The chipfat express mark 2

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:36 pm

thought i'd have a trial fit of whats planned with the headlights, I quite like the look and will do it properly when i've fitted the hid kit. I just used an old spare b4 light to try on.

big day tommorow in terms of doing stuff on the car, I finish early so hopefully get a bit done Laughing

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:38 pm

The marks on the headlight is where its been in the car recently. It does come out a lot better if I actually cleaned it before I fitted it Laughing

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:42 pm

What is it? a spray tint or a film?

Jase..
[you've left a screw on top of the bumper Razz

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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:45 pm

yeah I know about the screw, that headlight does not have the bits to hold the underheadlight trim on so in that picture its just held on with a cable tie and that screw.

I'm eventually going to use the headlights that are on there now. That is a spray that I have used to do it but I also have the film to have a go with I just did not have the equipment at mine last week to do it properly so I didn't attempt the film and just had a go with the spray.

Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:21 pm

Well started about 3 this afternoon and the car does now have a new dash in it. Also managed to put some red bulbs in the heater dials to inhance the red.

I fitted the wiring for the heated seats but think somethings wrong with them, just ran out of light to check whats up with it.

Gonna go get some clips tommorow from the local spares place and fit the carbon dash panel tommorow.

Then its the fun of fitting the electric window loom and s2 avant door cards.

Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:43 pm

Well I had another look at the heated seat loom/switches.

I have two different styles and after speaking with jas and an s2forum member seems I have both the early and late.

early is a 5 pin with external relays same as shown in jas's sooty thread
late is 6 pin internal relay and longer than normal switches.

unfortunately all 3 switches have blown bulbs for the lighting so this will be done asap.

I managed to get one of the bases to warm up as the guy who removed them from the car (an ebay seller who sold them to who I bought them off) butchered the wiring for the elements.

I have used the loom I got for my s2 for the time being and will have a think about the spare loom as I was just going to bin it but someone said to keep it and sort it, i'm not sure if I can be bothered yet Confused

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:40 pm

Well I planned on removing all the badges off the rear but thought i'd go slightly different and leave one on the back hence:

gotta see what I can do now, signed off work for 3 weeks so i'm loosing money and they won't let me go back early.

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:56 pm

you laid off as well?

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:59 pm

Nope I went in yesterday for an operation and thought i'd be back in work today but they signed me off and won't let me go back for at least a week which is a pita as loosing quite a bit of money in the process.

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:37 pm

That's a bummer Pete, nowt too serious i hope.
Wrong time of year to be losing £££ in my books Rolling Eyes

Cars coming on nicely, whats next for it? Do like the dark lights, nice touch that, looks good against the body colour.

Si. Wink

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:09 pm

Yeah i've been signed off for 3 weeks due to an op on my back yesterday. I'm gonna try get back in a weeks time if I can try not to loose too much money.

Just ordered a HID kit tonight so I can properly put the black lights on. Should be good once done.

Then it will most likely be finishing off the stuff already fitted and then fitting 5 studs, brembo's and 18 inch s8 alloys like whats in the picture above.

got everything apart from a set of braided hoses and rear discs/bearings so not much.

whats next for your project?

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:58 pm

lets look on the bright side...you got loads of time to get all these bits sorted and fitted Very Happy

btw loving the turbo intercooler badge!!

Ant

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:02 pm

Yeah i'll see what happens, might try get out and do some work this week tho the way I feel atm i'll give it a day or so....

Gotta remove the front bumper/mirrors off the s2 and fit the rs2 stuff plus do some work with the avant.

I also really really need to chase up about the lock up.

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:20 pm

Well I felt up to messing with the car for a bit today so it now has a boost gauge fitted (into a seriously bodged vent pod made from the old plastic vent section)

couple of things that are a bit annoying being that the needle does not go and sit back at 0 when its switched off.

when running at idle the needle flickers at about -0.1 vac and seriously shakes, when going along at full power at most I get between 0.8 and 0.9 positive which is close to the 1 bar which iirc jas got from sooty.

I know the vac pipes need changing which i've got to sort out over the next week or so.

I want to have a proper look at the gauge and see why its not returning to center and if it can be adjusted.

The car still pulls fine and gets the following results from my limited driving since fitting it (due to being a pain getting in/out the car and I can't even sneeze without it hurting)

1st gear - 0.8 bar
2nd gear - 0.9 bar
3rd gear - 0.85 bar
4th gear - 0.8 bar (from what I remember)
5th gear - 0.8 bar (from what I remember)

should be better once i've changed them vac pipes as i've been speaking to a few people that have modded these engines and know that there is more power to be made.

I want to order another egr blank off plate as this can be modded to go on the other end of the egr as it can still leak boost if not fully sealed off. Then I need to get the inlet manifold off and give it a good clean out.

Audi Nut Joined: May 19, 2008 Posts: 67

Where have you connected the boost gauge hose to the pipeline?

These gauges sometimes flicking around if there is no "tight" gap in their hose. It should have a T-member which grows narrow. If you don't use the T-member you might get the flicking. You could cut the T-member and just drop in somewhere in the system the straight part of it.

Sorry for the loose english of mine... I hope i could helped.

btw I am getting more yellow by every other post. This project rocks! Very Happy

A really good idea whith the black lights!!!!

