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Hi guys!! Brand new here, just want to say I’m excited to be a part of this community!
Figured I would post up what I have going on! Back in November 2019 I got into an accident on my way to work and my whole front end was smashed in. After going through everything with insurance it made the most sense for me to hang on to the car and rebuild! Now obviously I’m rebuilding to get it mechanically sound, but I’m also going to start with modifications as well 😈😈😈. That being said I’ll share a photo of where I was at day 1:
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So I don’t have much space in my garage and have to do the work outside, so being in New Jersey we had a wet and cold winter so I really had my project on hold until about 3 weeks ago.
So week 1 was as follows: First thing up was stripping the entire car down and removing all the broken parts. So I could really get into the engine bay and asses the damage:
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After removal of all of the busted body parts (bumper, grill, headlights, radiator support, radiator, condenser, radiator fan, intercooler) I was able to get a good look at the engine bay and see what was going on internally. What I found was luckily only a few things: cracked intake, cracked turbo solenoid, cracked oil sensors, broken radiator overflow tube, and cracked oil dipstick tube:
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So now with all the damage assessed, i put my parts order in and get all the small components to replace in week 2. Week 2 consisted of rebuilding my whole radiator core off the car (radiator, fan, and condenser), installing the solenoid, new plastic tube, oil sensers, and new diverter valve (GFB diverter valve) as well as an Injen Cold Air Intake. Now maybe you guys have some comments about it, from what I read its just a good part to add as it replaces plastic valve on the solenoid with a much more reliable metal one for better throttle response. Obviously I have no opinion yet as my car is far from driving. Also fresh oil filter and oil change as well. Once the components were replaced, intake installed, and oil change was done I fitted the radiator support as well as the frame extension braces for the front end to bring me in to week 3:
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This week I am hoping to have the entire radiator assembly back on the car and connected so I can test and see how it runs, also check for leaks. Also hoping to get my fenders and hood from a nice gentlemen up in MA that has a 2013 black audi a5 with its rear end smashed in. Once I can mechanically test, I will be able to start piecing the body panels on, and then last thing to do would be to rebuild and reconnect the headlight assemblies! Also once I can put the new fenders on, I can start to fit the hood and bumper. I have a black Audi S-line/S5 bumper that i am very excited to see how it looks.
Once I can get it mechanically sound, I am thinking of after market exhaust (prob AWE unless any other suggestions), catless downpipe once I re-up on inspection, some megan racing coilovers to drop it about 1.5", set of wheels, light tints, and then a nice little tune. Would love to hear thoughts and tips!
Figured I would post up what I have going on! Back in November 2019 I got into an accident on my way to work and my whole front end was smashed in. After going through everything with insurance it made the most sense for me to hang on to the car and rebuild! Now obviously I’m rebuilding to get it mechanically sound, but I’m also going to start with modifications as well 😈😈😈. That being said I’ll share a photo of where I was at day 1:
So I don’t have much space in my garage and have to do the work outside, so being in New Jersey we had a wet and cold winter so I really had my project on hold until about 3 weeks ago.
So week 1 was as follows: First thing up was stripping the entire car down and removing all the broken parts. So I could really get into the engine bay and asses the damage:
After removal of all of the busted body parts (bumper, grill, headlights, radiator support, radiator, condenser, radiator fan, intercooler) I was able to get a good look at the engine bay and see what was going on internally. What I found was luckily only a few things: cracked intake, cracked turbo solenoid, cracked oil sensors, broken radiator overflow tube, and cracked oil dipstick tube:
So now with all the damage assessed, i put my parts order in and get all the small components to replace in week 2. Week 2 consisted of rebuilding my whole radiator core off the car (radiator, fan, and condenser), installing the solenoid, new plastic tube, oil sensers, and new diverter valve (GFB diverter valve) as well as an Injen Cold Air Intake. Now maybe you guys have some comments about it, from what I read its just a good part to add as it replaces plastic valve on the solenoid with a much more reliable metal one for better throttle response. Obviously I have no opinion yet as my car is far from driving. Also fresh oil filter and oil change as well. Once the components were replaced, intake installed, and oil change was done I fitted the radiator support as well as the frame extension braces for the front end to bring me in to week 3:
This week I am hoping to have the entire radiator assembly back on the car and connected so I can test and see how it runs, also check for leaks. Also hoping to get my fenders and hood from a nice gentlemen up in MA that has a 2013 black audi a5 with its rear end smashed in. Once I can mechanically test, I will be able to start piecing the body panels on, and then last thing to do would be to rebuild and reconnect the headlight assemblies! Also once I can put the new fenders on, I can start to fit the hood and bumper. I have a black Audi S-line/S5 bumper that i am very excited to see how it looks.
Once I can get it mechanically sound, I am thinking of after market exhaust (prob AWE unless any other suggestions), catless downpipe once I re-up on inspection, some megan racing coilovers to drop it about 1.5", set of wheels, light tints, and then a nice little tune. Would love to hear thoughts and tips!
