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Re: Vito - WTF?
May 06, 2012 06:14PM
Here's a crazy thought John - can we get some tube and rebuild that part of the insert with new stuff? Or is that just crazy talk?
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Re: Vito - WTF?
May 06, 2012 07:26PM
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Here's a crazy thought John - can we get some tube and rebuild that part of the insert with new stuff? Or is that just crazy talk?

I have some shocks just for that but those rears of yours are unusually long..
Do this: measure the body length up to--more or less, the weld for the top pin I welded on..


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Re: Vito - WTF?
May 08, 2012 05:16PM
Tube is 14 inches, the small rod is 8 inches. overall lenght from the weld to the end of the rod is 22 inches

Grazie...
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Re: Vito - WTF?
May 08, 2012 06:28PM
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Tube is 14 inches, the small rod is 8 inches. overall lenght from the weld to the end of the rod is 22 inches

Grazie...

OK muchachitio mio, I'll go mira un peu


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Re: Vito - WTF?
May 08, 2012 08:59PM
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I'm in agreement w/Brian - although in the rain it had its rally style moments of sideways-ness.

Matthieu did apologize - and I am certain it was a case of bad tires and bad judgement. I was nursing my clutch as it was slipping really badly - so watching for cars needing to pass. Lots of them did. I had just let this guy pass as well, but he went super wide on the next turn, so I held my line and went by him. My brakes and tires were working surprisingly well in the wet - in fact the car was turning in well and generally was easy to drive. If you watch the video, it looks to me like he was sliding 3/4 of the way down that entry straight. My opinion is that he came in faster than he normally would and applied braking later than he normally would and found himself in trouble - rookie mistake.

If I was running a Subaru - where you just bolt shit on - eh, it would suck, but a fairly quick fix.

As JVL mentioned - there's a lot of custom work in that car - its never an easy fix...and now I may be SOL until Bilstein comes up with some 50mm parts. I don't yet know if that shocker is bent, the lower bolt stretched through the ear holes, ears are toast, the knuckle twisted but didn't break, axle shaft toast, 3/4 panel and door.

I got really lucky in that Team Platto offered to help fix the car - if it were up to me, it wouldn't be ready for several months - time is at a premium right now. So the plan is to pickup a parts car this weekend - cut parts from it - transport to Quebec City 2nd week of May...

Most of what needs fixing is pretty easy, except for the boingers - we'll fix the ears, but if its bent - it'll need to go back to WA...next event is June 16th - if we can make it...

We had some good moments though in the 1.5 stages we ran:

Im glad to see that he apologised. And I think its even cooler that another team is willing to help you repair the car. Its nice to see teams pull together to help each other out.
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Re: Vito - WTF?
May 09, 2012 11:41PM
Yeah good guys, Team Platto they've got a beatchin Coupe!

Just spent 3.5 hours on the good quarter panel on the parts car, its about 2/3's off - what a PITA! Then I've got to do it to the rally car and then stitch it back on...larnin the hahd way...

JVL - how'bout them tubes eh? smiling smiley smiling smiley
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Re: Vito - WTF?
May 10, 2012 12:22AM
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Yeah good guys, Team Platto they've got a beatchin Coupe!

Just spent 3.5 hours on the good quarter panel on the parts car, its about 2/3's off - what a PITA! Then I've got to do it to the rally car and then stitch it back on...larnin the hahd way...

JVL - how'bout them tubes eh? smiling smiley smiling smiley

you get them thar insuertos de bilstein sent off yet?


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Re: Vito - WTF?
May 14, 2012 09:25AM
I was up in Canadia this weekend grafting a quarter on the car...

Ears are wasted - these will be repaired here
Knuckle is twisted - already replaced, thankfully Team Platto has a pile of Coupe Quattro parts
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Re: Vito - WTF?
May 14, 2012 09:26AM
...and quarter panel is coming along...PITA PITA PITA...but no really hard...
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Re: Vito - WTF?
May 14, 2012 09:28AM
JVL - I pickup the shock and is on its way to you (2 Day) - should be in your hands Wed morning.

Its pretty bad sad smiley you can see a kink if you look at it lengthwise, take a look and let me know...
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Re: Vito - WTF?
May 18, 2012 04:34PM
hola senior (that should be read with a Spanish accent)

John - did that boinger get out into the post?

If not, I had a thought about the lower aluminum ring, for the spring height adjust. You know the one that is stuck - any chance you have one of those hanging around to put in the same box?

Thanks,

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Re: Vito - WTF?
May 18, 2012 11:37PM
looking good Sir, Is the bodywork done yet?
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