Derracudas zermatt 20vt,6spd, 351awhp - July 4th drive vid

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:47 pm

i :heart: that trench coat. it's my favorite

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:49 pm

dspl1236 wrote:hot motor man!!! reminds me of Ferrari motors

ferrari in a can!

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:50 pm

Jonathan wrote:Looks nice. Is that a weld I see on the pan?

yup, had two minor cracks in it from someone bashing it against something. tough sucker though. it's still nice and flat.

audibeans · Post by **audibeans** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:03 am

Cant wait to see this guy's work.

Longitudinal · Post by **Longitudinal** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:36 am

derracuda wrote:
Jonathan wrote:Looks nice. Is that a weld I see on the pan?

yup, had two minor cracks in it from someone bashing it against something. tough sucker though. it's still nice and flat.

Yeah, they're tough. The one I got from Rob DuPree a couple years ago was on a rally car and obviously received some hard knocks. It did crack and was welded. But you can tell it took a heck of a hit before cracking and it's still almost flat on the bottom.

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:15 am

well, back to the shop and on with things 8) i'm tearing the stock motor out today because it's going to a new home on sunday (and not being stored here :roll:

) and the transmission and driveline will be coming out as well in preparation for steam cleaning probably sunday.

last week i installed a ground control coilover kit on my friends CQ and got his old springs to try on this car. according to a coil spring calculator i found online, the stock springs are about 75lber's, and the CQ's are about 115lb'ers. so about 40% or so stiffer than stock. i put them on and it raised the car about a 1/4 inch. and this is with shot upper strut mounts. so i think i'll cut the spring perches and slide the front ones down until the touch the steering arms which should give me about 3/4" drop and still leave the car at a respectable ride height for daily duty.

pics will be coming soon

mr_aj_johnson · Post by **mr_aj_johnson** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:47 am

good Idea. I have an extra set of cq springs and a 4kq rallcross POS that could use a lift!

Shawn M. · Post by **Shawn M.** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:36 pm

oooo
how hard are CQ springs to come by, Derek are they stiffer then the 80q springs?

mr_aj_johnson · Post by **mr_aj_johnson** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:54 pm

They are IIRC, only compared by my butt between my old coupe and my buddies 80. Shawn you would be able to use my springs far before I will ever get around to it. If you are interested send me a pm. I am always excited about trades
aj

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:57 pm

i believe they are stiffer, but it wouldn't be too terribly much and only because the CQ springs are a bit lower than the standard 80/90q springs (which btw, i've been told there's no difference in between 20v and 20v springs on the sedans).

Shawn M. · Post by **Shawn M.** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:25 am

so 80/90's and CQ's would be a wash in difference due to the lower ride height...

Mr_AJ_Johnson..what parts you looking for..PM me so we dont clutter Derek's thread

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:17 am

engine is out! got it out yesterday along with the tranny and driveshaft.

whoever's idea it was to put that stupid locktite on the tranny end driveshaft bolts is a dolt... those sucked and caused me to whack my hands on the floor board when they'd snap loose :curses:

spacious, luxurious

mission accomplished. i'm aiming to have all my audi's sit nose high

one thing that i keep

ing over is the size of the tires on it.. they're only 205's...

pkw · Post by **pkw** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:40 am

audifreakjim wrote:LOL
http://mswanson.com/~jgreen/videos/d.wmv

ah yes, an effective way for the 80s male to lure a mate. i have seen this technique used many times. classic

Wizard-of-OD · Post by **Wizard-of-OD** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:55 pm

Going to give it the old 1-2 underwash treatment Derek?Man I love your project threads.

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:48 pm

Wizard-of-OD wrote:Going to give it the old 1-2 underwash treatment Derek?Man I love your project threads.

of course! once i steam clean the bottom, i plan to serve dinner on it to all my friends

only problem will be getting the food to stick to it

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:00 am

MO PITCHA'S!!!!

man, yesterday was busy. i got the donor 20v engine out of the 200 20v, got my car up in the air, dropped the suspension, removed the battery tray (thanks to my best friend doing a really careful job), steam cleaned everything i could find, put new tranny and diff mounts in the subframes from my white car(along with a new rear diff mount... what a booger), and then bolted them up. the rear now has a swaybar 8) and the rear exhaust section was hung as well and that about wrapped everything up at 10:30 last night :oops:

this is the original diff and subframe... the rear axles still have the yellow paint on the bolts and everything appeared to be original..

and this morning came in... ooooooo, nice and clean

now that the 20v engine is in the stand, i'll be pulling the head, dissassembling it for cleaning, which will probably mean hot tanking and bead blasting at the machine shop for that fresh new look. then the block will be dissassembled for cleaning, probably hot tanking as well, and get prepped for the new ARP mainstuds, coated bearings, and rods. i'm thinking about doing a minor port clean out with the porting bits as well since.. i have it apart

i'll probably also weigh the pistons and make sure they are all balanced too.... i tell ya, i not only stared the slippery slope in the face, i ran towards it and jumped over it.. without a parachute

she's plenty dirty now... but i can't wait to get er' cleaned up

i also have to clean the harness up... ick, that thing's filthy, can't have that

Audilard · Post by **Audilard** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:12 am

That's going to be a great looking car when it's all done!!

WOMBAT · Post by **WOMBAT** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:19 am

it blows my mind to see just how clean those 'ol cars are out there....crazy

'04 models are probably showing rust around these parts by now

SeStone · Post by **SeStone** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:37 am

Derek, you piece'o'crap. That car is 20 years old, not 2. I should've taken pictures at how ratted out the bottom of my car is...and it's relatively clean for a midwest car. There's no oil, dirt, leakage, rust, corrosion, or anything on that stuff! BAH!

Sam

AudiSport4000 · Post by **AudiSport4000** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:50 am

I love the pictures. I wish the underside of my car and all the bits and pieces still looked like the stuff thats on that car.

Very nice work with the cleaning. Thumbs up! :-D

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:35 am

thanks guys

this is a really clean car though, not my doing

here's the parts supply stash so far

engine mounts, plug wires, fuel filter, dist. cap and rotor, timing belt, water pump, thermostat, head gasket set, ARP headstuds, oil pan gasket, upper strut mounts, mance mount savers, center support, lifters, timing chain, oil filter, brass dist. gear, steering rack boot... speaking of which, i was glad i got one cause mine was cracked..

so on with a new one 8)

AudiSport4000 · Post by **AudiSport4000** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:55 am

Yuck, steering rack boot leak, first time Ive seen that on a 4kq. I love seeing new parts laid out tooo!

Im not looking forward to the center driveshaft bearing RR :(

Keep dem piktars comin!

Wizard-of-OD · Post by **Wizard-of-OD** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:56 am

You should see my steering boot.Your still looks new! :-D
When is this project scheduled to finish?And what are you doing with the UR-Q?Selling it?

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:06 pm

well, projected to be finished asap

i'm awaiting a few parts, but other than that, i'll get done all that time allows me to this trip here to CA, then try and finish it up next time i come back. i should have the trans and the rest of the driveline back in it by tonight or tomorrow as rain's coming and the car is outside.... i don't work in the rain

i do have to say that we are having a fantastic weather streak at the moment... 60+F and the sun's out 8)

as to the steering boot leak... AFAIK, the rack wasn't leaking, the boot was just cracked from age.

Highlander · Post by **Highlander** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:01 pm

looks great

Man that's a clean car. I can't wait to see her finished.

great work.

Cheers,

Craig Cook.