Yesterday I was up for 23 hours. At 9 I took one of those 5 hour energy things. Lo and behold, it lasted about 5 hours! At 230, an hour away from home, dad took over and I dozed off. We parked the truck and trailer at dad's and I reluctantly took the Geo home. No mid-night hoonage for us (with no insurance, plates, etc...)
So my dad and I drove down to Schenectady, NY to pick up my family's second official Audi, a 1987 Audi 4000 CS Quattro with an AAN transplant, 034 IIc, and a Garrett 30R. I drove the car across the parking lot to test it out. I broke traction in first and second with ~18psi and a rich tune, decided it was good, and loaded it on the trailer. The flywheel and harsh engine/tranny mounts will take some getting used to.
About an hour into our trip, we were met with this weather:
A few minutes later, this happened on the Northbound lanes:
We decided to keep going (this particular spot has bad lake effect) and made it through the border without problems. We met up with Mike about 45 minutes late because the truck and trailer combo makes for pretty slow going. Seeing the car changed how I felt about it. It is awesome. I officially now love small chassis Audis. I realized it's not a beauty queen, but everything that needs to be is in amazing condition. Thankfully dad's shop neighbour is a body guy and friend (get to my plants in a minute) so I don't have to fret about the small details. I've decided to drive it in the winter, although sparingly. Dry weather/sunny days only. And I'm going to oil the snot out of it.
She had a few firsts on the way home. Her first exposure to salt:
And her first exposure to snow. Hope she likes it!:
**with sentiment out of the way, we can carry on**
The car is far from perfect, and I like it that way. It means I can work on it to make it mine without having to spend gobs of dough modding it (that can come later). For now I'm going to button up the interior, update the ECU, tune it, and sort out any issues that need to be addressed to make it a super solid driver.
Purchase date plans:
Exterior:
- black all chrome trim
- black rear branding
- have the car's paint restored and new pinstripes applied
- remove dents/dings as best as possible
- refinish wheels black or white
- roll fenders to allow for non-stretched tires to fit under the arches
- replace windshield (low priority)
Suspension:
- raise it a bit
- address clunks and wobble at 70mph
- explore big brake options
Interior:
- install missing trim pieces
- integrate switches to ignition (currently have to flip switches, turn key, and push the starter button)
- finish Innovate LC1/boost gauge install
- take a better look to see what else has to be done! lol
Motor, in rough order:
- update ECU, hook up N75, and tune
- rods & rod bearings
- fuel pump
- P&P head with: 7a cams, .5mm OS exhaust valves, high rate springs
- turbo upgrade: HTA3076 with 1.0AR divided hotside, quickspool valve, HANK manifold and downpipe
- possible switch to front facing throttle body IM and therefore new intercooler
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Build status as of July 2014:
Engine/Performance:
- AAN
- Fidanza 11lb alu flywheel
- Spec stage 3 clutch
- 60-2 7a trigger
- VEMS standalone tuned by ME (so far)
- stock pistons
- DMforged rods
- coated rod and main bearings
- p&p head, cut seats and new guides and seals
- ARP head studs
- .5mm+ exhaust valves
- 7a cams
- gutted 3b intake manifold
- STR log exhaust manifold
- refreshed GT3076r, .82a/r k26 hotside housing
- eBay turbo blanket, 3b heat shield
- 034 downpipe, Scorpion exhaust
- same side in/out Treadstone TRV185 FMIC
- 16 row Derale oil cooler, Aeroquip socketless hose and fittings
- 034 catch can with drain to oil pan
- 034 coils
- 044 fuel pump, accumulator delete
- 630cc injectors, 727cc @ 4bar
- 7a 4 bar fpr
- 30psi boost gauge
- oil pressure gauge
360whp@23psi
Other:
- 350lb QA1 coilovers on Bilstein HD with Hyperco helper springs and Eibach spacers
- full suspension refresh with track density bushings, alu subframe bushings, and motorsport engine/trans mounts
- Borbet Type A 16x7.5" wheels
- Bridgestone RE760 215/45
- rolled fenders for da loooowww
- full Quattro script interior
- Corbeau GT seats, Sparco 4pt harness in driver's seat
- Momo Corse 3 spoke 350mm steering wheel with Momo 4k hub
bunch of other crap like stereo, sub, battery in trunk, head rest camera mount, etc... lol
I approve! I can't wait to start seeing videos of this beast on the road!
The important thing is it looks clean inside. 
