New S2 Avant Nothelle N300 owner

[Bowie69]

Must've just missed you, came through Cardigan earlier today and saw a load of classic and specialist cars about, didn't spot you sadly (and would have done if we'd crossed paths), you wouldn't have recognised me, I was in a battered Tomcat lookalike

[John.]

Unfortunately I was the only old Audi there.

That's not such a bad thing !?

Is that a Moto-Guzzi engine in the 3-wheeler?

[Tractor Dave]

A quick wash before heading to Cardigan Classic car show.


Unfortunately I was the only old Audi there. Sad face.



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[John.]

Nice !!

[Tractor Dave]

Off to a little car meet this morning. These cars and coffee meets are great for getting everyone out and meeting other enthusiasts. My car drew a lot of attention and wasn't out of place next to a nice 911.
Met two locals who both owned S2's years ago.






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[Tractor Dave]

Time will tell

[Ian Simmonds]

Hi Dave, how did the Hydrate 80 and Fertan experiment go?

[Tractor Dave]

Ha Ha
It wasnt that warm.
As you know the external temp sensor sits just inside the engine bay and after a run it gets quite hot.

[John.]

Well done Dave.
Nice weather for it .....33 degrees

[Tractor Dave]

We have a new mot.



Just before the test I had a major issue. All the indicators stopped working. Just an occasional click from the relay under the dash. I've had this before and a tap on the dash sorted it. Not this time. However, I found that pressing the hazard light switch really hard brought everything back for a few moments. Fortunately I happened to have a spare switch (as you do).


The old switch has some corrosion on one terminal inside.


Cleaned up and it will be handy as a spare.
Smile face.



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[K Simmonds]

Nice work as always Dave, I'm interested to see how the rust converters fair as rusty discs is a bane of my life having several cars, only one can be driven at a time after all. I'm going to have to skim my RS2 discs on the lathe at work, a 5 thou pass each side should make them like new and still be well inside of spec.

You could build up the mating face's of your current locking tool with weld then file them down so it's a snug fit again, a bit of hassle but free.

I've been using one of those large knot wheels on rusty suspension parts, they're savage, one has to very careful with them!

[Tractor Dave]

I almost forgot to change the brake fluid.
Didn't take long.



Now I'm conducting a little experiment with rust converters to see how they fare. Front left disc has been treaded with Hydrate 80 and front right with Fertan. No other treatment. Let's see how they last.



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[Tractor Dave]

Heat shields! How hard can they be?
Had a look back at my Rs2 project pics and the front heat shields are actually very simple. From a picture I made this from some aluminium sheet I had knocking about.




What it should look like below.
Not quite the same but should do the job.



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[Tractor Dave]

Whilst cleaning the brakes i remembered i have no heat shields on the front. Now, if i had half a brain i would have made a template from the Rs2 ones i had here last year
Anyone have some knocking about

[Tractor Dave]

Wire wheel on the grinder.