Audi TT 225 - banger project

[B5NUT]

It's from a company called Lechler here is the TDS sheet for it Download.aspx (lechler.eu) You can have it mixed up in just about any solid colour you like. It also brushes and sprays very well.

[psiconauta911]

You guys do rock over there, the kind of rust you are used dealing with would put us off over here as we only see it in imported cars and some that live by the sea.
I love reading your threads, 1st because you´re work is great and you´re posts detailed but knowing that dealing with that kind of rust is such a pain, and don´t wanting to do it again, seeing you guys going through it again and again makes you heros in my eyes.

[Mr G]

You guys do rock over there, the kind of rust you are used dealing with would put us off over here as we only see it in imported cars and some that live by the sea.
I love reading your threads, 1st because you´re work is great and you´re posts detailed but knowing that dealing with that kind of rust is such a pain, and don´t wanting to do it again, seeing you guys going through it again and again makes you heros in my eyes.

I agree 100%........I've not seen rust like I have on some of the restorations you guys are doing......much respect!!!

[B5NUT]

Thanks for the comments, however if you think the front was bad you should see the rear!


For the past few days I've been flat-out on the car. The front-end is just about complete apart from fitting some missing trim parts. So refitted the front wheels and the cats temporarily back on the car. Just so it can be turned around and I can start on the rear end.

Gave the cats a coat of high temp paint and the lower section of the down pipe, as it's heavily corroded around the flanges.
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Started the strip down of the rear. Inner brake pad has stuck fast in the calliper. A BFH removed them.
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Brackets holding the ABS cables on both sides has gone very thin, think the only option here is to grind the old one off and plug weld a new ones to the car
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The state of the rear shocks is well just shocking! This has been going on for a few years and in my eye there should have been no way this should have passed it's last MOT with them fitted.
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There was also little to no fluid left in them. The back wheels must have been bouncing around on the springs.

Looks like the rear suspension was parked in the sea.
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Never seen inner CV's and output shafts so rusty.
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Everything else was just as rusty, so the strip down began. Even with all the rust I got very lucky. Not one seized bolt, everything removed with out any issues, and never had to get the MAPP torch out either.


I would say this. I've never had to use a puller to remove a drive shaft from the hub before.
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So after the first day I was down to this.
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Second morning the subframe and diff came out.
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So this pile of scrap is now to sort out
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You will have noticed that I have two back sections of exhaust. The one fitted to the car has been badly repaired, and the welding is truly awful
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Does not even align up correctly to the standard exhaust. You will notice the unmodified one on the right the front of the pipe is stuck up in the air, where as the front section of the repaired one is just paying on the ground.

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Had to get a little creative removing the bushes in the arm. The bar is there to stop the arm being pushed upward.
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Using my press and a sleeve kit, the axle guide was stripped of the bearing and the 3 bushes.
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Both gone for shot blasting along with a lot of other parts.
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Rear towing eye bracket was removed so I can get to the rust behind it. That's also off for blasting & coating.
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Currently stripping the drive shafts and will be painting them over the next few hours. Tomorrow I'll be attacking the body work with different power tools. That's if it ever stops raining.

[Rikki Kitto]

We are never more than 70 miles away from the sea and all that lovely salt air, and then if a car gets driven through the winter all the salt they chuck on our roads

[B5NUT]

I know. The cars was based near the sea in the Newcastle area. So it's got a good hammering over the year. However it's nothing that shotblasting, grinders, wire brushes, rust convertor, epoxy and powder coating cannot fix.

[newsh]

I know. The cars was based near the sea in the Newcastle area. So it's got a good hammering over the year. However it's nothing that shotblasting, grinders, wire brushes, rust convertor, epoxy and powder coating cannot fix.

And someone with your skill set and attention to detail mate

[Rikki Kitto]

North East Coast can be a harsh place through the winter for sure

[B5NUT]

Been working on the interior while parts were away for blasting and the weather improves slightly.

Even the back seats seats were nasty
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Found an old Nokia phone kit had been installed at some point in the cars early life. So it was all ripped out.
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Check out the speaker mounted behind the glovebox
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So some of the interior was ripped out
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Replaced the single din cage with the TT faceplate, as the one fitted to my TT looked like had been attacked by something with sharp teeth. Or with someone wearing rings and liked to punch the plate open!
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Gave the carpet a quick hover before it was washed. Surprising how well it came up with just a hover.
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The carpet was washed and the dirt that came out of them was unreal. Think I went through about 3 tanks before what was coming out was clean.
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They came up very well in the end. The Dyson got put in the car to help dry the carpet.
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Before I washed the carpet the interior trim got cleaned, as it was all very grim
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This was the dirt dripping of the upper trim.
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They came up well after been given a good scrub with hot water and APC and a shoe brush.
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While the interior was drying the seats were cleaned. I do have some leather cleaner that you spray on, however as these were so dirty they got the same hot water and APC treatment.
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Don't know if it's just me but I could not drive around with an interior looking, feeling and smelling like it did. I would hate to think my house looked like that! Anyway it's not perfect but I please with the end result.
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While I had the centre console out I removed the handbrake cables. No amount of rust converter and epoxy can fix these. More scrap for the bin.
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[John.]

looked like had been attacked by something with sharp teeth. Or with someone wearing rings and liked to punch the plate open!

Hairdresser's scissors maybe ?!

Interior is looking good

[Rikki Kitto]

Wow they're bright, cracking job

[Rikki Kitto]

What did you use on they leather

[B5NUT]

They were cleaned with Valet PRO APC, It's not the best APC I've used but does a good enough job. The leather was then treated with furniture Clinic leather protection cream. You apply it with a cloth, leave for 10 minutes and buff off. I'm please with how the red leather looks in the car, gives it a bit of a lift in the sea of black.

Years ago I said I would never have a car with a cream interior, however after buying the S2 with cream interior I would now not want to buy another car with black leather or cloth interior.

[newsh]

What did you use on they leather

Wire brush and Dettol? Lol

[B5NUT]

I could have used that on the handbrake. I thought it had been worn though, however it was just thick with encrusted dirt. Think the last owner was a woman as the car trim panels were cover it what looked like encrusted makeup and hand cream.