Audi A4 BAT - Quattro Project by Tom's Garage

[mgpdoc]

Updates

-Took some measurements



-Drilled some holes



And then this happened









Have to do the same at the back now when I get the chance

I also did some work to the gas filler door, that I will re-use to close the RS4 Fender opening - after all, I dont fill fuel from there

So, started by removing the latch



And then I cut this whole piece off



Leaving me with this



I got a bit angle-grinder-happy-LoL



And then this will be welded, sanded and painted with the new fender. (in this close-up, my Greek friends, can notice the funny -wrong way the unleaded is written in greek - αμλουβδη instead of αμολυβδη - LoL) .



Finally, and most importantly, another order arrived, a big one, which among other small bits and pieces, had these



RS4 Rear Wheels / Fenders Inner Archees / Liners







I hope they were needed and that it couldnt happen without them, cause those were damn expensive, especially for a part that will never be visible, and be heavy too - LoL



Cheers, more to come

[mgpdoc]

guess we are seeing where greece`s GDP is going :P

but serious i love the progress mate

but i have some questions, why do you buy lexan windows and drill out the doors to save weight just to keep the heavy ass electric window lifts ? and wouldn't it much more effective to mount a rear undertray diffuser instead of drilling out the bumper if you are looking for less drag....

have you considered a rear mounted radiator setup ?

cheers

LoL. I guess that is the reason for our difficulties

1. I left the electric window lifts, only in the front. It is just that when being tightened with my harnesses, I like to be able to open some windows easily if needed.
At the back, everything is removed.

2. Might be, but I need a tunnel to design that in order to be effective. Otherwise I would be just adding weight with no effect.

3. Yes, I have considered a rear mounted radiator setup, but not just yet.

Cheers

Mike

[exs]

guess we are seeing where greece`s GDP is going :P

but serious i love the progress mate

but i have some questions, why do you buy lexan windows and drill out the doors to save weight just to keep the heavy ass electric window lifts ? and wouldn't it much more effective to mount a rear undertray diffuser instead of drilling out the bumper if you are looking for less drag....

have you considered a rear mounted radiator setup ?

cheers

[mgpdoc]

So, today, was a pretty nice day for this project. I set to work, to put everything together on the front end.

First of all some more things arrived, that I forgot to receive yesterday



Then I painted the harnesses floor mounting points , in black again



And installed back the air ducts of the rear end after cleaning them thoroughly



Love how everything is getting shiny



Now, onto the more important stuff

Removed the front end once again, first driver's side

First wing



Then headlight



So as to put everything in place properly



Front fender bracket, RS4 next to A4 one, very small differences



Installed in place



Then these pieces



That go here



I got excited so installed the side repeater as well - LoL



Driver's side done



Passenger's side next



Here we have smaller brackets (those seemed identical actually)



And then these as well



So finished those, and it was time to test the front bumper. As I thought, no major drama here

Driver's side went in first time



Tight fit though, but easily in



Passenger's side needed some love



And it received it



Done



At last, RS4 Front end, almost complete







For the time being, the "foglight" grilles, cant be fitted, due to the IC pipes standing out and getting in the way. I shall what I can do with this, but not my main concern.

Front the front end assembly, I have also not installed the lower trim, below the grille, and I also need to install my quick release fasteners.

The crash bar behind the grille will be modified in the future, in another project i have in mind with Tom.

What is more, I need to decide how will the exhaust exit the car.

Could be here . . .



Or most likely somewhere here



Or who knows where else . . .

We shall see.

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

So, I managed to make some progress, and have some updates to show

First I wanted to do some work on the exhaust underside of the car



Since the exhaust is removed, I can remove some weight, like exhaust hanger, heat protection etc etc

Before





And after





Pretty dirty



So I cleaned it



As well as these



So put the bumper back on



and checked for clearance down here, and everything was perfect



This here though, has to go, I just want the car on a lift to do it



Then, I went shopping, once again at the stealership today, to receive an order, and make a new one.



Seems huge . . .



Here is what the order that came today had inside













Some new tools that will help me



For the air compressor, it works like a charm





Best part of today's order though, was this







Again from Zender



Along with this of course







So lost no time

From this



To this







As I told you, I had enough of sellers refusing to send these parts due to their size (wtf, bumpers are bigger), so I bought this brand new. What can I say. You gotta do what you gotta do sometimes.

