Rob's Ur Quattro

[B33fy]

Looking good Rob.

[Lady Elanore]

Awesome!!! Comes close to being my favorite thing in New Zealand

[KenONeill]

Awesome!!! Comes close to being my favorite thing in New Zealand

My favourite things in NZ are the Marlborough and Hawkes Bay vineyards!

[octyal]

You sir, are one seriously lucky person to have an ur-Quattro to play with.....not....jealous...at....all......much. Ok, yes I am

[RobClubley]

Lucky? Or just willing to bankrupt myself?

The total cost is already twice what I hoped.

But that's project cars.

[RobClubley]

How awesome does this look? New custom carpets made and fitted by Kohl Rod & Custom Ltd. They've done a fantastic job.

[RobClubley]

In other news I think I made a noob error and dropped a sealing washer when I removed the bolt to drain the power steering. So it's dripping ATF all over the place. Doh.

Good opportunity to remove and clean up a couple of bits I guess.

[RobClubley]

Kohl Rod & Custom have covered the centre console to match the carpets. Can't wait to get it installed and start re-fitting some stuff properly.

 

[RobClubley]

Old vs. new window regulators. The new one bolts straight in but the holes to bolt the window to the new one are not in the same place. Some modification required.

[RobClubley]

Little things...

The window regulator is finally in. Really stiff going up though. Something needs lubricating or adjusting. Will work it out.

[RobClubley]

Little things...

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've already had two messages on my Facebook page telling me they "should" be orange not black.

[Lady Elanore]

[RobClubley]

Grabbed half an hour in the garage so I ignored the sticking window and re-fitted the vents and centre console. I'm going to have to stop putting off that wiring soon.

 

[Lady Elanore]

I thought Humphrey had eaten your dashboard! 

[B33fy]

?.I'm going to have to stop putting off that wiring soon.

Stop ruminating Rob and crack on, nothing a pack of cable ties won't sort..

Edited 10 October, 2016 by B33fy

[skomaz]

Hope it's all labelled up rob - looks a real spaghetti job...

[RobClubley]

Hope it's all labelled up rob - looks a real spaghetti job...

 

I have a wiring diagram.

And a diagram of where those vacuum hoses for the diff locks should go.

No worries.

 

Gulp...

[Lady Elanore]

My old Lancia Beta Coupe looked like that every time it went over a big bump :(

[KenONeill]

My old Lancia Beta Coupe looked like that every time it went over a big bump :(

I'm surprised it didn't rust away between the bumps!

Edited 11 October, 2016 by KenONeill

[Lady Elanore]

Oh there was plenty of rust, don't worry about that... :(  

[RobClubley]

Popped down to find a piece of paper on my garage bench. Got distracted and fitted some trim.

 

 

[RobClubley]

Next job, get the pipes reconnected to the diff lock switch in the right order.

[Lady Elanore]

Ooooh it's starting to look like a car inside as well  

[RobClubley]

Went for a bit of quattro therapy time and started on the wiring.

 

 

It's such an epic tangle with wires crossing and going from one bundle to another that I've given up on the idea of making it look neat. I've un-knotted it as much as I can. It'll be hidden away anyway. So as long as it works and is safe, that's my goal!

 

I was intending to sort out the diff lock switch but all the guides say I should have a red pipe and I don't. So another thing that has been altered or replaced.

Also the diagram I have doesn't actually say which pipe goes in which hole. I just found this, which should help a lot along with the diagrams.

 

Edited 13 October, 2016 by RobClubley

[Lady Elanore]

Yikes