[urq] urq custom paint jobs
Patrick Carlier
p.carlier at pandora.be
Wed May 21 12:15:47 PDT 2008
In a nuttshell :
I've got this great 1981 ur-q body . Bought it as an empty shell .
No engine, gearbox , interior , dash , wheels etc . But for an '81 the body is in great
shape , and the price was ridicoulisly low . Then I started collecting parts .
A wrecked S2 donated the 3B engine and complete drivetrain and suspension , urS4 six speed transmission ,
CQ black leather interior . Audi 80fox extended dash ( taxisdah ) .
Anyway , everything needed to make an absolutely great car is available now .
Then I was thinking , as its really gonna be a parts bin on wheels anyway . Hardly any original part
left besides the shell and the windows . Why should I stick with the original colours .
Altough I'm very fond of the antracite black . And if the coulours are not gonna be original , why not
do a custom paint job .
When I was 20 years younger , I did a flame paint job on my first car .
It was an ugly , underpowered worthless piece of junk really .
But nowadays people in our village still remember that flaming Renault R12 .
So I was wondering . Are there any good examples of custom painted ur-q out there .
Like to see some pictures if there are .
Don't know if I'de go for flames again . After al I'm not a 20 year old kid anymore .
Bu then again the ur-q is not an underpowered ugly piece of junk is it .
Thoughts , examples ....
Fire away :))
Pat
Belgium
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