Build thread - Rob's Audi UR Quattro

JLTemp · October 24, 2019, 06:40:56 PM

Must feel good!

RobClubley · October 24, 2019, 06:51:50 PM

Rusty has moved!

RobClubley · October 24, 2019, 06:59:43 PM

https://youtu.be/z0L0_1h4Un4

https://youtu.be/f0n2lU9TX-o

RobClubley · November 14, 2019, 11:06:21 AM

Out of the garage again for insurance valuation. Any excuse for a few quick phone pics.

Had a quick run down the road and back. First issue was fuel pump not running - wiggled a wire and that came right so I need to fix that !!
Then at the bottom of the street I stopped and it stalled at idle. Coaxed it back to life and got back to my drive and stalled again. It took 5 mins to get it to re-start with half the car sticking out into the road. Fun!
Also when it hits boost it's pulling back, so something isn't sealed properly I suspect. Maybe the BoV.
I'm going to get it transported to Wellington European next week for an expert to fix

JLTemp · November 14, 2019, 12:38:10 PM

It sure does look good though!

RobClubley · November 17, 2019, 08:44:01 PM

Out for a sneaky run to the pie shop after my mate Peter found a very small vac leak, which seemed to be part of the running issues. I found a broken wire to the air intake temp sensor. After fixing those it idles and runs without stalling. It makes rather wonderful whooshing and dumping noises too but is holding back under boost.

RobClubley · November 17, 2019, 09:07:10 PM

Mog was less impressed with my clean car than she was with the warm bonnet. Damn cats!!

schattenblau · November 18, 2019, 11:37:35 AM

put some super duper extra fancy high tech ceramic coating on it so cat just slides off

RobClubley · November 18, 2019, 11:45:18 AM

It's already ceramic coated!

McDoof · November 18, 2019, 12:20:28 PM

Not sure the cat sliding off is going to be a good thing. Imagine it sliding down the bonnet with it's claws out. Just leaving some nice parallel lines all the way down

RobClubley · November 18, 2019, 09:15:21 PM

Driving my urquattro makes me grin

RobClubley · November 18, 2019, 10:12:55 PM

Quattro noises.
If you don't mind looking up my nose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckWoQOLl_c

brian · November 18, 2019, 10:25:07 PM

A happy man!
Bit of fine tuning and you may finally be there.

RobClubley · November 19, 2019, 06:44:11 PM

Quote from: brian on November 18, 2019, 10:25:07 PM
A happy man!
Bit of fine tuning and you may finally be there.

Need to work out what's up with the ABS to pass a WoF. I think everything else is okay.

RobClubley · November 19, 2019, 06:45:26 PM

Got to love how Rusty looks like nothing else in the car park.

FFS · November 19, 2019, 10:38:53 PM

And amazing how small the urquattros look compared to other cars too, they don't feel small to drive.

slowburn · November 20, 2019, 08:04:45 AM

whats up with the ABS?

89 Coupe · November 22, 2019, 07:15:03 AM

Timeless looking car Rob, true style stands out anywhere in the sea of new age mundane.

McDoof · November 22, 2019, 10:18:37 AM

The general lot of cars these days are pretty boring. Nobody is really trying anything "out there" anymore.

RobClubley · November 28, 2019, 10:42:42 AM

Quote from: slowburn on November 20, 2019, 08:04:45 AM
whats up with the ABS?

What happens is when you brake there's a kind of vibration in the pedal, there's a pump noise, the pedal feels hard, and no braking happens. turn off the ABS and all is well.

WoF man said remove the warning light from the dash, LOL. That is a possibility - removing the ABS and just having non-ABS brakes, and getting the car certified that way.

I pulled the plug out of the ABS computer and the braking is fine. Not a WoF solution though. It's likely sensor spacing or wiring. Or dirt in there somewhere, thought it has all been apart and cleaned. I've tested sensor resistance and they're all in spec.