Audi TT off-road project

Audi TT off-road project

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davemakesstuff

Original Poster:

47 posts

141 months

Saturday 19th December 2020
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Bit of a hiatus since the last video and a short one this week, because I've been working through the unglamorous jobs ahead of (hopefully) going for MOT in the near term. I did build a ramp to test suspension articulation though. It articulates.

Video here: https://youtu.be/mDVsWEpU-OA


Scrump

22,075 posts

159 months

Tuesday 22nd December 2020
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Great ramp, I was expecting Dougie Lampkin to show up to try it out.
Was you articulation test with or without the anti-roll bars installed? Might be interesting to do the test with and without them to see how much difference they make.

davemakesstuff

Original Poster:

47 posts

141 months

Saturday 26th December 2020
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Good call - pretty sure he'd make it from the top of that ramp up onto the garage roof in one smooth movement. That'd get rid of the pigeons...

Got a real puzzler going on - massive white vapour clouds from the exhaust. Before concluding on the obvious HGF, I've been poking everything else. What gets me is that removing the exhaust altogether also removes the vapour clouds. Wondered whether the exhaust itself was full of water, but nothing will drain from either end or the drain hole in the middle.

It makes sense to me that the hotter exhaust leaving the downpipe would be less likely to show visible condensation. But there's nothing forming on the car's underside either, and it was literally dripping from the drain hole while the exhaust system was fitted. It's a real head-scratcher.

Continues to do it when the engine's up to temperature, by the way. Definitely not normal.

tight fart

2,928 posts

274 months

Saturday 26th December 2020
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Water cooled egr valve?

davemakesstuff

Original Poster:

47 posts

141 months

Saturday 9th January 2021
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Aaand across the line!
Now road legal. Not finished, and not entirely happy, but insured, MOT'd, taxed and rolling!

https://youtu.be/Jv2hHKCXcQc


anonymous-user

55 months

Saturday 9th January 2021
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Excellent. Congratulations! That looks awesome.

Any plans to paint it? I think it would look brilliant in red and white Tommi Makkinen style...

davemakesstuff

Original Poster:

47 posts

141 months

Saturday 9th January 2021
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Thankyou smile
Yes, it's definitely getting painted. I was actually thinking to use Raptor paint, possibly in blue. I think a proper paint job would show up imperfections in the bodywork, but Reptor paint is inherently more tolerant!

hxc_

384 posts

185 months

Saturday 9th January 2021
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Love this - and you've got a great presenting style. Very entertaining.

buy_cheap_pay_later

415 posts

40 months

Saturday 9th January 2021
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Love it. Bookmarked.

warch

2,941 posts

155 months

Saturday 9th January 2021
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I was a bit dubious about this at the outset, but now I rather like it, well done!

MC Bodge

21,662 posts

176 months

Saturday 9th January 2021
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That's excellent. Good video too.

carinaman

21,329 posts

173 months

Saturday 9th January 2021
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I never knew about that scrolling through the temperature controls. Looking forward to seeing more. biggrin

Scrump

22,075 posts

159 months

Saturday 9th January 2021
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Looks good on the road. thumbup

Usget

5,426 posts

212 months

Sunday 10th January 2021
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Loved the latest video - nice work! Let's see it doing some off-roading!

Scrump

22,075 posts

159 months

Monday 1st February 2021
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I have just seen your latest ice drifting video. From the title I was expecting something like a special stage on the 1000 lakes rally...


...I wasn’t disappointed biglaugh

The music was quite good thumbup

MC Bodge

21,662 posts

176 months

Monday 1st February 2021
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Scrump said:
I have just seen your latest ice drifting video. From the title I was expecting something like a special stage on the 1000 lakes rally...


...I wasn’t disappointed biglaugh

The music was quite good thumbup
Great stuff.

I've not seen drifting like that since I crashed into a snow bank whilst left foot braking like Ari Vatanen wink

dunc69

688 posts

248 months

Monday 1st February 2021
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Top work Sir! Really like the videos too.


IanUAE

2,930 posts

165 months

Tuesday 2nd February 2021
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Love the last video you posted.

davemakesstuff

Original Poster:

47 posts

141 months

Wednesday 3rd February 2021
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I know, I know... I should have done more sending it and less tiptoeing around. But if I had, there'd just have been lots of me spinning out backwards and hitting things. And quite apart from the damage to my reputation, who would want to see that? Nobody watches fail videos, right?

..oh. Good point. biggrin

carinaman

21,329 posts

173 months

Thursday 4th February 2021
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Nice intro. the music makes me think of a film of smuggling an agent out of the Eastern Bloc.