My Coach House to Garage Conversion
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geeks said:
This is f
king cool!
£10 says you never replace the O-Ring
I shall take a photo as it will possibly be the most expensive O-ring in the world king cool!£10 says you never replace the O-Ring
It has to be done I have Le Mans next year, and after wanting to go for literally decades I do not want to go in the Noddy car (Abarth 500)
Vroom101 said:
I do have a quick (slightly off topic) question. I didn't think the C5 RS6 was type approved for a towbar. How did you manage to get that past the insurance company?
It's declared as a modification with the insurers. The C5 chassis is approved and built for towing with other engines although Audi were worried (justifiably) about the weak gearbox. Treated with mechanical sympathy the RS6 is arguable the safest of the lot for towing. I tow a small camping trailer and speedboat with it. Although the majority of use is for the bike rack.KTF said:
Also, why do you have a different registration on the front and the back
Few years between those photos tvrforever said:
@ug_lee - please tell me you're not an accountant? 
if you're not, I have some cost justification projects I need to get past the finance team at work... 
I'm not an accountant but Mrs Ug is, so how I got it past her I have no idea. if you're not, I have some cost justification projects I need to get past the finance team at work... Luckily builders rates are very reasonable where we live so we are still under the cost of a reconditioned box from a specialist (just).
Now if I can complete the rest for less than the cost of what Ayr Audi quoted for a new gearbox I shall be pretty happy. The rest is now material cost as I hope to do the rest myself with help from my dad who is a joiner.
Ug_lee said:
geeks said:
This is fking cool!
£10 says you never replace the O-Ring
I shall take a photo as it will possibly be the most expensive O-ring in the world king cool!£10 says you never replace the O-Ring
It has to be done I have Le Mans next year, and after wanting to go for literally decades I do not want to go in the Noddy car (Abarth 500)
That or it should get its own plaque in your garage
Only had a few bits and bats done that I have no photos of at the moment. But they have replaced a few roof joists that were rotten and they removed all the poorly laid block paving in the courtyard, modified the drainage and put down gravel.
Ideally I'd have wanted new block paving (the old stuff was about 10 different colours) but at best part of £15K I had to pass. But now I have no puddle problems, no wobbly blocks and my house and smaller garage no longer flood/get damp when it rains. So I'm a happy chap!
Next stage is 2 post lift in and tiling down. That will be happening in the next month all finances pending!
Ideally I'd have wanted new block paving (the old stuff was about 10 different colours) but at best part of £15K I had to pass. But now I have no puddle problems, no wobbly blocks and my house and smaller garage no longer flood/get damp when it rains. So I'm a happy chap!
Next stage is 2 post lift in and tiling down. That will be happening in the next month all finances pending!
Edited by Ug_lee on Monday 3rd August 23:26
(just need to win the lotto!)2 Post lift has been ordered and will be with me next Wednesday. Needs to be fitted prior to the tiling which is happening early October.
Now, how to get the parts which come on a curtain side truck of which the heaviest part is 200KG, from the end of the driveway into the garage?
Mates are out of the question, I have them but unfortunately they all work during the week. Also some cheap car dolleys won't work as they will dig into the gravel bit stuck as to how to do this, any ideas?
Oh and found that the RS6 gearbox is fine, works much better when there is the required amount of oil in it! Did 600 miles on holiday before a spring perch failed on the rear KONI shock, dropped onto the driveshaft and cut it in half!!
Car is currently in at my local specialists and hope to have it back as good as new before the weekend, yay!
Now, how to get the parts which come on a curtain side truck of which the heaviest part is 200KG, from the end of the driveway into the garage?
Mates are out of the question, I have them but unfortunately they all work during the week. Also some cheap car dolleys won't work as they will dig into the gravel bit stuck as to how to do this, any ideas?
Oh and found that the RS6 gearbox is fine, works much better when there is the required amount of oil in it! Did 600 miles on holiday before a spring perch failed on the rear KONI shock, dropped onto the driveshaft and cut it in half!!
Car is currently in at my local specialists and hope to have it back as good as new before the weekend, yay!
Ug_lee said:
2 Post lift has been ordered and will be with me next Wednesday. Needs to be fitted prior to the tiling which is happening early October.
Now, how to get the parts which come on a curtain side truck of which the heaviest part is 200KG, from the end of the driveway into the garage?
Mates are out of the question, I have them but unfortunately they all work during the week. Also some cheap car dolleys won't work as they will dig into the gravel bit stuck as to how to do this, any ideas?
Kindly ask the local scaffolders to borrow/hire their scaff boards and make a track all the way to the garage so your dollys can run on them.Now, how to get the parts which come on a curtain side truck of which the heaviest part is 200KG, from the end of the driveway into the garage?
Mates are out of the question, I have them but unfortunately they all work during the week. Also some cheap car dolleys won't work as they will dig into the gravel bit stuck as to how to do this, any ideas?
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