The Project Pad

Well…it's been a fun week. Clutch went to the floor pulling away from my business parking lot. Turns out my clutch master cylinder decided to tap out and call it quits. So now its back together and feels better….just a PITA!!

Still playing with the front suspension and trying out different length springs and spring weights. I have 8" 380# springs in there now…I was trying out a 9" 380# spring and must say the ride felt nice. Just couldn't go as low as I wanted with the collars turned all the way down.

Bought some ABS mesh and did the lower LLTEK and modified my grill in the same fashion..all finished up…turned out really well IMHO.

Looks great! Where did you buy it from?

Thanks…

Ebay…came in a big sheet…good quality stuff and easy to work with

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mesh-Grill-ABS- ... 52?vxp=mtr

A20V200 wrote:

There was the idea of ​​a European put the hood ?

Love that mesh. Well done.

Thanks for the compliments...
I might have to spray paint the radiator and other items behind it except for the relocated PS cooler to make it "dark" behind it.

That looks good!

A20V200 wrote:Thanks for the compliments...
I might have to spray paint the radiator and other items behind it except for the relocated PS cooler to make it "dark" behind it.

Are you talking about painting heat transfer surfaces as well? If so, I wouldn't do that. It still looks nice, even with the silver behind the grille.

UrSobsessed wrote:

A20V200 wrote:Thanks for the compliments...
I might have to spray paint the radiator and other items behind it except for the relocated PS cooler to make it "dark" behind it.

Are you talking about painting heat transfer surfaces as well? If so, I wouldn't do that. It still looks nice, even with the silver behind the grille.

Just the end tanks and such..not the actual fins etc.

A20V200 wrote:Just the end tanks and such..not the actual fins etc.

Gotcha.

A20V200 wrote:Thanks…

Ebay…came in a big sheet…good quality stuff and easy to work with

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mesh-Grill-ABS- ... 52?vxp=mtr

Awesome, thanks! Going to have to pick some up for my RS2 bumper as I've never liked the metal mesh I have.

What did you use to fasten that mesh? Turned out great.

Afterthought wrote:What did you use to fasten that mesh? Turned out great.

thanks..It's a 2 part ABS/flexible epoxy used for bumper repairs etc….you could also use a flexible polyurethane as well

So I had a second EM stud break off in the same area. Decided to take a shot at drilling them out while the head is still in the car. Against a lot of people that said " hell no...I wouldn't do it"....I did it anyway with success on both broken studs. The biggest PITA was removing the DP to get better access to drill. They came out rather easily. With a 90 degree drill from HF and a borrowed set of drill extraction bits...15 minutes later and some helper hands from the wife...done deal!!!

Just ordered a V8 Torsen rear diff from ...plan to do a poly mount and bushings from Apikol while at it. Maybe get the rear sway bar as well if my budget allows.....Gonna clean it up and apply some new paint or POR 15 as well. Anything else to do while I'm swapping things out?

And the car is back to being all black again. Peeled of the Plastidip about a month ago. Feels like the Plastidip acted like a clay bar and the pulled all the crap off the paint surface. Applied some wax and good to go.

Do the 034 diff carrier bushings and front trap arms too

Got the V8 Torsen Diff and some other goodies to go along with it for the install. Apikol Diff Mount and support diff mounts. Replaced the passenger side seal cause it was leaking a bit...easier while it's out.

Waiting for it to cool down here in Arizona. Hopefully bang it out in a couple of hours on a weekend morning.






Also had a KONI insert take a crap on me in the last week..waiting for 2B for a response for a warranty????

Haven't had much time to "work" on the S6 but managed to find and hour or so to do the rear trap mounts. Will be doing the V8 Torsen rear diff in the next couple of weeks...might pick up a driveshaft and just knock them out at the same time. The carrier bearing is shot and there is some play end to end.

