I guess you are asking about the spare rear hatch. It's gold/silver. I'll have to go look at it in the shed again, but I think it has one area of rust, but...
News from my recent perusals of incoming car magazines: New Road & Track, May '06, page 122: "There are crudes, and then there are crudes. The choice of source...
So, a little off topic, but what are you guys doing for gearing when you go diesel? I have a QSW that is fast approaching needed motor work and may get a...
hello we have a customer here at hillside imports that is looking for a drivers side door trim panel with the holes for power windows. anyone have one...
Thanks John and CP!! For CP: "You've taken apart your car, EH? To include fuel line coming off of the fuel distributor. So you have lots of little fuel lines...
CP wrote: "Did this break after the car ran for 30 minutes? That is, did it break before your no-start situation?" Yes, it broke prior to starting the engine...
... Okay, just went and looked at mine, hmmph, never seen that thingie before. Yet another item in the path of the after-shutdown exhaust manifold heat soak. ...
In <220.a6e229e.316336ab@...>, on 04/03/2006 ... Yup. On cars this old, with the work he did, I'd look at the pickup on the distributer. --I overhauled a...
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Thank you all for your input. You bring up very good points such as old, worn-out hoses, gaskets etc, ect. I have not had time, unfortunately, to check on the...
I've been watching this strange speedo/tach behavior for several months, and it's starting to get worse----- I drive to work in the morning and hit 80mph on...
Wow, I knew that I needed new strut tower bushings, and I finally got around to installing them this weekend. What a difference! It feels like a whole new...
... Yes, that Hall sensor plug gets brittle and dies. If it cracks/breaks but the wires are still intact, you can limp around with zip tie holding it still ...
... Question I have about upper strut bearings. When I did my big strut hoe down in February, my buddy was baffled by the difference between the old ones that...
... Hmmm... One way would be a very large crescent wrench, on a #1 cam lobe, with a nice doubled-up/quadrupled-up red shop rag preventing you from scratching...
... Do you have a multimeter that can do the tachometer function? Sears makes one that does tach/dwell/ohms. Well, they did 15 years ago. ; ) I've had a friend...
pummelled into submission is right. When new, they have that cup shape, which eventually gets beaten out of them. From what I hear the Boges/Sachs ones last...
Here's a pic of one way to do it. http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/imageNH2/camlock.jpg ... New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC...
Well, Bueler? No one else thought gearing might be a problem? 60mph at redline in 5tt.... anyone else ever swap in something nifty besides a turbo 5cyl.? ... ...
gearing is the big nasty, as far as I can tell. As far as swaps go, how about an Audi 3.6 or 4.2 V8? I don't know if it has been done on a QSW, but Audi...
I'm absolutly into crazy swaps....but this, not so crazy. Is a 20v 5cy NA going to fit on our trannies? I know where two are hanging out with full donor...
Well, that bites.
Total computer crash necessitated the ultimate re-installation of my entire OS (Corrupt registry like you would never believe, damaged...
... Keep in mind that the only reason the gas QSW is spritely is because it has a 4.11 final drive. A mere low compression 2.2 liter 10V engine vs. 3,000 lbs....
I have procured an Audi 7a 20V non-turbo from Shine Racing in Walpole, Mass for a future swap. It included the ECU, harness and a cool stainless steel factory...