Alex's '83 UrQ Project
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:18 am
Well after parting out my Cosworth Merc, selling my S6 Avant, and selling a bunch of other spare parts I was able to raise enough funds to join the UrQ family. I should've done this a year or two ago when prices were reasonable, but whatever. I also could've waited around for a better deal but I wanted one now! 
Spent several months shopping for one with cash in hand and found quite a few, but only a couple owners were really open to selling or were within my price range. This I felt was the best deal of the inventory I found.
'83 UrQ
DA900204
Build 03/1982
Option codes: D08, R82, 253, 425, 560, 749
Diamond Silver Metallic exterior with Chocolate Brown interior
225k miles
I bought the car from Dave Schaible in NY who's owned it since 2000. He purchased the car from Bruce Haymann (Karmann Auto Body, rally driver with his brother Greg, driving instructor at Lime Rock). Some of east cost guys will recognize the car, it attended some of the early 2000's UPG events. Dave said Bruce did some restoration work on it in the late 90's so the car may have been repainted. The paint is in spectacular shape minus some rust since it's been garage most of its life. There is oddly some evidence of a respray in the engine bay to red, but then put back to silver at some point. Not sure if this was some repair at some point, but the red is only evident in the engine bay, nowhere else on the car.
The car has been sitting for quite a while, it was last registered in 2007. The head gasket blew on Dave and he parked it. Some work travel kept him from fixing it right away so when he pulled the head he found water had gotten into the bores and rusted them. He then planned on swapping in a 3B, but didn't get around to it. Looks like he thought about selling it in 2012, but that didn't happen. He later came across a low mileage UrS4 and pulled the engine/trans which he provided me with to swap in along with a 4.11 4kq rear diff.
Mods installed:
-Zimmerman driller rotors
-CAC 3" SS rear muffler
-H&R lowering springs
-'Poor mans' taxi dash (analog lower aux gauges with a plastic cover installed on the dash)
-Relayed headlights
-Momo wheel with Audi horn button
-Aftermarket stereo with rear speakers and amp
-Late 4kq diff lock with digi-gauges (gauges not hooked up)
-15x8 Ronals
Parts included:
-Disassembled WX parts
-Reproduction oil cooler duct
-Lots of spare brake parts
-Vacuum servo rebuild kit
-Spare odometer gears
-140k mile AAN/5spd 01E with chipped ECU
-Lots of spare mechanical bits
Parts purchased:
-Late CGT wiring harness, fusebox, raintray sheetmetal
-3B wiring harness (this can be made to work with AAN right?)
-STR exhaust manifold
Plans:
-Install 20vt and get it reliably driving for Battle Born Quattro 2016
-Eventually fix bodywork after engine is running
-Late dash swap?
-Brakes?
-Wheels? (Already have a few sets sitting around I plan on trying on
)
Spent several months shopping for one with cash in hand and found quite a few, but only a couple owners were really open to selling or were within my price range. This I felt was the best deal of the inventory I found.'83 UrQ
DA900204
Build 03/1982
Option codes: D08, R82, 253, 425, 560, 749
Diamond Silver Metallic exterior with Chocolate Brown interior
225k miles
I bought the car from Dave Schaible in NY who's owned it since 2000. He purchased the car from Bruce Haymann (Karmann Auto Body, rally driver with his brother Greg, driving instructor at Lime Rock). Some of east cost guys will recognize the car, it attended some of the early 2000's UPG events. Dave said Bruce did some restoration work on it in the late 90's so the car may have been repainted. The paint is in spectacular shape minus some rust since it's been garage most of its life. There is oddly some evidence of a respray in the engine bay to red, but then put back to silver at some point. Not sure if this was some repair at some point, but the red is only evident in the engine bay, nowhere else on the car.
The car has been sitting for quite a while, it was last registered in 2007. The head gasket blew on Dave and he parked it. Some work travel kept him from fixing it right away so when he pulled the head he found water had gotten into the bores and rusted them. He then planned on swapping in a 3B, but didn't get around to it. Looks like he thought about selling it in 2012, but that didn't happen. He later came across a low mileage UrS4 and pulled the engine/trans which he provided me with to swap in along with a 4.11 4kq rear diff.
Mods installed:
-Zimmerman driller rotors
-CAC 3" SS rear muffler
-H&R lowering springs
-'Poor mans' taxi dash (analog lower aux gauges with a plastic cover installed on the dash)
-Relayed headlights
-Momo wheel with Audi horn button
-Aftermarket stereo with rear speakers and amp
-Late 4kq diff lock with digi-gauges (gauges not hooked up)
-15x8 Ronals
Parts included:
-Disassembled WX parts
-Reproduction oil cooler duct
-Lots of spare brake parts
-Vacuum servo rebuild kit
-Spare odometer gears
-140k mile AAN/5spd 01E with chipped ECU
-Lots of spare mechanical bits
Parts purchased:
-Late CGT wiring harness, fusebox, raintray sheetmetal
-3B wiring harness (this can be made to work with AAN right?)
-STR exhaust manifold
Plans:
-Install 20vt and get it reliably driving for Battle Born Quattro 2016
-Eventually fix bodywork after engine is running
-Late dash swap?
-Brakes?
-Wheels? (Already have a few sets sitting around I plan on trying on
)
