Not much more got done to the car, and its been a while since last update. I am trying to jumpstart the project and save some time while doing so with engine work. I was going to do the engine assembly myself because I like doing it as much as the rest of the stuff. Contacting " Machine Shops " for ...

Hope this helps.

PRY4SNO wrote:Those are slick looking.

Progress is looking great as usual!

Yes they are easy on the eyes. They won out over a 2nd choice of latch because these are made in
USA and all metal.
And thanks.

the german wrote:Badass! Thank you!

Yup.


Mounts for the pins are one with the car

the german wrote:Cool latches... link please!

https://www.quik-latch.com/

Yes: I LIKE.
Have contemplated this very same project in my head but kind of arrived at a quattrofied 1rst gen scirroco as kinda the same thing. HHHUUUUMMMM some day,

Love this, Love all you Projects. Cant wait for you to get this done so you can post your next Project.

And yeah , inspired by you tires: QUATTROSTILSKIN

You Sir are bad for me,,,,,, what a cool locking car. This was never on my radar but it is now.
More please.

Since plans did not come together on finishing the air ducting, as I have to bend 2 pieces of aluminum water piping so I can keep the number of couplers and hose clamps reasonable. I installed the Christmas present I got from my wife. This solves my problem of losing the factory striker/latch, I ...

Can't wait to see the finished project - thanks for the updates.

:wave: I will hurry this up then!!!!!!!!!!!!.. and thanks.

Sweet! That bar is a beefcake.

Coupe Quattros have the chassis rigidity of a wet noodle.

Thanks and yeah about that wet noodle thing. I wish I had video of my face and ...

All welded up and primed, seam sealed and first coat of paint.

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So because I wanted to know if the strut towers would move by turning the adjuster on the bar, after welding the brackets I grabbed it with my hands and twisted. :o
With just my hands I was able to move the towers +/- 1 ...

Nice intake :drool:

I second the sand in tubing to keep the walls from collapsing. Please weld endplates to tubing to trap the compacted sand as expandable plugs push out and there goes all the sand and your wall. Also annealing the aluminum before bending is supposed to keep it from cracking (if ...

Thanks PRY4SNO

Yes that strut bar turned out to be heavy duty, but that was the goal. It was made adjustable to ease install after everything is welded (brackets, strut bar). Also it is my understanding that these strut towers are rather weak, so if I crank the adjuster hard, +/- 2 deg. should be ...

Finished fabrication of the strut bar and getting ready to weld the mounting brackets to the car.

After more painting of weld seams inside the car, I glued some outdoor carped on the ducts inside the car as well. Started making parts for the strut bar after that. At this point I have all the parts made that I need plus hardware for the bar. Some trimming and cutting to length and a few holes ...

Before the rear ducting floor was reinstalled in the car one last time, some plumbing needed to get done to carry the water to and from the radiator. That meant more brackets, welding, prime/paint, seam seal etc.

Plumbing done in areas that get covered

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And ducting floor back in the ...

That's a good idea. Don't want to be sidelined by a little rain in a quattro. It will also help if you put a belly pan in the rear.

Thanks jim , I do remember when you did your rear belly pan a while back and had good results with it. Your build thread as well as others will be consulted when my ...

While working on the rear ducting floor piece and looking at water drainage needs. I decided on a rear diff. cooling vent that doubles as a drain. One new hole in the car and a three piece tube later.

That should help get some weight in the rear :hide:

Yes , Since the point was made and I was curious myself. The parts weight in at 91 LBS. and are all seam sealed plus primer. Why the chair???????? Next time car needs to move I will weight the rear seat and see whether the difference is positive ...

That all looks like this now ready for more primer, seam seal and finish paint. Bolted all the parts together to check fit and make final adjustments. I swear this ducting appears smaller in the car.

Intake side
Radiator side

Yummmy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love handmade parts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! More Please.

These are some of my favourite updates to be found anywhere on the Internet. Nice to see evidence of continued progress.

Totally agree!!


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Thanks: PRY4SNO , FFF

Took the Rad. ducting frames out of the car and added tabs, holes/nuts where needed. Welded ...

I hope you’re planning on putting a more powerful engine in it, ‘cause it’s gonna be a sloth! Unless you’re just going for looks, it’s great. Isn’t it a cute lil fella?!?!

Yes more power is in the plans. That is a cute little fella, i don't know what it is about that picture but the first think ...

Sorry for the lack of updates, but the have to do's heavily outweight the Want to do's.

Yummy.

Thanks:

Any updates on this project? Just read through the thread and I'm impressed...to say the least!

Here you go and Welcome. :wave:

Keep the updates coming - two questions come to mind ...

After getting the floor of the ducting tacked in I had some hard targets and was able to finish the mounting for the radiator. Made a frame for the radiator and fan shroud and mounted that to the floor of the radiator box.

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Although all of this goes in without scraping paint, one of ...

This project...wow! Mike, the work you have put into this is nothing short of impressive. Are you also working on the engine on the side yet? I am interested to see more of the 24 volt electric turbo spool up system you are thinking of? Oh and heads up on the Samurai in the background, very fun NW ...