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The Lounge / Re: A new game... Post pics fr...
Last post by MiniDave - September 30, 2024, 10:01:58 AMI found some titles to cars I used to own, this one in particular is one I would like to have back, in any condition.....
I don't think I have any pics of it tho I might have one pic I found years ago on Vignale's website - as they did the rebody. It was based on a Fiat 600 chassis, with an Abarth 750 engine, and a bunch of Nardi accessories....obviously the steering wheel as that's what they're known for but it also had a finned alloy oil pan instead of the steel one and a finned alloy valve cover. I never got to drive it as it had dropped a valve when I got it and I couldn't find another head. I tried to swap in a 903 engine and gearbox from an 850 Spyder but the gearbox was larger and wouldn't fit between the rear lower control arms.
I don't think I have any pics of it tho I might have one pic I found years ago on Vignale's website - as they did the rebody. It was based on a Fiat 600 chassis, with an Abarth 750 engine, and a bunch of Nardi accessories....obviously the steering wheel as that's what they're known for but it also had a finned alloy oil pan instead of the steel one and a finned alloy valve cover. I never got to drive it as it had dropped a valve when I got it and I couldn't find another head. I tried to swap in a 903 engine and gearbox from an 850 Spyder but the gearbox was larger and wouldn't fit between the rear lower control arms.
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The Lounge / Re: A new game... Post pics fr...
Last post by 94touring - September 30, 2024, 07:01:56 AMThe blue crab I'm referring to look like this and aren't land dwellers.
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The Lounge / Re: A new game... Post pics fr...
Last post by Jims5543 - September 29, 2024, 06:31:00 PMin the road in front of my house a while back.
#24
Daves Garage / Re: 2018 Audi Allroad
Last post by 94touring - September 27, 2024, 09:48:30 AMYeah I'll have the bus and vespa over there. Suppose to be low 80s in the day and mid upper 50s at night according to the 10 day forcast.
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Daves Garage / Re: 2018 Audi Allroad
Last post by MiniDave - September 27, 2024, 08:25:01 AMNeither.....no place I need to tow the car to right now, till maybe next spring. And then it will be with the 2017 white car, so when I install the hitch I'll have another go at the wiring. One of the guys on the Audi forum posted some pretty good pics and diagrams that I think will let me get it sorted.
You're taking the VW bus to Hallet next weekend?
You're taking the VW bus to Hallet next weekend?
#26
Daves Garage / Re: 73 Mini Innocenti 1300 Exp...
Last post by 94touring - September 26, 2024, 06:48:01 PMOh no turbos for the inno. Trying to keep it original or original looking at least.
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Daves Garage / Re: 2018 Audi Allroad
Last post by 94touring - September 26, 2024, 06:46:43 PMGiving up on flat towing all together or just not going to keep trying to get this electric nightmare figured out?
#28
The Lounge / Re: A new game... Post pics fr...
Last post by 94touring - September 26, 2024, 06:40:25 PMI eat blue crabs in Baltimore whenever I'm up there. Very good, just a lot of work. When I was a kid living along the intercostal in NC, I had crab pots and would catch and eat them all the time.
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The Lounge / Re: A new game... Post pics fr...
Last post by Jims5543 - September 26, 2024, 06:04:52 PMYes they are good eating and its a wild crab, we have them wandering around here.
#30
Daves Garage / Re: 2018 Audi Allroad
Last post by MiniDave - September 26, 2024, 05:42:47 PMThe dealer had quoted me over $500 for the rear harness to the car, he had said that was the only way to get the part I needed, but in fairness I think he misunderstood what part I was talking about cause today I went online and saw the part available from numerous sources - I also learned the correct name - liftgate kick sensor.
Today I went down and sure enough the fourth parts guy who tried found it, so I have a new one on order and it should be in tomorrow. Once that's fixed that should be it for the car - she's been driving it and reports that not only is everything working correctly, there seems to be even more "stuff" in the instruments and on the dash that she might not have noticed before. At any rate, as I said before - happy wife, happy life. She really likes the car and in fact is surprised how much more she likes it over the 2014.
Speaking of the 2014, it's still unsold on the Mercedes dealer's lot, tho we noticed they've backed the price off $500 from the stupid high price they put on it initially, I think they're still several thousand high on their asking price, even considering the car was absolutely immaculate and needed nothing and the miles were reasonable for the year 80K on a 10 year old car would be considered low mile - and being a Texas car it didn't suffer the corrosion that it would have gotten if it lived it's life in KC.
https://www.aristocratmotors.com/inventory/used-2014-audi-allroad-2-0t-premium-plus-quattro-4d-wagon-wa1ufafl8ea097676/
Today I went down and sure enough the fourth parts guy who tried found it, so I have a new one on order and it should be in tomorrow. Once that's fixed that should be it for the car - she's been driving it and reports that not only is everything working correctly, there seems to be even more "stuff" in the instruments and on the dash that she might not have noticed before. At any rate, as I said before - happy wife, happy life. She really likes the car and in fact is surprised how much more she likes it over the 2014.
Speaking of the 2014, it's still unsold on the Mercedes dealer's lot, tho we noticed they've backed the price off $500 from the stupid high price they put on it initially, I think they're still several thousand high on their asking price, even considering the car was absolutely immaculate and needed nothing and the miles were reasonable for the year 80K on a 10 year old car would be considered low mile - and being a Texas car it didn't suffer the corrosion that it would have gotten if it lived it's life in KC.
https://www.aristocratmotors.com/inventory/used-2014-audi-allroad-2-0t-premium-plus-quattro-4d-wagon-wa1ufafl8ea097676/