My S4 wagon project

[nthusiastt]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_3120-small.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_3511.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_3507.jpg

Part Aquisition...

Planning on recoating the hats and calipers painted Arancio Borealis (Lambo orange)... Sold the 340mm front rotors and purchased 370mm rotors.. Will post pictures tonight.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_3230.jpg
A shot with a set of 997 rear calipers.. Doing some test fitting now..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4110.jpg

Version RR 800lb rear 700lb front
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_3847.jpg

custom 4x4 twill interior.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/DSCN3531.jpg

Gallardo wheel with rs4 bag.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_0390.jpg


Sparco DTM RS's orange stitch..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_3563.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_3570.jpg

Random stuff...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4087.jpg

RS4 widebody....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMAG0016.jpg

[nthusiastt]

Adv.1 building me a set of wheels..

Going a bit aggresive.. 19x10.5 front and rear.
cad drawings a few months before production..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/19_Step_Lip_ADV10.jpg

First shots with centerlock and no finishing..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/photo1.jpg

Some promo shots of the finished set. First set of stepped lip wheels adv.1 has made..
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4587337869_d7dc63be01_b.jpg


Some test fitting with one of the rs4 fenders..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_4130.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_4131.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_4129.jpg

[nthusiastt]

Will post more pictures tonight...

[sobewashi]

wow i wanna see the turnout!!

[Jacj3]

I like where this is going, keep it up can't wait to see the finished product.

[fabfred]

can't wait to see the outcome

[grippymonkey]

mmmm something good is coming

[jomadotsavi]

slammed silver wagons are my fave<3!!! especially on a B5 chassis..

[2.5rsti]

Wow this car is going to be sick.

[mister hashimoto]

cant wait to see the other pics, looks like you put some work into it already

[TheKevin]

so far so good. those seats dont look fatboy friendly :(

[Sleepy Wagon.]

I cant fuckin wait! Its going to be soooo mean!

[nthusiastt]

Thanks everyone for the compliments!


slammed silver wagons are my fave<3!!! especially on a B5 chassis..
Well... it will be getting a color change to Supra anthracite with a bit of extra bronze.

[nthusiastt]

Yes my wife was slightly irritated with me for making a huge mess to get 1 picture :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/final.jpg
Pictured is:
- new control arms, uprights, tie rods and every other suspension component with a bushing.
- AWE - DTS
- new alcon 14.5" rotors with the 6 pistons
- used 12.1" rear rotors with a 997 rear 4 piston caliper
- Adv 10.1 3 peice step lip 19x10.5
- New Valeo euro b5 rs4 headlights
- New tail lights
- trim
- wheel and airbag
- Seats.. and I think that's everything :p

[grippymonkey]

parts photo is killin it!

[audi-goodness]

wow... s4 = win win win. i'm excited for the outcome.

[nthusiastt]

Wait till I get started on the motor :)

Planning to do a fully built 3.6 vr6/gt45r/tilton/motec/custom intake and exhaust manifolds. Flat black intercooler with re-anodized orange wiggins clamps. 2 fuel systems, 1 fuel cell so I can run 92 octane at low RPM through small injectors that iddle easy and massive injectors to pump 110 when the 45r begins to spool. Should make 1100-1200 awhp.

Basically the objective is to never think about any of my past projects I regret I sold. An exotic feel (CLk-DTM seats, gallardo wheel, ferrari knob and thinking of a tilton pedal box) with the practicality of a family wagon, the power to destroy nearly anything, with perfect fitment and a clean look, while still being somewhat rare (b5 RS4 widebody).

Couple of my past projects I regret selling:
Deffinetly not hella flush but was quite a while ago...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/suspension/IMG_0606.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/1-1.jpg

[caliban]

can't wait to see the car with all the parts/wheels.

[1fstsdn]

Can't wait to see more pictures of this. This will be sick when its done!

[night87]

dam those wheels are SICK!

[Niterider03]

Wow I'm speechless. Subscribed for sure.

[mister hashimoto]

wagons ftw.....

thats a sick parts pic

[gman1227]

this is going to epic, i cant wait to see the final project, so many part how hard was it to not put some on?

[zulatron]

wowzers this is dopppppppe

[FindingNimo]

wow! i wanna see it finished already!!! hsauiniuncuiahsd ksport ftw!

