[V8] Fwd: [V6-12v] just bought a 93 100csqa....

[Mike LaRosa]

can i put a v8 in here ? :)

Mike,



--- Mike LaRosa <mrmotoguzzi00 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:51:59 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mike LaRosa <mrmotoguzzi00 at yahoo.com>
> To: v6-12v at audifans.com
> Subject: [V6-12v] just bought a 93 100csqa....
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I'm back in the Audi fold after a long hiatus... 
> this
> time it's a 93 100csqa i bought for extremely short
> money...  and it looks it.... and drives like it...
> 
> Yes, I'm a bit nuts...  this is gonna be the errand
> car...  home depot, the dump, my parents cabin in
> the
> woods car....
> 
> starting fixing mechanicals this week..  body will
> get
> a quicky, clean up the surface rust and quick white
> primer for the time being...
> 
> okay,  couple of questions and observations after
> reading the archives for the v6 12v car.
> 
> Timing Belt...  I'm gonna take a look at the motor
> for
> doing the Miata style swap..  unless somebody has
> looked into this already and can tell me, don't do
> it
> :)
> 
> Seems too easy....
> 
> Car is Alpine White with tan leather interior, nice
> 10
> spoke Audi wheels(probably the nicest part of the
> car)
> bose with cd player... it works rather well with no
> popping...
> 
> suspension has new shocks and tie rod ends, I just
> installed new control arms and ball joints, have not
> driven it yet... hopefully that fixed the wobble at
> 60+
> 
> waiting for a new A/C hose to get installed... leaks
> like a sieve...
> 
> cruise doesn't work... don't really care... at the
> moment anyway :)
> 
> 
> Everything else works good though... all the
> windows,
> lights, rear wiper and squirters, seat heaters...
> 
> 1st Big Bummer....  it was low on oil when i test
> drove it...  after i got it home, i filled it up
> with
> a quart and a half... I know understand why it was
> low... leaks bad from behind the motor... worst case
> is rear main seal is toast..
> 
> what else on the back of a v6 leaks back there ? 
> not
> looking forward to that project... debating on just
> feeding it cheap oil for awhile..
> 
> 
> Question on the body, the side mouldings are coming
> off...  the clips are broken, bought new clips...
> but
> the real issue is the mouldings themselves.. where
> the
> clips connect to the moulding is all rusted.... will
> newer mouldings from a 95+ a6 fit ?
> 
> thanks 
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
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