Audi RS2 Total Underneath Refresh/Refurb

[phumy]

Dr G said:

You're adding at least another 25 years onto the life of that car; it'll still be looking nice underneath when all the dinosaur juice has dried up!

I really hope so and that is the idea, seeing the state of the car last month you can see what 23 years of grime/salt and dirt does to the underside.

[frayz]

phumy said:

The black poly bushes are supposedly road bushes. The purple ones are the slightly harder bush, i will see how i get on and change accordingly if needs be, im hoping that not much difference will be noticable.

I think the black ones are the race version and purple are road.
Pretty sure it will drive lovely with fresh bushes in place

[phumy]

frayz said:

phumy said:

The black poly bushes are supposedly road bushes. The purple ones are the slightly harder bush, i will see how i get on and change accordingly if needs be, im hoping that not much difference will be noticable.

I think the black ones are the race version and purple are road.
Pretty sure it will drive lovely with fresh bushes in place

Yes i think youre right, i had many issues finding the correct bushes for the rear subframe from Poly Flex so much so that i couldnt get the correct ones to fit, so had to resort to a company located in Poland, not cheap by any means but excellent quality all the same. Its not a daily use car anyway so the track bushes might help with a more precise and direct feeling and maintain wheel alignment.

Edited by phumy on Monday 29th July 10:14

Edited by phumy on Monday 29th July 10:15

[agent006]

Now there's a name I remember from the quattroforum days (white RR?).

Glad to see this getting some love, and having had some use. I can't remember the last time I saw any classic audi on the road.

[phumy]

agent006 said:

Now there's a name I remember from the quattroforum days (white RR?).

Glad to see this getting some love, and having had some use. I can't remember the last time I saw any classic audi on the road.

Nope, had a pearl white MB though, yes that man was I in the quattro forum days, long long ago.

It was actually 15 years ago that i sold it, not 6 as in the photo

Edited by phumy on Monday 29th July 10:38

[shalmaneser]

Paracetamol said:

Superb- time and money really well spent..

Are you worried that these non OEM bushes will add harshness though?

I've had powerflex bushes on both of my M3s and multiple locations and always struggled to tell the difference from a NVH point of view. The increase in marginal to say the least.

[5harp3y]

incredible work so far!

[phumy]

Some more pieces just came back from powder coating?:

[NotNormal]

Great work Martin, really loving the updates on the big green estate and well worth all the effort. Been in a few of these, both modded and standard, back in the day as my mate worked for Quattro Sports as it was named back then.

Look forward to watching the rest of your progress

[phumy]

NotNormal said:

Great work Martin, really loving the updates on the big green estate and well worth all the effort. Been in a few of these, both modded and standard, back in the day as my mate worked for Quattro Sports as it was named back then.

Look forward to watching the rest of your progress

Thanks for your kind words, ive just looked at your profile and worked out immediately who you are.

[NotNormal]

Hope the other green beast is keeping well

[phumy]

NotNormal said:

Hope the other green beast is keeping well

That other green beast was sold last weekend, sadly its gone. Bucket list was calling

[NotNormal]

Ah shame, but better to have loved and lost and all that jazz

Interested to see what's next though. The joy of being a petrol head is there's always plenty of temptation out there

[phumy]

Im going to see another beast on Thursday and its also green, im sure you will approve, i just hope that i get it, I`ll let you know once ive got it, its very special.

[mak250300]

Love it. Had an RS2 a few years back and wished I had never sold it. Nice to see you are keeping it all in as new condition. Keep up the good work.

[melvGP2]

Fantastic project, looking forward to the finished article. Cult car the RS2.

[phumy]

mak250300 said:

Love it. Had an RS2 a few years back and wished I had never sold it. Nice to see you are keeping it all in as new condition. Keep up the good work.

Thanks very much

[phumy]

5harp3y said:

incredible work so far!

Thats down to Nick whose doing the car for me

[phumy]

Was just sent these pictures of the steering arms by Nick and they do look in a very sorry state, well one of them anyway and im struggling to find replacements for them, any help would be greatly appreciated. The Audi numbers are as follows

Part number: 811419802K

Part number: 894419802A

So if anyone in the parts business or in the Audi world can point me in the right direction that would be great, i would take Lemforder or Febi Bilstein if anyone has numbers for them, asap please. As you will see below not much mileage left in them adjusters, talk about Just In Time

[MDMA .]

Have you checked the classic vw/audi site?

https://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.de/en/catalog...

https://www.online-teile.com/volkswagen-ersatzteil...