Build thread - Rob's Audi UR Quattro

RobClubley · February 12, 2024, 04:52:52 PM

A long and extremely wet drive today to Auckland for Collecting Cars coffee run.Met up with John who very kindly gave me a petrol cap that keeps the petrol in!!

RobClubley · February 12, 2024, 04:56:27 PM

Many images from the coffee run on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/ProjectRustyquattro/posts/pfbid02Pi3rMd7U6sKDPjC9E3kUbMPshmnc52EcrBthPLB9MmZ9avZdEn8qnYffR8bXG4Mel
https://www.facebook.com/ProjectRustyquattro/posts/pfbid0zCEXthyvd7nX6kwPQPusBAQrxycXpkxcvJXKLY3htZNEsSxhPp5aAgdoP2YrNfjul

RobClubley · February 12, 2024, 04:58:27 PM

RobClubley · February 12, 2024, 05:32:25 PM

Photos from Ellerslie Classic car show

https://www.facebook.com/ProjectRustyquattro/posts/pfbid02qn4fHZRBNym8yEM8B5J7FnGSQnYRJ8xZ43cQRtsfPbA5w6fkN9hcXnQ4oNdemwKil

RobClubley · February 15, 2024, 12:40:52 PM

Sitting at a red light isn't so bad with a view like this!

RobClubley · March 05, 2024, 03:39:53 PM

After an hour of back-road driving therapy.

GLIDN · March 05, 2024, 05:58:00 PM

this machine just keeps getting better looking every time I see a photo of it.

I'm sure the OG 15" wheels must make the car so much nicer to drive than before.

RobClubley · May 31, 2024, 02:56:28 PM

Quote from: GLIDN on March 05, 2024, 05:58:00 PMthis machine just keeps getting better looking every time I see a photo of it.

I'm sure the OG 15" wheels must make the car so much nicer to drive than before.

Yes! So much better.

RobClubley · May 31, 2024, 03:01:27 PM

I'm a little bit shocked and very happy that the EFI conversion kit I bought in January 2021 arrived recently!! It looks excellent.

I'm in two minds as to whether I install as the car is running well at the moment. But it would be a cool project.
As for the delay, I don't know what happened. The first parcel was lost by UPS, remember when that ship got stuck and messed up global shipping? Then after a few months everything went quiet. The company reappeared in January 2024 and is filling all back orders.

RobClubley · May 31, 2024, 03:01:47 PM

RobClubley · May 31, 2024, 03:05:03 PM

WoF didn't go so well...

RobClubley · May 31, 2024, 03:09:55 PM

Also I wrote this

https://open.substack.com/pub/inoneear/p/do-you-love-your-car?

Poonmobile · June 01, 2024, 12:19:55 AM

Nicely written as usual Rob!

RobClubley · June 21, 2024, 03:52:15 PM

I've borrowed a shed space to get on with the job list over Winter.

Talk about shed envy!

brian · June 21, 2024, 04:50:30 PM

Everyone should have a shed like that.
Lengthy list of 'to do's' which will keep you occupied for a while.

RobClubley · June 26, 2024, 11:38:41 AM

Bit of tinkering today. Added to the job list. Sorted the rusty battery tray, fixed the light issues, found out that my aerial works, but I have no idea how to make it go back in. Started removing the door handles but with the battery removed I can't put the windows up to get to the inside. So I spent some time trying to work out exactly where brake fluid is leaking from. Still working on that!

dmax333 · June 26, 2024, 05:14:58 PM

Hi Rob, That looks like the original factory aerial, and from memory (i had a few ur quattros years ago) they are manual. So you should be able to press down on it to make it go in. It does look quite gummed up so maybe degrease it and spray with wd40 first.

RobClubley · August 05, 2024, 11:07:52 AM

Very happy with these brand new door handles from EBay. Really solid and they fit perfectly

RobClubley · August 05, 2024, 11:14:43 AM

Tracking down my brake fluid leak and after degreasing and cleaning it all, at first I thought it was leaking from the odd one-way screw in the bottom of the brake servo, but looking at the photo it looked like it was between the servo and master cylinder.

Soo good news! The master cylinder is fine. Bad news! The servo is leaking hydraulic fluid.

And it's out! As always, there was rust to clean up, and something not fitted correctly- the return spring in this case.