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:00 pm

thanks for your post, i'll have to check that. I fitted it in the same was as jas did on his sooty project. Only difference was I used a different hole to put the pipe thru which went straight into the cabin behind the speedo unit.

I've ordered a HID kit which should be hear soon then i'll finish off the lights, i've just been enjoying having a car to drive which unlike my s2 I don't have to worry about running out of fuel and something expensive going wrong.

Spent a couple of hours with anton (another member on here with a tdi avant) fitting electric windows all round.

The wiring was not too bad as he's done it quite a few times on the car, and i'd swapped over a couple of the cartridges. I had a complete set from a saloon at my local breakers.

The rear doors I found would left a gap of an inch or two at the top so in the end I just swapped the motor over into the other cartridge. I did this on all four windows and once they was wired up all but one worked fine, the passenger side rear does not work so i've got to check the motor has power and that its definately gone, if so i'll grab one from the breakers when i'm well enough to go down there.

Got the drivers side rear door card finished and whilst I was there I thought i'd fit a set of rs2 door triggers (they are black instead of the usual chrome) as i'd picked them up a while ago, the drivers card was fitted but we ran out of time to do the passenger side door cards.

I will have a go over the next week or so at fitting them as I doubt i'll be driving the car much then i'll have to have a clear out of all the spare bits i've got lying around Laughing

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

just read the whole thread, excellent work. Really like the attention to detail
Gav

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:41 am

Cheers for that, glad its getting some approval Very Happy

went last night and picked up a set of s8 alloys (early style) for on this, just gotta get the correct sized tyres for them.

Also whilst I was collecting these the person I was collecting them from mentioned he had a set of front/rear braided hoses that he was not using so i've borrowed them to see if they will fit the brembo's when I pick them up and if so i'll have them and get them fitted.

I also had another result - RS2 recaro's £150 with looms Laughing

gotta pick them up sometime this week, they are currently afaik platinum or possibly beige leather, i'm not sure what they are yet just know they are rs2 recaro's. So will be getting them re-trimmed back to cloth to match the other seats.

I also managed to get Hid's fitted to the car which was not too bad, gonna check the wiring to the drivers light as sometimes when you switch it on that light fails to kick in so if you switch off then back on it starts up fine.

I need to check the wiring behind the stalk as if I put the mains on the dipped goes out so looks like I need to move the wire over to keep them switched on. Not a problem atm as i've just not used the main beam Laughing

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

billy bargain on the recaros, thats the second set that have gone for the same money recently. Dont tell Jas if they turn out to be ecru though as hes been after a set for years.
Are the brembos your fitting Sonics old ones?
Looking forward to see this progress
Gav

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:12 pm

Yeah sonics old one's just wanted something a bit better for on this one and he mentioned he still had them.

where was the other set of recaro's?

Hopefully going down on tues to pick up the seats so will see then, hoping that they have the heated seat loom as well as i'll nab that to go with them if not i've got a spare loom and elements so when they are trimmed i'll add them in.

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

if you fancy selling the discs (seperate bells and rotors) at some point, let me know.
The other recaros were on here somewhere but in cloth
Gav

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:49 am

yeah I saw them, It was actually them which tempted me into getting another set so I asked around and a week later got this set coming my way, just got to get them re-trimmed to match my interior.

Yeah i'll give you a shout about the discs, not sure yet what condition they are in but will let you know when I go to get them and i'll also find out them rs2 brackets if your still interested for the mirrors?

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:06 am

You thought of getting your interior trimed to match the seats? just a thought, or the whole lot to 'suit you sir' Laughing

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:11 am

Lol, I have leather rs2 recaro's in the s2 coupe and tbh I hate them my old recaro's might have been leather but you sat in them deeper etc and I just liked them more than the rs2 ones. Problem is I sold them to a mate.

These one's I think i'd like more in cloth and they are cheap so I might as well give them a punt, if not they will be in the for sale section Laughing

Plus the rest of the interior is mint with carbon etc.

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:53 am

Sounds like its coming on nicely Pete, how's the old back now, any better?

Do like those dark lights.

Si. Wink

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:24 pm

Yeah just been back this morning for another check up and stitches out at the hospital today. pita but over now.

Yeah its coming along slowly. I have not done anything more mostly, I've got to finish off the electric windows conversion (front windows)

Found somewhere that does the genuine rear lights cheap so going for a pair of them soon Very Happy

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

aye keep me posted about those bits mate, even if the rotors are borked id still be interested in the bells as i want to have a mess about with et's on my new wheels
Any pics of the whole car?
Gav

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:33 pm

I'll try to get some, atm most of them i've posted and i'm currently not near the car, its parked at mine.

It needs a clean for definate Laughing

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:30 pm

Still needs a clean but now needs a few other things Crying or Very sad

the alternator started to die earlier, managed to get 200miles home tho without it Shocked

I need to do a bush on the rear beam, i'm gonna check and see if a v6 one will fit it as I have access to a few of these that I can get one and swap all the bushes off the car before I fit it.

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:07 pm

Well managed to get a new alternator from gsf, ended up after them getting my old unit and adding vat £132.25

Crying or Very sad

still with a jump it started first time, dash lights all went out (tho the abs was a couple of secs) so the car goes fine then, now for more mods.

I've hopefully agreed on everything for the rear of a quattro conversion for this so i'll get that and store it till I get a chance to have a go with it.