A bit of an update on progress across multiple fronts…since I was waiting on some suspension parts and the weather was still too cold for harness manipulation, there was quite a bit of bouncing around from one area to another. Or maybe I have ADD/ADHD and just don’t know it… I finally made the...
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Continuing on with the shell stripping and clean-up… Still a couple harnesses, rack, etc. to be removed before things can really get cleaned up: Pulled everything but the fuel lines and the brake line to the rear. I went underneath and pulled all of the heatshields so the bottom could be more thoroughly cleaned...
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Well, sometimes decisions have a way of making themselves. It came to my attention that the coilovers and hubs from the 4K were actually available as the original sale fell through. And being frugal to the point of stupidity, and for the right price, I figured I could make at least pieces of it...
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A little more catching up on some past progress. Early last summer, around May or so, I started pulling the engine from the urq. As mentioned before, this experience was a major deciding factor in going 20VT. Anyway, here are some pics of a few days of wrestling parts free, and pulling the head...
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Finally got a little of the white stuff flying, but we’re still way behind. This was part of about 30” that came down over two days last week. Still way behind for the year, though. Still not ready to switch from the ‘rock skis’ yet as it is still pretty thin in spots. And...
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With recent spell of the cold weather and travel over the Holidays, progress actually out in the garage is pretty non-existent. Moving on much of the original urq parts has taken a lot of time and effort, especially as most all needed to be shipped out. Pulling the drivetrain and suspension. Some parts ready...
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Here are some Audi quattro engineering prints that have been scanned from original Audi drawings and cleaned up/modified in Photoshop… Full Resolution Versions Here: URQ Print Whitened URQ Print Blueprinted
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It looks like something is going to be hogging the lift all winter long… And just because everyone likes more pictures…pretty rust free underneath
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I picked this 1983 Audi ur quattro up last year. I had been looking for a while, and this deal just happened to work out smoothly. It happened to come up during my periodic searches…Houston Craigslist listing (first listing)… MG For Sale Reference Thread “For Sale by Owner, 1983 Audi Ur-Quattro with only 72,XXX...
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