Eli's 200 20v Avant, S200 R?
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 11:25 pm
Well, it's the end of an era, I'm finally selling my sedan (to a good friend who got tired of the issues with his 20v) and getting my Avant roadworthy.
I'm not doing anything too crazy here, mostly documenting it so I have a place to organize my thoughts, of course any input is welcome
Here's what I'm starting with:
The poor thing was going to be gutted so I traded a fully dressed AAN for it to save it. The driveshaft was removed because the bad rear diff mount was improperly diagnosed as a carrier bearing, the interior is a bit of a mess (sagging headliner and the like), has comfort seats, and the intake had been hacked up and was missing some bits, had a 20v intercooler in it...
Good news is its not rusty, had Konis, SS brake lines, gutted cats/removed center muffler, and hopefully more... And it came with a spare rear wiper motor, fingers crossed it works.
So far I've:
-Reinstalled the driveshaft, put the intake back together with what looks like a new 20v intercooler I found at the pull and pay
-gotten rid of the hideous wheels
-driven the thing to Denver
-re-sealed the whole bottom end
-done the timing belt/h2o pump and t stat
-installed S6 steering wheel
-V8 rear tails
-replaced almost every drivetrain mount
-Built a1racing coilovers with 400# front and rear springs
-installed aftermarket brembo F50 calipers with pagid red pads and a8 rotors
-replaced the clunky rear diff
-wired up econoseal-motronic 55 harness for VEMS
-installed Volvo k24, RS2 replica manifold, 525cc injectors
There's plenty left to do, thankfully I have most of the parts already...
-treadstone intercooler install
-V8 front bumper/turns/fogs
-V8 aluminum door sills
-S6 avant rear sway bar
-redo headliner
-LED cluster lighting
-poly snub mount
-short shifter
-replace pass. frame horn
-paint?
-C4 climate control?
-lots of little nagging issues and broken bits
I'll be posting some photos if anyone is actually interested, should be a decent transformation... I've never had so many parts to work with at once, but cash from selling a car plus collecting parts for years is pretty effective.
Eventually I'd like to run V8 door cards and wire up the lock/unlock button, install the S6 tilt/telescoping steering column, UrS seats redone with suede inserts, rear seat heater switches. I'm going to see how feasable it might be to modify and mount the more aerodynamic roof rails as well. If I'm feeling adventurous I was thinking about trying to wire in an early B5 central locking module with a matching FOB with an appropriate key blade cut and mounted in it. There's also a composite earlier 5k/scrirocco style spoiler in the works that I may get depending on how it turns out.
I'm not doing anything too crazy here, mostly documenting it so I have a place to organize my thoughts, of course any input is welcome
Here's what I'm starting with:
The poor thing was going to be gutted so I traded a fully dressed AAN for it to save it. The driveshaft was removed because the bad rear diff mount was improperly diagnosed as a carrier bearing, the interior is a bit of a mess (sagging headliner and the like), has comfort seats, and the intake had been hacked up and was missing some bits, had a 20v intercooler in it...
Good news is its not rusty, had Konis, SS brake lines, gutted cats/removed center muffler, and hopefully more... And it came with a spare rear wiper motor, fingers crossed it works.
So far I've:
-Reinstalled the driveshaft, put the intake back together with what looks like a new 20v intercooler I found at the pull and pay
-gotten rid of the hideous wheels
-driven the thing to Denver
-re-sealed the whole bottom end
-done the timing belt/h2o pump and t stat
-installed S6 steering wheel
-V8 rear tails
-replaced almost every drivetrain mount
-Built a1racing coilovers with 400# front and rear springs
-installed aftermarket brembo F50 calipers with pagid red pads and a8 rotors
-replaced the clunky rear diff
-wired up econoseal-motronic 55 harness for VEMS
-installed Volvo k24, RS2 replica manifold, 525cc injectors
There's plenty left to do, thankfully I have most of the parts already...
-treadstone intercooler install
-V8 front bumper/turns/fogs
-V8 aluminum door sills
-S6 avant rear sway bar
-redo headliner
-LED cluster lighting
-poly snub mount
-short shifter
-replace pass. frame horn
-paint?
-C4 climate control?
-lots of little nagging issues and broken bits
I'll be posting some photos if anyone is actually interested, should be a decent transformation... I've never had so many parts to work with at once, but cash from selling a car plus collecting parts for years is pretty effective.
Eventually I'd like to run V8 door cards and wire up the lock/unlock button, install the S6 tilt/telescoping steering column, UrS seats redone with suede inserts, rear seat heater switches. I'm going to see how feasable it might be to modify and mount the more aerodynamic roof rails as well. If I'm feeling adventurous I was thinking about trying to wire in an early B5 central locking module with a matching FOB with an appropriate key blade cut and mounted in it. There's also a composite earlier 5k/scrirocco style spoiler in the works that I may get depending on how it turns out.