[ls/lownslow]

cant wait till the end product

subscribed

[1fstsdn]

wow! i wanna see it finished already!!! hsauiniuncuiahsd ksport ftw!


X2!!!!!!!!

[SHaW]

The parts are so sexy and I just cant wait to see the dope progress into completion. Big props on this project!

[I-PANG]

so digging this project!

[Big C]

Def a siiiiiiiiiick ass project. Can't wait to see it finished.

[nthusiastt]

Quick photchop with the caliper color sort of orange... Still need to sync with the shop to get the rebuild kits for the front and rear so I can get them hard anodized orange.. Thinking about doing the rotor hats the same ktm orange too... :confused:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4218.jpg

[lowteg]

wow cant wait to see it done... sweet parts

[belac515]

I can't wait to see this done!

And that parts pic looks like a picture from my christmas dream :D

[DevilsSi1481]

wow its coming together amazingly.

[04pwptehsex]

this bitch is so sick

[jtyler]

This is nuts, I am in love this this build! You had some sick cars before, can't wait to see what this turns out as!

[Maloneyy]

You've got my attention, sir...

:)

[evilchargerfan]

this build is coming along real nicely!

question about teh cf interior trim pieces, did you overlay those yourself?

[erklep]

tittayz! cant wait to see it done

[rafafan 7]

so hot i love b5s with a passion that burns with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns.

[Calitri-Boost]

damn this is nice and your cars in the past were clean too!

[The Skipper]

^sweet jesus homie.... but seriously il loves me a avant, my homie rocks a b6 avant. cant wait to see this done

[Mochimellow]

oh baby!!!@!@

[1fstsdn]

More updates!

[nthusiastt]

Nothing too fun today but I did spend some more money :p

Hartmann stud conversion, flush mount valves and a set of 275/30 re-11's

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4225.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4221.jpg

[jomadotsavi]

balllinnn$$

[Rabbit]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_3847.jpg I had a set of ksports on my MKV, they handled great, but a headache on shitty roads. Looking forward to next update!

[nthusiastt]

Yeah, they are 700lb front, 800lb rear spring rates with correlating valving... I'm trying to correct some of that 3700lb curb weight :)

[ImportImage]

Holy crap! This is epic. I see speedhunters/motormavens in your future.

[nthusiastt]

I see speedhunters/motormavens in your future.

One can hope :D

[04pwptehsex]

where can i get those valve stems?

[godspeed]

wow I'm digging everything so far, looking forward to the rest of this project man!

[bbaction]

Wow dude...just wow!

[noopS]

in for more . this is dope

[genoL]

damn dude, awesome project, iv always loved these wagons and with all these amazing purchases im pretty sure this one will be my favorite. cant wait to see the next update

[nthusiastt]

where can i get those valve stems?

achtuning will hook you up. Tell them Ben sent you ;)

[nthusiastt]

this build is coming along real nicely!

question about teh cf interior trim pieces, did you overlay those yourself?

I didn't. I had Matt at 0Carbon do it for me. We talked about doing a 4x4 twill and Matt wanted to give it a shot so I shipped him out a few things. Came out great and Matt is awesome.

[04pwptehsex]

^ preciate it dood! cant wait to see the end results with this is goin to be soo fucking sick

[onetohate]

im a witness..

[HEcreated487]

this s4 build thread is (.)(.)'s :cool:.... S'CRIBED!!

[rrimportracer]

sickness! looking forward to more goodies!

[nthusiastt]

not much stretch but yes that's a 275/30 on the front :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4233.jpg

[Sleepy Wagon.]

Beasttttttt!

[audi-goodness]

Oh Emm Gee.... hurry up already! lol. Want to see it finished!!!

[nthusiastt]

So my camber in this shot is probably around -3.5 as the uprights aren't currently adjustable but my clearance is pretty good. I need to buy the 034's or sterns since the stockers aren't adjustable. Not looking for to much as the tires were bloody expensive and I'd hate to prematurely wear them out. Also I want the car to perform well around a track :) ...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_4245.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_4247.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/S4build/IMG_4249.jpg

[richard-a]

this is hellafresh.. a beast project sir.. can't be patient anymore to see the finished goods..

[Rabbit]

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AVqiq0eJ0ijeVOM%3A%3Awww.truckmodcen tral.com%2Fforums%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D24%26page %3D26

[Sleepy Wagon.]

WOW!! Monster!

