Re: 83 UrQ (fwd)

[William J Murin <murin@uwp.edu>]

Colleagues:

A couple or 3 weeks ago I posted information from an ad for an '83 UrQ 
that had been for ale in the Chicago Tribune.

I contacted the owner and received the following information from him on
Nov. 19.

Asking price on the car was $9900.

List member Bill Elliott who has an '85 UrQ suggested I post the info on
the car to get reactions to the work that has been done.

I'm not sure how interested I am in the car.  While I'm 2/3 serious about
getting an UrQ, I dont know if this is the one for me even though its only
100 miles from home.

I'd appreciate any comments anyone would care to make.

For anyone interested in the car for themselves I cangive you the name and
e-mail address of the owner.

Bill Murin
89 100q

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 20:38:19 EST

Subject: Re: 83 UrQ

Heres the long story on the car.  I believe that I am the second owner but
then again I don't really care if I'm not.  It was in an accident and was
fixed at that time, if I still own the car in the spring I was going to paint
the thing and if I find any work ( factory or otherwise ) that I don't like I
will fix it.
 
I bought the car as a non-runner a few years back,  not suprisingly some bad
wiring was keeping it from running,  there was also enough vacuum leaks to
make it run rather poorly.  Since then the parts I have replaced are listed
below (most from IPC,  should be a fairly complete list): Fuse box and some
connectors, spark plugs, cap/rotor, wires, O2 sensor, timing belt, fan belts,
water pump, thermostat, all hoses, fuel filters - pre and main, Fuel
injectors, rebuilt turbo, new studs for the exhaust manifold ( I also have a
spare manifold), air intake elbow, upper strut bearings, wheel bearings, front
ball joints, engine mounts, transmission mounts, the rear subframe mounts are
aluminum as are the two front mounts on the front subframe, clutch master and
slave cylinders, new brake master cylinder,  the brakes are now vacuum assist
( the hydraulic assist took a poop and was very expensive and way overboard,
if porche deems vacuum assist on 944 turbos is adequate its good enough for
me),  the rear  rotors are same rotors that are used on the front and I made
brackets to attach  rear calipers from 89 corvettes, '90 camaros and firebirds
(yes dorothy, they have parking brakes), the front calipers are new and the
hard lines to the rear have been replaced.

That should pretty much cover the stock stuff,  the "performance" stuff is an
aluminum radiator from Dialnyx ( no secondary ), Koni shocks,  Borbet type "E"
16 inch wheels, Dunlop D40-M2 tires ( new spring '98 ), 1884 4000 quattro
transmission and rear diff which has the 4:11 gears,  Scorpion exhaust,  Abt
dash currently with just the boost gage installed,  I also have a Group A dump
valve that I have not installed yet.  I have the stock transmission, wheels,
and exhaust,  Fiche reader and fiche for the car, Bentley and the supplement
manual, also an 86 MC engine if desired ( toyed with the idea of a bigger
displacement engine, also of moving into the 1990's with electronic fuel
injection but thats another story).

I forgot to add new a/c compressor, receiver drier and o-rings,  recently
checked and recharged with R134,  Currently the things not working are
cruise control because I haven't put it back in yet,  the rear window
washer because the resevoir has a broken tab and the radio because it
doesn't have one