I might have actually broken even - if my time is counted as free!

It’s a wrap folks! Thanks for watching!

I’ll miss this car for sure but it’s funding new projects

This story is about to be over: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1995-audi-90-8/

I'm moving on to the next project and this one is now for sale. Putting this up and may eventually go to Bringatrailer or Carsandbids but want to give you nerds the option first
http://castledb.me/images/2023/01/08/Audi-90-Union-Terminal-2.md.jpg
The car is located in Cincinnati OH
Asking $25,000 ...

themagellan wrote: thread needs more videos

Oh yeah,
I made a driving video too. A couple nearly full beans pulls near the end when I turn around on the highway and one in 2nd gear right at the beginning.

Hi All,

Been a bit since I sent the parts off to paint

I'm really happy with the way everything turned out!

I had a local audi enthusiast do a little photo shoot here in Cincinnati and I'm really really happy with the results:

http://castledb.me/images/2021/08/27/Audi-90-Union-Terminial-2.md ...

I’m not on instagram - I’ve been posting on a couple 924 facebook pages though?

Onwardtothestars wrote:Awesome. I love 924's.

Are my eyes deceiving me or was the head you pulled off a 931 head? It looks like there's a combustion chamber and im pretty sure the NA 924 heads were completely flat with no chamber ...

I don’t think it is. The car is bone stock other than the Momo wheel.

Onwardtothestars wrote:since you have it apart you should get some of the European high compression pistons, hone and re-ring it.

Too late now but that’s a great idea. I have it back together and running now!
Will update soon

A little more going on with this car this week

Finally going to tackle the paintwork that I've needed forever. I had a guy do the one side of my 924S and he is confident he can match the Pearl White

Going to fix the blemish on the trunk lid. The previous owner closed her garage door on the car I ...

So since the car has sat for so long, I decided to send all the CIS stuff out, deal with the fuel system so I could minimize any fuel issues as I go

I sent this stuff all to CIS Flowtech in Fairhope AL and got it back about 4 or 5 weeks later:
http://castledb.me/images/2021/07/05/FC087257-76A5 ...

So, What's wrong with it?

I don't totally know yet but there were a couple things that were obvious

The "broken fan belt" was a broken water pump and Alternator belt. this broke because the water pump was frozen. Not only that, but there was a bunch of sludgy sandy mess behind the pump once I got ...

Here's the Engine Bay:
http://castledb.me/images/2021/05/02/4BE7B3A7-A132-4F93-A88F-7DB06B325DC1.md.jpg
Will get into the problems here in a seond

The car came with this vintage MOMO Prototipo steering wheel but when I was doing the paperwork and handing over the cash he remembered he stll had ...

Hi all,
I found another project a few months back. This one is pretty cool. 1978 924 Limited Edition.

The “Limited Edition” was the special car they made in 78. 77 got the Martini, 79 got the Sebring, 80 the Le Mans - etc.

The 78 LE is different in that it has:
Dolomite Gray with black and ...

Spent a little time on the car today!

The tail of the 01E has been leaking since the rebuild and I have also had a really difficult time with the shifter. REALLY notchy shifting which has driven me crazy.

I was prepared to pull the transmission but didnt end up having to. Was able to do the work ...

They do. The US bumpers are similarly ugly

If you want a 944 - do it soon. They are going up in value quickly.

This car is a 924S which was sold in 87 and 88 but is basically a pre-1985 944 without the flared fenders. Same 2.5L 4 cylinder Porsche motor as the 944s - not the Audi 2.0 4 cylinder ...

Got the car back from paint today!

Before:
If you remember, the PO had it hit in the door and back quarter.
I have replaced the door and a couple other dented parts. Here it is stripped down to go to the body shop:
http://www.castledb.me/images/2021/02/09/A531F247-8A64-4666-8444-D0974BDB32DB.md ...

A bit of an update on this car.

Was rough running for a while and the fix ended up being the spark plugs - cheaper appears to be better for these motors!

Otherwise, really just been loving driving the thing. Got the “new” interior installed and have been enjoying it.
I am taking the car to a ...

Hi Brent,
I think that my issue is the compressor. Its still pretty hard to turn by hand. I have been sidetracked by other projects in the house and other cars to mess with this one too much lately but it's getting back up on the lift soon to get a bit of attention. I'll let you know what I find ...

Can you check that the AC isn't overcharged?
AC belt over tightened?
Compressor spins freely by hand?

Might also be worth checking your negative grounds - Does it exhibit similar behavior when the rad fan kicks on?


It's almost winter just take the belt off ;)

Good questions:

the Belt isn't ...

A little update on this car
Drove it to Carlisle with zero issues there and back again. AC held up in pretty intense heat on the PA turnpike at a standstill for like an hour for a wreck.

Not the fastest car but really is comfy!

I cleaned it up and took a bunch of photos yesterday after finally ...

Finally spent some time today on this car.
i have my Cabriolet for sale (https://forums.quattroworld.com/classifieds-vehicles/threads/5574.phtml#38830) and I was charging the AC today and decided to try and tackle this again.

I ended up back in may to have a bad compressor so I got a new one and ...

cuatrokoop wrote:I need to find the money tree again and finish getting parts for the 6spd swap in my CQ, then put a couple small turbos on the 4.2. Won't take much boost, since the car doesn't weigh much more than 3100lbs.

Then you need to give me a ride in it!!!

Just realized I hadn't put up an "after" picture of the engine bay totally done:
Before and after:

Some more progress on the 924 — I started to get the leather power seats into the car.

Here they are:
http://castledb.me/images/2020/06/22/E21FF984-C9C9-49BE-92F9-49DC8F31629E.md.jpg
http://castledb.me/images/2020/06/22/624ADF34-2EBD-4A7F-AFE5-A1EDB4CC3CB6.md.jpg
http://castledb.me/images ...