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

Tue Oct 24 11:24:06 EDT 2006

Peter,

I have a PDF verison that has been done straight from ETKA rather than
scanning.  I'll work on getting it on the web.
I know I originally got it on the web, just don't have the link.

Give me till the weekend.

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
> Thank you Mike.  I appreciate your offer to assist.  You are the 3rd
> person
> to already have responded to me and offered a lending hand.  Coming from
> other forums/environments this already gives me a great feeling!
>
> Martin Pajak has offered to go through an old fiche, but I would love a
> copy
> in PDF if possible (I know this might be time consuming so I won't be
> upset
> if you pass).  This would be the most ideal as I can actually extract part
> numbers and descriptions as listed if given to me in a good, clear PDF
> document.
>
> I have taken your suggestion regarding the CGT and have already begun the
> hunt.  I will bascially be putting up a ShelterLogic garage to store/begin
> restoration of the car and there would be enough room in there for another
> car and to work, so purchasing the CGT and having them side-by-side sounds
> like an excellent idea.  Thanks.
>
> I will be assembling the web interface portion of this "NLA parts tracker"
> in the next few days.  At that point I should have it all working and a
> few
> test parts in there for example sake.  Once that is set, I will begin the
> building of the list.  If you want to work on the PDF ETKA doc you have of
> the printed fiche, go ahead and you can email it to pete at s-werks.com
>
> Thanks for the warm hospitality here guys!
>
> Kindest Regards,
>
> Peter Sinkevich
>
>
> On 10/24/06 9:52 AM, "Michael Hopton" <Michael at siliconoptix.com> wrote:
>
>> Peter,
>>
>> Congratulations on purchasing your ur-q. I will certainly help
>> listing NLA parts. Regarding an old copy of Etka, I can't help as
>> I only have a newish Euro version. I do have a paper copy of the
>> parts fiche that Audidudi printed many years back. Let me know
>> if you want a copy. I could probably scan and .pdf it. Since
>> Audi will be deleting the ur-q from Etka soon, I think it is
>> unlikely they will come after me for copyright infringement.
>>
>> If you have space I would buy a Coupe parts car for a lot of the
>> NLA parts. Such as window seals, door trim etc. Coupe GTs are
>> becoming harder to find. If you have a car with old suspension
>> and early fuse box - it will be much harder to "restore" than
>> an '83.5+
>>
>> I started restoring my '83 before my youngest daughter was
>> born and she is seven now.... 'tho I might be ahead of Steve
>> Eiche.
>>
>> Cheers, Mike
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
>> Behalf Of Peter Sinkevich
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:07 AM
>> To: urq at audifans.com
>> Subject: [urq] New (to me) UrQ owner and couple questions
>>
>> 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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