Parts Car to Daily Driver: 1990 Cayenne Metallic Cq

[PRY4SNO]

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I watched this car on a local forum for about a year (plagued with low oil pressure, peeling clear coat), then pounced when the price was right & I could logistically swing the deal.



Initially I'd intended to use the car for parts in a suspension/subframe overhaul on my Black Cq, but I've since changed direction.



Now that all of my parts are in from 034, and both cars are shoehorned into the garage, I have begun my "other" project...

Plan is to swap the motor from my Black car into the Red 'parts car' and drive Red during winters and to/from work. That way, Black can be a pretty turbo car for summer and special events.




There are a few things that need to be repaired on Red before I can call her roadworthy/go for insurance mechanical inspection:

- tires
- motor swap
- passenger headlight
- emergency brake

I'll have to look into the hydro-bomb some more. It may warrant a vac swap sooner than later.

Since Black will be off the road a while with a drivetrain refurb, I will purloin some parts from Black to use on Red that won't be missed any time soon and do some jobs that are easier now; aka, While I'm In There...

- K&N air filter
- Euro V6 front bumper/S2 fogs
- S2 3-spoke steering wheel
- ARP head studs
- 034 motor mounts (street density)
- 034 7A EFI upgrade & relay
- 034 phenolic intake manifold spacer
- ceramic coated bag'o'snakes header
- coolant/brake/tans/motor oil flush

The inbound 7A from Black has ~300k km on the clock. Red's chassis has 205xxx km. I'll perform the next TB service at 250k km as per Red's odometer reading.

[PRY4SNO]

Donor motor:

[europeanme]

nice one...and no snow yet!!....

[PRY4SNO]

Sorry, not exactly; those middle pics are from the summer when I bought the car. There's a good foot or more of snow accumulated this year already.

Just this week my chance in the garage appeared, so I embraced my luck and started this build.

[europeanme]

Sorry, not exactly; those middle pics are from the summer when I bought the car. There's a good foot or more of snow acclimated this year already.

Just this week my chance in the garage appeared, so I embraced my luck and started this build.

I should have seen the leaves on the trees!!!.....

[bluequattro]

I love the frequency of pickup trucks in the picture
Much better than p100 sierra stuff we were offered!

[fish]

Nice build! A mate of mine has the same truck as you, it´s a 94 RAM 2500 Cummins with manual transmission.. His dieselpump gave up today. Any tips on where to get one? Preferably a new/overhauled one that doesent require sending his old one back as shipping to canada/USA twice would be a wallet buster... Thanks for any help and good luck with your build!

[PRY4SNO]

I should have seen the leaves on the trees!!!.....

I love the frequency of pickup trucks in the picture
Much better than p100 sierra stuff we were offered!

Edmonton is a blue-collar city, lots of manufacturing here for oil sands and industry. Sometimes it feels like the only way to make time in heavy traffic is to close the gaps in a well sorted Audi. haha

Nice build! A mate of mine has the same truck as you, it´s a 94 RAM 2500 Cummins with manual transmission.. His dieselpump gave up today. Any tips on where to get one? Preferably a new/overhauled one that doesent require sending his old one back as shipping to canada/USA twice would be a wallet buster... Thanks for any help and good luck with your build!

Thanks, it's actually my dad's truck... I was just borrowing it to haul the coupe back home. Regarding the diesel pump, I'd just take the same approach I would with an Audi: search the part number online and find your best price. Ebay is always a great starting point after a few online parts vendors/warehouses. If not, try any local diesel shop or place that sells parts for semi-trucks. They would be able to help you find a place to rebuild the pump!

[ShadowofBob]

Nice color! Hard to find coupes in North America that aren't Black, Pearl, Red, Lago Blue, or White.

[macspring]

Hate to rain on anyone's parade, and flame me straight away, but for all the effort and expense that is ahead of you, for not much return, why not offload the two B4s and buy a nice condition urS4/6 and use it all day everyday, and keep it protected from the salt.



Forced induction every time, try it, just my tuppence.

Best wishes.

[bornagain]

hey just another local edmontonian here, if you ever want to compare notes or need a hand or wanna meet up give me a pm and i will forward my number..

[PRY4SNO]

Nice color! Hard to find coupes in North America that aren't Black, Pearl, Red, Lago Blue, or White.

As much as the purist in me appreciates and knows that... I don't particularly care for the colour, so it's a likely candidate for a full respray (if I keep/restore the car that is ).

Hate to rain on anyone's parade, and flame me straight away, but for all the effort and expense that is ahead of you, for not much return, why not offload the two B4s and buy a nice condition urS4/6 and use it all day everyday, and keep it protected from the salt.



Forced induction every time, try it, just my tuppence.

Best wishes.

To repeat, the point is to have a stock and reliable winter-beater/drive-to-work car that I have spare parts/experience fixing already. This will be the red car.

The black car, no longer required to be a daily driver, will have a full suspension upgrade and built motor and crate 6sp trans installed. Then it'll be ready for weekend use, and then turbo build.

Buying a UrS-car was never in the equation: they're way too big, heavy and ugly. This is my sports coupe; it just so happens I have two and one is a winter beater.

hey just another local edmontonian here, if you ever want to compare notes or need a hand or wanna meet up give me a pm and i will forward my number..

Much appreciated! I sent you a PM, would be great to GTG and chat while we pull some wrenches!

[PRY4SNO]

Just to clarify, the centre gauge below shows the reason for my swap:



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Even though I've trod this ground before, there were a couple tasks that took days unto themselves to finish. For example, the B3 front bumper... what a major pain in the ***. I can have a B4 bumper off in about 6 nuts/bolts and 10 minutes. Surprised I didn't add any damage myself during removal.




Also the starter on red. I've had to r'n'r the starter on black a half-dozen times and none of that experience seemed to help. In the end, absent any space to spray penetrant or use a second wrench, a hammer or torch, I managed to find a massive 3/4"-drive ratchet and step it down to do the job.






Otherwise, the task has been pretty smooth and gone according to plan (where 20+ years of crud and rust are to be expected, of course ).

Pics for clicks:











Both motors are out, and for now the biggest job is to clean/clear floor space so I can align the hoist/motor for install.

Couple things on the TO DO list before any final assembly, and a couple after, then she's rolling again!

[s2_bo]

Does anyone else find the sight of coolant in the belhousing somehow soothing?

[mackenzie50]

More power to your elbow, nice to see you making and not breaking the 'humble' n/a coupe!