[godspeed]

god damn this is going to be epic

[captain spaulding]

lots of win in this thread.. can't wait to see it come together. Love the engine setup you're going with should sound awesome.

[Calitri-Boost]

this is gonna be so nice.

[Itzmrchan]

Super sick build I bet it's nice to b able to install everything with out waiting to save up for the next part

[nthusiastt]

Super sick build I bet it's nice to b able to install everything with out waiting to save up for the next part

Well this car hasn't moved from the garage for over a year and the parts collection has been going on for a long time. The parts were so expensive I had to wait in for a few months in between. Those seats (sparco dtm-rs) if you look up the retail are 3,200$ per w/o hardware and the wheels are over 1800$ PER WHEEL (adv 10.1 stepped lip concave) through a distributor, and the rs4 widebody had I gone retail would have been 12,000$. I've been pretty lucky in picking up a few deals here and there but they haven't exactly been smashing. My objective with this particular build though is; best of everything no expense spared.

[-kenny-]

cant wait look sick

[Flushness]

i freaking love audis, especialy the S4, hopefully one day i'll get one.
Nice job so far, def gonna look legendary... S4 Wagon, haven't seen many of those.

[jomadotsavi]

comin along reaal niice..

[keychain]

In for moar! :)

[Yo Br0ski]

also watching this thread. car is going to be dope

[shark tales]

this is hellafresh.. a beast project sir.. can't be patient anymore to see the finished goods..

couldnt have said it any better. ridic

[DevilsSi1481]

wow words cant express how amazing this build is!

[parkhard]

Wow the build is coming along nicely! Everything is sick about it! Keep up the good work and i cant wait to see it all put together!

[marinse]

wow subscribed. Cant wait to see more updates!!!

[nthusiastt]

Seriously, thank you guys for the compliments. It's awesome to finally hear some positivity. Thanks stickymonkey for writing about the car in the news blog :) . You guys have an awesome community here! Really motivates me to get out in the garage and start wrenching.

[nef]

Dude, seriously, this should be immense once finished.

[nthusiastt]

Snagged a couple more parts from Achtuning yesterday
I couldn't find any aluminum lug nuts with ball seat bases 14x1.5 so I got these little conversion spacers :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4254.jpg

[audi-goodness]

^^^^ those stern adj uca are what i need for my a4!!!

[CC2]

Then fenders and brakes look sexy! Can't wait to see the finish product.

[hostile6]

holy project batman!
this looks like its going to go well.

cant wait to see it finished.
good work so far!

[Maloneyy]

Hurry aready. damn. :)

[nthusiastt]

I've got tommorow and Thursday off so hopefully I'll have some more progress :)

[wdbdy2000s4]

any updates? looking forward to progress.

Kinda OT, but do you still have the pictures from the post 139 on the following link?
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/226326-Official-B5-RS4-quot-Outlaw-quot-Sedans-Round-The-World-Thread.?p=4361588&viewfull=1#post4361588

[inkedup]

Those wheels look amazing, cant wait to see the finished product.

[remil12]

loving this build. cant wait til this is completed

[FinallyGotaG]

awesome build...

<3 Audis

[gman1227]

when is this car gunna get some moar parts, want to see if build already

[Sleepy Wagon.]

I was thinkin about this wagon a few days ago. Update?

[PacmanG]

superlegitkillnit

[SuperSexyShark]

when is this car gunna get some moar parts, want to see if build already

i knnoooo, got us all riled up nd what not. I wanna see awesomeness!! but i understand the lag of modifying

[teeceRS]

OMG!!! I love Audi's so much!!! People underestimate wagon's, this is going to be amazing!!!!

[jayye_P]

looks like the nearing conclusion of sonething beautiful .

[nthusiastt]

Hey sorry guys,
here's a few shots of some new stuff

I wanted to do orange, but you already "claimed" that. LOL

I was joking with a friend that I should get a huge Seattle Supersonics logo for the back window and get a custom plate that says FU SCHULTZ.

