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Audi a3 mid engine v8

procrastinator Part of things Posts: 442	Audi a3 mid engine v8 procrastinator @procrastinator
	Jun 11, 2019 21:24:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Harness bars added to the cage, finally finished playing with tubes. Need a new job then. Start panelling out the back with some aluminium sheet. Cage went in a little further back than first expected, so the bulkhead panel will need a half inch bump bashed into it. Cue hi spec tinwork tools.


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procrastinator Part of things Posts: 442	Audi a3 mid engine v8 procrastinator @procrastinator
	Jun 17, 2019 17:43:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Add hi spec jig to the tools and see if I can knock in a square corner. Seems to work. Much wire brushing follows to get a matt finish, which is an absolute finger print magnet. Will brush again once fitted.


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procrastinator Part of things Posts: 442	Audi a3 mid engine v8 procrastinator @procrastinator
	Jun 27, 2019 20:50:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Making a few small bits to go between the bodyshell and the cage Bit across the roof and big lower part on And the last bit. Needs going round with seam sealer, otherwise another box ticked.


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rblote Posted a lot Posts: 2,074	Audi a3 mid engine v8 rblote @rblote
	Jun 27, 2019 21:00:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That's a very clever built. I like it.


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procrastinator Part of things Posts: 442	Audi a3 mid engine v8 procrastinator @procrastinator
	Jun 27, 2019 21:09:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jun 27, 2019 21:00:38 GMT rblote said: That's a very clever built. I like it. Thanks, I am just making it up as I go really.


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petroholic Part of things Posts: 98	Audi a3 mid engine v8 petroholic @petroholic
	Jun 28, 2019 5:33:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I love the fabrication work done here.


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Dr.AK Part of things Posts: 427 Club RR Member Number: 62	Audi a3 mid engine v8 Dr.AK @docak Club Retro Rides Member 62
	Jun 28, 2019 6:51:33 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This is absolute madness. I love it! I would've never thought I'd heard the words 'A3', 'V8' and 'mit engine' in the same sentence.
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urbanaw Part of things Posts: 249 Club RR Member Number: 17	Audi a3 mid engine v8 urbanaw @urbanaw Club Retro Rides Member 17
	Jun 28, 2019 13:00:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The quality of work, welding and the details are just amazing!


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procrastinator Part of things Posts: 442	Audi a3 mid engine v8 procrastinator @procrastinator
	Jul 21, 2019 17:35:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Far from my comfort zone with this part of the build. Hopefully it will all work. We will see.


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flyingphil Posted a lot Posts: 2,480	Audi a3 mid engine v8 flyingphil @flyingphil
	Jul 21, 2019 18:02:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Great work...I don't envy your job with the electrics!


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procrastinator Part of things Posts: 442	Audi a3 mid engine v8 procrastinator @procrastinator
	Jul 21, 2019 18:57:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 21, 2019 18:02:27 GMT flyingphil said: Great work...I don't envy your job with the electrics! Not my favourite. In theory though I don't need much of it, just enough to run engine and box. Finding the right ones is the trick!


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vitesseefi South West Posts: 2,300	Audi a3 mid engine v8 vitesseefi @vitesseefi
	Jul 21, 2019 22:00:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Finding the right ones is the trick indeed...... there are MANY wires in an A8 - like an anaconda orgy under the dash. Nick
	1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)

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georgeb Posted hell of a lot Posts: 7,864	Audi a3 mid engine v8 georgeb @georgeb
	Jul 22, 2019 12:53:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 21, 2019 22:00:37 GMT vitesseefi said: Like an anaconda orgy under the dash. Nick Wirebird's nest used to be my favourite, but I think that's just been replaced
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procrastinator Part of things Posts: 442	Audi a3 mid engine v8 procrastinator @procrastinator
	Aug 31, 2019 14:25:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Seem to have lost the cooler pipes for the auto box. So what to do..... take a brave pill and get the tap and dies out. Went surprisingly well, AN-8 a perfect fit with no drilling needed. Next problem is it is stuck in gear. I don't know if it is pressure or mechanical. Also will only slightly start, maybe related or an immobilise prob.


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strikey Posted hell of a lot Posts: 5,031	Audi a3 mid engine v8 strikey @strikey
	Aug 31, 2019 16:22:34 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	keep popping the brave pills...progress is progress though , even if its not as smooth as you would like.
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procrastinator Part of things Posts: 442	Audi a3 mid engine v8 procrastinator @procrastinator
	Sept 3, 2019 7:21:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Surprise update, it only actually runs !!!!!!!!!! Brute force cured the gearbox problem, which in turn cured the starter lockout problem. Immobiliser turned out to be a disconnected earth hidden in the rats nest of wires. I have thinned the loom in the spare car down to nearly nothing, so will copy it over to this one. It is quite amazing how much there is that you could easily live without. Two ECUs and 66 wires just for the front seats and adjustable steering column.


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procrastinator Part of things Posts: 442	Audi a3 mid engine v8 procrastinator @procrastinator
	Sept 10, 2019 19:15:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This is about as far as I dare go with the wire removing. Starts and revs OK, will have to wait to try the box under load but it does spin the shafts at the moment. I might have lost the tiptronic function as it doesnt show on the dash, but again it will have to wait for now. Next job Ithink will be put the engine in the car and think about moving all the wiring so it is back in the dash area. Not in the dash cos I havent made it yet!


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flyingphil Posted a lot Posts: 2,480	Audi a3 mid engine v8 flyingphil @flyingphil
	Sept 10, 2019 20:47:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Well done on getting it started! Always a real encouragement!


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procrastinator Part of things Posts: 442	Audi a3 mid engine v8 procrastinator @procrastinator
	Sept 10, 2019 21:18:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Sept 10, 2019 20:47:22 GMT flyingphil said: Well done on getting it started! Always a real encouragement! Yes, was pleased to see it running again. Thought I had snipped too much off. Lost the dash display, was one wire. Starting then stopping, thought it was another immobiliser fault, but was getting worse so not electric I thought. Turned out to be short of petrol!


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toast Part of things Posts: 76	Audi a3 mid engine v8 toast @toast
	Sept 11, 2019 10:42:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Late to see the build. Kudos to you for doing it tho. The wiring must be a right pain.


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