Pearl white coupe revival

[ottawa coupe]

Hey, you're right, they aren't avus... pretty damned close though. Same size and offset. Might make it easier to get centers for them lol. It was such a good deal and so close i didn't look too close. Still, they look decent to me. Maybe i'll stumble across the proper avus ones in the future....

At any rate, been a productive coupla days...

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cabrio is down to the wiring now. Gotta take a breath and label/group the main branches together so it doesn't become a COMPLETE mess upon removal. I've then got a few bits of metal to remove and it's off to the crusher.

[Ryan80]

Think they are TT v6 wheels?

And dont forget the front end will come down dramatically when the engine and box are back in! at least with the coilovers you can adjust the height when all interior etc is back in

[fish]

Those are not S4 B5 avus wheels. At least not the ones we got in Europe.

[ottawa coupe]

So, whaddya do when you get tired of a project? Toss the coilovers and wheels on n see whatcha got....

Clearly the rear has to come up in order to be driven on you know roads.... or drop the front because hooligan

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The last big thing that is a question mark is the seats. Both the coupe and cabby seats are trashed. I have searched here and i find yes and no answers WRT mk3 and 4 seats fitting. Seems that mk3 seats fit but one of the rear legs needs a bit of fiddling? Mk4 seats slide into the rails fine but the front mounts are a bit off? Is that the overall picture? Mk3 seats are more or less extinct here now, lotsa mk4 seats to be found tho. This the way to go?

[Jaswan]

That seems like a very good deal on the wheels. I really like the look of a coupe on those wheels.

[ottawa coupe]

Good news today, scored some b5 s4 avus wheels with decent rubber for $100.

Bad news is my 5 month old angle grinder let out the magic smoke this evening, so no cutting, grinding or welding tonight. Will still have the engine mounts sorted by the weekend though.

[ottawa coupe]

Popped a few bits of reinforcement in and it can now support the engine. More to add but at least it's kinda solid now

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Back on the fence about the right side mount, maybe not far enough out to warrant a bunch more welding.... or i am just tired, i dunno....

[ottawa coupe]

Well, it was lucky i had the thought of "hey, let's toss the exhaust manifold on to check if it interferes with the engine mount before i tack it in," because it did, badly.

Two hours later it's chopped right down to the bare bones and tacked on....i'll reinforce it tomorrow.

Unfortunately, i think i'll need to move the right side engine mount too, just not quite right (5mm? off) but also about 25mm too high. While some of what i have been forced to do is a bit less than correct, i draw the line at a stack of fender washers under the engine mount.... still, i think it'll be in properly by the end of the week. Hopefully THEN i will be able to attack the cabrio and look to getting it outta here

[ottawa coupe]

You guys ever noticed that the crankshaft is not in the center of the car??? Seems about 30mm to the right???? Trans and snub mounts in the tight place and it is perpendicular to the centerline....

I don't THINK my car has suddenly bent lol. Never noticed this before.

[ottawa coupe]

Closer, in that the engine is sitting where it needs to be. In the end, both engine mounts need work. The right side one is in the right spot but it is too high. Easily fixed by longer bolts and a spacer to drop the mount. Except at one point the mounts were changed, the bolts must have spun because the both have ugly tack welds. Mine you that could be factory.... grinding a few bits off is revealing a lot of porisity in the factory welds. Bad audi, BAD!

Anyways, need to figure out some sort of compression factor for the mounts and then get the drivers side in as well. The nasty cutting and grinding is at least done though.

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[ottawa coupe]

So close to just slotting in.... 1 mount is roughly 1" off.... 20240413_152812.jpg 20240413_152817.jpg 20240413_152825.jpg

Only casualty is the abs mount as i predicted. No matter as i am going to use the better 4 channel setup from the b4 and will transfer that bracketry. Once i removed the tie rods, it all went in rather easily. I suspect all kinds of fun and games moving the engine mount are in my future. Will focus on getting it sitting in there properly and then turn my attention to stripping the cabby down.

[ottawa coupe]

Well, the *******s wouldn't move after welding about 40 nuts then because they got work hardened, drill bits just melted or broke. So i had to do things that will NOT get pics but i have functional manifolds, downpipes and cat connections....

The car is back in the shop so probably over the weekend, i'll get it into the engine bay to see where i am for engine mounts.

[ottawa coupe]

Well, it would seem i have some "fun" for the weekend....

I think i am going to pick up a box of nuts, i don't have enough lol

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[ottawa coupe]

Well, took a few days to unfog the brain from my vacation and my timing tool FINALLY arrived yesterday. So, today the engine is all timed up and 90% resealed. I was missing a valve cover gasket so waiting for that to arrive now.

20240403_151112.jpg another pause for the moment while i spend the next coupla weeks on racecar prep for the season. I'm sure i'll do some cleanup on various bits for this here and there. I will probably try to get as many parts off the shelf and back on to the engine as possible to make room for the parts i get from the soon to be killled cabby. Ideally before the end of the month as i will then need the trailer for racing, not scrapping lol.

[ottawa coupe]

Well, 14 cans of brake cleaner later (!), i am starting to put the engine togther again. Still hafta clean off all the ancillaries on the shelf tho! Frustrated a bit as the "full gasket kit" is missing the front crank seal and one valve cover gasket. Crank seal ordered but the parts dept was closed when i realized the valve cover gasket missing...

And ebay logistics is taking the milk run with my timing tool.....

On vacation tomorrow so hopefully things will get sorted while i'm away....

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When i return, the plan is to get the long block back together, and then when i get a chance, connect it to trans and do a test fit in the car. I have a suspicion that the engine mounts aren't going to line up...