Audi A4 BAT - Quattro Project by Tom's Garage

[mgpdoc]

So. Since Easter days are gone here in Greece, time for some updates.

First of all I received something from the dealership. A front bumper part.







I will explain later why I posted the last pic.

Then, I got back from work, and found something big inside my car



Hmmmm...



Had to see what it was



Ten minutes later, and after a LOT of cutting



and then . . .



Yummy . . .





Condition was excellent



to say the least











And yes you guessed correctly, I had to test to see it

Bye bye A4 bumper



Hello RS4 bumper











Side difference





Removed the silver oem part





Went a bit anal and cleaned it



And installed mine



Some more photos with it









Sorry old bumper , you gotta go - LoL

Stay tuned guys, more to come.

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

So. Some things have been happening the past few days.

Let's see. Mike Hood @ Ringer Racing, sent me over these photos from the things I am about to collect from him.



Here it is next to his GT35



It's massive, I like it



I also did some work on the interior, mostly more cleaning, waiting for the cage and lexan windows to arrive, sometime after Easter vacations

handbrake assembly looking very sorry for itself









Came out great with a bit of elbow grease





And as for the RS4-Go Wide-Project, I have some progress to show . . .

I sourced a front bumper



then I sourced a rear bumper (in imola yellow, yes)



Then a sideskirt







So S4 door blades will have to go when time comes



Then I got an RS4 grille



Then I got some fog light grilles







I also ordered the front bumper lower trim, the one that goes below the grille, in black - very expensive for such a small piece - damn vip rs4 parts

So , given I have the front fenders already, in my mind, what is left, parts-wise are:

-the rear - extremely expensive fenders
-one sideskirt
-front arch liners perhaps
-rear doors will be made to fit in the body-shop, no need for rs4 ones

i cant think of anything else at the moment. We shall see. No rush, I will take my time

[mgpdoc]

had a defect that was bothering me on the driver's door trim







Nothing I cant fix with the help of these, and my precious Kestrel DA



All done





Not sure I will be keeping those, or make new door cards, but I had to fix it

Ordered these from the dealership today

OEM RS4 Fog Light Grilles



but then again, I need a front RS4 bumper to put them on. . . hmmm...

[mgpdoc]

Thanks mate

[hinrichs]

mirrors look perfect on there

[mgpdoc]

So, lost no time, and thought I had to make an effort to fit the mirrors by myself.

Started by trying several templates, until I seemed to get it right





testing with the mirror mounted





Seems we are getting somewhere









Passenger side done as well









Time to paint them in my professional heated paint-booth - or not - lol

Sanded



Primed





Let's get these on











Passenger's side











So this a general pic of how it looks



but I am waiting for Kostas to take some proper pics, cause I was too tired and out of time to even make an attempt for it. besides he will take better pics either way, so why bother, lol.

Cheers guys

[LCG]

Careful with an open impeller, even the tiniest rock can damage it and take bits of engine with it.

[mgpdoc]

So, there have been some updates to show the past days.

Quality tools are never too many



New OEM front floormats in black



And a new package delivered - a really nice one











You know what they say about objects in mirrors



Well it's true



Also got these from the post office for the daily, so it was indeed a mirror day today.



Cheers

[mgpdoc]

So, after the AC Removal in the past, and the Heater Unit removal lately, there were some holes in the firewall, that needed some attention.



Made a template with carton



Thought about aluminium, either painted of wrapped, however I thought another alternative that would be fun





Used this to avoid any leaks, awesome product for oem quality work



yeap, it's plexiglass alright





Then continued to the second spot, which was harder

Again, carton template



Plexiglass first mock-up



And secured in place

Inside



Engine Side





Then, the place from where the coolant lines for the heater went inside the cabin.

Rubber seal



Plexiglass delete



Secured in place





All done



Cheers

[mgpdoc]

Well it has been a while since I last ordered something for the car - or not.

So this got un-installed





Leaving this, like this





Soon to suck air, through this



Hello headlight air induction, once again



Cheers

[CrackerTeg]

And now I'm in because racekor. I like whats happening here.

[Nagah]

Thank you, however if I were you, I'd look this again.
This aint going where you think it is.

Clubsport theme, is different than Racecar.

But hey, you know better

Cheers

Sounds promising.

[mgpdoc]

I love my CF mirrors.







However . . .



The enemy of good, is better. So:



Removed this





Both out



Insulated with Tesa fabric tape



Leaving me with this









Which I like very much actually



And then, these were ordered



The universal set, and we will make templates of our own to bolt them on



Cant wait

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

Well I was interested in this but now I am signing off from this thread because of racecar. Good luck with your work. It is good, just not my cup of tea anymore. Be careful on track!

Thank you, however if I were you, I'd look this again.
This aint going where you think it is.

Clubsport theme, is different than Racecar.

But hey, you know better

Cheers

[Nagah]

Well I was interested in this but now I am signing off from this thread because of racecar. Good luck with your work. It is good, just not my cup of tea anymore. Be careful on track!