s2 Cab

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

Thought id put a few pics up of my current project.
This turned up literally on my doorstep a few mths ago (well 18 miles away) A friend of mine told me about a red audi cab for sale near me, wasnt really interested as i already had a cab that was stripped ready to start rebuilding. I went to have a look anyway and was very glad i did.
Ordered from the dealer with a full options list it started life as a 2wd 2.6 v6 manual. After a year of ownership it was sent to Kim Collins to be converted to 20vt quattro.
It was then Fitted with an 97 s6 aan mated to an s2 aby 6speed box and 3b quattro drivetrain.
Its got full history including original order form and bill of sale as well as all the documentation regarding the conversion. In the first 3 yrs the original owner spent over 50k buying the car and then having the conversion done.
At present its done a little over 65k and is in good shape. Theres some cosmetic damage to the drivers rear quarter thatll hopefully be sorted relatively soon (when i find a bodyshop i can trust)
Theres quite a few bits and peices that im not happy that were (or more importantly not done) in the original conversion. No diff lock, still using v6 clocks, small kenlowe fan has literally been shoved in place (but it does the job) its still 4-stud and some of the underbonnet pipework is er....agricultural to say the least:coocoo:
Anyway heres a couple of pics...

Cheers
Gav

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:33 am

aaa, i never knew you had that! Only ever hear rumours.. funny i have been leaning towards one fo these as a summer car, hardtop looks great.

Nice nice car! whats the value on that?

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

Havent a clue to be honest. Its one of those niche cars thats only worth what someone is willing to pay for it
Gav

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:04 am

Agreed, i really like it!
Used to be a chap on here with an MTM avant which was in the same sort of category. S6 plus, this is me going off on my oddball avenue again

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:26 am

Gav your car looks lovely, i'll look forward to seeing it later this evening! Wink

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

cheers matey, have you sourced a bumper yet? If not i know of a cheap damaged one. Is that carpet you mentioned to hand? and is it in good condition?
Gav

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:45 am

the carpet is still in the car mate, i havent really got time to take it out this arvo though im afraid.
It will need a bloody good clean as the car has had water ingress somewhere. it should come up ok after a good clean and its yours for free if you want it. you could have checked it out on thursday had i known you were coming past this way. i'm just a couple of miles off the M6 and M1. bowskill told me you stopped off at his on your travels.
I spoke to simon and he's going to let me know when his bumper is available, so cheers for that. I'll hold on for that one i think. Wink

Site Moderator Joined: Aug 11, 2008 Posts: 1652

very nice m8 and nice coupe too! Very Happy

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:47 pm

its a very nice cab , my S2 coupe in the pic Cool

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:59 pm

Lovely

Those AAN lumps are pretty much bullet proof Twisted Evil

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

aye the one that i had in my old s4 had intergalactic miles on and pretty much got hammered everywhere. More so when Ben had it after me Laughing

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:02 pm

Tres sexy motor that Wink

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:10 pm

Now that is nice, pull the badges off, sleeper style, love the hardtop too, cracking motor. Top work fella

Si. Wink

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:11 pm

Very interesting car! £50k!! Wow Shock

Looks like it was certainly too good to miss out on!

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:13 pm

What a fantastic car. I would be very interested to see pics of the underside to see how they went about the quattro conversion. Surely all the bits should be there to make the diff lock work, well most of the bits anyway.

Really like it! Cool

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

once i get the interior back in im going to be paying a visit to my mates garage and borrow his 4 post lift so i can have a pole around. Ive had a quick look and the exhaust alone looks amazing. Twin box 2.75" with a single sports cat originally made by cheeseman engineering for the original conversion.
No idea what bits are there and what arent yet. According to the receipt it used the drivetrain and rear boot floor from a 3b s2.
Once i get it up in the air ill get some pics
Gav

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:43 pm

cheers for the KW kit gav, thats defo an interesting car you have there. shame it was so dark and windy to get a good look round it on monday.
As i said let me know about the carpet, its yours if you want it.

cheers
Darryl

Bandwidth Buster Joined: Jun 08, 2006 Posts: 892

Ditto that. The mythical B4 quattro conversion Cool

Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:29 am

Hmm, not really. The cabby isn't B4 based Wink

Bandwidth Buster Joined: Jun 08, 2006 Posts: 892

Hmm, not really. The cabby isn't B4 based Wink

Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:07 am

The cab is the same as coupe eh? In a round about way.???

Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:56 am

Not as easily as a B4, whereas the B4 doesn't require chopping, the Cabbies and Coupe do.

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

the cab has more in common with the b3's however its still completely different to the saloon or coupe when you get under the skin.
Apparently kim still has his ruby red rs2 one. This was another he built. Stacks of history with it and makes for a really interesting read. Would love to find out more info on the actual build and photos if possible.
At the moment ive sourced some elipsoids which will be going on this weekend Very Happy

If i get time the new interior will be going in this weekend and then i might actually be able to drive it Laughing

Then itll be off to the bodyshop to get the rear quarter repaired and the new facelift bootlid fitted.
After that ittl be tidying up some of the bits with the conversion im not happy with and making it more OE
Long term i have a plan on how id like it to turn out but thats a long way off yet and we have a baby on way. Im hoping i can keep it long term as i see it has so much potential but time will tell i guess. Cool

Gav

Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:16 pm

Late bootlid the one with the third brake light in it? or is there some other difference?
If you ever come across a half decent rear number plate surround from a cabby, give me a shout matey. I'd love to see if it'll fit on the B4 saloon, the 90 panel will not fit, BTDT.

Will we see her at any shows this year Gav, Stanford Hall maybe? Very Happy

Jase..

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

yep the only difference is the third brake light. Will let you know r.e number plate surround. Ive got a cracked one sat here you can have to use to bugger around with to see if itll physically fit if you like? Im pretty sure they do fit.
Hoping to be at stanford hall but doublt itll be back from the bodyshop by then (having said that ive not even found a bdyshop im happy with yet so it might not have even been started on by then)

Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:04 pm

Hope you can make it matey, be good to catch up.
The S2cab would be a good crowd puller too Very Happy

If you do go, the rear panel would be good, I don't think sending it in the post would be a good idea, I'd end up with a cabriolet flavoured packet of crisps Rolling Eyes

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

no probs, if i dont go ill give it to Ben. He should defo be there id imagine

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:57 pm

Just to let you know few iches cut out and they will fit got the pics of my mate from rezacze.pl when he done it as a first audi maniac...take a look below

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/88/106288/1280_3465613435363631.jpg

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/88/106288/1280_6330326563343964.jpg

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/88/106288/1280_6465663936383763.jpg

The only minus of every s2 cab project is a FWD Sad

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:21 pm

Gav20v's is AWD (4 x 4) as the S2 is

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:02 pm

Gav20v's is AWD (4 x 4) as the S2 is