[s-cars] Is anyone interested in a 92 UrS4?

[Mike Sylvester]

Peter's biggest issue wasn't so much the rust, the snow or the 14F.
It was the PO who installed the left trans mount bolt without the washer
on the top.
This allowed the nut to pull down into the aluminum bracket since the
hole through it 
is about the same size as the nut.

Not really a big deal, but it used up a little daylight that 
he would have liked to have back in the end of the job.

The thing you learn quickly in the "rust belt" is that you can't just
turn something until comes off.
When you come to grips with that, it really isn't that bad.

It is the rust on the body that bothers me.

Mike

www.urq20v.com

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Is anyone interested in a 92 UrS4?
> From: Peter Schulz <pcschulz at comcast.net>
> Date: Wed, January 13, 2010 8:44 am
> To: brian bilotti <vinnieb2 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: airbil <airbil at gmail.com>, s-car-list at audifans.com
> 
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> Brian:
> 
> Having a car from the salt belt means tripling the expected time to do under chassis and under hood work to include liberal pre use of rust penetrant, a well stocked supply of anti-seize, rust penetrant (forget WD 40 and PB Blaster, this is work for Kroil or ATF&acetone), various removal tools (Sear's Craftsman/Irwin Bolt out), dremel cutoff wheels, hacksaws, metric tap & die sets, etc....and patience...
> 
> lot's of patience.
> 
> oem Audi parts actually do an admirable job of lasting in this corrosive environment. DeWife's Emerald/Ecru Avant has 246k miles of salt on it, and my red 90q20v has 206k miles.
> 
> Of course I spent Saturday outside in 14 F weather flat on my back in a driveway (after spending 30 minutes chopping up snow and ice) to drop a subframe because one of the subframe bolts snapped)  Luckily there was enough of the bolt body to grab on to with vise grips and it came out.  Thanks to Mike Sylvester, I was able to replace the subframe and control arm bushings and transmission mounts.  Of course it was dark by the time I was flat on my back under the car again to reinstall the subframe...
> 
> See what you are missing ?
> ;-)
> 
> Back on topic
> Don't be deterred from buying a rust belt car, just understand that there _will_ be rust, and the amount is really up to how well the previous owners took care of them (garage and regular winter under chassis washes)
> 
> -Peter
> (thawed out)
> 
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> On Jan 13, 2010, at 2:37 AM, brian bilotti wrote:
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> > Mr Bill
> > That'd be "inquired" me thinks...
> >  
> > We got no salt so we be a bunch wussies. What do we do with all that extra time whilst not replacing rusty parts? Hmmm, drive'em I say...
> > 
> > --- On Tue, 1/12/10, airbil <airbil at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > From: airbil <airbil at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [s-cars] Is anyone interested in a 92 UrS4?
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Cc: vinnieb2 at yahoo.com
> > Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 8:35 PM
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> > 
> > bb enquired ~
> > "Your "sell" price is $3500? Is it an East Coast lifer car? Generally, us west coasters don't know how, or want, to deal with corroded bolts, ebrakes, aluminum, etc... I'd be interested to know how you guys deal with Mr. Corrsion and the stuff you deal with immediately and then as needed."Mr. B,The answer to this is as clear as the new road names in West by god Virginia I'm lost.Corroded bolts?  Install new ones. Corroded ebrake bolts?  Install new ones while you're doing a new ebrake and cables.Aluminum?  Racers tape on the FMIC in winter. (this aint no "Alumibitch" tm/pk)Rusted subframe?  Install new subframe.Ask me how I know.Why go through this?Because you then get to drive an RS2; the fastest, most powerful supercar ever to land on planet earth.... everyday.Bill~drive it like you stole it... till blows up~M
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> -Peter Schulz
> Chelmsford Ma, USA
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> 1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
> 1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
> 1991 90Q 20v Q Red
> 1991 90Q 20v Indigo
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