Looking for an S2...

**S2central.net** · 4 September 2007, 11:18

Hey good luck with the search for a non Green S2. Mine is boring emerald green also - looks fine when polished up (once a year) but a bit doooor rest of the time.

Good luck staying away from the dark side as well. There are some pretty subtle mods that transform the S2 dynamics without it looking and driving like a Maxy P special. No doubt you will discover those along the way and have temptation thrown in your face

Paul

**faaaaast** · 4 September 2007, 11:26

Hi Paul,

Cheers for the welcome! Glad to hear I'm not alone in the green-thing. Honestly though I think like you I could ultimately live with it if the rest of the car was right. Are they really that hard to come by? I suppose if I found one, I could ultimately have a full respray colour change if I won the lottery...

Haha, what are these 'subtle' mods? How subtle are we talking here? :mischeif:

James

**faaaaast** · 4 September 2007, 11:28

Oh, you're the Samco hose guy... I've heard of you (all good)! I'll almost certainly fit a nice set of those - that's not modifying, it's optimizing... can you get them in black though - looks closer to original...

James

**Fat Audi 80** · 4 September 2007, 11:32

Welcome.

Nothing wrong with green! \/ \/ \/ \/ (Not mine)

Good luck finding a minter.

Cheers,

Steve.

**Al Wyn** · 4 September 2007, 11:44

James youve got a friend on `the island` another James as it goes top geezer knows his onions and S2s its young terrybullwon im sure he will pop up soon and say hi

**S2central.net** · 4 September 2007, 11:44

A minter is damn near impossible to find now... Though that pic from Steve is mighty proof how good the green can look.

The subtle mods are things like brakes, dampers, ARBs, HIDs, hoses and software. An RS2 airbox and intercooler are worthwhile upgrades also and look like they grew there in the factory. A quality made stainless exhaust can also be worthwhile as most original systems will be past their best. Mine is 13yr old original system - it looks horrible but still holds together.

Theres other invisible mods which are useful, but take a lot of work getting to - like h/d engine & tranny mounts, h/d suspension bushes and mounts, LSD internals for the rear diff, single mass flywheels to name a few.

You can be as mild or as wild with your S2 as you want to...

Paul

**faaaaast** · 4 September 2007, 11:48

Well, they say a picture paints a thousand words, and when you put it that way... Yep, pretty nice even in green.

To be honest, I probably can't afford a total minter. Looking for something where the basics are OK and that I can then do normal work, e.g. suspension, bushes, mounts, even an engine rebuild as long as the major mechanicals are all-right (this would be a problem just because of the price of spares for major things, e.g. crankshaft is about £1000, gearbox double that?), etc if you know what I mean.

If I could pick up something for about £3500 or thereabouts where the basics are there and I can spend money gradually working my way through the car doing all needed bits I'd be a happy bunny.

I want it as a project car of sorts, it might sound silly, but if you strip down and rebuild bits yourself (with the help, in this case, of a full workshop and very experienced mechanic), you know it's been done, and done well. I just don't want to get into paintwork/interior problems as they're a pain and very expensive to sort...

This actually came about because I was about to do the same with my A80Q and then it turns out the bodywork would need a complete respray to make it as I want it. That prompted the desision to finally go for an S2 which I've been thinking about for ages. Getting an S2 back to mint is an investment, which on an 80 it isn't. Plus the S2 is a bit special, and goes like a rocket...

Cheers,
James

**faaaaast** · 4 September 2007, 11:53

Paul,

Yep, you're right. I'd definitely be interested in some of those, but probably not suspension and bush upgrades. I live in a country area, and the roads are 'special'. It's lumpy enough already without stiffening things up even more. For this reason also I'd only ever go to 17" rims with a 45 or greater profile tyre - otherwise there's just not enough sidewall to absorb the bumps and avoid possible rim/ fillings/ teeth damage!

But yeah, subtle upgrades it might be. I want to find a decent basic car and get it up together first though...

James

**faaaaast** · 4 September 2007, 11:57

Originally posted by laser avant s2

James youve got a friend on `the island` another James as it goes top geezer knows his onions and S2s its young terrybullwon im sure he will pop up soon and say hi

Yep, I know James (terrybullwon), top guy. He uses the same mechanic/ workshop as me and we often bump into each other out there. I've already picked his brains about the S2 project and he's very helpful as usual... and yes, I'm sure he'll pop into this thread soon and take the p*ss!!

**Acidburn** · 4 September 2007, 11:58

Originally posted by faaaaast

If I could pick up something for about £3500 or thereabouts where the basics are there and I can spend money gradually working my way through the car doing all needed bits I'd be a happy bunny.
Cheers,
James

There's a green avant that was on here today that looks lovely, quite tidy even tho your not overly keen or green it does look quite mean and moody

One other mod i'd recommend is to get the car chipped well worth it.

**S2central.net** · 4 September 2007, 12:01

Well .... Why not turn that A80Q into an S2 Sedan look-alike ? That might justify the time and cost in painting it - maybe - I dunno - just a thought. The S2 Sedan is sought after as none were brought to the UK and so few built in total. Not a small job though.

Paul

**Rusty** · 4 September 2007, 12:02

Loving the fact that Paul isn't taking "no modifications" as an answer

. This forum WILL make you want to modify your car, many have tried to resist....

**terrybullwon** · 4 September 2007, 13:06

Originally posted by faaaaast

Yep, I know James (terrybullwon), top guy. He uses the same mechanic/ workshop as me and we often bump into each other out there. I've already picked his brains about the S2 project and he's very helpful as usual... and yes, I'm sure he'll pop into this thread soon and take the p*ss!!

Cheers James,
Yes we form the Isle Of Wight audi club

Did You write the minutes James?

Good to see you have joined, watch out it gets a little mad on here

**faaaaast** · 4 September 2007, 13:09

Funnily, I had considered the S2 sedan conversion! I don't know just how complex a project that is though. I think if I did it, I'd still trade in my 80Q (not the FWD though as it's completely mint) and try to find a 5 pot B4 80/90Q with mint bodywork and nice interior as the basis for it. Am I right in thinking that if I did this, the engine mounting points, subframe and basic loom/cooling would all at least be in roughly the right places/lengths? A V6 is soooo different in many respects that would be a REALLY big project...

Where would you start with such a project, what would you need... How much can you get complete S2 engines and gearboxes, etc from?

Funnily enough, this post is coming after a scary couple of conversations with a few people telling me that S2/Coupe parts are fast becoming unavailable - door seals, distributors, to name a couple? As I understand it, the 80 chassis parts are still mainly out there, though, so if I sourced an ABY with a 6 speed box... hmm...

Any thoughts on this, as this would be a looooong term investment/ project for me. I don't mind spending money and doing rebuilds etc. but the parts have to be available in order to do this!

James

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