Audi A4 BAT - Quattro Project by Tom's Garage

[mgpdoc]

Went ahead and started cleaning them, for good



I'd say supplies were adequate



Came up really good





Went a bit further, and bought some nice garage equipment, air tools mostly

die grinder







Air Wrench Gun





Quality is amazing









And look at the size of it



1100NM, and hopefully I will put it to good use really soon

Cheers

more to come

Mike

[mgpdoc]

More cutting was performed

Passenger side









Driver side







This air-saw is pretty serious with some good blades installed



Also trimmed these





Sourced this from my center console but sadly someone lost my dash metal support frame, and now i cannot seem to find one - any help on that guys ?



Then I started working on my front quattro axles







I will throw everything but the things i need for the front wheels

Ugly grime





Removed



Done



Removed and cleaned, because why not





Will clean them and they are ready to be re-installed with new front wheel bearings



Cheers more to come

[JasonSA]

I love that you're going ahead with this. Going to be amazing!

I might've sped read a little, but what will you be doing with the rear axle/suspension setup/diff setup?

[mgpdoc]

More tools, more cutting and trimming ahead





Installed the gearbox to chassis mount to see how it holds with the welding done



Yes it holds much, much better, but still not to our expectations





Plans are to further reinforce it, probably with another plate to close it on the lower part, we shall see



Moving on to the front end, we disassembled everything pretty much



And Thanos started taking measurements to machine some plates to replicate these, which would work as spacers





Thing is, that I decided to test fit the bumper as it was, with the lower bar/ic pipe removed, and to be honest everything worked perfectly, especially given the fact that i
secure my bumpers with the quick release system by Thanos again





So we decided to not replicate them, and just remove them

Look at all that space- I love it



Another thing we plan on making from scratch, is this Toyota gearbox mount. We plan on machining it out of solid aluminum and replacing bolts with studs and nuts







We can also use longer studs to play with the final gearbox height, depending on differential and center axle placement, and apply custom fabricated spacers where needed



More cutting will be applied here as shown in my excellent design to allow for manifold fabrication, both intake and exhaust





As well as here



Other Oem parts were installed to see how much space was left free

Like the oem filter





And starter





Removed the 034 solid front subframe rear lower mounts





50:50, LoL



Good as new



Plan is to replicate them in steel, but somewhat extended at the lower part, so as to make a bracing for the front subframe, like a strut bar but at the bottom of the car.

So, plenty of more to come hopefully and lots of things to do



Cheers

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Time to strengthen the gearbox mount



Weld those brackets





And fill those holes



I think I will let my friend Panos, from RL's Garage do the welding





Started off like this



And got better







More welding











Came out great



Can't wait to install it

Cheers

More to come

[mgpdoc]

More updates then.

Found this in my garage- which looks familiar to be honest



Oh yes, now i remember





This amazing way to keep the hood open by Vi's Engineering i think we can even sell these



Good thing is that the hood could close in place with engine in situ





Then it was angle grinder time - yeap that's me with my favourite tool



Marked



I knew I was more into surgical specialties rather than medical oncology



Removed





Leaving us with this



Grabbed the OEM piece as a template



And then my friend from Corleone Garage, aka "the tall" made something out of nothing





Hmmm that looks good



Just a template for some measurements



Things were better than we hoped



Minor issues that can be sorted mostly.

Then I cut some more parts from the lower part of the front structure - will get to that later



Time to throw on the RS4 bumper to check some things



Tom and the Tall were happy needless to say





And so was I



Look at that







Lots of room for radiator stuff it seems. we shall see





I know there is A LOT of work ahead of us, but seeing the car like this after all this time, surely makes me smile



Cheers



Mike

[mgpdoc]

Finally made it through all 24 pages of this. I must say though when you were parting out the 1.8 I felt a little sad. Not because you were getting rid of the Audi heart, but because it seemed like the whole car was going to be parted out even though you clearly stated it wasn't. So happy to see this build still chugging along.

Awesome to see progress again! One of my favorite builds on SW.

Thank you guys, cheers

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Found the cam gear that was hiding





Gotta check for clearances for the forthcoming front part fabrication





Red lines indicate cutting marks



What is more, some parts that my friend designed, appeared in our garage in the flesh





Such a lovely feeling









These three brackets are to be welded to reinforce the structural integrity of the mount



Oem Toyota hardware, plus Audi hardware, plus custom hardware



Toyota gearbox mount will sit like this in situ



Let's see





Very pleased with results





More to come

Cheers

Mike

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[smiles]

Awesome to see progress again! One of my favorite builds on SW.

[DeltaAlpha9]

Finally made it through all 24 pages of this. I must say though when you were parting out the 1.8 I felt a little sad. Not because you were getting rid of the Audi heart, but because it seemed like the whole car was going to be parted out even though you clearly stated it wasn't. So happy to see this build still chugging along.

[mgpdoc]

Started putting more cage parts in place, and bolted everything in place









The smile on my face after we installed this







Then I needed to make measurements where to drill to bolt these



Still unsure of where large (darker) plates are used

INstalled one leg





Rest will follow

Cheers more to come

[mgpdoc]

So, lost no time and started cutting yet more parts of my car





Removed



Before - blocking



Now front end can be bolted in place to go for further measurements



Started bringing more roll cage parts



Installation kit



Everythng was dressed in alcantara if you recall







Started by opening free the tabs to see where they sit roughly



I figured I'd better start installing it, since this wasn't very fixed in place - lol









Started getting somewhere











I am pretty sure interior will be crazy once I finish it.



Played with my wheels a bit, pretty sure, we will be staying 245 in front





However, I am currently having difficulty in sourcing a rear diff - supra, dodge viper maybe. If anyone can help let me know

Cheers

more to come



Mike

[BuFFyZA]

Im so happy to see this thing being continued!!

[mgpdoc]

More drawings were made tonight



Plan is to copy the shifter tower





But in an extended version







These will be machined propably from scratch

I will also have to start cutting parts from the front end to begin test fitment





Things are better than we would have guessed







Aint so bad after all



More to come

Cheers

Mike

[mgpdoc]

So, my friend from Corleone Garage, started making some drawings on the pc



Things escalated quickly







Almost done



Round edges for the gearbox mount



I also left my new daily and grabbed the mighty subaru to carry some RS4 parts needed for our next steps



Let's find some hidden parts in my garage - there's one







Looks pretty nice



Found my headlights



And also my swiss cheese "crash" bar



So, do you remember my Wiechers roll cage, dressed in alcantara ? Well neither do I. It has been some time.
However I was tired of seeing it in my house and decided to put it where it belongs







Installed some more parts to make some measurements



There is no such thing as too much space available - bumper aka roof spoiler for now



Then a turtle showed up to remind me how slow this build has been



I told her things are going fast now, but she wouldnt believe me



Front assembly is ready for measurements



Stay tuned - more material to follow



Cheers guys

Mike