I have been toying with the idea for selling the Red Pill for about a year. Then I wash it and drive and I change my mind. Lately I have had some interest for both purchase and trades so Im going to test the waters. The car was done well, however there are things I need to go back and do my-way if Im going to enjoy a more lasting relationship with it.
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Here is the grocery list:
Engine:
- 2.6L Eurospec Steel Block w/JE Forged 83mm pistons
- ARP rod bolts
- Lightened crank
- Ported/Polished Head & Intake with high flow valves, infinite angle valve job, uprated valve springs.
- 272/264 cam regrind
- 3" Intake w/Cone Filter
- Custom 2.5" Exhaust - 22" tubular glasspack resonator, 19" Borla Pro XS Muffler
- 034 injectors
- Adjustable FPR
- oil pan with welded baffle plus AAN windage tray
- Canton 10 micron oil filter
- Canton 2qt accu-sump
- Replaced Aux Rad with Oil Cooler with 180deg bypass
- VEMS Stand- alone - 162whp / 157wtq Dynojet 90 deg day
Tranny:
- 016 AKU longer geared 5 speed
- Spec Stage 2 clutch
- Lightened/Balanced Stock Flywheel
- Torsen rear diff from v8 quattro with custom hybrid rear prop shafts (108mm inner CV's, 100mm outer joints).
Suspension:
- Koni Sport rebound adjustable struts at 4 corners
- Ground Control Sleeves and perches
- 300# front springs, 400# rear springs
- Removed front bar
- Whiteline 19mm adjustable rear bar
- All poly/aluminum bushings - control arms, sub-frame, rear differential
- front and rear strut tower bars, Mance Mount savers rear
- H&R camber bolts
- Wilwood Forged Dynalite calipers up front with 11" drilled brembo rotors
- Porsche brake cooling control arm deflectors
- 034 Quick ratio steering rack
Body:
- 034 Widebody
- Fiber Images CF B4 Hood
- RS2 headlamps w/Xenon conversion
- S2 Rear Bumper
- Euro Coupe front bumper
Misc:
- Front Seats from 2000 Audi TT
- Weichers 4-point bolt in Roll-bar
- Alcantara/leather wrapped 3 spoke sport steering wheel
- Kenwood X890 receiver with USB port integrated into console, Pioneer 5 1/4" & Kenwood 6 1/2" speakers
- VEMS LCD panel in console
- hardwired for Escort
- Additional accessory jack (used for Garmin)
- R-Click keyless remote (switch keys)
- Replaced stock horn with low frequency air horn
Wheels:
- Custom Rota’s via 034 Motorsport 17x8 with Sumitomo HTR-ZII in 235/40x17
As it sits, the car is not perfect but it's very good and enjoyable to drive. Sounds amazing, and handles great. 99% of the work done to the car was prior to my purchase and some of it is to my liking and some of it is not. It's a solid rust free chassis that spent most it's life in Utah, now in NV with a period of a couple years in the midwest while in it's 'project' phase.
Personally I just have too many irons in the fire to take the car to the next level - or to my standard but its a great starting point for someone who is really into making it their own. I was planning on turbocharging it and re-doing the interior. The door panels and headliner would be the major items, the prior owner painted the wood trim black (horribly) but those are an easy fix depending if you want to return to wood grain or upgrade to carbon. The PO was a tall guy so he replaced the original coupe seats with those from a MkI TT, this is another aspect Im not particularly fond of but that may work for the next owner... TT seats are great in a TT, but not great in a coupe - it wouldnt be hard to find them a new home though.
All said and done my asking price on the car would be $8k If I start getting lower offers I'd sooner keep it or else start pulling parts off it and selling them individually. And Im not too proud to part it, that seems to be where the money's at these days. It don't hurt to throw an offer out there, trades up or down etc... I have a deal right now to trade +cash for another Integrale which is very tempting. Plus I have a lusting for another GC8 Impreza Coupe...
There ya go, pic whores.