Then, i had no more time, so I just managed to add these on

Before



Removed



Cleaned of course, since car wont be seeing rain now



Installed



Same for passenger side





Yeah, that RS4 badge just makes you smile. Pretty weird they put it there.

Gonna be wide



I also gave some love to the lug nuts



And put it back to sleep.

I miss driving it so much



Cheers guys

[mgpdoc]

Hehe, thanks a lot

[e.mury]

Im absolutely loving this build. Amazing work

[mgpdoc]

So, I lost no time, and took the cage out for a ride. Not with the Audi however.



And these, as well



My other option for transportation was this, out of a Wrangler chassis





But maybe next time - LoL

Here it is in the shop



I also left these, for which I have some surprises - hehe



Now, I did some work on the front bumper, preparing it for the next week.
If all goes well, given the new things from stealership arrive in time, I will start the efforts of mounting everything in the front end.

Here is what I did

The bumper I sourced, came with these two parts fitted - the ones in black, partially removed.



I was ready to order those again, but last minute, I luckily thought I already had them, so cancelled their order. What is more, I dont need them, so I would have two pairs for nothing. Here they are removed



Then, it was time to throw the grille onto the bumper for the first time to see how it will look



Can you spot which part will be cut off ?



Easy I guess

Front view



Rear view



Bye bye



Again as I said in the past, a heatgun and a paper-knife, works wonders in plastic, and gives you the ability to cut perfectly, and have no trimming work to do afterwards



I then installed the fog light grilles so as to see if I could remove some more weight off the bumper



Seems like this part is not needed for me

Before



and after



this goes away



Same thing from the other side



So these can go to the bin -well okay to my storage room, cause I dont like to throw away things



So bumper came out cleaner and lighter



And threw it next to the car, just to see how it would look . . .



Cant wait to find time for more work

Cheers everyone

Mike

[mgpdoc]

So I have another surprise that showed up today.

After a long time, more than two months I think, the cage has finally been made, and sent to me

Needless to say I was over the moon when they called me it had arrived.

Sadly, it wouldnt fit inside the Golf, so I went there with a nice Grand Cherokee of a good friend, that's what friends are for



Tried really hard to not rip the box apart and take some pics of it first



This boxed later turned out to have the material/insulation I opted for it to have. But I will not use it at least for now. We shall see later.

Lost no time and put everything together to see how it would look . . .









Some random shots





Raw aluminium just like I picked it, cause I have other plans







Then i turned everything to pieces again





And took some notes . . .



So as to go to the trim shop that did my dashboard . . .

But then some more parts arrived there . . .



Hm . . . who knows why . . .

More to come

[mgpdoc]

It is to reduce drag caused by the air getting trapped in front of the bumper.

[244Brick]

I may sound stupid, so pls forgive me, but why do you make holes in your rear bumper?

I believe it's to help the air under the car flow better.

[Twannnd]

The holes in de rear bumper are to much for me, otherwise great car

[loekaaz]

I may sound stupid, so pls forgive me, but why do you make holes in your rear bumper?

[mgpdoc]

I found some time to play with the rear bumper and make it look like I wanted it to look, and make its weight, the weight I need it to have for my needs.

So, let's see

Removed all the OEM Parking wiring and sensors, these are also for sale if someone wants them



From this



To this



50:50 shot



Time to remove the real weight of the rear bumper

This big chunk, that weighs almost 5lbs



Then the game got more interesting . . .

Made a template



Measure twice, cut once



My hand was not shaking one bit - drilling was excellent even though I had the room for error due to the forthcoming paint session

Then, I took some of these



Now we are getting somewhere . . .



Ready





Lets throw it on the car to see how it looks for a quick snap



This is when I would smoke a cigarette if I was a smoker



Cheers for now. I have some more updates coming.

Stay tuned

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Well, I have some updates for you

First of all, I made some orders today.

1. Ordered the remaining RS4 sideskirt for the right side from the stealership cause I got bored of searching over the net, and sellers bored to ship it over to me. Whatevah.

2. I ordered all the bumper-fender-sideskirt supports, all new from stealership

Now, what i have left for the end, are the rear inner arches, and I will order those new, if and only if, I make sure that it cant be done without them. I guess that is the case. But I need to be sure. Then I will order those as well asap.

So waiting for those to come, and when they do, I will get to installing almost everything that can be installed by me. Which is pretty much everything but the rear fenders.

A lot of work ahead of me, and I love it

What is more, I managed to do some work on the RS4 grill.

Some sneak pics.





Stay tuned for more

Cheers

Mike