Sold the S4, building a track toy...

[Error404]

Nice motor, my mate had a rare manual TT when I had my 300zx years ago. We were a right pair of medallion men
You'll probably shed a couple hundred kilos pretty quick, then it gets expensive. They are pretty boat-like as standard but luckily there is a mahoosive range of aftermarket goodies to help set that right. I agree with the above though, don't piss about sticking a blower on the N/a lump, get the real deal 2JZ

Look forward to the project

[Ian_C]

Will look much better now you've taken the front splitter off!

[1781cc]

Cheers Ian, went back today to pick it up, surprised it's still in one piece!


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[1781cc]

quick update, sold the Supra - turned out to be a piece of **** after a big inspection - leaking steering rack and a whole other pile of problems. Managed to bounce her on to someone who is using the car as a template for a wide body kit so he can go into production. Sold it for what I paid for it.

So, never one to hang around, I now have a TT and well pleased with it - well, aside from it not starting yesterday in my first day of ownership! [smiley=bigcry.gif]

One position sensor later and she is back to normal, had her fully inspected by my local trusted VW/Audi specialists and all she needs is a CV boot and some anti-rollbar drop links, so will get those done pretty soon.

Some of you may recognise this from eBay recently, I had been watching for a while and took the plunge... I will take my own pics when I pick her up from the garage later.






Mods:

Recently fitted FK highsport adjustable coilovers
Super Pro fully poly bushed wishbones and top mounts
19 x 9.5 & 8.5 staggered BBS LM black and chrome replica Alloys and stretched tyres
15mm Eibach pro spacers front and rear
Genuine Audi TT Gloss Black QS front grill& rear valance
3 " stainless steel Blueflame cat back exhaust system
Neuspeed P Flo induction kit
smoked side indicators
Headlights have been colour coded and internal orange lens smoked
all red symmetrical rears
Legal metal euro pressed plates
de badged and smoothed rear
Anodised black Pro bolt fuel cap kit
High quality alpine head unit and Bluetooth kit

Altogether a better base to start with I think you'll agree

(no hairdresser jokes!)

[Christophski]

That was a quick turn around there.

You realise the no hairdresser jokes line is begging for it now....

A cabriolet and a TT??? Something you wanna tell us?

Looks like a good base there. Whats the plans for it?

[andy10v]

Still going track slag with this one?

[1781cc]

Track slag all the way... its in for a remap tomorrow at the TT shop, will see what she's pushing out via gyno after that and then knock about in it for a few months (while the weather is crap and see what she needs)

First step is a track day as is so I know where I stand on setup and what will need modding (I also don't want to spend too much on her before then as I want to get the cabby 100% first - i.e., coilovers, bushes, etc so don't want to dilute my spending)

After that, sky's the limit, probably in stages though:

S1 - Track tyres, big brakes, hoses, race fluid, boost gauge

S2 - strip out everything unusable, including aircon, speakers, surplus wiring, ballast, etc

S3 - Roll cage, bucket seat, steering wheel, custom ducting for brake cooling, CAI

S4 - Polycarb windows, intercooler, bigger injectors, free flow manifold, forged engine, huge ballbearing turbo, aero work

S5 - Try not to crash it!

[1781cc]

[jubjub]

To be fair, cracking little motors..
I had a 180 up until last year, just a cheap weekend motor.
Are you on the TT forum.... There's a bloke called Wak who takes care of custom remaps for not many pennies....

He's the Mihnea of old...

[macspring]

Track slag all the way... its in for a remap tomorrow at the TT shop, will see what she's pushing out via gyno after that and then knock about in it for a few months (while the weather is crap and see what she needs)

First step is a track day as is so I know where I stand on setup and what will need modding (I also don't want to spend too much on her before then as I want to get the cabby 100% first - i.e., coilovers, bushes, etc so don't want to dilute my spending)

After that, sky's the limit, probably in stages though:

S1 - Track tyres, big brakes, hoses, race fluid, boost gauge

S2 - strip out everything unusable, including aircon, speakers, surplus wiring, ballast, etc

S3 - Roll cage, bucket seat, steering wheel, custom ducting for brake cooling, CAI

S4 - Polycarb windows, intercooler, bigger injectors, free flow manifold, forged engine, huge ballbearing turbo, aero work

S5 - Try not to crash it!

Personally, I think you should have bought a ready made track car as it should be cheaper in the long run and less work. Seems like a car that is 'too good' to 'wreck' into a track day car.

Would rwd drive not be more fun on the track ?

Just my tuppence. No offence intended or implied.

Regards.

[1781cc]

I did look at ready made track cars, but half the fun of doing things myself is so I can learn more about mechanics along the way, I look at some of the threads on here with people undertaking some crazy builds and I respect the knowledge - getting something ready done is all well and good but it will have been blasted by someone else and may have serious defects with it.

It is a good car, and my family think I am nuts for thinking of ripping her apart, but I see this being a long term thing so hoping that I will know her intimately over the years.

RWD was my initial option, hence the Supra, but after the S4, I knew I wanted AWD so I could do wet track days as well. The TT clinched it over a B5 S4 track car because of parts availability, tenability of the engine and so on... they made over a million of the 1st gen TTs in various guises, plus its part of the shared platform with all the other VW family.

despite the image of the car, its really quite capable

[andy10v]

Run the car over a weigh bridge if you get a chance, good to see what stock weight is, and what you get it down to along the way.

Buying a built car is cheap (an associate just bought a track car with over £20k of mods(+ car price) for £7k), if it has been done properly, expesive fixing and finding other peoples not so quality work though. Half the fun can be tinkering though Also fun as your driving and the car evolve.

Lots of after market 1.8t stuff, and cheap bits when things go wrong.

Look forward to the progress

[1781cc]

yeah, its £5 at my local dump to weigh the car, so will try to do that this weekend, thats a good shout mate.

And you are bang on the money about the evolution part, I am hoping my mechanic skills, driving skills and the car all adapt as this project really takes hold, it won't really be starting in earnest for about 2 months as work is mental, but after that when funds are in place, it should be fun!

[macspring]

It is a good car, and my family think I am nuts for thinking of ripping her apart, but I see this being a long term thing so hoping that I will know her intimately over the years.

From casually overseeing your posts on here over the years, I reckon you won't have this car for years, in spite of what you think right now.

BTDT as well over the years as well myself, so that's another reason I'm making the comment. No malice intended.

Agree with your family's opinion.

Noted re RWD and tracking it in the wet.

I don't have an issue with the car's perceived image.

Notwithstanding any of the guff from me, plenty of photos are always good.

[1781cc]

From casually overseeing your posts on here over the years, I reckon you won't have this car for years, in spite of what you think right now.

BTDT as well over the years as well myself, so that's another reason I'm making the comment. No malice intended.

I think the main problem with my car history is that good intentions start and something usually happens to force a change.

The 1.8T conversion was f**cked up Aidan at Barnstorm who was in way deeper than he knew and I naively trusted him, 3 garages just couldn't get it to work!

The diesel turned out to be too slow as a daily

The cab I still have and don't plan on selling - I love it

The S4 was my second and totalled 5 years v8 ownership, I got bored

Adding it all up is a lot of money, I am hoping this will sate my appetite as its also about "modding" my driving ability as well as my car.