An Update On Our 1985 Audi URQ
Posted on Jun 23, 2020
One of the backfire’s we mentioned in a previous post must have been so severe it blew a hole in the exhaust system! This was already hacked up by a previous owner who removed the silence and clad the baffled inner pipe but left the rear box end on as a pipe hanger. Temporary fix.
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The original floor mats started to dissolve! Apparantly this happens after 35 years. New replacements were sourced from Germany.
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We were visited by the Dirtfish tractor trailer on their way back from the east coast. Photo op!
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Could resist this.
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DIY Auto invited us to the Woodward Drean Cruise press launch
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We just had to try our BRAID SERIE 4 wheels off the rally Quattro. 15x10 et0 with 265 Michelin TB5 tires. I think we understand why the Group B cars had wide bodies.
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Of course the obvious nex thing to do was try the gravel rally setup from the rally car. They fit better but are still quite a bit taller than stock.
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Our 034 Motorsport shift link bushing are so accurate a replic of the factory units that they too dislove after 5 years. The day before a car show of course. Fortunately we had another on the rally Quattro that wasn’y exactly need right now. We’ll have to come up with a better solution for that car, and this one in five years time.
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RADWOOD came to Detroit in September so we dragged three cars there and the dog and pony show.
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The last outing of 2019 was a cars and coffee at AUDI ROCHESTER. Man it was cold.
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After the cars and coffee took thae car to our Quattro guru Phil to get it running right. Unfortunately a leak down test suggested cylinder 4 had some issues. Engine out for a bottom end rebuild!
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The original floor mats started to dissolve! Apparantly this happens after 35 years. New replacements were sourced from Germany.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/42864126855_22014251b7_c.jpg)
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49996120226_d10871a646_c.jpg)
We were visited by the Dirtfish tractor trailer on their way back from the east coast. Photo op!
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/1820/29023401947_f74f3ac3f5_c.jpg)
Could resist this.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/1976/45161824442_6e84873492_c.jpg)
DIY Auto invited us to the Woodward Drean Cruise press launch
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![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48479561491_2f0af766cd_c.jpg)
We just had to try our BRAID SERIE 4 wheels off the rally Quattro. 15x10 et0 with 265 Michelin TB5 tires. I think we understand why the Group B cars had wide bodies.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48538476722_b3d392d2f2_c.jpg)
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48538331441_ab1f0992be_c.jpg)
Of course the obvious nex thing to do was try the gravel rally setup from the rally car. They fit better but are still quite a bit taller than stock.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48580180261_1e13d7e3c0_c.jpg)
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48580324477_4f4ab10070_c.jpg)
Our 034 Motorsport shift link bushing are so accurate a replic of the factory units that they too dislove after 5 years. The day before a car show of course. Fortunately we had another on the rally Quattro that wasn’y exactly need right now. We’ll have to come up with a better solution for that car, and this one in five years time.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48747275747_d01b869c7e_c.jpg)
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48746759653_85e2a975db_c.jpg)
RADWOOD came to Detroit in September so we dragged three cars there and the dog and pony show.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48801701151_a417f7242e_c.jpg)
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48801701176_d0609ae500_c.jpg)
The last outing of 2019 was a cars and coffee at AUDI ROCHESTER. Man it was cold.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48964015336_3ce3bd2040_c.jpg)
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48964193257_2fd9674efd_c.jpg)
After the cars and coffee took thae car to our Quattro guru Phil to get it running right. Unfortunately a leak down test suggested cylinder 4 had some issues. Engine out for a bottom end rebuild!
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49400657583_3dd42175fa_c.jpg)
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