My Ocianic Blue Ur restoration

[Tractor Dave]

Before fitting the heat shields I filled all the cavities with some good wax. Before I did that I made sure they were all clean. It's amazing how much crud gathers in these. The S2 is the same.


I really like this stuff.


All the grommets got fitted and then I cracked on with the shields. They came out not too bad. The rear section is made from a Jaguar shield I picked up at the breakers for £5!

Some of the fitting screws had rusted out and were completely missing. After checking there was space behind, I replaced the missing ones with small self tapping stainless screws after drilling a 3mm pilot.



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[Tractor Dave]

Today my plan was to make up new fuel lines. I pulled the old ones out of storage to use as templates but was surprised that they seemed to be really good. A quick clean of the surface rust confirmed that I could re use them. However, it took absolutely ages to clean them up for painting.


Then two coats of epoxy



It might have been quicker just to make some new ones.


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[Tractor Dave]

Have you got a link to what you are using for the new heat shields?

I'm using embossed aluminium sheet that I get from my local trailer manufacturer. Easy to work with and very reasonable price wise.



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[jbrentd]

Nice work on the brake lines!

[steverrquattro]

Have you got a link to what you are using for the new heat shields?

[Tractor Dave]

Brake pipes done.


Need to make up some new heat shields. These are past their best.



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[Tractor Dave]

Off the dolly and now the work begins.


These tabs had been knocked off during the paint process so I needed to make some new and weld on.





Pretty much blank canvas underneath.


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[Rikki Kitto]

Classic car trimmers in Park Royal doing mine, I stripped it for them to save a little on cost

[Tractor Dave]

Getting mine done by a shop I really can't be arsssed

My advice is to remove it yourself and find a really good upholstery place to actually do the liner. Getting a professional finish around the visor holes and sunroof is a real skill and the very strong glue they use can only be purchased in huge 5ltr tins

[Rikki Kitto]

Getting mine done by a shop I really can't be arsssed

[B5NUT]

My A4 and the S2 will both need the headlining doing this year not looking forward to it.

[K Simmonds]

It's not that bad. Sunroof winder on the Ur is under a small panel and no need to remove the liner again. And liner on Ur isn't glued. Three press clips at the back and then the fittings such as grab handles and visors plus sunroof frame hold it up. And better still, Audi used a different foam under the liner that doesn't seem to degrade into treacle like on the S2

That's not so bad then, a bit of hassle but to enough to make one cross.

So the foam backing on the headliner which well over 35 years old is more stable than the orange foam of doom we have to deal with on B3/4 cars, that's a result. Perhaps Audi used a better product back then and started using the orange stuff to save money...

I know I'm take all the seats out of my RS2 when I remove the head liner and I'll put dust sheets down on the carpet, getting that stuff on Alcantara is a nightmare and my lining is highly unstable... Currently held up with drawing pins.

[Tractor Dave]

It's not that bad. Sunroof winder on the Ur is under a small panel and no need to remove the liner again. And liner on Ur isn't glued. Three press clips at the back and then the fittings such as grab handles and visors plus sunroof frame hold it up. And better still, Audi used a different foam under the liner that doesn't seem to degrade into treacle like on the S2

[K Simmonds]

That head liner looks great, coming together nicely, though having to it twice due to the sunroof is pretty irritating to say the least.

[Rubberdubber]

Looking really good, there can't be many left that colour?