'quattro' swb project

[Seadub75]

Greetings fellow Audi nuts. Congrats on a great forum. Please let me introduce myself, my name is Chris and I'm based down in Southampton.
I bought an 1988 quattro many years ago with the intention of shortening and tweaking to some level. I popped a 'AAN' in for a bit of fun but that was as far as I got. I then however got an opportunity that I couldn't resist and the project got shelved for the foreseeable future.

Thankfully I'm now in a position to carry out the project. I'm not going to set a completion date as anyone who's ever built anything will know that they don't really happen.

I was lucky enough to find a very tidy 2 door saloon to borrow the roof off, the only issue was that it was in Northern Germany. So a road trip later and and she was in the workshop awaiting chopping.

Here are a few pics of the work so far. I apologies for the quality, they will get better. I hope you all enjoy.

[jsws3]

I'm so looking forward to watching this as I'm thinking about doing one after my ur is finished .

What colour are you going to be painting It ?

And if it gets put on the shelf again I would be interested in it if you have to let it go .

[URquattroGus]

Good work! nice to see that you will have the correct front screen angle, it just doesn't look right otherwise in my book.

[Error404]

Great project, looking forward to watching it progress. There are a few members on here who have trodden this path before and I'm sure will be pleased to help you if required

[cooperquattro]

excellent 1st post...these happen to be the same colour cars that i am currently shortening,keep the pics coming

[loaded]

Excellent project..! Go like that..!!

[Seadub75]

Thanks chaps!

JSWS3 - I'm probably going to regret it but at this stage it's going to be black. I'll see how the carbon comes out first!

cooperquattro - Ha ha, no way. What stage are you at and how's it going? What spec are you aiming for?

URquattro gus - I know what you mean. Each to his own though. There'll be a few purists out there upset that I'm doing it RHD instead of LHD but hey, I'm a shocking driver in a LHD

[jsws3]

Thanks chaps!

JSWS3 - I'm probably going to regret it but at this stage it's going to be black. I'll see how the carbon comes out first!

cooperquattro - Ha ha, no way. What stage are you at and how's it going? What spec are you aiming for?

URquattro gus - I know what you mean. Each to his own though. There'll be a few purists out there upset that I'm doing it RHD instead of LHD but hey, I'm a shocking driver in a LHD

I'm having my ur painted phantom black and it looks the biz .

Have you seen any pics of a black shorty with the right wind screen rake ?

[cooperquattro]

its going to have to be straight for black,the carbon/fibre glass will show some mega ripples if not as you will probably know....mine is being chopped as we speak,long term project this time,maybe a couple of years involvement...spec will be as high as i can afford,but will follow suit of my current 500 bhp ur quattro....same here rhd for me too..
which kit will you be adding to the body????

[ralleyquattro]

Looking forward to updates on this one!!

[Seadub75]

Not too sure on the body yet. I change my mind daily! I want to do the bulk of it as I run a small marine engineering and composites company and can always lay my hands on a bit of prepreg!

I know what you mean about black though, that's kind of why I want to do it

[cooperquattro]

and why not if you have the material and skills..mine will be white ,lol,still undecided which kit,heart says s1 e2 mind thinks normal swb

i had to use a 4door roof,but hey at least it will have the correct rake

[jade]

and why not if you have the material and skills..mine will be white ,lol,still undecided which kit,heart says s1 e2 mind thinks normal swb

i had to use a 4door roof,but hey at least it will have the correct rake

Not to hijack the thread but I am also in process I have a shorted 85 ur with a invertec carbon Kevlar kit, but would like the correct A pillar B and roof, how do you plan on making the 4 door work

[cooperquattro]

easy,a pillar is the same as 2 door,b pillar is more straight so you can use the coupe one,just cut it off and straighten it to the door frame ....you can modify the 4 door frames or get some 2 door doors......
to be correct all the pillars on a GENUINE swb are all different,A,B and C but as long as the rake is the same its hardly noticable

what are the ker innovatec bits like??/i heard they were poor???

[jade]

and why not if you have the material and skills..mine will be white ,lol,still undecided which kit,heart says s1 e2 mind thinks normal swb

i had to use a 4door roof,but hey at least it will have the correct rake

I have thought of selling my sport kit, and going S1 E 2 also