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Dec. 24, 2010 8:23 a.m. cxhb HalfDork
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Dec. 24, 2010 12:18 p.m. Billy_Bottle_Caps Reader
Cool car, sounds like a score
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Dec. 24, 2010 1:36 p.m. Cone_Junky Reader
A little heavy for motorsports, but a great daily. Especially if you have a real winter season.
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Dec. 24, 2010 2:26 p.m. GhiaMonster New Reader
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.
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Dec. 24, 2010 6:07 p.m. EricM Dork
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
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Dec. 24, 2010 6:18 p.m. EricM Dork
In this box are connecting rods. If I ever do a full rebuild I will have 10 to choose from for balancing.
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Dec. 24, 2010 10:24 p.m. friedgreencorrado SuperDork
Sweet score! I see in the first pic that you even have some help.
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Dec. 28, 2010 4:30 p.m. EricM Dork
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.
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Dec. 29, 2010 9:11 a.m. EricM Dork
ok, not the person's that I got the car from.
Whomever it was had an obsession with "independent Music"
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Dec. 29, 2010 9:16 a.m. mtn SuperDork
Now if you sell the Ipood, does that count towards recouping challenge budget?
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Dec. 29, 2010 10:26 a.m. Strike_Zero HalfDork
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 . . .
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Dec. 29, 2010 10:30 a.m. m4ff3w SuperDork
I think the 90 is a great looking car, but I'm scared of VWAG cars more than Italian stuff.
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Jan. 18, 2011 11:02 a.m. EricM Dork
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.
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Jan. 18, 2011 11:15 a.m. sachilles Dork
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.
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Jan. 18, 2011 12:26 p.m. westsidetalon New Reader
always wondering when a turbo swapped Audi 90 will show up at the challenge http://vimeo.com/15244522
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Jan. 18, 2011 4:08 p.m. GhiaMonster Reader
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.
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Jan. 21, 2011 9:31 a.m. porschenut New Reader
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.
