[urq] New (to me) UrQ owner and couple questions

[Martin Pajak]

Hi Peter,

I agree with the idea of keeping track of NLA parts and keeping P/Ns alive.
However we don't want to go overboard and record all the parts... the list
would be huge.

How about only NLA parts that will keep our car from functioning, like
drivetrain, brakes, suspension, electrical etc.
I think trim and small interior pieces will not keep a car from running
and can be sourced from used cars as they are not wear items.
This way we can keep it simple and short.

I have an old parts fishe that will most likely have all the part numbers
for US cars.

Cheers
-- 
Martin Pajak

http://www.quattro.ca

1982 Audi Ur-quattro (50,000 mi) new project
1983 Audi Ur-quattro (85,000 mi) Concourse d'Elegance
1985 Audi Ur-quattro (212,000 km) Euro spec. import mit 3B :)
1987 Audi 4000s quattro (205,000 km) wintervagen mit 7A :)

> Peter Sinkevich
> Hello listers,
>
>
>
>   I recently sealed the deal for a Helios Blue UrQ and will be bringing it
> home in the coming weeks to put up and begin restoration.  I bought this
> car
> full well knowing the growing concerns of the owners in regards to NLA
> parts
> and the general rarity of parts in general.  I am no stranger to rare
> parts
> for Audi's currently owning several, one of which is a Ginster Coupe
> Quattro.  Some of you might know me from Audiworld, Motorgeek over the
> years
> or more recently when starting my own shop, S Werks Racing Development and
> a
> free and open forum, TDIF.
>
>
>
>   I see a real need to start tracking and listing NLA parts for general
> community reference as well as substitute parts/solutions for the guys who
> don't fall in the purists category and wish to resolve their woes in
> regards
> to parts unavailability so they may continue using their cars as they
> wish.
> In this spirit, I will be going through my '03 (maybe '04) Euro ETKA to
> start to get a handle on the NLA parts list.  What I started to find
> discouraging initially at first glance is the removal of the part numbers
> when parts go NLA!  So my question to you all is 2 prong. Does anyone have
> an older version of ETKA floating about that does not have any NLA UrQ
> parts
> in it, and secondly, what parts in the last few years have gone NLA that
> will not show up in my version?
>
>
>
>   Being as I am a new owner and have no general restoration schedule for
> this car (basically it is as long as it takes to do it right) this NLA
> list
> will be a side project I compile in my spare time.  Anyone who wishes to
> participate is more than welcome and will also receive credit.  I will be
> making a special list/database lookup on TDIF.com where this list will be
> kept up-to-date on a monthly basis and will also show newly NLA parts with
> dates, descriptions and part numbers. including known
> solutions/workarounds.
>
>
>
> Great to be here and I hope I can make some positive contributions to the
> community as I have in the past for other Audi communities.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Peter Sinkevich
>
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