Tonks's Berg Cup Car

[europeanme]

So then Mike suggested why don't I connect the 2 small downpipes together with stainless V bands so I could just remove the downpipe separate to the headers.

sounds like a sensible fella...:mischeif:

[Lighthouse]

This car was awesome! Simply lovin' this!

[Tonks4x4]

Some manifolds landed in the post today from German eBay so tonight I have had a play...

The header flanges are identical between, RS4 (Left) and S5(Right)



Here you can see the side profile difference



First thing is first I don't want to have a large 4 bolt flange so I will cut that off





Then I will TIG on the V Band





You can just see in the top of the picture now where the V band is I have loads of room for a 3" downpipe each side now



So both manifolds have been bolted on and ticked off the list

And I have now fully installed the large Alloy radiator and begun the nasty task of figuring out how to plumb it all...

[Tonks4x4]

So today I had the box out again!!!!

Raymor off the S2forum has an RS4 engine and gearbox so he kindly made a rough template of the crank position sensor location.

So to make a mount I first cut a lump of aluminium off a solid bar I had lying around.



Then after a couple of hours in the lathe and the Bridgeport milling machine I ended up with something looking like this



This was then TIG welded in the correct position onto the gearbox spacer I had made.



When the spacer plate is now mounted to the back of the engine the sensor is now spot on in the right position



So all I have done now is grind a small section out of the bell hosing where the original inspection hole is.

I preferred to do it like this so a) I don't have a circular saw (timing ring) attached to the crank pulley.
B) if the box detonates I can just buy another box grind a bit off and throw it in without having to re fabricate any brackets or mounts for the sensor.

Got another 20v turbo into UR conversion again this week so won't get much chance to do anything further this week.

[s2_bo]

Love It!!!

[europeanme]

Got another 20v turbo into UR conversion again this week so won't get much chance to do anything further this week.

I had a feeling you couldn't resist that lovely template!!.....and as for the won't get chance to do anything further this week i hope you mean last week, this week.... else what we gonna do wednesday evening?....talk 'taches??... how is it coming along?...magnum....:mischeif:

[raymor]

Nice spacer...

you be using the exhaust manifolds?

[robo]

Any updates Tonks?

[Tonks4x4]

Not a stitch, It has sat completely untouched since last November
I have been stupidly busy this year with Land Rover work.

[THE PUNISHER]

what gearbox are you using , and do you have any drawings of the spacer for gearbox

[Tonks4x4]

Standard typ85 016 gearbox and I don't have the drawing but would be able to get another one made at the same company that did mine. Hopefully they retained the file.

[THE PUNISHER]

i have typ85 sedan 4 cyl quattro , and trying to put a 4,2 ABZ and would like to keap my gearbox . my question is would that spacer work on my setup , and if so how much would it cost ?
do you have any more pics of your spacer?

[Ryss]

I would think the final drive ratio 4.11 would be to high for the V8. Depends what you want to use the car for, but best go for V8 ratios, IMO

[quattrostyle]

Think I've found some nice wheels for you mate:http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/auto-div...reviousPage=lr

Or these: http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/auto-ond...reviousPage=lr

[quattrostyle]

I know you really want 16'' but I came across these http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/auto-ond...reviousPage=lr very rare in that offset 10 and 15.