Audi A4 BAT - Quattro Project by Tom's Garage

[mgpdoc]

Another issue on my to do list, was to do something about the coolant hoses going to the heater radiator inside the cabin.

At first my friend Thanos machined some end caps as shown before



However I left this idea, and went for a "U" joint of the two hoses

bought some of these





And some straight aluminum pipe of the same diameter, and then, came this



Left it pretty huge, to cut it to my needs aftewards



measure twice, cut once



Removed the previously installed end caps



New T-Clamps



Came out great I think



Cheers

[mgpdoc]

So found some time today to do some more work on the interior.



Talked with Wiechers and they said that the cage will be ready in about 2-3 weeks. So I have plenty of time for some more things I want to do.

Removed the seats first, both of them



And then removed the carpet as well.



Having removed the OEM tar sheets for the last race, I was faced with their remaining bits, that back then I had not the time to remove them.



It was ugly. Really ugly.







Then, came this. Chemical Guys Tarminator. An awesome product, yet again to the rescue



Doing its work



Two passes, and . . .



Driver's side



Dwell



Another pass



Getting somewhere





Another before



During



And almost done



There is a a line as you can see, where there is super strong glue, and I didnt want to go for that, although Kostas that was helping me not only with photos but with tar too, wanted to take that off too.

Here is a kinda 50:50



Then kept on the passenger's side too, and almost finished it. Ran out of tarminator sadly, so kept going with pump gas - lol.

here is a video of what was happening in the garage

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfHBE8hVc_g"]Interior work - YouTube[/ame]

[mgpdoc]

Did some more work when I had the chance, mostly removed all the firewall insulation, which is very thick and very heavy considering what it is.



Leaving me with this





If I am to face heat problems, I can go gold tape on the engine side, which I intended to either way at some point.

Still lots of tar, and insulation to remove, prior to installing the dash back on



What is more, I was thinking of not doing it, until cage was here . . . we shall see.



One more thing that needs my attention, is the two heater coolant lines, one going in the cabin, and the one leaving .

My friend, machined these end caps for me







But have not decided yet if I will install these, or join the two coolant lines with a "U" joint to close the coolant circuit.

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

So, I had some plans to remove some more weight as I said before. Sat this evening, late after work to get some work done.

My machinist friend was also there to help, hello Thanos



Started by quickly removing the interior trim



Centel console



Pics show the progress . . .













Out goes the beautiful dash to get out of the way, to give access for more work



Hmmmm seems familiar



The custom shift knob also went out



Removed miscellanious stuff to gain access for the Heat matrix to be removed



But no luck. It was hard. I mean frustrating hard.

But . . .



It came out, leaving this



I also had to remove some pipes from here, and now have to make a connection between them, to make a closed circuit again





And also have to seal this



I love my work bench a bit more tonight



All in all, a very difficult project if one wants to remove it without braking pieces. Glad we took our time, well worth it.

More work to come - cheers

[mgpdoc]

So, here is some more info on the latest purchase for the Audi.

Had been thinking for some time this project- of going RS4 wide, and thought I'd make a start. There is no hurry. Just gathering parts when there is the chance. It is not a cheap project by any means, so I will take my time on this one.

Here is what RS4 wide means









So, these are the said oem fenders, brand new





Cheers for now, update to follow on the work done today in the interior

[mgpdoc]

So much win it's scary!

Thanks my friend

The best is yet to be show, I assure you

[Raarasutra]

So much win it's scary!

[mgpdoc]

Got some more work done today, but not a whole lot, due to little available time. However. Went for the driver's door.



Started removing parts



Notice something missing ?



yes, it is the speaker



Off it goes



Then I removed the door's window frame, so as to remove the door's side bar protection - no photos here since I had enough trouble removing it on my own, could not take photos at the same time. I might however take pics on the passenger's side

I then removed the glovebox



To attack the whole Heater Air System beneath the dashboard.



This place is a maze



I was beaten this time, however I wont give up. I took this off though, as a first step



Cheers, more to come :thumb:

[mgpdoc]

So the last two weeks, I have mostly been ordering things for the daily, new little toys, either for maintenance, or for performance and aesthetics.



However, now that I can enjoy everyday movement, I can turn my attention to the main project with no further delay

So made a list of things, rather long list I guess, LoL . . .

Went down tonight, and car was sleeping . . .



However . . the quick bumper release fasteners, my friend made, made bumper removal so easy . . . i just had to . . .



A pic from the back



Hmmm...two removed bolts . . .



Now I see what has been removed . . .







Given the chance, I gave the area a quick clean



Before



After



Used Tesa's finest cloth tape



To cover the oem bolt holes - works great actually in terms of seal





Then, I thought that if the car was to be used entirely for fun, either on the street, or in race events, there is no reason in keeping the Radio system on, nor the Heater controls (cause AC is already removed) . . .

So . . . this happened



And then this



Leaving with something like this . . .for now . .



more to come . . .

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

So here is another order-update. Another one I wanted for quite some time now actually.

