MjRocket

Thank You!

I believe the "S"and "4"were off from a 911, they were reversed and read 4s

I'm on it!

MjRocket

Snapped this one today while out for a drive.

pmb692

I replaced a coolant fan in my 89 S4 (the drivers side one was squealing like a pissed off pig), and reinstalled a rear muffler from a GT. (I was running X pipe, factory mids, and RMB) The car sounded great with that setup when at idle, but at WOT it was just too loud and unrefined. The GT muffler with the x pipe gives it a great sound and I'm glad I made the change. I also had the chance while the car was on the lift to check out the power steering rack that I rebuilt last month. Still going strong with no leaks. Yaay!

The Deputy

I'd bought one of those dent removing kits from the parts store a while back...so I thought it was time to put it to use.

First, washed off the area where said door dings resided with warm soapy water, heated up the glue gun, applied some to the applicator pull tool, waited the eight minutes as required, installed bridge assembly, tighten wing nut...pulled dent. Did two more dings, polished area where dents were...and then rewaxed the entire car. Cleaned the windows, checked all fliud levels under the hood, all good to go, but just threw the cover over her. Now, she just rest...until the rain ends.

Brian.

Bertrand Daoust

I just installed my new (to me) 4" MB Quart door speakers.
Sounds great!

Thanks Matt.

MjRocket

Awsome my friend!

Glad you were able to get it figured out.

Love the look of those door panels.

Bertrand Daoust

Thanks to you my friend.

Alan

I added some new underhood lights in a new configuration - I was inspired by the discussion of this on Gary Knox's car a while back - though I'd actually had the idea to do this a good long while ago.

I found some interesting lights - designed as license plate lamps but very suitable for this:

Pilot Lights: License Plate Lights

They are almost surface mount - but they require a central tail through hole for the connections but it only needs a few MM for clearance and there is plenty behind the hood cross brace. Since I have a GTS where the lights are always on when the hood is open - I have added a switch with LED illumination so that when the hood is open the switch lights up, then only if the switch is closed the 2 underhood lights also light up. Practical use will be - leave the switch off and the lights never come on, consumption is ~6mA for the switch illumination - but only when the hood is open. However the illuminated switch makes it easy to locate the switch in the dark should you then need to turn on the lights.

When both lights are on they consume ~60mA compared to the >700mA that the single 10W festoon consumes. So we have consumption reductions of >90% for the lights on and >99% for the lights off (only switch illumination on) both over the hood open case with stock 10W festoon bulb.

Meanwhile the 10W festoon is approx 120 lumens omni-directional while the dual LED's are 70 lumens total but quite well focussed just on the engine bay, maybe a 90 degree arc. Subjectively they are clearly brighter and the dual lights make for a more pleasing - almost shadow free view of most things. The color temp is of course much closer to daylight too.

Alan

the flyin' scotsman

looks great Bertrand

Bertrand Daoust

Thanks Malcolm.
BTW, have a nice trip!

Alan, nice find.
Looks real good for an alternative to the stock light.
Thanks for posting.

Alan

I think I will actually get one more and put it in the middle to cover up the hole from the stock one.

The switch (especially illuminated) makes so much sense.

BTW when you install these you need to look at the hood closure - these must be mounted forward in the car - right to the edge of the hood cross brace - because the radiator top seal is right there just behind this - there is room but not a whole lot... that keeps them a little cooler than on the engine side too.

... And yes - I need to clean the hood (and many other things too...)

Alan

ltoolio

Is that the switch on the right hand side of the pic? Illuminated in yellowish color and circular in shape?

Alan

Yes that is the switch - a small round illuminated rocker.

Like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291134841271?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648&var=590284600278&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
You do have to drill holes in the hood, so ALWAYS ALWAYS use depth stops!, you could easily drill clean through the outside (and could easily dent it too). I taped up around the existing hole for the lamp flex wire marked out the size I needed then used a nibbler for the big hole then a rotary power file to finish. Fishing wires across the hood is actually pretty easy, I did discover that the wires in my hood were backwards, power was ground and ground was power - someone must have flipped a connector somewhere. I know the hood was off sometime before I got it - some cut and badly spliced wires subsequently cleaned up - this was probably swapped somewhere in in that mess... need to dig into that more - but when i'ts cooler.

Alan

matt_o_70

heads on & Oil Pan gasket.




cam towers on,



New Water Pump and oil pump o Ring.

potdog

Hi all well were do I start. Got the old girl going new fuel E.T.C. you know all the things you have to do after standing for two years. Just overhauled brakes as well .Thank goodness it came from Italy no salt on roads there so no frozen nuts and bolts E.T.C. Had a lot of money spent on it in the past owned by an American by the name of Robert Shipley 2012 ish .