It's on its way.

 

http://autoclique.co.nz/2015/08/project-rusty-robs-audi-ur-quattro-part-6-getting-there/

Parts car is here.

 

Had a couple of hours today to start stripping the GT

 

 

 

 

I'm so happy at the condition of the rear shelf, mine is not good and I wasn't looking forward to restoring it.

 

I've found some trims that mine is missing, loads of useful bits, the sunroof seal looks to be good which saves me a few hundred dollars. Very happy with what I have so far

Great Thread Rob, watching with interest, both my son and I love the old group B rally cars and the daddy of them all the UR Quattro. Looking forward to seeing this progress from quite the basket case to a serious piece of kit.

 

All the best with it Rob.

Took the dash out. That bracket looks a bit dangerous.

 

 

Sigh..

 

Hi Rob,

 

 

Good luck with it.   What does the boss say about all the cars around?  I assume the greenhouse and chucks have moved down the list day jobs you have?

 

Hopefully you will have it finished before our next visit, which given the weather and the $/£ might be sooner than even we thought (2016 at earliest so 16months at least)

 

That was a fair distance from Turanga.

 

Best wishes to all

 

John

Hi Rob,

 

 

Good luck with it.   What does the boss say about all the cars around?  I assume the greenhouse and chucks have moved down the list day jobs you have?

 

Hopefully you will have it finished before our next visit, which given the weather and the $/£ might be sooner than even we thought (2016 at earliest so 16months at least)

 

That was a fair distance from Turanga.

 

Best wishes to all

 

John

 

She's tolerating them. I'm making a big effort to get rid of the gold one ASAP. 

 

They came from Taupo, so only about 5 hours away. No idea how long it will take but a year or less would be nice. Things will slow down soon I think  

It's booked in for rust and paint in September - I told them I'm not in a rush if it reduces costs.

The rebuild will take a lot longer than strip down as lots of things need to be made right. And things need to be bought!

Took the dash out.

 

Four screws to get the instruments out (two were missing) and five bolts to remove the dash.

 

 

Also

 

http://autoclique.co.nz/2015/09/project-rusty-robs-audi-ur-quattro-part-7-parts-car-has-arrived/

Not much to say this week as I was away for most of last week.

 

http://autoclique.co.nz/2015/09/project-rusty-robs-audi-ur-quattro-part-8-rusty-is-going-for-rust-repair/

 

But Rusty is going to the rust repair and paint shop on Monday. Excited, and slightly terrified by the impending bill.

Bodyshop today! So excited!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This one just reminds me of Mad Max !

This is a really rough picture - but:
White wheels - because rallycar.
Anthracite - because more modern.
Black - because 80s and Knight Rider and stuff.
Thoughts?

White or silver, because anthracite and black just didn't happen in period.

Great work so far, keep up the good work, am really loving this and looking forward to seeing it be transformed.

I'd keep them silver to (a) keep the original look, and ( matches the audi decals on the door.

To me, with black you just seem to lose the detail of the alloys, you may as well put some standard steelies on.

White would be a nightmare to keep clean, unless you're into detailing on a daily/weekly basis. Too much effort for me.

Then again, you could go mad and go for gold! Classic JPS look....

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Silver, because factory.

 

Good work though! Having gone through this recently with an E30, I can sympathise with the pain of finding more rust :( The donor car will be a godsend too.

 

Keep it up though - this is one of the few Audis I like, so it'll be good to see it returned to former glory!

http://autoclique.co.nz/2015/09/project-rusty-robs-audi-ur-quattro-part-9-the-wait-begins/

 

I'm leaning towards silver for the wheels, maybe a slightly lighter silver than stock.

Silver wheel; black plastic unbelishor (normally "plastic silk black" on any I've seen)

The GT is starting to look very sorry for itself.

Your House is starting to look like an overflow carpark for the Next Mad Max movie.

The GT is starting to look very sorry for itself.

 

I'd never realised just how far forward the engines on these are - this really hits home just how much they're in front of the wheels!

I'd never realised just how far forward the engines on these are - this really hits home just how much they're in front of the wheels!

I've just realised how hard my mate hit the underpass from A82 East to A898 (Erskine Bridge) South when he understeered off. (part of the engine was inside the car)