matty_s6

Ideally you need to measure front and rear wheel arch gap. Going to an et35 is the same as putting a 10mm spacer as long as the width is the same, as going wider alters the amount of spacer required or offset required.

I think its project over for this year, the ecu is still at parcelforce, it has been since 18th June. I don't think I will see it anytime soon and I cannot do anything else untill it arrives.

There's usually a stop start button to switch the system off, or a light in the instrument panel.

I think its going to be a long time untill its running, the new ecu has gone missing and demon tweeks are useless, i would never buy anything from them ever again. I was going to get everything needed to finish it off from them.

The trim pieces have been kept in case anyone needs the set, I have the 4 door pieces too and apart from a few clips they are in good condition. Once its running again, it will be off to get a roll cage made, as there's nothing available to buy.

The ecu will be a haltech if it arrives, the immobiliser will not be there, as its not got one in the ecu.

I don't understand the first post bit, you bought a new engine, then put it into storage for 2 years and then got the issue, or was the new engine put in after the 2 year storage. The fuel would be 2 years old unless you drained it and the fuel filter would be blocked. I fitted a brand new engine from vw into a transporter and they hadn't tightened the new injectors from the factory, I would be checking everything in case its not sealing properly. Did the new engine come timed up, the vw one had no belt and no fuel pump but it had injectors.

Just a small update, while waiting for the ecu to arrive, nearly all wiring that is not required has been removed. The ecu will go behind the glovebox as thats where the engine wiring will come through. The column switches will probably be removed, as the new switches will be on the new steering wheel.

That is low considering the others were at 200 psi, but that was after 2 days and only a few miles so a good run it would probably come up more. Any car that had been started up, moved a few meters then switched of before coming off cold start will be bad on compression for a bit.

How low is the compression, I've had some cars that just needed some gas treatment in the fuel tank that help clean the valves. I did an a2 last week that brought the compression up from 50 psi to 90 psi.

Now free to anyone who can collect, if not they will be going in the scrap pile.

The car will be on standalone engine management, so the fuel pump will be run from the ecu via fuel pump relay, so a lot neater. Everything has been taken out so far, even the door wiring as its going fully stripped. More progress in the near future once parts arrive.

The ccm is out, all wiring will be removed and start from scratch. The windows will be ordered next week, the ecu will be ordered next week.

More interior removed, it still starts too, dash out next to remove unwanted wires and control units. On a plus side, the original issue has been found, a corroded plug behind the dash probably caused its issues.

Due to turning the car into a track car, the seats and door cards are no longer needed. They are green and grey with wooden look trim. They need cleaning up and the rear seat is damaged at the top plastic part but it still locks in place. £200 ono with the wooden look trim. Collection only though from north west, near Preston. I also have other trim pieces from the c5 saloon that are now out of the car.

Ok, after completing the gearbox swap and driving the car for a few months, things have started to fail. The speedo doesn't work, even after putting in a speedo pickup in the gearbox, sensor and repairing the wiring. The electric windows all stopped working. The central locking won't work. The airbag and abs light work as they please. My next step is to strip it and turn it into a track car. I know they are not known for being great on a track, but I will try anyway. The seats are very heavy, so they were first to go, followed by the carpet and now the wiring is being stripped back to bare essential wiring only.

The MOT went well, it passed fine, now all I need to do is rebuild the interior and finish off the small bits like bolt the bumper on fully and tie up any wiring behind the bumper from the automatic transmission.

MOT time tomorrow, hopefully it passes. The abs light has been fixed ( it helps if the sensors are plugged in ), the airbag light only goes out if i unplug the rear seat connector for some unknown reason, the engine light is on as both post cat sensors are in a box in storage ( but as its a pre july 2003 car its not part of the MOT test ) Hopefully the emissions are OK as its got aftermarket cats fitted. The brake pedal has a travel as I've not bought the rs6 master cylinder yet. The rear top mounts are bolted on, I just need to raise the front height an inch or two.

The main thing is take time, don't rush any project.

Thanks, it's been 2 1/2 years of parts sourcing, mostly VAG parts.

Hopefully it is ok, my job is an MOT tester so I've built it as best I can to pass. I think the rear needs lowering an inch more, it was too low before but I raised it too much.

Ok, I'm on the final stretch, I can see the finish line ahead. Hopefully next Friday it can get an MOT. The final parts to complete are, Plug the seats in and clear the Airbag light, Plug the rear Abs sensors in and clear the Abs light, Bolt the front bumper on, Space the rear exhaust down a bit as the tailpipe trims are touching the bumper, Re adjust the rear parking sensor wires as I cut through them when trimming the bumper, Bolt the clutch reservoir to the bulkhead. I will leave the audi r8 rear wheels as they are for now, I can get the new rears to match the fronts in the r8 fitment, it's just not needed for now. The exhaust seems to fit fine, it does sound nice too which was a bonus.

What's wrong with the engine, it seems a big job to start with, but when I took the S6 apart I basically left everything on the subframe and dropped it as a complete unit.

Yeah, just the S6 to finish

The car is no longer for sale