Second car project starts!!!!!

[Azman]

Hi Guys.

Just got back and now have a C reg coupe quattro sat on the drive. It has a few probs which I will list for you so you can see how the odds are stacked against me to begin with on this one and then I will keep you posted as things progress (slowly for the first 5 weeks as I am away with work

Right here we go:-

Drivers door won't open when shut (possibly the mech inside the door)
Both front arches have rotten to death (wings will be in the skip tomorow)
Oil tuned solid in the engine
Rear end shunt on the tow bar has bent the floor pan in the boot!!!
Exhaust toatlly rotted.
Small areas of under seal has been scrapped off (will be checking for damage - rust tomorow)
Car is covered and filled with spiders webs and pine needles.
All the seals seem naffed but will need a closer inspection.
Small patch off rust at the bottom of the passengers A pillar.

Other than that and the fact is is a non runner that has been still for 5yrs it seems okay.

Alot of work for the future as I want to get the boot sorted and the whole thing stripped before anything else happens so I will be getting the hoover and jetwash out tomorow to give it a good clean inside and out before starting anything so I have a half decent mess to work in

I will post a few pics tomorow when I have moved it off the drive to where it will be living for a while.

Cheers

Aaron

[s2_bo]

Have to say you do take on some big project Aaron. Good luck with it and i hope it turnes out just how you want it!

Cheers.
Bo

[Fat Audi 80]

What are you going to do with it?

[MidnightBlueS2]

Good luck Aaron ! Sounds like you're gonna need some !

[s2dude]

Sheesh!!!

Wouldnt something like this have been easier ???

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW...xact=1&photo=1


(bottom of page...white 1986 coupe quattro...good condition £995 )

[Azman]

Why spend £1K when you can spend a tenth and replace the knackered parts really easy. The wings are being replaced with S1/shorty wings (I still havent made up my mind which yet) as are the sills and rear wings. The rear end will have to be hammered out to square again(not to difficult) and sealed. A 2nd hand rear bumper will cost peanuts from the bay. THe lights are going and being replaced as is the front grill, seats everything. So now you can see why I spent little on the car. No point in parting with alot of money when you will be getting rid of most of it anyway.

The skip arrives in the morning so I will def be making a start in stripping it out.

If I find any parts of use I will post them in a seperate post to see if anyone want it.

Cheers

Aaron

[Jon441cc]

Aaron, you any ideas what engine managment your gonna to be using ?
good luck with the strip down tomorrow bet you'll find some money
under the seats

[s2dude]

nulled

[boosted]

Looks an interesting project.

Godspeed to you

[Azman]

@Jon441 - Maybe but not the amount that I need.

Unless they were bank robbers and have hid it in the car and forgoten about it????

Just about to get my head under there now.

Here we go!!!!!!!!!

First stage - clear the thing out of all the pine needles etc, the hoover is going to take a battering!!!!!!

Will get some photos before I start to show you what a state it is in!!!!

Fingers crossed nothing sinister (other than a really big spider (that will get the vaccum treatment)) pops up!

[Azman]

Good news is I have found a passengers door that is rust free for a good price!!!!!

Next bit of good news is I have also found a place that is breaking a UR quattro where I should be able to get my sills from. The bad news is he said that the sills are welded on the UR not plastic screw on bits like on the GT. I personally don't know about this. Can anyone confirm this for me????

Also he says that they usualy just dispose of the shell so if I offer him about £50 for it hopefully he will take it that will solve the rust problem on the A pillar etc, also means that I can get it chopped and then start to swap stuff over to rebuild it on the decent shell. Sound like a plan or not boys. What do you think????

[Azman]

May hve found a UR shell to replace the one I have. Just got to haggle on the price!!!! Would hopefully solve a few off the problems with the shell I have.

Cheers guys

[Azman]

Something strange is going on the new parts of the thead are being inserted half way through and stuff I typed yesterday says it written today???

[Ian Simmonds]

Odd, isn't it?............Posting stuff for yesterday...

You'll probably find a benefit later with the Ur shell, such as hubs, subframe mounts and other bit's and bob's (like battery location etc). So if you can get one Aaron, you'll probably not regret it.

But looking at that KV engine in the CQ, if you can get fuel in it, I bet that'll probably start in 10 seconds...

Good luck

Ian

[Ian Simmonds]

Next bit of good news is I have also found a place that is breaking a UR quattro where I should be able to get my sills from. The bad news is he said that the sills are welded on the UR not plastic screw on bits like on the GT. I personally don't know about this. Can anyone confirm this for me????

That's correct, it's part of the main structure of the car.