Audi 80 Avant To RS2

[Le S2 Audi]

Yes plus probably others. If you need anymore info give me a shout.

@ dest - yours would make a good base

Cheers Pete, so what's the differance between the gearbox?

Cars already bought... and Dest's isn't LHD

Everyone loves a project, but to me its just pointless.
I would atleast use an S2 Avant as a base

Maybe to some, but too others if it's too easy it's too boring...

[dest]

I didnt say it was easy, I said it was pointless

[Acidburn]

Cheers Pete, so what's the differance between the gearbox?

Cars already bought... and Dest's isn't LHD



Maybe to some, but too others if it's too easy it's too boring...

Gearbox - rs2 had a wide first gear and different shaft

yeah but dests could supply a lot of bits.

[dest]

1st gear is stronger too IIRC

[Le S2 Audi]

I didnt say it was easy, I said it was pointless

Fair enough... why didn't you buy an RS2 then, rather than try to turn it into one??

[dest]

Fair enough... why didn't you buy an RS2 then, rather than try to turn it into one??

EH?
I challenge you to find ANY post where Ive said Im trying to turn my S2 into an RS2!

[Acidburn]

EH?
I challenge you to find ANY post where Ive said Im trying to turn my S2 into an RS2!

Fair enough... why didn't you buy an RS2 then, rather than try to turn it into one??

Lets not start this off as an arguement.

If this guy wants to do it then fair play i'd rather someone do something interesting than the usual

[Le S2 Audi]

No wonder people don't post up projects...

It maybe pointless to you dest, but it's someone else's ambition/dream.

In the nicest possible way please keep your "pointless" comments to yourself...

We asked for help and info not whether it's worth doing.. Matt's already made that decision for himself...

Lets get back on track please...

[dest]

Why single me out? I was'nt the only person saying its a daft idea!
Then you have a pop at me with a statement that isnt even remotely true... I dont do replicas

[Acidburn]

To keep this on track:

Ken - what is the base model? a quattro what? I presume a v6 if its an avant.

You can use the original wiring for everything apart from the engine, that will need to be from either a aby/ady preferably in LHD otherwise from what i've read you will need to extend it slightly.

Engine mounts will need changing if its a v6, if you want a pair of 5 speed mounts I think I still have a pair cut out a car ready from when I was going to do a s2 saloon rep.

You will need a LHD interior as the doorcards on the front are different for the handles and if you use the RHD one you will have a hole on the wrong side for the wiring.

Check whatever interior you get is for the dash you've got, some rs2's have airbags so the dash is different and the door cards iirc.

Climate can be sourced from a A4 and retrofitted as its cheaper/easier to source the parts.

There are two types of rs2 aux dials - the plugs on the back vary and you want RHD one's as it makes for easier installation as LHD have one plug unlike the RHD which is same as an s2 and plug and play.

[autohausdolby]

Of course it's pointless. That's part of the fun The world would be boring if everybody did the same thing

To show my track record of the sort of standard I work to (and to prove I'm not an idiot - it is what I do for a living ), this is a 16 valve KR Mk1 Golf built for a guy in Scotland:





and this is my current daily, a Belgian spec Digifiz dashboard 16 valve GTI, ex-UN staff no less. I did a complete mechanical overhaul on this as it has to go to Le Mans and back from Sheffield several times a year as my partner lives there.







And for a bit of Audi content, here's my concours 100CD





I tend to only do OEM nowadays - as I've got older my tastes have got more and more conservative! But what better to do to unwind after a day fixing people's cars then build your own? You know what's gone into it then. I do a lot of miles every year in 15-20 year old cars and I find the only way to be sure you're not going to end up by the side of the autoroute is build them yourself from the ground up

I've wanted to build an RS2 ever since reading the RS80 website as a nipper in short trousers back in about 1999-2000ish I'd guess.

[autohausdolby]

The engine bay of the 100 is from before I'd repainted the timing belt and cam covers btw

[dest]

The engine bay of the 100 is from before I'd repainted the timing belt and cam covers btw

I was'nt going to comment on it not looking concourse, but now you put your comment I guess its ok
I hope it had a new header tank too

[Le S2 Audi]

To keep this on track:

Ken - what is the base model? a quattro what? I presume a v6 if its an avant.

You can use the original wiring for everything apart from the engine, that will need to be from either a aby/ady preferably in LHD otherwise from what i've read you will need to extend it slightly.

Engine mounts will need changing if its a v6, if you want a pair of 5 speed mounts I think I still have a pair cut out a car ready from when I was going to do a s2 saloon rep.

You will need a LHD interior as the doorcards on the front are different for the handles and if you use the RHD one you will have a hole on the wrong side for the wiring.

Check whatever interior you get is for the dash you've got, some rs2's have airbags so the dash is different and the door cards iirc.

Climate can be sourced from a A4 and retrofitted as its cheaper/easier to source the parts.

There are two types of rs2 aux dials - the plugs on the back vary and you want RHD one's as it makes for easier installation as LHD have one plug unlike the RHD which is same as an s2 and plug and play.

Cheers Pete...

I dont have all the specs on the base car I know it's a quattro 5 cly and has all the proper s2 rads in place, Matt looked at a V6 and the rads are all different, so he ruled it out.

[Audi Parts Guru]

I admire your courage, but I really can't see the point in this as

a, it'll cost you a small fortune to get all of the RIGHT parts
b, you'll probably spend hundreds of hours doing this
c, your time and money would be much better spent on renovating an old dog of an RS2, assuming you can find one, or maybe start off with an S2 Avant
d, chances are you'll never recoup your money when you come to sell it

Good luck though