Audi A4 BAT - Quattro Project by Tom's Garage

[mgpdoc]

So my A4/RS4 got different wheels. But in a bad way.







Keskin 17in wheels just for it to sit in the garage.



Sold my Ultraleggeras and now looking for my next proper set.

[mgpdoc]

So where was I . Took it over from where I left it.



Removed all sensors to go for sale, (Lamda,Knock,Crank position Sensor) and then their bracket





Cant wait to clean everything when all is removed

Time to remove the Oil Cooling assembly things



They are on the right there



Turbo Oil Feed Line, Fuel Line, Oil Level



Removed it - damn oil in hands again



This is a keeper for the 2JZ project



More and more empty





Engine harness now ready to be pulled



And then an order arrived



Pretty dirty girl there from Toyota



but nothing I cant fix with some love





Cheers, more to come

[mgpdoc]

More things removed from the car, mostly wiring, starter, and pretty much everything from the engine block, and now I am ready to pull it apart from the geargox.

Among other things, these came off too



With great pleasure may I add





And I have kept up with selling things mostly, like these I uploaded today





This

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300969332909?item=300969332909&viewitem=&vxp=mtr

I currently have 50 or more listings active on ebay, so take a look at them if you want anything, offers are kindly accepted.

Still trying to source a V160 or V161 Gearbox. Fingers crossed.

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

Some pics of last night's photoshoot then
with the DaiLy_ProjeCt, running them Grid's









Cheers

[JagRacer]

This build is awesome, I love the suede wrapped cage, great touch...now, where is the pic of the interior together???

[mgpdoc]

This build is awesome, I love the suede wrapped cage, great touch...now, where is the pic of the interior together???

Well the reason you dont see any such pic, is because, even though I wanted to do that, I didnt go ahead with it, because i will have to remove it again for the forthcoming swap.

So there is no reason to get into all that trouble for the car to sit in the garage, and then remove all things again.

thanks for the support

[JagRacer]

I can understand that, but I bet its eating away at you though, waiting to see what it looks like all together. Ever since I got a suede wrap for my steering wheel I've been wanting more suede in my car...makes me wait to learn to sew haha

[mgpdoc]

I can understand that, but I bet its eating away at you though, waiting to see what it looks like all together. Ever since I got a suede wrap for my steering wheel I've been wanting more suede in my car...makes me wait to learn to sew haha

of course, but over the years, I have learned to be patient, and not do things twice, just because. Sometimes you might pay for your non-being patient.

[neon017]

Doc u are one maaad person. I love your car can not wait until its finnished subbed

[mgpdoc]

Thank you my friend.

On another note, maybe this car needs a thread of its own . . .

[Pierate]

Really enjoy checking this thread out every now and then, so much work going into this build, keep it up.

[mgpdoc]

So . . . remember this ?



Missed it much ? I know I did.



Just look at that stance . . .



Thought I'd do some work this evening since I had some free time off work.
Next on my to-do-list, was remove the exhaust. I Figured it wouldnt be too hard, since the muffler is gone, the turbo is gone that the front of the downpipe is free of bolts, what the heck, just two hangers below the car, and that would be it . . . however . . . you know how these "quick" projects turn out to be eventually.

Grabbed my tools . . .



And down came the middle/rear part of the exhaust



But, it could not be removed off the car, because as you can see in the following pic, the downpipe wouldnt clear the gearbox mount and the subframe



Damn. I then had to remove the connection of the downpipe with the catback.

Note to all : If by any chance, ANYONE, suggests that you connect two parts of the exhaust without flanges and bolts, or v-bands, but instead, with one pipe sliding into the other, and then a clamp, please, dont accept it.
If you do, there will come a time, when you will regret it.

You guessed correctly, I spent about 1,5 hours of my life, trying to loose that connection, spent about a can of WD-40, and a lot of hammering, but made it in the end, cause let's face it, I wasnt leaving the place if I didnt remove that exhaust.

I see no DownPipe section there, so I must have done something right



There she is







For Sale of course, as all are most of the things, soon on ebay as well.



Okay Audi, Time to go to bed



Cheers

[a3 german]

great build!! congrats

[filip_pine]

the most beautiful project that i ever saw... you put soo much love into this... congrats, the car is just Awesome...

i have a few question ... how did you manage to get those holes in the rear bumper ?

and how that things that u have them in both front and rear bumper are called ? i mean, it looks like studs, but they are connected with something that looks like hose gum...

[mgpdoc]

great build!! congrats

Thank you very much

the most beautiful project that i ever saw... you put soo much love into this... congrats, the car is just Awesome...

i have a few question ... how did you manage to get those holes in the rear bumper ?

and how that things that u have them in both front and rear bumper are called ? i mean, it looks like studs, but they are connected with something that looks like hose gum...

Thank you

1. Well I drilled, and then installed the correct plastic covers
2. They are connected by o-rings. I have shown the complete process of machine fabrication of them

Cheers

Mike