1 2
cxhb
cxhb HalfDork
12/24/10 8:23 a.m.
Billy_Bottle_Caps
Billy_Bottle_Caps Reader
12/24/10 12:18 p.m.

Cool car, sounds like a score

Cone_Junky
Cone_Junky Reader
12/24/10 1:36 p.m.

A little heavy for motorsports, but a great daily. Especially if you have a real winter season.

GhiaMonster
GhiaMonster New Reader
12/24/10 2:26 p.m.

Great winter car. I used to own/ autocross one. Not the best thing on any track, but it will hold up well. I had the somewhat lacking 10 valve, have fun with the 20V. The turbo swap is a pretty common thing for these cars, and atleast around here, junk 20V turbo cars are easy to come by. Enjoy decent mechanical reliability and fixing electrical issues every other week.

They also do well in a rollover, I can vouch for that.

EricM
EricM Dork
12/24/10 6:07 p.m.

Woke up this morning to snow. This the snowiest December that I can remember.

Here is a header off of a 1990 Audi. I would put it on but then I guess it loses some low end torque, but revs faster overall. I will think about it. Maybe when I do the clutch..

Boxes of stuff, including the head and fuel injection stuff

Front blue bucket seats may turn into furniture, if I don't sell them Here you can also see the RE-11s

The head unit has been updated, but I have two of the originals

EricM
EricM Dork
12/24/10 6:18 p.m.

In this box are connecting rods. If I ever do a full rebuild I will have 10 to choose from for balancing.

friedgreencorrado
friedgreencorrado SuperDork
12/24/10 10:24 p.m.

Sweet score! I see in the first pic that you even have some help.

EricM
EricM Dork
12/28/10 4:30 p.m.

I found a 2gb iPod in the glove box under a bunch of crap. I plugged it into my computer (using my son's cable from his iPod as this one didn't have the cable nor headphones) and it still works.

Score!

ok I am actually going to contact the seller and see if he is missing an iPod.

EricM
EricM Dork
12/29/10 9:11 a.m.

ok, not the person's that I got the car from.

Whomever it was had an obsession with "independent Music"

mtn
mtn SuperDork
12/29/10 9:16 a.m.

Now if you sell the Ipood, does that count towards recouping challenge budget?

Strike_Zero
Strike_Zero HalfDork
12/29/10 10:26 a.m.
EricM wrote: Front blue bucket seats may turn into furniture, if I don't sell them

Those would look good in my ManCave . . .

I may need to raid the Pull a Part and look for some spiffy seats . . .

m4ff3w
m4ff3w GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/29/10 10:30 a.m.

I think the 90 is a great looking car, but I'm scared of VWAG cars more than Italian stuff.

EricM
EricM Dork
1/18/11 11:02 a.m.

OK so last night my son calls that the dash is lit up like a Christmas tree and the car wont start.

I take him the Minivan and get the Audi, which he had gotten started during the time I took him the van.

I diagnose that the alternator is not charging (Volt gauge says 11 Volts, battery light on , etc). It is dark and cold so I am not messing with it until the morning. (that is today)

I have today off of work to stretch out the long weekend, so it was no impact to have only one car this morning.

I am going to use the multi meter to test the Alternator and when I pop the hood I notice the belt is missing. YES! I only need to get an $8 Belt instead of a $100 Alternator.

I get it at Autozone right when they open up at 7:30 this morning. Pop the belt on (had to remove some grill pieces but nothing serious) and fire it up, no lights, all is good.

I love it when it things go smooth.

sachilles
sachilles Dork
1/18/11 11:15 a.m.

same thing happened to a friend who had just picked up a "free" Audi 4000. It had sat too long I suppose and the belt just broke for some reason. Still managed to get home without the belt. We have a guy locally that hillclimbs a turbo'd 90, and does pretty well.

westsidetalon
westsidetalon New Reader
1/18/11 12:26 p.m.

always wondering when a turbo swapped Audi 90 will show up at the challenge http://vimeo.com/15244522

GhiaMonster
GhiaMonster Reader
1/18/11 4:08 p.m.

Might want to buy a few more of those belts. Even after shimming my 20V Audi 200's alternator and adjusting to the correct tension it will still throw a belt about once every 6 months. Usually when it is cold out and at high RPMs. Once you get it down they are really easy to change. Almost standard procedure on this car.

porschenut
porschenut New Reader
1/21/11 9:31 a.m.

They will throw belts. Problem is more of a part number issue. You need a really narrow belt, most places sell one that is the correct length but a bit too wide. Also, investing in a new set of brushes for the alternator is a good idea. Way cheaper than doing the alternator. I have an 80 with a MC1 turbo swap, bought right here on the GRM website about 7 years ago. Fun car, biggest issue with adding power to them is the gearing is way too low then. At cruising speed the revs are about a thousand higher than they should be. Changing gearing is way too much work.

1 2

You'll need to log in to post.

Our Preferred Partners
OUMf5aZTPo5KZRhxUyYfKxTpC2edpENSPCfV5GrFHE0RMwNsk73Fr9H1kJRtfevs