Are those y2k magnesium wheels
Are those y2k magnesium wheels
Hopefully they are not the bent ones I sold on Ebay
In reply to Patrick (Forum Supporter) :
Hells yes! I kept expanding my search radius on craigslist until something good popped up. had to drive about an hour and a half to get them. I've already traded the pair of 18s for four 17s. Rim width will be sub-optimal for the 275s on the rear, but it'll still work OK.
In reply to Stampie (FS) :
yes, the sides of the spokes are adorned with both red paint *and* glued-on chrome door edge trim. Very classy.
Holy jeebus! Are those all 17s?
In reply to RacetruckRon :
Yep! I just bought an OE set out in BFE, then before I even went home I stopped by a local C5/6/7 autocrosser's shop and traded him my 2 18s for his 4 17s, so now I have my thin-spoke 17/18 set for street use, 4 Mg 17s for autocross, and 2 Mg 17s for drag radials. Need to put more hooks in my wall. Also need to cherry-pick my 4 nicest Sawblades for the Sonoma, then get rid of the other 10.
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to RacetruckRon :
Yep! I just bought an OE set out in BFE, then before I even went home I stopped by a local C5/6/7 autocrosser's shop and traded him my 2 18s for his 4 17s, so now I have my thin-spoke 17/18 set for street use, 4 Mg 17s for autocross, and 2 Mg 17s for drag radials. Need to put more hooks in my wall. Also need to cherry-pick my 4 nicest Sawblades for the Sonoma, then get rid of the other 10.
Quoting this so I can read it again and it makes me feel better about my level of hoarding.
In reply to RacetruckRon :
I'm here for you, brother.
Un-clog the laundry chute. Empty the truck for an IKEA run. Fix the vacuum cleaner. Hang new mirrors in bathroom. Carry IKEA E36 M3 into the house. Rearrange garage wall storage. Too many distractions. Trying to design a powertrain R&R cart that plays nice with the chassis and the ATV jack and the cherry picker. I think I got the figuring done, now I need to build it.
At least I got another set of wheels up off the floor. And when I relocate the ladder I'll have room for one more set.
Need a rack you can keep them on with tires installed.
SCORE!
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:
Your garage is starting to look like a Rent-n-Roll showroom.
In reply to Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) :
And the wall flows better since I installed headers
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) :
And the wall flows better since I installed headers
You have to port-match the wall?
TVR Scott (Forum Supporter) said:AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) :
And the wall flows better since I installed headers
You have to port-match the wall?
The 16" OC bore spacing makes it a real pain
Rumpity rumpity in the rump! Nice!
I was making pretty good progress today, got the floor trimmed up and slid the powertrain into its correct position.
Then I dropped the body over the powertrain and onto my newly built cribbing.
Then it was time to install the C5 crossmember under the Audi transaxle. First thing I learned is that the engine sits too far forward on my powertrain cart, so the front of the crossmember crashed into the cart. Made an adjustment to that, got it all under the car again and found that I couldn't get the body low enough relative to transaxle height on cart. *and* I couldn't raise the transaxle because I only have single-point support under front of engine, and I'm not a fan of unstable equilibrium in situations like this.
Insert sad face
so I raised and supported the body, and pulled the powertrain out again. 10PM, hot and tired, calling it a night. Tomorrow I'm going to add about 2.5" to the height of the cart, and attach it to the side motor mounts. With the wide base up front, I can use the cherry picker to elevate the rear of the transaxle enough to install the C5 crossmember and see where it might need to be trimmed down a bit.
im calling this evening an educational experience, so I don't feel like it was a total waste of time.
Mag wheels on the front... TEASE! 
Hurry up and get those rears on it.
You are at the "fun" part of the project, where all your ideas are now put to the test. There will be some setbacks but excited to see the drivetrain in the car and to soon see the rear suspension under it. Great work, looking really good!
Would installing the engine and suspension cradle as a unit not be the easier way to do this? Subject to having a method to raise the ass end of the car of course.
You need another set of hands or eyes for spotting tonight? Assuming social distancing rules will be in full effect.
NOHOME said:Would installing the engine and suspension cradle as a unit not be the easier way to do this? Subject to having a method to raise the ass end of the car of course.
It would be *a* way to do it, not sure if it would be easier. The load becomes more cumbersome, as it grows to some 62" hub-to-hub. For now I am working with powertrain only as I figure out attachment points and methods. I might actually hang the transaxle from a top mount since I need to add another crossmember, then at that point I just need installation clearance. This build is very much a "hold it in place and see what interferes" affair.
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