Projekt Audi

[2000MN]

As some of you may know my beloved R32 met a tragic end a couple of months ago and while I still do miss the car, I now have a new toy to keep me occupied for a little while!! This car most of you will know is Alex G's old Audi A3...

His 50+ page thread can be seen here;

the i promise to keep it standard A3

The car itself is a 1999 Audi A3 3dr hatch, sporting a 20v 1.8t which has just tipped over 91,000km! Quite low km's considering its vintage!!

The modifications I've listed below are what I can think of just off the top of my head, I'm sure I've missed quite a few additional changes. The A3 did sport a custom set of AME Fire wheels which were unfortunately stolen not long after getting the car all the way back from Sydney.

EXISTING MODIFICATIONS
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ENGINE + PERFORMANCE
- Custom FMIC setup
- Custom twintake
- Oettinger spec'd K04 turbo
- Forge BOV
- Larger injectors
- Custom Intake Manifold
- Relocated TB
- Custom hardlines
- Custom Catch can
- CustomCode tune (still on base)
- 3in turboback exhaust
- Lightened pulleys
- Larger fuel pump
- Relocated battery to boot (drycell)

EXTERIOR
- Stubby aerial
- Rear wiper delete
- Modified front bar
- Aftermarket headlamps
- Clear side indicators

DRIVETRAIN
- Dieselgeek 5sp shifter
- Spec Performance Stage 3 clutch
- Billet single mass flywheel

INTERIOR
- Parrot headunit

BRAKING
-ECStuning Stage 1 upgrade (330mm front discs)
-EBC greenstuff pads (F)

WHEEL + SUSPENSION
- Raceland coilovers
- DLI Engine mounts (passenger & drivers side)
- BFI dogbone bushings
- Audi TT Mk1 wheels

Over the past month I've managed to do the following;

CURRENT MODIFICATIONS & MAINTENANCE
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EXTERIOR
- Refit stock door mirrors
- Replaced number plate bulbs with LEDs
- Upper brake light bulbs replaced
- New wiper arms & blades

DRIVETRAIN
- CV boots replaced (died day after I got back from Sydney Doh!!!)

INTERIOR
- Replaced interior bulbs with LEDs

BRAKING
- Replaced front brake hoses and performed fluid flush

WHEEL + SUSPENSION
- Fitted C-Pillar brace from R32
- Removed rear camber shims

CURRENTLY ON ORDER/TO BE FITTED
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ENGINE + PERFORMANCE
- N75j Boost Solenoid

EXTERIOR
- ZIZA H7 headlight bulbs

INTERIOR
- New shiftboot & knob
- Podi Mechanical boost gauge

WHEEL + SUSPENSION
- Whiteline FSB & adjustable endlinks

The car is currently running on a CustomCode base tune, logging for the final tune should commence next week and should hopefully be finished before Christmas!! From initial driving, we thought that the car was boost spiking but after setting up the logging equipment and doing some tests on both the wastegate actuator & N75 boost solenoid, we realised that the Stack boost gauge is out of calibration. I decided to order a Podi mechanical boost gauge which will match perfectly to the existing cluster lighting.

So where to from here;

TO DO
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ENGINE + PERFORMANCE
- Fit oil cooler
- Fit custom fab'd coolant reservoir

EXTERIOR
- Replace front 1/4 panels
- Replace bonnet
- Replace front bar
- Sort surface roof rust
- Remove bootlid spoiler & fit S3 roof spolier
- Re-align passenger side door
- General paintwork clean up
- Tint

INTERIOR
- 20th Ed Gti overhead light (black)
- Refurb roof lining and door trims (if can be bothered)
- Refurb seats (if can be bothered)
- Remove rear seats and box up

BRAKING
- Replace rear discs with DBA slotted
- Change out pads for QFM pads all round

WHEEL + SUSPENSION
- Whiteline RSB
- Swap out Raceland coils for KW V1s
- Refurb Audi TT wheels & add spacers (short term)
- New wheels (long term)

Finally a few pics which I've shamefully pinched out of Alex's thread since I haven't had a chance to get out and take some decent pictures of the car other than the couple of phone pics at the bottom.







Getting a well deserved claybar & polish


Gav continuing his magic


Cheers!

[team_v]

Madness, it is such a quality car!
Hope you enjoy it as much as the .:R

No AWD though?

[Stan]

looks great.
Those brakes are massive!

[DubSteve]

I don't know why you would do this though:

- Fit custom fab'd coolant reservoir????

I would leave it the way it is, looks a lot neater and the resevoir does f-all!

[alex g]

To quote buzz lightyear "to infinity and beyond"

Looking forward to it new incarnation.

[dylan8]

Was sad to see this come up for sale.
Had my juices flowing at Nats11!

But great to see its back on the forum and has some nice plans for it!

[team_v]

Are you brining it to Happy Laps next Saturday Corey?

[2000MN]

Madness, it is such a quality car!
Hope you enjoy it as much as the .:R

No AWD though?

I'm sure I will mate!! Just need to get a couple of bits sorted, doesn't help when you're a fussy prick! HAHA.. Not to sure if I'll be at the happy laps, definitely won't be running the car though...

I don't know why you would do this though:

- Fit custom fab'd coolant reservoir????

I would leave it the way it is, looks a lot neater and the resevoir does f-all!

Piece of mind?? Not worthwhile to add extra to the system along with having a bit more room for air bubbles?? The reservoir would be mounted onto the radiator support and sprayed black. The really ****y looking part would be the housing I guess.. Food for thought I guess.

To quote buzz lightyear "to infinity and beyond"

Looking forward to it new incarnation.

Thanks mate

---------- Post added 07-12-2011 at 12:55 PM ---------- Previous post was 01-12-2011 at 04:40 PM ----------

Quick snap, thanks to DrewR

[AusScare]

Nice shot, I think I saw a few from the JDMST meet too.