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  • macspring
    S2Forum Zealot
    • Mar 2005
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    • Home: Ireland Current: Wallis & Futuna

    #256
    Obviously I've been following this thread closely along with everyone else, and I note your 'frustration' with the time it is taking to complete the car.

    Have quick scan of this link and you'll be much happier with any 'apparent delay'.

    Yours is getting done and there are photos to prove it.

    http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthr...ar+quattronics

    Posted also for newer members as a salutary warning to always be careful.

    Enjoy, you'll have it soon enough.

    Really look after it and baby it when you do get it, and I mean that nicely given your recent incident, it is far too nice / valuable to 'dog' in any way. Use one of your other ones for 'dogging' :roll eyes: / thrills.

    Kind regards.







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    • cardcrash
      S2Forum Maniac
      • Oct 2009
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      • Home: England Current: Wales

      #257
      Yeah, I heard that Corey guy ripped a few people off to the point he got his own emoticon :corey:, I read the first page of that link and saw that stripped avant. It's unbelievable this guy isn't in jail being bummed by 18 stone skinheads.
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      • Sonic
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        • Jul 2006
        • 5514
        • Home: United Kingdom Current: England

        #258
        Originally posted by macspring
        Obviously I've been following this thread closely along with everyone else, and I note your 'frustration' with the time it is taking to complete the car.

        Have quick scan of this link and you'll be much happier with any 'apparent delay'.
        I detect a large amount of feature creep as well, which i'm very familiar with having visited VRS on quite a few occasions

        Hang in there, it's in safe-hands and Will'll get it done to the highest standards... he's certainly no Corey Jones!

        It could be worse, you could still be waiting for paint/bodywork...
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        • cardcrash
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          • Oct 2009
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          • Home: England Current: Wales

          #259
          Yeah Will's a good guy and he's put in countless hours for tiresome shi**y little jobs which he's not billed me for, so I really have no right to complain.
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          • cardcrash
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            • Oct 2009
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            #260
            So some updates, not much but something:

            Seat frames back from the powder coaters:


            Harnesses:
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            • cardcrash
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              • Oct 2009
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              #261
              Ok, some Christmas updates, really not much but something to keep the dream alive...

              Here we have a set of gauges that came out of Kit's S2:


              As you can see he modified them to be angled towards the driver, a subtle but very effective feature. They, of course, will be cleaned up and painted but I'm very chuffed to have these as it saves Will having to modify a set I got especially for this, cheers Kit!:


              The radiator, like many other things, has been blacked up like a brother:




              Another shot of the harness frame/roll bar:


              Some mess, that Will won't be happy I've posted up but it'll make the finished article all the more impressive when it's all cleaned up, especially when you see what's going to be there in it's place:


              The alternator, another component that's been blacked up:


              A heat shield, photographed so close up it's hard to tell where it actually is:


              And another shot of the snug looking seats:


              Merry Christmas everybody!!
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              • cardcrash
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                • Oct 2009
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                • Home: England Current: Wales

                #262
                A few minor updates since Christmas...



















                I think the build is drawing to a close now I'll know more on Monday
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                RS2 - reduced to component parts
                RS2 Saloon replica
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                BMW 320d Touring M Sport Business Edition auto
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                • sailaz
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                  • Oct 2009
                  • 647
                  • Country: United Nations

                  #263
                  Originally posted by cardcrash
                  by the chance do you know what thickness in microns is this filter ?

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                  • cardcrash
                    S2Forum Maniac
                    • Oct 2009
                    • 763
                    • Home: England Current: Wales

                    #264
                    I don't, sorry. You'd have to ask Will.
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                    RS2 - LHD on the road again
                    RS2 - reduced to component parts
                    RS2 Saloon replica
                    A4 1.8T
                    BMW 320d Touring M Sport Business Edition auto
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                    • macspring
                      S2Forum Zealot
                      • Mar 2005
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                      • Home: Ireland Current: Wallis & Futuna

                      #265
                      Thanks for the update.

                      Should be lovely to look at for all and to drive for you when it's done.

                      Not too long now in the overall scheme of things.





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                      • cardcrash
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                        • Oct 2009
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                        • Home: England Current: Wales

                        #266
                        Hopefully not, as I said I should get a call from Will tomorrow to let me know just what's left to do. He said last week that dyno time was approaching so I'm pretty excited about that.
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                        RS2 - LHD on the road again
                        RS2 - reduced to component parts
                        RS2 Saloon replica
                        A4 1.8T
                        BMW 320d Touring M Sport Business Edition auto
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                        • fridtjov-audirs2
                          S2Forum Enthusiast
                          • Jun 2005
                          • 131
                          • Country: Norway

                          #267
                          Really like that roller gage :-)

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                          • Error404
                            Super Moderator
                            • Mar 2007
                            • 19789
                            • Country: United Kingdom

                            #268
                            Can I rename this "Project Glacier"?
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                            • cardcrash
                              S2Forum Maniac
                              • Oct 2009
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                              • Home: England Current: Wales

                              #269
                              Originally posted by Error404
                              Can I rename this "Project Glacier"?
                              Hmm, I'd like to say the end is in sight, and it is in the very final stages but I think I've said that so many times now no-one will believe me

                              Also Alex, I must extend my gratitude towards you as it was you who brought to my attention a catastrophic oversight that if neglected would have resulted in the whole project being lost and the car being sent to the scrapyard.



                              Originally posted by Error404
                              Looks great, you need to dig deep and splash out on a new oil cap buddy
                              So after many months careful planning using hi tech laser scanning, CAD and complex mathematical calculations we were able to step in at the last minute...

                              ...problem rectified, project saved!!

                              Also the rad is now properly mounted


                              Catch can made...


                              ...and painted


                              With a little unashamed product placement


                              So yeah, I'm really hoping this will be done very soon. Will said he wanted to get it done by the end of the month and I'd like to believe that, oh how I would love to believe that, I just won't, not until I'm invited up for dyno fun time.
                              RS2 - Project Mental Wheels
                              RS2 - LHD on the road again
                              RS2 - reduced to component parts
                              RS2 Saloon replica
                              A4 1.8T
                              BMW 320d Touring M Sport Business Edition auto
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                              • Az786
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                                • Sep 2014
                                • 218
                                • Country: United Kingdom

                                #270
                                Looks sweet

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