Audi A4 BAT - Quattro Project by Tom's Garage

[mgpdoc]

Started moving my garage to the garage where the Audi is located more or less





Did some more work today ..... eeeeeeer more like talking and measuring I guess



Gearbox height is being finalized more or less





So plans are that we begin on the transmission mount

This is the OEM one from Audi



Pieces of puzzle and let the games begin





While we are working on this, I am also trying to source a rear Supra diff - YET AGAIN - because I sold the one I got before, the one from Titan Motorsports. Oh well.

Till that happens we can work on gearbox mount, as well as fabricating a new front end for bumper, headlights, radiators, etc. , and also I can start installing the roll cage maybe.

So, more to come, stay tuned guys

Cheers

Mike

[mgpdoc]

So, I had some goodies delivered from my friend's machine shop, the wood spacers transfered in metal.



Modified my initial billet spacers





Installed to see how it looks





And it looks good





Passenger side





Clearence from the back



So engine mounts are pretty much complete for now I guess- we will know for sure when we tighten everything up

Also checked how transmission is sitting -pretty much where we want it to sit





Also from inside the car, things are looking good



no passenger was there to agree with me



Also, on a quick test fit, the filter location seems to clear our spacer which is a bonus





More to come



Cheers

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Ill be honest, the build started out iffy but it worked its way to be awesome, went through every page of it. Good job man.

I do agree with you
Thank you

[TechnoV]

Ill be honest, the build started out iffy but it worked its way to be awesome, went through every page of it. Good job man.

[mgpdoc]

So, back in the days, I had purchased some new STERN engine mounts for the 1.8T on the A4 chassis



Let's put them to good use then

Remember this. Yes, it still exists.



These, also unused parts, will come in handy



Hasnt seen some fuel for quite some time



A great boot for shopping groceries



Actually so good, that you can actually see from above when you are lifting the car



Let's lift the front end as well, so that it wont complain much



Up up up and away



A not so lowered A4/RS4



Dat wheel fitment doe



Let's lift the engine one bit



Thing is I didnt have the 1.8T engine on the car, so I decided I'd settle with what was inside at that time







Will require some spacers then



Passenger side





Driver Side





Clearence from the back- me likey



Clearence from the front- me gonna build new front end



Cheers more to come

[mgpdoc]

Got me an AEB intake manifold from Germany

excuse the cell phone pics



Big Port Official test-passed





It was awesome how good this was, look how it cleaned after just a wipe-down with some apc and a microfiber cloth





Not how these usually are after all these years

Pile of dirty used parts is getting bigger





Merry Christmas to all of you

Cheers

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Sourced a head



Didnt look to clean to begin with





But it said it had low mileage on it compared to others on egay



Removing dirty bolts





And then them cams and lifters



It even had some spark plugs on it



Pile of parts is getting bigger



Will check the cylinder head on the machine shop and see if it will be used



Cheers

More to come

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Glad to see you guys getting back to the RSA4, was hoping for 2JZ action but curious to see what happens with another 1.8t

Well the turbo will be the same i would use on the 2JZ
That should be interesting, hehe

Cheers mate

Mike

[hinrichs]

Glad to see you guys getting back to the RSA4, was hoping for 2JZ action but curious to see what happens with another 1.8t

[mgpdoc]

So, time to catch up the latest news in the blue Audi story, for those of you following the build either here, in other forums, or on instagram ( @mgpdoc )

The car has been transformed, as you know to RS4 OEM widebody, since September of 2013. It has been almost 2,5 years now, that the car has been sitting in the garage, waiting for me, Tom, to put some work on installing the 2JZ on it, along with many other goodies, both supra related and not, that I have bought for it.

Increase in Everyday work, side projects, like my Golf mkv that went from daily, to Tfsi, to GTx3076, or like my new AUD1ESEL that also got attention, as well as hesitation in fabrication work, resulted in this being postponed month after month, with little progress to show.

My golf is now almost ready, both in terms of interior custom alcantara trim work, as well as engine work, with the GTx3076 pushing on the forged Tfsi, a good 35psi. All that it needs is a 4wd system from S3 / TT-RS / Tiguan, something that will happen sometime soon I guess







My A1 Diesel, is also on a good path, and heading towards the direction I want it to, with a good look on the exterior, and a custom interior on the works, along with other touches, making it a great daily, but also a nice car to travel with









That said, Tom had an idea. He thought why not give the 1.8T another shot on something different before we installed the 2JZ.
Why not push it somewhat more, and see if it can touch 4-digit-figures, and still be able to be driven from point A to B.
I kinda dig the idea to be honest, and lost no time. Decisions were made, and Tom started making lists of things needed.

Sad part is, that I sold my cylinder head, and most ironic is, i had it almost 2 years listed on ebay, and it got sold, about a week before we decided building the 1.8T again. Oh well. I guess we will have to build one again. For those of you wondering, I still have the 2JZ in my garage.

Some shots of the blue Audi build then.

Hello little engine.



Sitting there, for quite some time, thinking it was forgotten. No, sadly for it, wasnt.



Oil Pan removed feeling sorry for itself





Removing more stuff



We were also curious to see the condition of crank, and internals after all this mileage, boost, etc



No drama here



They will all go for sale







Continuing with the disassembly



Crank was out



Insert beer and greek souvlaki where necessary



Crank will be kept, propably will be staying 1.8T and not 2.0T



Looking good



Called it a night



Then, started ordering more parts, after the ones I showed you in the previous update

New engine block crank plate







New dip stick assembly







I also ordered a cylinder head from Germany, which I will inspect prior to using, and some more parts as well.

Stay tuned.

Cheers

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Is that Golf AWD?

No. Not yet, hehe

[Fatandre]

Is that Golf AWD?

[Dome]

Nice to see an update here

[mgpdoc]

Had some deliveries















Cheers

[mgpdoc]

So i made some orders











and this