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Hey guys...long time reader and I figured it's about time I said hi and introduced my project...I'm also at a point where I'll need a lot of this forum's wisdom with my project... I've kept update threads on other forums but I'll try to sum it all up here...
'Gianna' is an import from Italy (hence the italian name) that came here as a diplomatic vehicle...I then got her through a weird exchange of car for labour sort of thing back in september and have been trying to get her road worthy since....my insurance company refused to put her on the road because the VIN wasn't in their system....anyways finally got everything sorted out (had to switch 4 cars and 2 properties to a new insurance company just to get this one insured) thanks to a fellow Audi driver...
Here's how she came to me...
and here she is now...
the 2.0 feels like it needs a better tune and def a cam....the gears are extremely long which doesn't help much but i`m hoping a passat 1.8t tranny will fit in there....the engine passed e-test with flying colors which was very surprising but i had some issues with fuel delivery - solved using a Walbro in-tank pump....
As it sits the car is being prepared for Targa Newfoundland in 2011 so I had to get started on the cage...its being built by Targa veteran Glen Clarke (http://www.openroadmotorsports.com).
just the beginning...doing it in two parts - this is the back obviously...the seats are a bit low but that's my fault - I was a bit too optimistic with my height when I went in for the fitment...also apparently the G Force harness I had which is the latch type doesn't work with the CARS rules so I gotta get a new one...painted the back and re-did the seat mounts...the interior will be repainted again in white when the cage is done....
also got a straight pipe done - my god for such a little engine it certainly makes a lot of noise...
here's a video of what is sort of sounds like - you might want to scroll towards the end - not sure why I had to post the whole thing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JhRIwPZbeQ
also got some interior bling...
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here I am at Shannonville...the car is very well behaved in corners but there's just no balls for the straights...
here I'm chasing a buddy in his 24v Mk4 GTi...you can tell he can't drive very well because I'm on his *** the entire time with a 100hp difference...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92rwVzjZya8
more interior bling (clearly the reclining seats are not acceptable in any racing environment)
and of course I had to shoot a video of me taking the dash apart so they can work on it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwz0syVdZfk&hd=1
All right here's the most recent news - Eurotrash Motorsports officially announced our participation in the 2011 Targa Newfoundland race. The car of choice is of course Gianna and we will be running the race on behalf of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) - here's a few things that will need to be done beforehand:
1. AAN swap - I've decided that the 90 (or so) hp that the 2.0 offers is not enough to be competitive in any class at Targa. On the other hand I don't want to race Open Class because the people there have budget and experience way beyond mine...it would be useless to even try for podium there... This is why I chose the AAN - originally I was going to build up a 1.8T since I have enough parts to put together at least two of them...the problem is that engine was never offered with that body which automatically puts me in Open Class. AAN is about the best choice of engines that will keep me within 3rd group modern class. I am currently in the process of generating the parts list for the build but i`m aiming for anywhere between 250 and 300hp. Here is a quick video of the donor car...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkiQO1C4Wi0
Unfortunately I won't have time to do a quattro swap before the race, which means that I have to stick with FWD (blaaaaaaah) for this year...I am, however, taking the driveline off the UrS4 so quattro will be the first thing to be done next year...
2. 1.8T tranny - let's recap - I have a longitudinal engine with a FWD drive line - not much choice in terms of tranny...the problem with the current one is it will likely not withstand the power of the new engine and its horribly geared...if you watch some of the earlier videos from the track you`ll notice a major drop between 2nd and 3rd gear - that is unacceptable in any shape or form if we're racing the clock...a tranny off a FWD B5 passat (or audi) is about my only choice at the moment...at least they are readily available and I can get an LSD for it as well....
3. Brakes - the ABS has got to go...that will free up some good space up front and will eliminate a lot of wiring inside the car....I`ll pass new brake lines through the car and the hand brake will be eliminated in its current form. It will be replaced by a hydraulic handbrake that will make things a little easier in a rally environment.
4. Interior - You guys already have an idea of what the car looks like - I might have t swap the dash off the UrS4 so I can use the stock speedometer...the front of the cage should be finished by now (http://www.openroadmotorsports.com) but I am 5000km away from the car for the next 2 months so no pics yet...This time the entire interior will be painted and I am convinced that white will be a better color than black....so I`ll be repainting the cage as well...
5. Suspension - sigh...no clue what i`m doing with this yet...this car is not usually found in NA so i'm not sure who carries anything for it in FWD version anyways - there are options for the quattro but I'll have to deal with this almost first thing...
6. Exhaust - 3" straight pipe with a cat - the rules require the cat there but the rest is open to whatever I want...
Anyways...here's a little theoretical sequence of events - starting April 1st and hopefully finished by the end of May
1. Take engine out of UrS4
2. Buy 1.8t tranny and ensure it fits
3. Check tranny fitment with drive shafts etc
4. Order parts - pistons, rods, valves, LSD, clutch, flywheel, hydraulic handbrake, turbo, manifold
5. Send AAN for machining
6. Take engine out of 80
7. Remove ABS
8. Build AAN up
9. Mount in 80
10. Pray that everything fits as planned
11. Drink beer
12. Test
If everything goes as planned I will have between 2 and 3 months during the summer to hammer out all the little things that will come up during the swap....
I will be posting everything here of course but feel free to check http://www.eurotrashmotorsports.com and http://www.openroadmotorsports.com for more information on the race etc.
Also - here's the first of the series of newsletters we are releasing addressing our participation at Targa Newfoundland...
http://eurotrashmotorsports.com/ETMNewsLetter.pdf
phew...I think this is the longest post I've ever done....I am really hoping to get some help with the shopping list for the AAN swap - any suggestions are welcome...
