80 TDI project 'Sweep'???

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:40 pm

agree, its the reason that audi's were sold WITHOUT quattro so that you can slam them on there harse Very Happy

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:36 am

I wonder if mine is also dropped 60mm then, same springs as Sooty - as this (sorry for the old crappy pic) is with slightly lower profile tyres (205/55/15) tyres on the front to avoid rubbage... seemed like a good idea at the time Rolling Eyes

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:18 pm

got me thinking about more lowering now lol, you all running standard shocks?? i know many cars have issues with lowering on standard shocks wears them out quickly, this happen to vag shocks too??

on another note, managed to get my turbo off today and dropping it off to be reconditioned, should be available to pick up monday afternoon Smile

In the mean time, on sat i'm off to wales to pick up all the sus/fuel tank and exhaust off an s2avant for my quattro conversion Very Happy

Ant

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:32 pm

standard shocks shouldn't really be a problem, however if you have shocks that have a stroke movement longer than the length of the spring, the spring can become unseated on big bumps. However, if the damping is good, you'd have to be airborne for a good long time for this to happen Shocked

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:33 pm

oh, and when I fitted mine it was a full adjustable Spax kit, springs and adjustable shocks altogether. However, the front shocks have now been replaced with Boge Turbos, as the Spax ones shattered..

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:13 am

shattered? Confused

how did that happen did they explode inside the tube or interally of the unit itself?

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:42 pm

internally - tore the locking ring off the top of the strut as it had obviously bottomed out and something had to give.... When I took the shock out, there was no damping left at all, just lots of bit of rubber and metal inside the strut and the piston was free to move up and down as it pleased. Only done about 15k miles

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:41 pm

well at least you found the problem! you should have sent it back to spax are they not meant to be lifetime warranty?

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:44 pm

not another one no wonder i cant find an s2 avant everyone is breaking the buggers Sad

but at least its getting re-used Wink

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:46 pm

what to buy?

I know of a few for sale

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:52 pm

indeedy just on the lookout at the moment really, looking to buy one in february but im gonna be really fussy Rolling Eyes

it must be black and be fairly standard eg no silly bumpers etc not bothered about lowered alloys etc can change these quickly. sorry ant for hoisting thread Embarassed

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:13 pm

no worries mate Smile

hope you find what you want!

right so as i posted on another thread, found ut there are no bolt holes on my car for quattro...pity but at least it saves me money Very Happy

as for my turbo its off to be fixed and while removing it i found this..thought you may have a giggle...

dont suppose thats helping things much lol

also thought i'd take a photo of the interior now....

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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:50 pm

needs more cake Laughing

i'll have to check my tdi and see

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:09 pm

yeah, my intercooler was like that too, only full of leaves, twigs, dead birds and frogs etc etc... but about 4" deep Shocked

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:50 am

Proven Products may do a system 2 kit for your car- it's on my 90.

I think, though, that one shock is on its way out (I've had them a good few years, on 2 cars)- one "locks up" at times. On 16 inch rims with 45 profile tyres, it's ok. On 17 inch rims with 40 profile tyres, it can be a pain....

With lowering, typically if 40mm or less, you should be ok with standard shocks. Any more than 40mm and ideally you need shorter shocks to line it all up and avoid any "issues"

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:14 am

Hi Anton,

(Steve the guy that sold Anton this lovely project if you don't know me!)

Glad to see some love being given to my old Dagdag.

I had a Jamex -60mm lowering kit on my type 89 '80 Sport Edition and even running 17" wheels found it firm but comfortable. I am not sure if they do a B4 kit, but something to consider....

Cheers,

Steve.

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:54 pm

i have the system 2 kit on my coupe with 17's on 45 profile rubber. it is quite firm but it does feel a lot more stable and i'm happy with the result.
Gonna need poly bushes soon though i think!
The system 2 kit is quite reasonable price wise too.

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:12 am

well looks like project sweep is on thin ice atm, engine has gone, not sure if i'll be repairing or stripping as i need a car and i'm starting to loose a LOT of money into this..... Sad

Ant

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:21 pm

Not good to hear Ant.
What has gone t*ts up with the engine to the extent it needs a new one mate?

Jase..
Sad

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:40 pm

Bl**dy Audi Diesels Evil or Very Mad

Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:58 pm

well tbh now i've calmed down and had a think about it, it may not be quite as serious as i thought.....basically when i went to start the car after fitting the new turbo i started, but only just..very rough and was shaking like mad. so i thought right, hydrolock...should have taken the glow plugs out, i've bent a rod great......this was couled with a HUGE amount of smoke.
After a couple more attempts at starting it stopped smoking and then refused to even hint at starting, like a disconnected coil on a petrol.....

now i've had a think and a bit of a guess i can only thing the rough running was due to no fuel being injected and a bit of oil and/or gunk from intake manifold has gone into the bores and was burned as fuel which would make sense of the rough running and smoke and after a while it was burned off yet there is still no fuel.

This makes more sence than a bent rod only because there is no smoke at all out of the exhaust now....and i dont see how there can be fuel and no smoke...bent rod or not....

away from the car till thursday but will have a look at it then..think a compression test is the first port of call....that will tell me straight off if it needs a new one or not.

Ant

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:14 pm

So i decided to have a look under the bonet yesterday to see if i'd made any silly mistakes with unplugging something ect. after some thinking i figured it had to be no fuel as when it turns over there was no smoke out the exhaust at all and i could really smell any fuel.

a friend of mine was down there too and suggested that it wasnt my turbo that failed at all and that it was timing, i was very sure this wasnt the case so went to check the timing to show him when i saw somehting......

the bolt holding the pulley onto the fuel pump was on its last couple of threads and was about to fall off.....and the pulley was only just holding onto the edge of the belt!!!!! obviously it had slipped off the woodruff key and the pump wasnt turning. checked it out and the key looks ok, starts and runs fine now...much smoother than before Very Happy

but how lucky was i that the key didnt snap! or what if the belt had slipped off?!?!! Also VERY strange that both problems seem to have happened at basically the same time......

either way, just happy that the car is back on the road Very Happy

Ant

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:17 pm

Nice result thumbright

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:33 pm

so whats the plans for it now?

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:49 pm

The plan is for it to finally be reliable lol. next weekend i might have a go at fitting my bigger injectors....then look into bumpers and painting ugly bits, then wheels, then suspention possibly....

Ant

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:56 pm

well I need to speak to you about some help with mine, u on msn tonight?

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:00 pm

yeah can be....
Its so nice to have my own car again! lol just need to sort out a power steering rack for my quattro now lol, speaking of which how much are ABY ones worth??

Ant

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:02 pm

not sure but I know of someone with a 3b one, if its aby your after also know of someone with one of them.

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:28 pm

i have someslightly bigger injectors to go on, off an aat i think.... what do you recon it will do to mpg?? some say it willincrease as the same fuelis goig in but with less duration and that helps.....any ideas??

Ant

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:09 pm

thanks once again for helping me with the chipfat express today anton, your car looked nice when I was following it and when I overtook you Shocked

cleans up nicely and shows that you and steve (fataudi80) have tried taking care of it.