It was about time to start building up this engine. But to build one up, sometimes, you have to tear one down. So, here we go… Lonely block in the shop… Getting prepped for some paint… If it didn’t weigh an extra 51 lbs, and have rust in the passages, I may think this...
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Need help from C4/urS masters! Top Level Problem: 1-Airbag light is on; blinks for about 30 sec at startup and then goes to solid on Underlying Problems: 1-VAG-COM cannot connect to airbag control module through underhood diagnostic connectors. Communication is required to figure out why the light is on. VAG-COM connects to both the...
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And I know we don’t have nothin’ on you Vegas boys, but reading a rather warm 105 on the freeway, it sure is nice to have working AC! …oh, and I made a new keychain a couple weeks ago from a… And picked up a later style 3 spoke Audi Sport wheel from my...
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So, I’ve been looking for a more practical vehicle than the eS2 (>=4 doors…) and more nice/comfortable than the Pathfinder (AC, lack of camo primer paint…) to use as a daily driver. I don’t put many miles on cars working from home mostly, so I’ll see maybe 5K miles per year probably spread across...
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Since today is the start of my weekend, I figured I would sneak a few hours in on the project… I did the mods to the 7A valve cover to take the 2.0T tall coil packs. I opened up the top of the hole .030″ on the diameter (from the original design mod dimensions)...
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Moving forward on multiple fronts… In an effort to identify any items that I’ve not thought about yet, a bit of mocking things up has started. I had some bits and pieces that I needed to start to go through and make sure things were going to work. And if not, start to figure...
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I wouldn’t mind picking up a set of liners to run. So I poked my head under there a bit more closely to see how things looked. I had looked prior to cleaning, but didn’t really look once I could see everything better. Here are a few shots of the inside front fenderwells… Drivers...
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A bit more progress on things… I just got notification today from Superflex that my control arm and rear differential bushings will be shipping finally. I think I placed the order mid-February. I ordered them for the stamped arms, but also have some forged arms that I was thinking about using. I may need...
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Micro-update This is good for another 30 years, right?…this thing is ALL original…or WAS before I got to it… 😀 I guess it’s not quite like replacing one in a B3/4 after the fact, but while I’m in there… Time to get to the wiring…harnesses laid out for re-identification. Bottom left is the updated...
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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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