My 1996 Silver ABY Coupe

[rxl]

That would be ETA Beta Turbo 18" wheels

you get the question often

[rynaqui]

Well they are very nice looking wheels

[rynaqui]

A bit of an update on progress as of late, RS2 turbo and the mapped ECU arrived from Will @ VRS

New aux radiator from Pete @ Quattro corner


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Wishbone bushes and ball joints sorted front and rear


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Wagner intercooler fitted to the cross member, may need to adjust a bit but should go on just fine!


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Some stuff has come back from the powdercoaters including front subframe, hubs, back plates and a few other bits and bobs. Calipers on their way to me very soon . All of the items were done in silver but we gave them two extra coats of black paint when they arrived, came out ok but am sure it will all come off in future anyway . They are galvanized and powder coated with very strong industrial paint so they should last a long time


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All fitted up with new rear wheel bearings and tierods to compliment the rest of the uprated rear suspension + the diff hanger bush. It was in quite a state and a pig to take out of the housing . Went for powerflex


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Rear brake upgrade from quattro corner, machined to 280mm diameter and sent the carriers off for machining as would rather not use a washer on brake parts. Also the machinist had the discs machined to match the front discs, they look spot on


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All nice and clean at the back


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Here's how she stood as of last Saturday, Rusty's snub mount kit to be bolted on as well, clutch brace still to be fitted. Had the ISV cleaned just for good measure and also gave the wheel adaptors a bit of a clean off all the surface corrosion


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Here's what my oil cooler bracket looked like when we went to change the oil cooler :


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It was full of holes so the old bracket and cooler were sent to the machinist we use and he is fabbing up a new bracket for me

RS2 turbo from Will @ VRS


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Wagner Exhaust Manifold and Turbo, the water line had to be bent a bit to get it to reach the turbo, I assume this is normal?


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Just


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Had the RS2 injectors fitted, fuel pump to go and lots of other niggly bits still to do.

Getting there though, hoping by end of April will be back on the road if nothing else crops up

[irishs2]

Very nice,tasty work.

Just be careful with paint/powercoat on the hub surface. Any imperfection on the finish is magnified by the time you reach the outside of the tyre.

[rxl]

wow your realy doing it right!!! looking realy great!!

[rynaqui]

Very nice,tasty work.

Just be careful with paint/powercoat on the hub surface. Any imperfection on the finish is magnified by the time you reach the outside of the tyre.

Thanks! Will give that some thought, if I have any problems will probably just sand it down, hoping I won't!

wow your realy doing it right!!! looking realy great!!

Cheers, done most of the important bits on the car and the engine is in good health so I'm hoping I won't have any issues with RS2 spec once it's back on the road!

[sidrick]

What an update! Great work

[quattrostyle]

Looks great Ry

[cadiddy]

Look real good mate Looks like your cross member has taken a bit of a bump

[rynaqui]

What an update! Great work

Thanks! Can't wait to drive it again, really looking forward

Looks great Ry

Thanks Patrick

Look real good mate Looks like your cross member has taken a bit of a bump

Yep, came like that bit of a surprise and the front bumper isn't original either, inside paint is peeling off revealing green paint , unfortunate but whole car would benefit from a paint job anyway.

[Error404]

Awesome resto work Ryan - doing the coupe justice, loving your work

[newsh]

Very nice Ryan

[rynaqui]

Awesome resto work Ryan - doing the coupe justice, loving your work

Thank you very much Alex, can't take the credit though as my mechanic has been doing most of the work and is really capable happy to say

Very nice Ryan

Thanks newsh, hope your bad luck streak has come to an end mate, takes a lot to handle so much going wrong at the same time!

[bilko0795]

As said Ryan cracking job this as inspired me once again to get mine sorted as iv only a few years left to enjoy the car It's hopefully going for a full respray in august or if they can fit me in sooner, i was going to give quattro coachworks a shout but i have found a classic car restorer near me they are used to doing 50s and 60s cars merc's mainly said my car was a bit modern but they will do a good job said it will take 2 to 3 months to complete, then it's the power mods i am going to Mrc in may for a health check to give an idea if the engine is sound and then start getting the stuff togeather.

keep up the good work.

[Michael S2]

Looking good Ryan. Your not messing about. So are RS2 turbos still available new?