Derracuda's Project Alpine 4kq *Comatose*

yodasfro · Post by **yodasfro** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:18 pm

Nice to see some headway on the project. One the most stunning 4kq's I've ever seen. 8)

PRA4WX · Post by **PRA4WX** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:23 pm

Hey no apologies for being emotional! You have had a lot of your life invested into a project......trip down memory is likely to bring tears......it's okay have a good cry! :wink:
Nice new direction, and i agree on the ronals!

Hybrid_Hatch · Post by **Hybrid_Hatch** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:58 pm

I understand your attachment to the Ronals, they are beautiful, I check often to see if there are any 4x108's out there for sale...

here are some 5x112

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Audi- ... enameZWDVW

8" wide too
oh and a little rough...

Clouse · Post by **Clouse** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:27 am

Will you adopt me?? Your projects absolutely amaze me. Keep up the phenomenal work!!

3bAudios · Post by **3bAudios** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:42 am

Awesome work as usual Derek.... :woowoo:

thegetawaycar · Post by **thegetawaycar** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:40 am

xSWINDLERx · Post by **xSWINDLERx** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:04 am

fer shezzy on the ronals.

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:36 pm

another week and a half til' i can make more progress.... having the car in a different state from where i'm at makes things difficult sometimes

3bAudios · Post by **3bAudios** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:04 pm

very nice Derek.......I dont know where you find the time, but good for you

Highlander · Post by **Highlander** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:07 pm

Derek,

Awesome as usual.

Man you have way to much time.

I'm jealous

Cheers,

Craig.

Shawn M. · Post by **Shawn M.** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:22 pm

good to see it going back together Derek

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:03 pm

well, i didn't get to do much on my car this week :( but it's ok. keeping the shop functioning while my dad recovers from his hernia is more important... i guess

i did however score some wheelios for it

18x10's with 255/35/18's are on the slate... mm, wiiiide. i was planning a switch over to two piece struts anyhow... so i'd like to find some RS2 hubs now, because if i go straight 5x112, i'll have to buy adapter which will eat up 15-20mm of precious wheel space. if i spend the adapter money on 5x130 hubs, then i'll be heading in the right direction. plus i'll have a choice of touareg and cayenne rotors to go with my 6piston brakes

annd of course my new avatar

also, at this point i'm gonna probably have to build a new front subframe, lower control arms, and i've got some nifty idears for upper control arms and coilover shocks. this is gonna be trouble 8)

Post by **HT Motorsport** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:13 pm

hahahah your'e screwed

But if anyone can pull it off in style its you Derek!

H

audibeans · Post by **audibeans** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:14 pm

those wheels definatly work on that car!

yodasfro · Post by **yodasfro** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:22 pm

I think they would look better if they were black or gunmetal.

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:24 pm

yodasfro wrote:I think they would look better if they were black or gunmetal.

the good thing is that the paint on these need some help anyway... so i can try a gloss black one.. or even matte black like i love so much on the A6... man this is a fun game! i wanna play again

thegetawaycar · Post by **thegetawaycar** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:35 pm

derracuda wrote:also, at this point i'm gonna probably have to build a new front subframe, lower control arms, and i've got some nifty idears for upper control arms and coilover shocks. this is gonna be trouble 8)

geezus derek, you say that like you don't even care. like its no big thing. adopt me.

Post by **HT Motorsport** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:14 pm

I like the Idea of black wrinkle

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:23 pm

NO. black wrinkle on wheels would be a nightmare. brake dust would get trapped in the wrinkles and look like pooh... sorry man, that ain't happenin.

quattrofrog · Post by **quattrofrog** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:30 pm

Dude.... you gotta think outside the box. Go inboard brakes, yeah... no more cleaning wheels!

Post by **HT Motorsport** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:37 pm

derracuda wrote:NO. black wrinkle on wheels would be a nightmare. brake dust would get trapped in the wrinkles and look like pooh... sorry man, that ain't happenin.

coward....The 20V calipers I did still look fab!

H

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:38 pm

quattrofrog wrote:Dude.... you gotta think outside the box. Go inboard brakes, yeah... no more cleaning wheels!

i've already thought about that box... trust me. i'm just not sure about it yet......

:EDIT: the rotor would be super close to the ground if i ran them on the axle flanges.... so i'll have to leave them safely inside the wheels for now.

3bAudios · Post by **3bAudios** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:59 pm

You got some sick cars man......

Wizard-of-OD · Post by **Wizard-of-OD** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:05 pm

derracuda wrote::EDIT: the rotor would be super close to the ground if i ran them on the axle flanges.... so i'll have to leave them safely inside the wheels for now.

With 18's you will be high enough off the ground...

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:09 pm

Wizard-of-OD wrote:
derracuda wrote::EDIT: the rotor would be super close to the ground if i ran them on the axle flanges.... so i'll have to leave them safely inside the wheels for now.

With 18's you will be high enough off the ground...

not if the engine and trans get lowered an inch