And a link to my old build thread: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...e-Introduction
The car had a huge sentimental value to me because it was the old family car, and my first car, so to keep its spirit alive I'll be swapping some of my interior and parts into the wagon. I found this avant for sale on craigslist in California, and decided to buy it on the opposite side of the country and ship it out. It is a 1998 A4 Quattro Pearl White with terra brown leather interior. I bought it because it's a California car so no rust, I got it for pretty cheap and was able to ship it out in budget, and it has my old interior and my dream interior since I've always wanted terra brown in an avant (It is a super rare interior color). Getting the car was quite a journey. I pretty much just got it today, and was stressed throughout the whole process of buying it.
I bought the car under the pretense that the water pump was leaking dramatically, and the battery was dead. The battery being dead delayed the shipping for 2 weeks, but they were able to get it on the truck on Sunday.
Last night, last minute I was told the car would not be able to be delivered to my house because they were worried the truck driver would get stuck or tree branches would damage the cars on the trailer. After arguing with the supervisor and the driver for a couple hours we were able to agree on meeting at a place down the street from my house. But later that night my dad told me he hoped that the previous owner didn't fill the car up with water instead of coolant. And that is when I started to freak out. I sent a text to the PO asking him if he used water, and of course he did. So I knew then that if there was any water left in the motor it was for sure frozen, so I'd be completely screwed if I tried starting it.
We got there earlier today and were able to roll the car off the truck and use my grandpa's AARP towing for free to get it towed to my house. And now I have it without causing any more damage than there already is and glad it's finally home. I'm planning on rebuilding it with my Dad and Grandfather in the early Spring
All that aside, this is going to be a budget build. I was given $4,500 and my car back so my budget for buying this car, and all the mods, paint and body work will be the $4,500 plus whatever I can get for parting my old car out.
The plan is as follows:
-Defrost the engine and drain coolant and pray I can sell at least the heads of the motor, otherwise I lose $300 out of my budget.
-Tow it to my Grandpa's garage in early Spring
-Swap my motor + manual trans
-Repaint the bay casa white in the process
-New control arms, swap my brakes over or new ones, replace any bushings that need replacing, and swap over 2 front axles.
-Drop the headliner, clean the hell out of it, Refurbish the headliner, remove the roof rails for body work.
-Replace the two front fenders
-Fix the dent in the door if possible or replace
-Body work prep and paint
-Swap my carpet, glove box, center console, front seats and rear seat pad over
-Swap my coils and wheels over
-Put my old exhaust on
The mods will be as follows:
-S4 body all around
-Double din swap
-Euro S4 rear bumper
-Magnaflow 14816 muffler
-ST Coilovers
-Depo ECodes
-My wheels
-Ebay RS4 spoiler
-Facelift Hood
-RS4 grille
Stay tuned for the rebuild in a few months
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