Since i will be gaining some weight from the roll-cage installation, I thought, I should remove some more.

So I talked to these guys . . .



They seem to know their job very well, so many teams have trusted them.





They make a kit for my B7 platform

AUDI - A4 Saloon (B7) 2005 - 2008 - Lexan full window kit

http://www.lexan-windows.com/audi-a4-saloon-b7-2005-2008-lexan-full-window-kit.html

more specifically

Motorsport Lexan Window Kit

High performance polycarbonate window kit for the professional competitor.

- Manufactured from high quality Lexan UV protected polycarbonate
- Approximately 50% weight saving compared to glass
- Each window is marked to meet MSA, FIA & ABG regulations
- Windows are thermoformed and CNC profile cut ready to fit

The kit contains

- Thermoformed front door windows
- Thermoformed rear door or rear ¼ windows
- Thermoformed rear screen
- Black borders applied to rear screen and rear ¼ windows

Colour & material options.

Plastics 4 Performance windows are available in the following colours and thicknesses in our standard Lexan polycarbonate

- Clear polycarbonate in 3,4,5 & 6mm thick
- Bronze polycarbonate in 4 & 5mm thick
- Grey polycarbonate in 4 & 5mm thick

Also available in clear hardcoated Lexan Margard which has a super tough abrasion resistant coating that protects against scratching and chemical attacks by many of the fluids used in motorsport – choose from the options below.

And I went for these options after a very good deal I achieved

1. Front Windows in 4mm Hardcoated Option for no scratches
2. Rear Windows + Quarter Windows + Rear Windscreen in 4mm Clear
3. Left Hand Drive car
4. Screen Adhesive option included
5. Basic Care kit included

These will take about 5 weeks to be made, due to racing season and all. Cant wait

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

Changed the wheels on my daily, and Kostas took some proper pics today.

Went from this



To this









Big thanks to Kostas for the proper pics.

Cheers guys

[mgpdoc]

Found some time today to play with my new Kestrel and what better way to do that, other than my carbon fiber parts which are so easy to be scratched when washed, unlike the rest of the normal body which was in perfect condition.

Kostas Sant was with me at the time, and despite the fact that he didnt have his own equipment, he tried to snap some nice shots with my Nikon.So let's see what we did today.

Car was already washed by me



Started like this



Gathering our equipment







Time for some combo-testing



I started with a Finishing Hex pad from CG and the blue 3Μ Ultrafinesse. I saw nothing was happening. Pretty logical. I then put some yellow 3M polishing, and saw that I was getting somewhere. So I finally chose a Polishing Hex pad from CG with the Polishing 3M, which was the winner-combo for the day.





Let's see how we were doing

Before . . .



And after . .



Another one, before . . .



And after



Things were looking quite good actually



The clear coat on these Seibon parts, is very special to begin with. Very soft. So to see if I was doing everything right, I tested my methods on the rear fender. Saw that everything there was correct in my techniques, and it was all due to the seibon finish.

So, I finished the trunk with CG Finishing Hex pad and blue 3M

Then, it was time for CG Glaze, with Meg's applicator.



Wiped off with CG monster towel



After some time, I decided to try on, my new mystery-packaged wax - lol



Applied . . .







Wiped off quickly, as per directions of the mysterious wax - lol

Then, we ran out of battery on the camera, and Kostas had to go. but as soon as I find the opportunity I will take finished shots. Swirling effect on the carbon fiber is not history, except for some deeper scratches, which in my opinion are best left alone, at least with the current skills I have.

I wish we had managed to capture the nice 50:50 result I had. Never mind, next time, better shots.

Hope you liked it guys

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

So here is an update I have been looking forward to for years. I made an order two days ago.

The company involved is



I saw the types of cages that were available from the company



Type B and E are available for my car.



I opted for the E type, specs are as below:

Wiechers 6 point roll bar type E, aluminium, unpolished for AUDI A4 B7 (Bj. 2004 - 2007)

Manufacturer: AUDI
Type: A4 B7 (Bj. 2004 - 2007)
Material: aluminium, unpolished
Fia Homologated
Complete Installation hardware
Tube diameter roll bar: 1-3/4 inches
Tube diameter struts: 1-1/2 inches
Wall tubing: 0.118 inches

With these extra options:

• one set of upholstery material
• removable cross instead of diagonal strut bar
• removable h-strut
• removable lateral protection

Should look something like these with the options





I chose unpolished finish, cause my plans are to maybe wrap the whole cage in alcantara, same as my dash quality, with blue stitching. We shall see on that. Plenty of time to think about it, as the cage wont be made in less than a 4-8 weeks. Sucks. I know.

Cheers everyone

[mgpdoc]

First of all, there is track footage shown earlier in this thread.

Both time-attack wise and drag-strip wise

Second, sadly in my country, we only have two race tracks, none of which is the level you imagine, if you are thinking of UK, German, and France circuits. So, all in all, racing is not so easy here
However we make the best of what we have.

Cheers

[SoSoA3]

Wanna see some more

I wanna see it on some track footage!