'Gianna' is an import from Italy (hence the italian name) that came here as a diplomatic vehicle...I then got her through a weird exchange of car for labour sort of thing back in september and have been trying to get her road worthy since....my insurance company refused to put her on the road because the VIN wasn't in their system....anyways finally got everything sorted out (had to switch 4 cars and 2 properties to a new insurance company just to get this one insured) thanks to a fellow Audi driver...
Here's how she came to me...
and here she is now...
the 2.0 feels like it needs a better tune and def a cam....the gears are extremely long which doesn't help much but i`m hoping a passat 1.8t tranny will fit in there....the engine passed e-test with flying colors which was very surprising but i had some issues with fuel delivery - solved using a Walbro in-tank pump....
As it sits the car is being prepared for Targa Newfoundland in 2011 so I had to get started on the cage...its being built by Targa veteran Glen Clarke (http://www.openroadmotorsports.com).
just the beginning...doing it in two parts - this is the back obviously...the seats are a bit low but that's my fault - I was a bit too optimistic with my height when I went in for the fitment...also apparently the G Force harness I had which is the latch type doesn't work with the CARS rules so I gotta get a new one...painted the back and re-did the seat mounts...the interior will be repainted again in white when the cage is done....
also got a straight pipe done - my god for such a little engine it certainly makes a lot of noise...
here's a video of what is sort of sounds like - you might want to scroll towards the end - not sure why I had to post the whole thing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JhRIwPZbeQ
also got some interior bling...
Contains:
+
here I am at Shannonville...the car is very well behaved in corners but there's just no balls for the straights...
here I'm chasing a buddy in his 24v Mk4 GTi...you can tell he can't drive very well because I'm on his *** the entire time with a 100hp difference...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92rwVzjZya8
more interior bling (clearly the reclining seats are not acceptable in any racing environment)
and of course I had to shoot a video of me taking the dash apart so they can work on it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwz0syVdZfk&hd=1
All right here's the most recent news - Eurotrash Motorsports officially announced our participation in the 2011 Targa Newfoundland race. The car of choice is of course Gianna and we will be running the race on behalf of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) - here's a few things that will need to be done beforehand:
1. AAN swap - I've decided that the 90 (or so) hp that the 2.0 offers is not enough to be competitive in any class at Targa. On the other hand I don't want to race Open Class because the people there have budget and experience way beyond mine...it would be useless to even try for podium there... This is why I chose the AAN - originally I was going to build up a 1.8T since I have enough parts to put together at least two of them...the problem is that engine was never offered with that body which automatically puts me in Open Class. AAN is about the best choice of engines that will keep me within 3rd group modern class. I am currently in the process of generating the parts list for the build but i`m aiming for anywhere between 250 and 300hp. Here is a quick video of the donor car...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkiQO1C4Wi0
Unfortunately I won't have time to do a quattro swap before the race, which means that I have to stick with FWD (blaaaaaaah) for this year...I am, however, taking the driveline off the UrS4 so quattro will be the first thing to be done next year...
2. 1.8T tranny - let's recap - I have a longitudinal engine with a FWD drive line - not much choice in terms of tranny...the problem with the current one is it will likely not withstand the power of the new engine and its horribly geared...if you watch some of the earlier videos from the track you`ll notice a major drop between 2nd and 3rd gear - that is unacceptable in any shape or form if we're racing the clock...a tranny off a FWD B5 passat (or audi) is about my only choice at the moment...at least they are readily available and I can get an LSD for it as well....
3. Brakes - the ABS has got to go...that will free up some good space up front and will eliminate a lot of wiring inside the car....I`ll pass new brake lines through the car and the hand brake will be eliminated in its current form. It will be replaced by a hydraulic handbrake that will make things a little easier in a rally environment.
4. Interior - You guys already have an idea of what the car looks like - I might have t swap the dash off the UrS4 so I can use the stock speedometer...the front of the cage should be finished by now (http://www.openroadmotorsports.com) but I am 5000km away from the car for the next 2 months so no pics yet...This time the entire interior will be painted and I am convinced that white will be a better color than black....so I`ll be repainting the cage as well...
5. Suspension - sigh...no clue what i`m doing with this yet...this car is not usually found in NA so i'm not sure who carries anything for it in FWD version anyways - there are options for the quattro but I'll have to deal with this almost first thing...
6. Exhaust - 3" straight pipe with a cat - the rules require the cat there but the rest is open to whatever I want...
Anyways...here's a little theoretical sequence of events - starting April 1st and hopefully finished by the end of May
1. Take engine out of UrS4
2. Buy 1.8t tranny and ensure it fits
3. Check tranny fitment with drive shafts etc
4. Order parts - pistons, rods, valves, LSD, clutch, flywheel, hydraulic handbrake, turbo, manifold
5. Send AAN for machining
6. Take engine out of 80
7. Remove ABS
8. Build AAN up
9. Mount in 80
10. Pray that everything fits as planned
11. Drink beer
12. Test
If everything goes as planned I will have between 2 and 3 months during the summer to hammer out all the little things that will come up during the swap....
I will be posting everything here of course but feel free to check http://www.eurotrashmotorsports.com and http://www.openroadmotorsports.com for more information on the race etc.
Also - here's the first of the series of newsletters we are releasing addressing our participation at Targa Newfoundland...
http://eurotrashmotorsports.com/ETMNewsLetter.pdf
phew...I think this is the longest post I've ever done....I am really hoping to get some help with the shopping list for the AAN swap - any suggestions are welcome...
still as far as I know its the only one in North America so still pretty unique and cool...
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