[urq] Sport Quattro Grille

[Mike Bond]

I'm in for one.


Mike Bond

1983 UrQ WX
1981 UrQ WR
2002 Audi A4 1.8T
2002 GMC Yukon
2004 Mitsu Evo RS
On Mar 2, 2005, at 7:07 AM, Patrick Miller wrote:

> Trying to gauge serious interest for a repro SQ grille, should it 
> become available.  Rich is first in line, but I wanted to find out if 
> there was other interest.
>
> Basically, it boils down to this...I've provided my extant copy to 
> make a mold.  The company doing this is EuroSport Rally, out of NYC.  
> Andrew and his father own the shop and are avid rally racers in N.A., 
> and have proven themselves(to me, at least), to be excellent 
> fabricators and all-around good guys.  They are making a mold/copy for 
> themselves and a couple for me so I'll have extree if something 
> cataclysmic(heaven forbid), should occur to my current unit.  The 
> opportunity exists for cost-effective pieces to be produced for those 
> interested, IF there is enough interest.  Price is YTBT, from what I 
> understand, so I can't really comment.  Andrew can be reached at 
> info at eurosportrally.com , and I'm sure he can answer any questions you 
> might have about the process/cost.  Andrew is using wet layup with 
> epoxy resin on the SQ hoods that he and Ben Abraham have 
> produced(which, by the way, fit stock UrQ's and the itty bitty 
> fenders/grille), so I imagine the process will be similar with the 
> grille.  Ask him about the hoods if you're interested, as well.  They 
> are VERY high quality from what I have seen, are two-piece(top and 
> bottom glued/epoxied together), and each section is made from 3 layers 
> of fiberglass.  Hood comes primed and ready to paint, and is in the 
> neighborhood of $1300, IIRC.  Grille inserts are not included, but 
> Andrew can source them or you can make your own. I stand to gain 
> nothing from this, except helping out a friend, FWIW.  Just sharing my 
> enthusiasm.  :-)
>
> FWIW, I've inquired about alternative construction material(Cabon 
> Fiber), and I encourage those interested to do the same w/r/t the 
> grille, and possibly the hood.  The existing FG molds can be used, and 
> I would prefer the stronger material, personally.  If enough interest 
> is there, I think he would do it on a larger scale.
>
> Cheers,
> Patrick
>
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