450 Rally Car: Nissan 240SX |
Vito! Great to hear you'll be a PN, don't do a repeat of 2007(?) :-) I'm in the same boat as you, I have the struts that are on that car and that's it, if I bend an insert I'm out I guess. I couldn't see spending more on 40mm inserts when I need to go 50mm's as soon as they are available. I heard form the green crew that there's lots of snow and ice... go figuer :-) I need to get a snow bank report... My guess is they shoudl be a reasonable size, we had quite a lot of snow since Christmas, only the last week it's bene mild, but I doubt it was that mild in Maniwaki. -Martin. |
Vittorio Bares Mod Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
Noice!
I was going by the pics taken just after New Years on the site and I've been watching the weather up there, didn't seem like they were getting dumped on - but lots of little snow events - but if you've got feet on the street up there, I'll believe that... For me, seeded 5a, there's going to be ice regardless - polished, glassy, shiny ice
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Chris Martin Senior Moderator Location: Toronto, Ontario Join Date: 01/15/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 567 Rally Car: E-85 powered Impreza |
Vito... If you get really f'ed....i'll have some 50mm stuff as spares in the trailer. The top pins will be different (subaru fitment), but if you really need to monster something, it's doable. Chris |
Martin Walter Elite Moderator Location: North Gower, Ontario, Canada. Join Date: 03/01/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 450 Rally Car: Nissan 240SX |
Tanks for the offer Chris, I might have to take you up on that (but I hope not). I'm trying to round up some decent stock stuff and per-fit it as a just in case backup... -Martin. |
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Here's what the "Tortue" stage looked like as of last Sunday : 
I'Ve heard that the snow banks are hard enough to prevent a 2500 truck to go through them... If I see some more pics I'll post them here. Francois |
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Would like to hear an update from John to see how things are going..
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Vittorio Bares Mod Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
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Well there will be updates within minutes of me getting an update from Bilstein.. That said "early Spring" and its middle of Winter now. This is a kinda special deal and just who is going to stock things and be warehouses is unclear. Of course I'm hoping that since I have been pushing Bilstein in the North American rally world longer and harder and evidently know the product and valving pretty well, that I would be able to buy direct these 50s and the 40s...but who knows.. Hey Martin I do have a pair of DMS inserts which are good body length but currently just too short of travel. Very likely they have a spacer under the piston head to limit the shaft travel... Now if you're hot and want to work with me, I could see about making this pair into hybrid DMS bodies with Bilstein internals so we get the travel up.. Tubes are done so then its just ears in whatever position you have settled on... Whaddya say? 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. |
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