I got new hardware kits for the rotors so here they are being reassembled and a few of the other parts I had anodized orange:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4463.jpg

Garage is much cleaner now [:)]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4458.jpg

All 4 uprights are out, getting cleaned up and ready for new wheel bearings.. I've probably logged 25 hours in the past 2 weeks just cleaning suspension parts and the 4 fender wells. Ruined about 40 towels and went through an industrial size bottle of simple green but it's spic and span inside the fenders [:)]

3 clean and 1 dirty...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4464.jpg

Have spent a bunch of time just cleaning and beginning to reassemble. Car is scheduled to go to the body shop next week and then we're looking at roughly 2-3 months before it's on the road and ready for a magazine :)


I really wanted to take pictures of the fender wells but my garage is so small and I only have this crappy 50mm lens for my 40d... If you guys want to donate to the lens fund please send payment to benjaminraythomas@paypal.com lol!

[DBL_TKE]

Wow this is looking good. Seems like you've spared no expense. I can't wait to see it finished!

[bbell1984]

wow, this is awesome, joined the site just to stay tuned

[Subielove]

This thing is beast!

[Davedavetc]

:cool::cool:

[c_mancuyas8]

love s4's those wheels are goin to look great!

[nthusiastt]

Spent 26 hours this weekend and got all suspension back in with new wheel bearings. Stud conversion is locktighted in but unfortunately I'm going to be busy for the rest of the week. I guess that gives time for the locktight to cure. Tommorow I need to tap out the lug nuts, have the rear rotors turned and shaved down just a bit and balanced after re-assembly. Then the car comes off the jackstands for the first time in over a year. Suspension is re-torqued to spec and measured, then she get's trailed off to the body shop. GETTING CLOSE!!!!!!!!

I'll post pictures by the end of the week!

[jayyetC]

this is gonna be one bada-- audi !

[wantthemall]

this thing would great in MY[/I] driveway lol such a clean car to stance out

[1slow_tc]

nice build...cant wait to see it when you finish

[AF1king_kid]

im so excited to see this car when its done

[RhoadBlock]

My god your goodies are looking gorgeous. Can't wait to see it in action!

[nthusiastt]

DTS, energy suspension transmission mount and new front sway bar links went in last night. Also installed this nifty shelf with a vice :)

[carlitos_sti]

That was an expensive project!!!! holy s**t great work man and keep the good work!!!

[nthusiastt]

Alright guys... Finally out of the garage!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4488.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4498.jpg

Out of the garage, getting some love from motoring unlimited.... [:)]


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4507.jpg


Carrera GT with a dropped motor in the background...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4501.jpg

Off to the body shop in the morning!! Note my gangster fender pull in the rear lol, bleh whatever they are being cut off and replaced with rs4's :)

[nthusiastt]

Just an fyi these quarters are being cut off and replaced with the rs4 ones (which are significantly larger). I just pulled the stockers out with a set of plyers since they will be cut off and scrapped. I just needed to get as close as possible with my ride height so the shop could adjust the camber. Now that that is good, when Andy grafts on the quarters he'll know exactly how much to pull them out so I can get perfectly perfect fitment.

[grippymonkey]

dude this is going to be (and already is) awesome

what tires are those BTW?

[Calitri-Boost]

wow thats gonna be so nice. i love the wheels.

[teamplayer]

Holy crap!!! Can't believe I almost missed this thread. Car is tits!!! I friggin love wagons.

[shadow1]

i love this thing. and i dont even like wagons. lol. love the rims man. thing thing is gonna be beast once its done. are changing the color or keeping it the same?

[nthusiastt]

Thanks guys!

I'm going with Supra Anthracite paint code 1A1

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj21/detuned/miscellaneous/Photo-0029.jpg

[wdbdy2000s4]

how much clearance do you have on the inside in the rear?

[nthusiastt]

A few micrometers. I can't fit a coin between the tire and upright. You can get an 11 wide under there but the outer arches need quite a bit of modification to get them to tuck a beefy tire. I think a 10.5" front & rear is perfect. Suprisingly you can fit wider tires in the front than you can in the rear. If you ran aluminum uprights and pulled the fender you could get 295's under there. The RE-11's that I'm running are on the wide side and closer to 285's so I could have probably ran like a 285 t1-r with the same clearance. Originally I was looking at the 295/30 r-888 but it wouldn't have cleeared the uprights unfortunately because it has one of the largest contact patches.

Here's a shot of the r-888's
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc181/jacko714/Things%204%20Sale/IMG_3970.jpg

[shadow1]

thats gonna look freakin sexy man. OMG.

[mazdakevin]

damn this is hoooooooooooooooooooot!!!!!!

[skeeeett]

omggg this thing is going to be badd assss..one of my fav builds on here keep it up and i cant wait to see it finished.

