its a shame this forum is pretty dead, but then i suppose that means theres not many people playing around with allroads, which works for me! The more unique a build the better i think!
So its about time i started updating this to tell exactly what has happened with my allroad.
Bought at the begining of the year by a good friend of ours for a very good price, loads needed doing and the first time i took it out for a drive it was without doubt the worst drive of my life! As many of you may know the airbag system on these allroads is far from reliable and the system on this particular example was completely shot! Ive driven many cars that rode on the bumpstops, but this was next level! Rebound would follow you for 1-200 yards down the road making it very difficult to hold a conversation let alone point the barge in the right direction.
A set of KW V3 coilovers for an A6 and a whole host of suspension parts to make them fit were ordered and replaced as soon as possible. Ryan from "Garage Midnight" had the pleasure of getting his hands dirty with this and i think its safe to say he didnt have a great time! getting it sat in the right possition without the upper control arms was a right old pain in the ****, but he managed to stop all the knocking!
The car then sat in the yard for easily 8 months without a whole lot being done, this is where i come in.
After owning a handful of VW Lupos, i decided that it was time to grow up and get a proper car, which would carry at least 4 people and ALL their luggage!
A price, which i couldn't refuse, was agreed and the car was transfered over to me. As soon as the money had been sent a set of Rota RM100's were fitted spaced out 35mm all round and I gave it a thorough wash.
Next on the list was to sort out the noisy CV joint, which turned out to be 2 noisy CV joints, the window which didnt go all the way up, new MOT and a fresh Tax, all 1 week before christmas! FEW!
We did a whole bunch of miles in project freight train over christmas, and apart from a few things which i know need doing I had no issues what so ever!! (touch wood) pulls like a dream, even with the stock engine and map, and the ride on the KW's is fantastic. solid but smooth!!
Our yard is rarely empty but this weekend has seen a mass move of a few of the cars. A photo opportunity that was not to be missed...
on the right, Ryans mk5 Golf gti running around 560bhp and on the left (behind the allroad) latham's mk1 golf, mid way through a full rebuild and 20v 2L engine swap.
the mk1 left the yard today so then there was 2...
next up is a full service. I need to figure out when the cam belt etc needs changing. not looking forward to that as i hear its a BIIIIIG expensive job. A friend of ours is coming down sometime in the next few months to do some full mopps on our cars, so that should be the paintwork sorted and then to attempt getting rid of the scuffs on the arch liners.
I'm planning to look into what can be done with the stereo too. it being only a single din, and not much space for a larger headunit, it may be a case of an external amp or something.
If anyones got any ideas I would very much appreciate the help
hope i didnt bore too much!
Ben
