[s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
LL - NY
larrycleung at gmail.com
Fri Jan 12 11:15:39 EST 2007
Since my belly pan is actually off the car ATM while the S-beotch rests
(trying to see
WHICH part of my Fumoto is leaking, anyone ever have a leaky Fumoto valve?),
I can
take pics and some rudimentary measures of the pan. As for clearing a hose,
(as Robert
suggests) if it's soft enough sheet metal, I would think a large hammer
would do ;-).
BTW, the trap door suggestion would be awesome.
LL - NY
On 1/11/07, Mark Rivera <mrivera at webcats.net> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have a good pic of the belly pan? Robert, I'm sure something
> could be done for clearance, so long as everyone with a FMIC had the same
> issue. My guess would be that the pans would be made to fit an unmodified
> car, and folks could trim and make minor adjustments as necessary. The
> material will surely be relatively thin gauge aluminum, so modifications
> would be simple with a pair of tin snips...
>
> Mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Myers [mailto:robert at s-cars.org]
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:39 AM
> To: hoog23 at aol.com; mrivera at webcats.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
>
>
>
> If sheet metal belly pans are developed let me suggest at least one
> change
> in the basic pattern. Provide a trap door through which the oil filter
> can
> be changed and oil can be drained from the engine. That would also
> require
> some sort of fastener to keep the door closed. Hinges and a screw or two?
>
> Also, at least in my case, there is a piece of pipe for my FMIC which
> drops a little below the "plane" of the belly pan near the horn. It would
> be helpful to have some simple direct method of accommodating such
> variations.
>
> At 09:20 AM 1/11/2007, hoog23 at aol.com wrote:
>
> *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm)
> Pro*
> I got a slightly damaged clean one that could be used as a 'mold.'
>
> I think it lasted about 2 weeks before my wife took it out. I ended
> up
> putting my original back on with zip ties.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mrivera at webcats.net
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 8:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
>
>
> Speaking of a sheetmetal replacement, does anyone offer these? I
> might
> be
> willing to have some made here through work if there's enough
> interest.
> We
> could maybe set it up as a group buy. The UrS4 I bought a few months
> ago
> didn't have one, and I'd really like to make one instead of paying a
> small
> fortune for a piece of plastic. We even have louvering capabilities
> here,
> so the sky's the limit so far as design goes. I just don't have a
> part
> to
> start with..... Anyone willing to help? I'm sure you all have ideas
> how
> you'd improve the factory piece...
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [ mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of
> calvinlc at earthlink.net
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:17 AM
> To: Tom Winter; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
>
>
> After the first time that I had to take it off and put it on to change
> the
> oil, it never went back on again. That was 83k miles ago...and I live
> in
> the Denver area as well. The only adverse thing that I know of that
> is
> quantifiable is that you don't get very good cooling from the
> intercooler
> with it off, lose a little power. I have been meaning to make a sheet
> of
> sheet metal that just covers up the intercooler area but I just
> haven't
> gotten around to it yet.
> --Calvin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [ mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Tom Winter
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:21 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Belly pan blues (95 S6A)
>
>
> Well, I had a belly pan. But it must have gotten ripped right off the
> car by
> some of the deep, icy ruts we have here in Colorado. Ya woulda thunk
> that I
> would have noticed some sort of sound, but, nope. Gotta turn down the
> tunes,
> I suppose.
>
> It will be easier to change the oil this weekend with the bastard
> already
> torn off, but I'd like to replace it.
>
> First, though, any problems if I don't? (aside from the obvious dirt
> and
> other junk spraying up into the engine compartment) I've got a bunch
> of
> travel coming up and there's no way to deal with it immediately. No
> time
> at
> all. . .
>
> And, what might I expect to pay for such an important part? I suppose
> that
> similar year A6's will be the same (like 95s and 96s?). Me thinks that
> it
> will be easier for me to source a used one from an A6 in these parts.
>
> And, if you live in these parts, (Colorado front range/I-70 corridor
> to
> Aspen) and have a used one, whatcha want for it?
>
> Thanks in advance, all.
>
> Tom
> 95 S6 Avant
>
>
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