[nthusiastt]

A shot at the body shop testing out the panel fitment :)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/shop.jpg

[grippymonkey]

http://wrongfitmentcrew.wordpress.com/

I've been posting little snippets of your build on WFC when I can. This thing is going to be really good man!

[nthusiastt]

Dude thanks man, really glad I found this site :)

[I-PANG]

Damn, this thing looks so nice!!
<3 those wheels, look forward to seeing it when the project is done!

[shadow1]

i dont want no more teaser shots. lol. get the work done then take pics. lol.

[05suby]

love this build a lot. the wagon looks so sick.

[c_mancuyas8]

dammit i love this build!!!

[evilchargerfan]

that supra anthracite paint looks hard!!! omfg i wanna steal that color for my car, lol

[Calitri-Boost]

gonna be amazing.

[nthusiastt]

rs4 rear bumper, rs4 door and s4 quarter:
Check out my cheese quarter pull :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/40120_154659177898112_100000620911338_308019_23373 66_n.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/62876_154659254564771_100000620911338_308020_28067 _n.jpg

[nthusiastt]

one of the rs4 quarters pulled apart.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/61253_151926968171333_100000620911338_294641_28491 46_n.jpg

[grippymonkey]

where are you finding these RS4 Wagon parts? awesome stuff

[nthusiastt]

^ I purchased it all about a year ago shipped over from hong kong.

It sustained about 3,300$ damage while in transit though....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/Crate2small.jpg

[DarksideGTI]

Loving this project. I've been thinking about selling my R32 for an S4 and would love to go WB on it.

[shogun]

the anticipation is kill.

[nthusiastt]

Some prep work...

buh bye rock chip bitches!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/64600_155423981154965_100000620911338_311566_52601 38_n.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/39570_155424151154948_100000620911338_311568_31108 51_n.jpg

[nthusiastt]

Glass out

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/64686_155674144463282_100000620911338_312703_55201 70_n.jpg

[nthusiastt]

I'm really kind of bummed about my wheel fender fitment in the front. Thinking about swapping my front to rear. Right now I have +19 front and +16 rear so probably going to swap and throw some spacers on it as a temp fix. Long term fix will be purchasing 1/2" larger lips (will extend the wheel to 11" front and rear) when I need a new set of tires. Anyone have any other ideas?

[DarksideGTI]

I would keep the +16's in the rear as the +19's probably won't be wide enough when the RS4 Rear Fender is on. Plus the et difference isn't going to be enough, if you want it to stick out an additional .5" then you will want some 12mm spacers.

[nthusiastt]

I would keep the +16's in the rear as the +19's probably won't be wide enough when the RS4 Rear Fender is on. Plus the et difference isn't going to be enough, if you want it to stick out an additional .5" then you will want some 12mm spacers.

Strangely you can fit a wider tire/wheel in the front than you can in the rear....

[nthusiastt]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/photo.jpg

[TOMSNEO]

Cant wait to see it finished!

[ls/lownslow]

damn keep on getting better

[godspeed]

This car is just full of win, and then some more win. I just want it to be finished already!

this anticipation is killing me haha

[NySeNyC]

This is an awesome project. I love me some wagons. Keep up the great work. can't wait for the finish product.

[teeceRS]

this car is a perfect example of why I love wide fitted cars. Wiiiiiiide ass tires/wheels, and still low without too too much camber :) Loving it!

[wicked_wrx]

I cant wait to see it all come together.

[nthusiastt]

Thanks guys!
Another cam phone shot :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/67233_157350284295668_100000620911338_319644_58928 83_n.jpg

[DarksideGTI]

they work fast.

[teeceRS]

Thanks guys!
Another cam phone shot :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/67233_157350284295668_100000620911338_319644_58928 83_n.jpg
this screams win!!!

[STOPnGO]

holllllyyy smokes

[nthusiastt]

Gonna have to pull the shite out of the rs4 quarter :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/71516_157606187603411_100000620911338_320179_86232 8_n.jpg

[sdsteez]

loving the build man! got a b5 s4 sedan myself. i know what the price and hassle youre going through to get all these parts...respect!




Loving this project. I've been thinking about selling my R32 for an S4 and would love to go WB on it.

i say if you got the money dont let anything hold you back

[nthusiastt]

^^ Thanks man, yeah it's been a total PITA!

