Thought you guys might like to see something VERY different. This has been my project car for about a year and a half now, and I have BIG plans for it.
I'm much more performance oriented than most of you on here, but I have always had a taste for good fitment and great stance. I'll just have you guys know that its HARD to stance an Audi 200.
My style is clean and simple...and very functional. If you don't like lots of pics and details you should probably leave. Go to the bottom of this post if you want to help me with my low
Here is the layout for my build:
phase 1...fun on stock turbo
I'll see how much I can explain in pics. This is when I first got her home. Almost no mods yet except for ripping out the stock airbox and throwing in a catch can since my crank vent hoses were royally effed.



started the audio install (clarion Hx-d10, PG ti and ta amps, high end PG subs, door components, etc.)


picked up a nice part for future plans

did some light interior work (lots of suede)

fabricated a nice downpipe and wastegate dump for extra gangster status


pieced together a nice VEMS engine management setup

picked up new wheels

this was when I started learning myself about fitment

but fitting the wheels was way off into the future because I needed adapters to fit the wheels, and also these cars use a very unique front brake setup that doesn't allow for anything normal to fit up front in terms of the wheel hub size. Sooooo in order to fit the wheels, I needed to convert to Porsche brakes with Audi S8 rotors, custom brackets, braided ss lines, etc...and to fit the brakes, I needed the bigger wheels which required me to buy adapters. So long story short, I spent a lot of money just to fit these damn wheels.
While waiting for adapters, I picked up some sweet toys. (s372 is not mine...its my buddy's but I plan on running it later)

for size reference, this is/was the one in the middle

this is it while being refurbished

tore apart the dash area to make sure that each and every light and switch worked properly

put her all back together...yummm (still more work to do here)


picked up a spare long block to build up

brackets (on cad) and new calipers

blew some flames

Finally got everything together to put the wheels and brakes on
you can see the caliper peeking out here


stock height fitment

rear

front was flush with fender
oh and I finally got a real exhaust because the sidepipe made for no clearance whatsoever...3" straight back from the turbo with vband into random ass muffler. Sounds awesome tho.

Then I decided those stock tails were not cuttin it, so my neighbor airbrushed them candy apple red.


Then my roommate and I started getting serious. Here we have two sets of bilstein sport struts and shocks (BMW E30 and Audi 200 20v), eibach coil springs (200), H&R race springs (E30), A1 racing coilover parts, and Omaha steaks...



semi-finished product of the suspension setup

and for the fronts I had to make my own rings for the sleeves to sit on (strut housings)

when all was said and done, we ended up with this



I would have tried to go lower but my downpipe pretty much hits the ground at that point. Here is as low as its ever gone thus far...this is with the coils all the way down unfortunately.

Now this is pretty much why I'm making a thread here. I have to figure out how to get the damn car lower in the front
(ideas from you guys would be sweet). I'm almost positive that the struts are bottoming out when the coils are all the way down...which means I could either shorten the strut housings and get shorter shock bodies to custom fit in them (not doing that). OR I could make the struts mount higher than the stock location on the strut towers...that IS happening.
I think I've got the basic solution. Thats for the next post though!
oh btw
phase 2 almost there...this is just to hold me over until phase 3
bigger turbo (57mm) and all the fixin's to get it on there and running right
So far all I still need is to figure out the oil lines and some intercooler piping...vbands for this sucker are hard as hell to find.
just bought a roof rack
fix my front lowness situation
should make about 400awhp in this stage
phase 3 final phase
650-800whp...no holding back.
The groundwork is already laid for all of this. I just have to build my other motor. That will be a slow process.
probably on a borg warner turbo. S372? 42r? 4088? T67? I really don't know quite yet.
Other things I'll want
built 01E tranny from B5 S4 or similar
pearl white roll cage
probably looking to run at least in the 10's, but we will see if I ever even bother to try.
Thats all for now!
I'm much more performance oriented than most of you on here, but I have always had a taste for good fitment and great stance. I'll just have you guys know that its HARD to stance an Audi 200.
My style is clean and simple...and very functional. If you don't like lots of pics and details you should probably leave. Go to the bottom of this post if you want to help me with my low

Here is the layout for my build:
phase 1...fun on stock turbo
I'll see how much I can explain in pics. This is when I first got her home. Almost no mods yet except for ripping out the stock airbox and throwing in a catch can since my crank vent hoses were royally effed.



started the audio install (clarion Hx-d10, PG ti and ta amps, high end PG subs, door components, etc.)


picked up a nice part for future plans

did some light interior work (lots of suede)

fabricated a nice downpipe and wastegate dump for extra gangster status


pieced together a nice VEMS engine management setup

picked up new wheels

this was when I started learning myself about fitment

but fitting the wheels was way off into the future because I needed adapters to fit the wheels, and also these cars use a very unique front brake setup that doesn't allow for anything normal to fit up front in terms of the wheel hub size. Sooooo in order to fit the wheels, I needed to convert to Porsche brakes with Audi S8 rotors, custom brackets, braided ss lines, etc...and to fit the brakes, I needed the bigger wheels which required me to buy adapters. So long story short, I spent a lot of money just to fit these damn wheels.
While waiting for adapters, I picked up some sweet toys. (s372 is not mine...its my buddy's but I plan on running it later)

for size reference, this is/was the one in the middle

this is it while being refurbished

tore apart the dash area to make sure that each and every light and switch worked properly

put her all back together...yummm (still more work to do here)


picked up a spare long block to build up

brackets (on cad) and new calipers

blew some flames

Finally got everything together to put the wheels and brakes on
you can see the caliper peeking out here


stock height fitment

rear

front was flush with fender
oh and I finally got a real exhaust because the sidepipe made for no clearance whatsoever...3" straight back from the turbo with vband into random ass muffler. Sounds awesome tho.

Then I decided those stock tails were not cuttin it, so my neighbor airbrushed them candy apple red.


Then my roommate and I started getting serious. Here we have two sets of bilstein sport struts and shocks (BMW E30 and Audi 200 20v), eibach coil springs (200), H&R race springs (E30), A1 racing coilover parts, and Omaha steaks...



semi-finished product of the suspension setup

and for the fronts I had to make my own rings for the sleeves to sit on (strut housings)

when all was said and done, we ended up with this



I would have tried to go lower but my downpipe pretty much hits the ground at that point. Here is as low as its ever gone thus far...this is with the coils all the way down unfortunately.

Now this is pretty much why I'm making a thread here. I have to figure out how to get the damn car lower in the front

I think I've got the basic solution. Thats for the next post though!
oh btw
phase 2 almost there...this is just to hold me over until phase 3
bigger turbo (57mm) and all the fixin's to get it on there and running right
So far all I still need is to figure out the oil lines and some intercooler piping...vbands for this sucker are hard as hell to find.
just bought a roof rack
fix my front lowness situation
should make about 400awhp in this stage
phase 3 final phase
650-800whp...no holding back.
The groundwork is already laid for all of this. I just have to build my other motor. That will be a slow process.
probably on a borg warner turbo. S372? 42r? 4088? T67? I really don't know quite yet.
Other things I'll want
built 01E tranny from B5 S4 or similar
pearl white roll cage
probably looking to run at least in the 10's, but we will see if I ever even bother to try.
Thats all for now!
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