Alright....finally had some free time to get this wrapped up in a weekend. Doing this on the ground is not bad..but would've been easier with a lift for sure. 2 days on it for about 6-7 hours total by myself for the most part. I had to take step back and think about how it was going to drop it down along with the front plate where the 2 top bolts are inaccessible, you undo the front diff crossmember and give some slack on the rear brake cables....then it came down easy and trouble free...had a neighbor come over and help me get the V8 diff into position on the front plate and get the CV's into place while it was on the jack...and it was all good. Apikol rear diff mount and the front diff crossmember mounts done.








A couple questions...1) the vacuum lines and pod I cut out and put the 2 vacuum lines together with a 2 ended barb, is that correct? and the plug for the diff I ziptied and stuck up under the DS shield..nothing to connect it to...? Here is the difference in the rear diffs.

Now a clean car photo shoot:

Both vacuum lines at the diff lock actuator go to the diff lock controller under the rear seat. Should not be a problem to connect them together..... Actuating the diff lock switch may confuse the controller, remember it is reporting to the ABS control module. You may want to be certain that the wires to the diff lock switch are taped up to prevent corrosion.
HTH, Chris

I was thinking about the last 3 years with this car and going over all the items that I upgraded or replaced. The list is staggering. The items in RED are upgrades to the car when I took over ownership and were already done...I'm sure there's more that I'm forgetting...little maintenance things here and there...but dang....The list is long!!!


1995 Audi UrS6 upgrade and information sheet

1) AAN w/ Garrett T04E turbo .50 trim built by Dave Jones @ RevSport
2) 7A cams
3) 42lb injectors
4) REAL RS2 Exhaust Manifold
5) Samco Hoses
6) Stebro Downpipe and 3” exhaust w/ V-bands with Magnaflow HF Cat and Magnaflow Muffler
7) 2Bennett Coil Over with Koni Inserts - 380# springs F - 400# R w/ 2B Camber Plates Etc.
8) Apikol Poly Snub Mount/Rear Diff /Crossmember/Rear Subframe
9) Energy Suspension Rear Trap Poly Mounts
10) V8 Rear TORSEN Differential w/ New Seals Pass/ Front
11) New Front CV Assemblies
12) New motor and Transmission Mounts Slater Style - Poly Filled
13) New LLTEK Front Bumper
14) Front Mount Intercooler w/ Piping 3”x 18”x 28”
15) 55wHID ballast and bulbs
16) Euro Headlight Lenses – ECS
17) Neuspeed RS10 Lightweight Wheels 18x8 17.8 #’s
18) Bridgestone Potenza tires 235/40/18
19) Stereo system w/ IPOD connect
20) 3M Tint
21) Euro License Plate Holder
22) European Smoked Rear Taillights
23) 034 Lightweight Aluminum Flywheel 12#s
24) Southbend Stage 3 Clutch w/ 140K mile 5spd O1E trans
25) EFI Express LS2 Coil Kit
26) Hella Clear Front Corner lenses
27) RS2 MAF
28) 044 Fuel Pump
29) 3M Clear Bra
30) Boost Gauge w/ pod
31) A/F Gauge
32) Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator
33) 034 Short Shift Kit
34) Custom Front RS Style Grill
35) New RS Style Mesh in lower LLTEK
36) Porsche 996 Twin Turbo BBK w/ new pads
37) New Front UrS6 Badge
38) SAAB Side Marker Lights
39) Chrome Side Mirror caps
40) Timing Belt and Water Pump /Belts/Fan bearing
41) New Master Clutch Cylinder w/ System Flush
42) Brake Fluid Flush
43) Speed Bleeder Brake Bleeders - All 4 Corners
44) New Rear Brake Pads
45) New Front Lower Control Arms and Front Bushings Etc.
46) ECS Hub centric Wheel Spacers12mm
47) New Starter 9/15
48) 034 Phenolic Spacer
49) FUBA Roof Antenna
50) New battery
51) Samco Hoses for Intercooler

So what you're saying is, it's basically stock.

Lol

Nice work!

Next up is a remanned driveshaft from Colorado Driveshaft. Should be here in about a week. Another item to add to the list.

A20V200 wrote:

That looks great! I need a new bumper (snow damaged mine last winter) but I love how you have no gaps in there and it looks nice and tight.