Transformation of pleasant family car to politically incorrect monster

[macspring]

Hi Gedu,

Any updates ?

[gedu]

Update for this project... It seems this car is going to get "trackday toy" approval from wife, if I buy another car for daily use

Have bought 2.5l block and crank to do a bit larger displacement motor for this. Those new EFR turbos look shiny and nice

Oh and it's getting new (not so leaky) exhaust, 3" from turbo -> 2x2,5" cat-back

Have been looking at trailers, and seems I can get away with C5 quattro avant, right trailer and slight diet for UrS4 (yeah, need to drive more letters to my license also)

Interior delete/remake and ICE removal should be a good start

[gedu]

I did have a thread about 2.7bt swap on acf forum, but as it is on hold at the moment, it isn't active

Well, my current dash is broken in places also, ie screw holes have broken off and such, so it's easier to swap the complete dash when I have fixed and painted the other one

[Thuppu]

Ooh, here is gedu's project thread. Dont know if I have seen a thread on our finnish forum..? Interesting... nice car.

Just changed the wood trim to carbon in my UrS4 also. So why not drill holes in the dash for the trim?

[gedu]

Yesterday I changed my woodtrim to oem carbon trim, on doors only, as my current dashboard doesn't have trim holes in it. I do have a replacement dash in my hands, but it does need some paint, as it's beige underneath and I have black interior, including black leather door panel trim

I do need black carpet, as battery acid has eaten a piece away Battery acid damaged part got carpet knife cutting a piece away and then neutralizing acid.

[gedu]

4 weeks ago, I installed alarm into this, next night someone broke into it and split ignition lock with two wood screws, 3 weeks in shop waiting for Insurance people to show up and then waiting for parts. Not all parts are available anymore, so need to negotiate some amount of money to cover expenses to buy plastic bits and pieces. Who the hell steals inner doorhandle from a car? or plastic strip underneath instrumentcluster is beyond me.

New summer rims are on, "worst" has 20g of balance weights, best one has 5g

[gedu]

Right, after getting a new battery (Bosch Silver+ 85Ah) and new starter motor things started to clear up. Until head gasket blew between 2 and 3 cyls. So needed to lift head, machine head and refit with new bolts and gaskets. Also heater matrix needed to be changed. Now that I have had time to wash my temperamental girl here are some pictures.



Blacked out headlight:


Black Hella taillights:


Those tail lights DO look a bit weird, as tail fog-light isn't black at all and reflectors are glued to tailgate part. Need to grab some blackout spray and make them blacker and move reflectors to bumper

One last pic of how tight things are in front wheel with mov'it 342mm brake kit:


Yes, some lists on doors are missing, there are either new ones or rusted ones in this world All lists do need replacing, each and every list on doors are rusted and buckling.

Front bumper needs to be adjusted so that I can put those strips under headlights back on, interior is still missing some pieces and so on.

But hey, it's driveable, and sounds niiiiice inside with motor held in place with polyurethane and with gearbox mounted with 034street mounts. I have to say, it sounds better now with stock(!) UrS exhaust than it did with full 3" exhaust, inside the car that is.

[gedu]

Battery is almost dead Didn't start after being left by itself for a weekend.

So on saturday I will get new battery, clean "the" garage my UrS4 was nondriveable for 2 years and sort heater/ac wiring, if I have time left I'll wash it first time in 2,5 years

[gedu]

Rear arms changed, front one passed with new bolt for hubcarrier and good tightening.

[gedu]

Didn't pass MOT, both rear camber adjusters need to be changed as needs right front suspension arm, ball joint is loose and wont stay attached to hub carrier. So all in all dangerous for road use

[gedu]

Well, the car needs quite a wash, having been in garage for over 2 years, but will do once I get her cleaned up.

[20vQC]

I still have that 2.7 30vt engine, and I have "extra" C4 body to do fitting on. So it's not buried project, it's just on hold. I have 4mo daughter, 5yo son and wife to take care off... So time just isn't there to everything.

After last update about 2.7TT engine I have gotten married, gotten a step son and daughter (daughter biologically mine, step son calls me his father...). Wife needs some car for her daily driving, that's what my 100 2.8 12v avant automatic is for, just that now I got "my" daily driver operational again

Oh, and have to say porkkis did a heck of a job with idle control on Motronic with that 3B aluminium flywheel, without seeing/driving the car!

lots of things happened in one year mate! I bet you feel glad for your daughter and your step son! hope you can post some pictures from the ADU soon!!!

[gedu]

I still have that 2.7 30vt engine, and I have "extra" C4 body to do fitting on. So it's not buried project, it's just on hold. I have 4mo daughter, 5yo son and wife to take care off... So time just isn't there to everything.

After last update about 2.7TT engine I have gotten married, gotten a step son and daughter (daughter biologically mine, step son calls me his father...). Wife needs some car for her daily driving, that's what my 100 2.8 12v avant automatic is for, just that now I got "my" daily driver operational again

Oh, and have to say porkkis did a heck of a job with idle control on Motronic with that 3B aluminium flywheel, without seeing/driving the car!

[20vQC]

ADU0000000000????????????????? weren't you having a 30vt project after the 20vt nightmare??? what happened? PICS pls!

[gedu]

This beast is now assembled, complete ADU engine in the engine bay now. (serial number ADU000005 or how many numbers there are in the serial number, same serialnumber is present in cam belt cover). Tomorrow MOT, and hopefully pass it, then to active duty as daily driver. Not that it's that comfortable with all 80mm of ground clearance, poly engine mounts, solid rubber transmission mounts and sub 5kg aluminium flywheel.

I really need to change gearbox for RS2 one, CET 5-speed has too large gaps between gears :S