Author Topic: Build thread - Rob's Audi UR Quattro (Read 411022 times)

RobClubley · « **Reply #2180 on:** May 12, 2022, 09:21:03 pm »

The invoice was 5 pages long !

Period_Correct_ · « **Reply #2181 on:** May 16, 2022, 08:35:17 am »

How was wookies? I saw a few pics and it looked pretty cool!

RobClubley · « **Reply #2182 on:** May 16, 2022, 09:26:39 am »

Quote from: Period_Correct_ on May 16, 2022, 08:35:17 am

How was wookies? I saw a few pics and it looked pretty cool!

Great weekend away. I'll do a proper post later with pics and story. Covered 750km over 3 days, mostly running well

RobClubley · « **Reply #2183 on:** May 17, 2022, 07:02:37 am »

RobClubley · « **Reply #2184 on:** May 17, 2022, 07:17:31 am »

Soo the Wookies weekend!

The Christchurch and Wellington crews met at Mana BP - which was a financially painful hour or so - it took me about 30 mins to get 71 litres in - I need to look at the tank vents again. I've checked everything over but either something's still blocked or kinked, or there's a design flaw here!

And I ended up being last-minute transport for a set of 19" BBS wheels from a Golf.

Next stop Bulls, then Taihape, then Ohakune.
On the way to Taihape my speedo was playing up, only reading when pressing the accelerator, going to zero when coasting. It made keeping to the speed limit down hills a bit tricky.
I did a bit of soldering in the BP car park and it was better on the next leg but not perfect.

Bit more soldering later on and things improved, though it still occasionally read whatever it wanted occasionally

RobClubley · « **Reply #2185 on:** May 17, 2022, 07:23:59 am »

Day 2 - the main event! Rusty ran really well.
The clutch and gear shift feel much better, handling and steering are massively improved too.
The car sounds great, and had no real issues. Patrizia started telling me "Brake system defective" but everything felt right, no actual brake issues, so I temporarily unplugged the sensor on the brake bomb to shut her up.

RobClubley · « **Reply #2186 on:** May 17, 2022, 07:26:48 am »

Day 3 - home.
All went well on the run home until about 10km away on Transmission Gully in heavy rain and spray I started having boost issues over 3000RPM.
One to investigate once I have time.
Wookies itself was awesome - just a weekend driving around, hanging out with car people, eating and drinking and just having a chill time.

RobClubley · « **Reply #2187 on:** May 17, 2022, 09:38:46 am »

Oh and I got an award

RobClubley · « **Reply #2188 on:** May 19, 2022, 12:00:05 pm »

Some epic photos from Wookies...

RobClubley · « **Reply #2189 on:** May 22, 2022, 10:09:40 am »

Taking inspiration from Gears and Gasoline for the jobs list...

slowmo · « **Reply #2190 on:** May 22, 2022, 12:52:52 pm »

Such a pleasure seeing your Quattro amongst all the Golfs Rob!

Thanks for joining us again this year and the perseverance to get Rusty there!

le mans · « **Reply #2191 on:** May 23, 2022, 10:19:46 am »

Nice photos Rob. Can see you really enjoy driving her!

RobClubley · « **Reply #2192 on:** May 23, 2022, 10:35:03 am »

Quote from: slowmo on May 22, 2022, 12:52:52 pm

Such a pleasure seeing your Quattro amongst all the Golfs Rob!

Thanks for joining us again this year and the perseverance to get Rusty there!

Thanks mate, it's a great event and always a pleasure to be there with everyone.

Quote from: le mans on May 23, 2022, 10:19:46 am

Nice photos Rob. Can see you really enjoy driving her!

Ohh yes !

And a major breakthrough has happened - my wife has declared Rusty to be "not too smelly to ride in".

slowmo · « **Reply #2193 on:** May 23, 2022, 10:37:35 am »

I hope its not the covid Rob!

Period_Correct_ · « **Reply #2194 on:** May 25, 2022, 12:30:00 pm »

Quote from: slowmo on May 23, 2022, 10:37:35 am

I hope its not the covid Rob!

bahaha!

RobClubley · « **Reply #2195 on:** May 25, 2022, 01:52:44 pm »

RobClubley · « **Reply #2196 on:** May 25, 2022, 06:01:32 pm »

https://youtu.be/XRi2IDz7qdw

Bit of dashcam footage.

RobClubley · « **Reply #2197 on:** May 27, 2022, 07:48:02 am »

I have solved part of the mystery of the crappy filling experience with pics from a another car.

You can see there’s a double outlet going to the vent I have plus a fat one that links back to the filler.

This is mine

Single small pipe. It makes sense that the small pipe can’t vent enough air to compensate for the fuel flow.

And my filler tube has been welded up where the connector should be.

How odd!

I know the car was hit hard from behind once when parked and had extensive repairs so maybe the tank is from a different model, or maybe some repair person did this for a reason but it’s weird.

RobClubley · « **Reply #2198 on:** May 31, 2022, 07:21:50 am »

Yay all washers working. As always it turned into a more complex job than expected. The rear washer I had to extend the pipe as it seems to have shrunk with age and wouldn’t reach the pump. The fronts were blocked, and the water smelled funky. It seems to have dried out at some point and formed smelly black slime which has blocked the squirters. Took them off and soaked them in cleaning solution overnight. Had to pull the bottle out and clean it, using bleach to make sure!
And I managed to damage the wiring to the pump so had to repair that too.
It’s never simple!

RobClubley · « **Reply #2199 on:** June 01, 2022, 10:50:57 am »

Some clips of Rusty from Wookies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7u4lj5iG2s

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