Another Project for me: 1983 Audi Quattro

[Ruffiano]

I got my car through a local abandoned car auction. From what I gather (receipts, tire dates, ect) this car hasn't been on the road since 2001. This is one of 664 examples that were imported to the USA.

So I won't be starting this project right away as i have a cq that i'm trying to finish at the moment, but i'll start hunting for donor parts and such.

Here it is as I first saw it:









There is some ugly:



This looks like it was previously repaired













So. That is the baseline for this project.


When i brought it home i jacked it up and had a look under it to see what it looked like on from below:

































Overall it really isn't that bad, there are aftermarket fenders that can easily be bolted on. the underside is very solid, looks like it will make for a great project.

I washed out the engine bay and it tells the same story. no rust on the tops of the strut towers or fenders, very clean over all





The goal is to bring it back to its former glory, something simple like this:




So yeah, that is that. not sure how quickly the updates will roll in, but I will update it. Anyone with Spare URQ parts are welcome to contact and donate them to the cause, sponsors as well #shameless

[david1980]

was this the one in nyc that was mentioned on motorgeek parked down the side of an auto shop for ages?

[Ruffiano]

was this the one in nyc that was mentioned on motorgeek parked down the side of an auto shop for ages?

no. This is one that has been sitting at a home in Salt Lake City for the last 15 years.

[andy10v]

Is it going to be an OEM resto? Or will a 20vt get involved?

Your images are 4208x3120, takes ages to load and get resized down, a more normal image size would be great for those looking at your project threads

[Ruffiano]

The images get automatically resized for me based on my browser window, what web browser do you use?

I'm unsure of the direction. At this juncture, I will probably invest some time trying to get it running on the stock engine, then restore the body. If i can't get the engine running, I'll swap in a 20v unit.

[andy10v]

Firefox, it resizes them, just takes ages to load any of your project threads as it has to load them in 4208x3120 then resizes them to about 1024x768 ish.

Seems like a good CIS fix . It would be nice to getting it running though.