'83 UrQ drivable project with parts package

[Rob Andrews]

Not to sound pretentious, but I got mine for 2500$ that was running, etc.
Similair sorts of issues.  Just depends on how much rust.  Mine has some,
but I didn't care, it's getting redone

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of Bill Elliott
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 11:16 PM
> To: quattro at audifans.com; urquattro
> Subject: FS: '83 UrQ drivable project with parts package
>
>
> Always wanted to own a UrQ, but couldn't afford it?  Then here's your
> car. This is likely the cheapest running and driving UrQ you'll find for
> sale... and it's a complete package. The car (and stuff) was purchased
> for my teenager to work on and drive. It needs several things, but very
> little that would have kept him from driving it while he improved it.
> (He decided instead to buy a cheap Isuzu Impulse RS awd with a blown
> engine... neat car, but a poor choice on his part.)
>
> The car:   1983 UrQ from CA.  Don't get too excited; it spent its
> initial life in Denver, so there is some rust.  Silver (needing paint
> badly) with a serviceable brown leather interior. (The rear seat is
> pretty good; the passenger seat is dry and cracked, the driver's seat is
> the same except for pretty bad damage to the outer bolster) The dash has
> the usual cracks. The odometer shows about 112,000 miles. True mileage
> unknown... this could be right.
>
> The best thing: the car has a new head... the correct WX head and cam.
> (A similar head job in my '85 was almost $2500 and I couldn't even find
> the right head!)  It appears the timing belt and water pump were also
> done.  The engine runs and sounds better than my '85 and I've never even
> checked the plugs. The gearbox is tight; the clutch is great. The car is
> mechanically bone stock. New brushes in the alternator. New battery. The
> windshield looks new.  Brand new all season tires (Really new... I'm
> mounting them tomorrow!) The car is licensed and insured.
>
> What isn't so good:  I mentioned it has some rust (almost all cosmetic;
> nothing structural; floorpan and trunk are solid), needs paint.  What
> doesn't work: rear turn signals, AC, cruise (mostly missing), injector
> fan (missing) the Acura am/fm/cass, rear wiper.  The brakes seem soft
> (as compared to my '85) but work well. The right rear parking brake
> hangs on; I think it's the cable. I haven't bled the brakes or
> investigated any more.  Diffs don't lock... I think there's no vacuum
> going to the switch... which has been mounted in a gauge panel. The
> steering rack leaks (just a little worse than my '85) and the pump makes
> some noise. Could use a sunroof seal. IMO only the lights keep it from
> being a driver.
>
> I mentioned it was a complete kit: here's what I'll throw in with it:  a
> good used set of Eibach springs and Blisten Turbo shocks, an Intended
> Acceleration Stage 1 computer (just tested in my '85... works identical
> to mine); a set of almost new Euro H4 lights (currently on my '85), a
> set of G60 calipers and carriers, a new custom (fabric) dash cover, a
> rear emergency brake cable (and a rear caliper if that's the problem),
> an OEM stereo (condition unknown), cruise system from an '84 4kQ, and a
> complete grey leather interior from an '86 4kq (including the later diff
> lock panel, but not including dash or console) if you want to do the
> conversion. I won't list out the values of all this stuff, you guys know
> what it's worth.
>
> I haven't even waxed the car to make it easier for someone to repaint (I
> HATE stripping  fresh wax before prepping a car to paint) and I haven't
> tried to hide or fix ANY of the rust.  So you'll know what you're
> getting. I should have pix up by this time tomorrow.  If I get no
> interest from the List (pretty quickly) I'll make the car look better,
> fix the lights, and put it on Ebay. But I would much rather it go to a
> good home with a Q-lister...
>
> So here's the deal: $4000 cash, (firm, non-negotiable).  You get
> everything listed above. If you want just the car, I'll consider
> splitting stuff up... but I won't sell the parts separately. I'm
> basically selling you the car for what I have in it and then giving you
> all the other stuff for free!
>
> I'll also have a decent '86 4kQ for sale in the next couple of weeks.
> Haven't yet gotten it out of storage. Almost $1000 in recent work and
> $700 in wheels and tires; will sell for about $2200.
>
> I have a nice MGB GT on Ebay right now:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=
586310269&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=989865256&indexURL=0&rd=1

I'm trying to simplify my life... but mostly quit paying big bucks for
storage!

Thanks for reading!

Bill Elliott
Lake Barrington, IL (NW of Chicago)