Audi A4 BAT - Quattro Project by Tom's Garage

[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

[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]

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

[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]

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, 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

[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

[BuFFyZA]

Im so happy to see this thing being continued!!

[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

[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

[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.

[smiles]

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

[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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[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]

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