V8 hood

[Kneale Brownson]

My 200q20v has the H4 Eurolights (slanted inward at the inner lower edges
of the lenses), and I just cut down the OEM square grill at the lower edges
so it'll fit between the lights.  Not a pretty sight on close review, but
neither is the rest of the car.  When I picked up a bunch of parts from
Steve Bednarski's rear-ended V8, he told me the hood would go right onto my
200, using the 200's original latches and core piece.  I was getting the
front end as spares for our V8, and since we now have two V8s, I haven't
tried to switch hoods.  Was he wrong?  Somehow I got the impression he'd
done that hood switch or had seen it done.

I wouldn't do it if it required putting hood pins through the sheetmetal.

At 09:36 PM 5/1/2005 -0700, brandon&trenna adams wrote:
>Theres more room than say a type 89 and weve all seen what can be stuffed 
>into the front of those. That is a lot of parts though. How about if I use 
>hood pins? That take care of the other conversion parts?
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: Tony Hoffman 
>To: quattrorunner at earthlink.net;quattro at audifans.com
>Sent: 05/01/2005 1:27:52 PM 
>Subject: Re: V8 hood
>
>
>Brandon,
>
>This is a straightforward procedure. However, you have to use the complete 
>front end from the V8 for it to be a "bolt on" procedure. This includes the 
>fenders, bumper, hood, headlights, radiator support, and any other little 
>pieces I might be forgetting. Also, the radiator mounting is different, and 
>the radiator support may need to be cut a bit to clear the engine. The 5cyl 
>is longer than the V8. However, if you look at where the radiator goes in a 
>V8, that's one hell of an opening for a huge intercooler!!!
>
>Tony Hoffman
>
>brandon&trenna adams <quattrorunner at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>So I saw a 200qavant on ebay and it has a V8 hood. Looks great, but is it 
>really straightforward or are there some "alterations" needed? Seems like a 
>worthwhile upgrade to me.
>BA
>
>brandon&trenna adams
>quattrorunner at earthlink.net
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