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

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Sat May 31, 2008 10:19 pm

well.... this is saddening to me... the previous owners email that i have... is no longer valid :( it's been a little while since i've had any conversation with them. bummer! :(

Clouse · Post by **Clouse** » Sat May 31, 2008 11:04 pm

?? Did you want to send them some pictures of how nice their car could have been?

Wizard-of-OD · Post by **Wizard-of-OD** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:13 am

Clouse wrote:?? Did you want to send them some pictures of how nice their car could have been?

I would

cuatrokoop · Post by **cuatrokoop** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:45 am

Hey, your turn signals don't match

Looks great though! Amazing what some TLC does...

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:37 am

cuatrokoop wrote:Hey, your turn signals don't match

Looks great though! Amazing what some TLC does...

ha! i forgot about that..... i'll take care of it here soon i think... i had the black top ones from my alpine car in a box from years ago, and figured i'd do the other side. i think i might lightly smoke the front lenses to make them blend in a bit.

i also would like to put a spoiler on the front end.. maybe a factory bit or the 2B one... or maybe my V8q spoiler getup which i really like.

thegetawaycar · Post by **thegetawaycar** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:40 am

get rid of that badge crud on the rear lid! :slap:

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:43 am

that stuff is etched into the paint! :( i boogered up the factory 4000 numbers, so if anyone has a clean one they'd sell me, lemme know! it has to have the silver still on the faces, not all black. i think this car will stay badged. the alpine car i like debadged

TorqAddict · Post by **TorqAddict** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:44 am

Derek I've been following this from the start and I gotta tell you...... other than the signal lights not matching :wink: I can't imagine a nicer 4KTQ :drool:

You do extraordinary work and are left with an extraordinary car.

RSCoupe · Post by **RSCoupe** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:35 pm

TorqAddict wrote:Derek I've been following this from the start and I gotta tell you...... other than the signal lights not matching :wink: I can't imagine a nicer 4KTQ

You do extraordinary work and are left with an extraordinary car.

:stupid:

85oceanic · Post by **85oceanic** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:56 pm

I have a spare 4000 emblem you can have. The silver has faded but it's still all good.

Rob C · Post by **Rob C** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:19 am

Very nice Derek...Very nice!

Audilard · Post by **Audilard** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:24 am

That's hawt. Nice pics.

Buckets · Post by **Buckets** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:31 am

I likey

Braeckie · Post by **Braeckie** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:41 am

Incredibely nice car, Derek!
I drive the same car here in Belgium, only with a 2.0 JS engine, but also in Zermatt silver.
Maybe I once open a topic on motorgeek, although most of my mods are visual and not mechanical.

I have a question on how you blackened the chrome strip around your front and rear window:

Did you also paint the rubber around the front and rear window, or only the plastic strip in the rubber?
Did you take out the plastic strip that is in the rubber, or did you tape the parts that didn't need to be painted?
Which products did you use? Primer? Mat black or semi-gloss black?

maarten · Post by **maarten** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:18 pm

hey braeckie,

The window rubbers on a quattro are already black, yours is a FWD 90, which have the extra chrome strips, the european 90q's have also the black window rubbers.

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:45 pm

:stupid: mine came in black.. all i did was run some black dye over them to help revive them a bit.

WRC · Post by **WRC** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:00 am

Did you dye the rain gutters as well or use paint?

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:42 am

WRC wrote:Did you dye the rain gutters as well or use paint?

the trim on the sides that i painted is all plastic or metal (door frame), and i used duplicolor low gloss black on the window surrounds.

a_CQ · Post by **a_CQ** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:46 am

Derek, that looks phenomenal! Not crazy about those wheels but man that car is sweet. Why Audi never built it as such...

rallynz · Post by **rallynz** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:01 pm

Wow...you make me jealous...with my zermatt car that is definitely not as purdy as that one!

ralleyquattro · Post by **ralleyquattro** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:59 pm

maarten wrote:hey braeckie,

The window rubbers on a quattro are already black, yours is a FWD 90, which have the extra chrome strips, the european 90q's have also the black window rubbers.

Not to mention there is also the insert and non insert rubber versions.
My 80q 2-door has the non insert type like the coupe and I love it.

The insert cars were either chrome or black.

Keep in mind, in Canada both FWD and quattro had silver from factory.

Hope this helps.

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:58 am

*sigh*

well, something's up. first off, she's puking coolant out the coolant res. cap if i get any boost in her.

second, she's running like an old tired dog. throttle response is way laggy and takes forever to boost up. i put the stock cams in yesterday because i figured the 7A's were robbing me of low end power and response where i normally drive it at, and i got nothin'. i double checked all the cam timing and belt, it's all dead on.

and thirdly, i put a breather port in the back of the valve cover, when i cover it with my thumb, and the other crank case vent on the drivers side of the engine, it starts pouring smoke out the exhaust, and i know it's not supposed to do that at idle for sure.. :(

looks like my ring job is probably biting me in the backside. i guess i'll have to find a new block to build up and stick all this other gear in along with some new pistons (which are fine, just i need to bore the block and then these ones won't fit).

*sigh*

CANONN90QS · Post by **CANONN90QS** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:25 am

headgasket?

"well, something's up. first off, she's puking coolant out the coolant res. cap if i get any boost in her.

" sounds like exhaust gasses.

WRC · Post by **WRC** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:30 am

Bummer!

SeStone · Post by **SeStone** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:19 pm

Sounds like a bad HG. The smoking when you plug the breather isn't suprising, the turbo can't drain so it pukes out the hotside, but the coolant thing isn't right.

Sam