Is V8's front end compatible with 5ktq?

[L DC]

Thanks for your reply Kneale.

Have you or do you know someone who has done it?

So a foot or so needs to be CUT off of the rail arms on the V8 huh?

Does that mean theat the V8's fenders are actually longer the the 5KTQ's?

I hear you about the rear flares, would need to be CUT also to be welded on the 5KTQ.

No, I'm not thinking about swapping the front brakes, just mentioned it in case someone is looking for a set.

Seems like a lot of work to make it work.

How about just swapping the fenders? Is it a bolt and go...prob not? 

Swapping the items in question vs. the 1991 200 20vt be easier, right?

-Regards,

-Louis


--- On Fri, 6/5/09, kneale at knitknacks.com <kneale at knitknacks.com> wrote:

> From: kneale at knitknacks.com <kneale at knitknacks.com>
> Subject: RE: Is V8's front end compatible with 5ktq?
> To: ldc007usa at yahoo.com, quattro at audifans.com
> Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 8:24 AM
> If you get about a foot off the front
> of each of the V8's frame arms and
> weld that to the front of your 5ktq's frame arms, you would
> have a basis
> for supporting the V8's front sheet metal.  You'd need
> the core support and
> all the little supporting arms extending off it to keep the
> fenders from
> flapping.  You'd also need the bottoms off your front
> fenders at the back
> of the wheelwell, below the black trim with the Aud logo in
> it, to add to
> the bottoms of the V8's front fenders.  To really make
> it right, you'd need
> the rear doors and the rear fender sections off the V8 so
> your rear
> wheelwells wouldn't look so slab-sided.  I think it
> would look weird
> without the rear wheelwell flares.  And, of course,
> you'd need the bumper
> elements.
> 
> The UFO rotors COULD be a steal at $10-15 each. 
> They'll be loose if the
> wheels have been removed.  To get 'em off the
> caliper/hub assemblies, you
> need to remove the inner brake pad by taking off the
> retainer spring.  If
> they're loose, that means the little screw that anchors
> them in place3 (not
> a supporting screw, just a locating screw) has been
> removed.  Not a biggie.
> Those rotors won't work on your car.  You'd need the
> hubs and strut
> assemblies, as well as different control arms.
> 
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: L DC ldc007usa at yahoo.com
> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 20:34:36 -0700 (PDT)
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Is V8's front end compatible with 5ktq?
> 
> 
> 
> Hi everyone?
> 
> Has anyone swaped the front end (bumper, fenders and hood)
> of a 1990 Audi V8 into a 5KTQ?
> 
> Can it be done?
> 
> If so, I assume fenders, bumper and hood need to be swaped
> as a package to
> work? Does the front center support need also be swaped to
> work? If doable,
> is it plug and go or does it need any modification to the
> sheet metal on
> the 5KTQ
> 
> I own an '86 5KTQ and today I can across a 1990 V8 in same
> mactching color,
> pearl white.
> 
> The front end from that V8 would look nice in the 5KTQ.
> 
> Also, I've read somewhere about some people swapping the
> rear diff. from
> V8s into a 5KTQ. Can it really be done and if so can the
> whole thing be
> swapped, housing and everything or just the internals and
> what are the
> advantages?
> 
> Further more, the whole rear suspension (calipers, control
> arms, parking
> brake cables, springs, cross-member to which the diff.
> mounts) looks the
> same as that in the 5KTQ. Whith that in mind, does it share
> the same fuel
> tank? 
> 
> The instrument cluster lights on my 5KTQ are not lighting
> up. All the light
> outside work fine, including license plate light. Any it
> could be the
> instrument cluster light-relay which resides above the
> glove box. Does
> anyone know if this relay is specific to the 5KTQ or is it
> shared with the
> V8 and/or 200TQ or other models? If so, where is it located
> in non 5KTQ?
> 
> The V8 at the junkyard had a mere 130K, that's if the
> speedo works. It was
> junk apperantly because of a small fire on the rear of the
> head on driver's
> side. It was not a big fire but intense enough to melt
> about 2 inches off
> the edge of the head and surrounding plastics and hoses.
> 
> Also, the UFOs look in good shape, although someone had
> been looking at
> them as they were kind loose...that junk yard told me the
> price for rotors
> is between $10-$13, not bad since from what I hear they are
> quite pricy.
> 
> Regards to everyone and thanks in advance for your
> response.
>  
> -Louis
>  
> 
> 
> 
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