took my avant off the road last June, its been 12 months of hard slog (on and off!)
But she's back with 12 months MOT, and it really does feel like new - no seriously, LIKE NEW! I've never driven a 15 year old car that felt so tight, precise, and lurvely to drive
So the car was a pretty big mess underneath, bit is now like new - nothing has been left, its cost me £2758.05 (not that I'm counting or anything
) and probably 150 hrs labour but its worth every penny. so here's a list of the last 12 months:
Oil change + filter change
Both front wheel arches totally stripped, Bilt Hamber rust cured, primered and the POR15 top coat.
Both front strut top mounts cleaned & greased
New fuel filter fitted.
Complete underneath rear-end stripped back to chassis for rust prep and refurb
Rear drive shafts cleaned & painted
Prop cleaned & painted
New transmission mounts fitted
New engine mounts fitted
Oil pipe flanges on pump to turbo and oil cooler to sump pipes removed, cleaned, siliconed and re-fitted
All under body panelling and associated bracketry etc sand blasted and powder coated
All rear suspension parts sand blasted and powder coated
Rear subframe sand blasted and powder coated
Rear diff cleaned and both output shaft oil seals replaced (input seal not changed), diff lock boot replaced. magnet cleaned and re-fitted
Handbrake adjustment mechanism cleaned & greased
All 4 subframe mount bushes replaced
Koni rear shocks fitted (set to softest setting)
Rear top wishbone bushes replaced with Powerflex (3 sets per side)
Both rear wheel bearings replaced
Rust cure & repaint rear wheel arches (Bilt Hamber & POR15)
Rust cure & repaint underneath from gearbox back to rear valence (Bilt Hamber & POR15)
Rust cure & repaint whole rear apron (Bilt Hamber & POR15)
Rust cure & repaint bottom corner of boot lid
Fuel tank refitted with new filter and checked for leaks before bolting up tight - all ok
Rear diff mount bushes replaced with Audi OEM
Paint front grill matt black
Rear bottom inner wishbone bushes replaced with Powerflex
Rear bottom outer bushes replaced with new Audi OEM
Both handbrake cables replaced
New rear calipers fitted
New rear pads & discs fitted
New A8 314mm front discs & pads fitted
Reconditioned RS2 Brembo 4 pot front calipers fitted
All four hubs drilled & tapped. M6 disc retaining screws fitted.
Remove side cills, de-rust and re-paint
Diff oil change
New Braided brake lines fitted all round
Bleed brakes
Gear box oil change
Prop cv joints stripped, cleaned and re-greased
Prop/diff aligned, prop centre bearing shimmed and aligned
RARB drop links stripped cleaned and regreased
Whiteline rarb + extra support brackets + poly bushes fitted
New rear tie rods fitted
Rust cure & repaint rear n/s door behind rubber moulding
Rust cure & repaint large chip on bonnet and lower edge of front grill area
Full geometry reset Balmuir garage
and a few other bits too
But she's back with 12 months MOT, and it really does feel like new - no seriously, LIKE NEW! I've never driven a 15 year old car that felt so tight, precise, and lurvely to drive
So the car was a pretty big mess underneath, bit is now like new - nothing has been left, its cost me £2758.05 (not that I'm counting or anything
) and probably 150 hrs labour but its worth every penny. so here's a list of the last 12 months:Oil change + filter change
Both front wheel arches totally stripped, Bilt Hamber rust cured, primered and the POR15 top coat.
Both front strut top mounts cleaned & greased
New fuel filter fitted.
Complete underneath rear-end stripped back to chassis for rust prep and refurb
Rear drive shafts cleaned & painted
Prop cleaned & painted
New transmission mounts fitted
New engine mounts fitted
Oil pipe flanges on pump to turbo and oil cooler to sump pipes removed, cleaned, siliconed and re-fitted
All under body panelling and associated bracketry etc sand blasted and powder coated
All rear suspension parts sand blasted and powder coated
Rear subframe sand blasted and powder coated
Rear diff cleaned and both output shaft oil seals replaced (input seal not changed), diff lock boot replaced. magnet cleaned and re-fitted
Handbrake adjustment mechanism cleaned & greased
All 4 subframe mount bushes replaced
Koni rear shocks fitted (set to softest setting)
Rear top wishbone bushes replaced with Powerflex (3 sets per side)
Both rear wheel bearings replaced
Rust cure & repaint rear wheel arches (Bilt Hamber & POR15)
Rust cure & repaint underneath from gearbox back to rear valence (Bilt Hamber & POR15)
Rust cure & repaint whole rear apron (Bilt Hamber & POR15)
Rust cure & repaint bottom corner of boot lid
Fuel tank refitted with new filter and checked for leaks before bolting up tight - all ok
Rear diff mount bushes replaced with Audi OEM
Paint front grill matt black
Rear bottom inner wishbone bushes replaced with Powerflex
Rear bottom outer bushes replaced with new Audi OEM
Both handbrake cables replaced
New rear calipers fitted
New rear pads & discs fitted
New A8 314mm front discs & pads fitted
Reconditioned RS2 Brembo 4 pot front calipers fitted
All four hubs drilled & tapped. M6 disc retaining screws fitted.
Remove side cills, de-rust and re-paint
Diff oil change
New Braided brake lines fitted all round
Bleed brakes
Gear box oil change
Prop cv joints stripped, cleaned and re-greased
Prop/diff aligned, prop centre bearing shimmed and aligned
RARB drop links stripped cleaned and regreased
Whiteline rarb + extra support brackets + poly bushes fitted
New rear tie rods fitted
Rust cure & repaint rear n/s door behind rubber moulding
Rust cure & repaint large chip on bonnet and lower edge of front grill area
Full geometry reset Balmuir garage
and a few other bits too
I will be thinking of these images while drilling out my camber bolt!
put it this way, the guy i bought them off is not exactly liked on here!!!!!
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