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Coilovers $195 for all A1's



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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