More pictures of some fender work:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/pulled.jpg

and then some smoothing

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/pull3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/pull2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/pull4.jpg

[grippymonkey]

omg very excited!

[Niterider03]

Everything is coming together beautifully.

[nthusiastt]

Went out to the shop today.. Really starting to get excited! :D


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4534.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4530.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4537.jpg

[Sleepy Wagon.]

DAMNNNNNNNN!!! HOLY SHIT! You are for sure going to be one of the main head in Wagon MOB! DAMN!!!

[nthusiastt]

thanks man! :p Hope there's some wagon mobsters in the pnw!

[NySeNyC]

Looking good, looking good !!!! Are you going to paint it the original color or going with something else?

[Sleepy Wagon.]

I say GT3 RS gray or orange!!

[nthusiastt]

Looking good, looking good !!!! Are you going to paint it the original color or going with something else?

changing over to anthracite:

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/893/supra4.jpg

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1993/supra5.jpg

[camelflage]

pure sex. i <3 wagons...

[evilchargerfan]

i <3 ccw's!

[sdsteez]

starting to dislike this thread because it makes me really jealous

[nthusiastt]

First thing for the engine.... Wagner RS4 sidemounts....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4539.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4543.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4541.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4540.jpg

Another shot inside the fender.. Nice and clean :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4531.jpg

[STI_Clint]

So much quality in this build. I love it.

I can't wait for the final product :D

[grippymonkey]

I'm in love! Keep it coming!

[ConnorSurdi]

God damn....Looked through every page. Car is straight sex!

[nthusiastt]

Some cell snaps of some more custom body work.. Decided to try something new to differentiate it a little more...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/photo2-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/photo3.jpg

[nthusiastt]

Little better shot of the fender vent..
Before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/fendercut.jpg

After
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/fendercut2.jpg

Took the roof rails home and polishing them up...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/roofrail.jpg

[soundbomber]

Can't wait to see this beast rollin' around the PNW!

[grippymonkey]

bad arse!!!

[evilchargerfan]

whoa whoa ... wait ... did you say "SIDE MOUNT" ?!

ive heard of top mount and front mount intercoolers .... school me on this "side mount" design please!!!

[Davedavetc]

Iirc they are mounted infront of the front wheels to allow more air to the radiator. That's my idea.

[nthusiastt]

whoa whoa ... wait ... did you say "SIDE MOUNT" ?!

ive heard of top mount and front mount intercoolers .... school me on this "side mount" design please!!!

Yeah, the stock intercooler location for the s4 is side mounted. It makes sense for a v6 twin turbo. The old tt 300zx's used to have the same design. I know the general consensus is side mounts look small and inefficient but the wagners RS4's are massive and the shrouds are score. I'll have to take some snaps of the core comparison so people can see how much larger the we rs4's are over stock.

[godspeed]

god damn this thread is so full of win every time I look at it - I'm getting overwhelmed haha

[TOMSNEO]

More pics of the progress! Sick color btw my boy painted his sc that color.

[pwrFAP]

progress is coming together great

[nthusiastt]

Got my calipers back today... Originaly we were going for candy orange but couldn't get the color just right so ended up going with the base chrome.. Going to set them behind the wheels and see how they look. If it's a little too gnarly, I'll probably send them to dippedparts to see if they can get the color..

All cleaned up with custom RS decals..
Wilwood 4 piston rears and Alcon 6 piston fronts..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4554.jpg

[jbax]

I'm going to def keep up with this thread very sick project wish I could snag a set of wheels and coilovers for my B7 RS4.

[MarkB]

First thing for the engine.... Wagner RS4 sidemounts....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4539.jpg

I have some of these side mounts for my widebody. What other plans do you have for the engine?

[shadow1]

Hurry up and finish this already man. Lol. Even without it painted the thing looks good.

[nthusiastt]

I have some of these side mounts for my widebody. What other plans do you have for the engine?

Not sure, maybe 650's.. Maybe gt's, maybe just rs6's. Ideally I want a motor I can rev to 9,5 without worrying and makes mega power up top but I don't know if the 2.7 will take me there or the vr6 would've gotten me there. I can say though I'm growing tired of spending ten's of thousand's on this build though. Probably won't do anything too nutty unless I get a sponsorship. 500whp will be the least I would expect the car to make, but I probably wouldn't be personally happy with anything under 700 :(

[DarksideGTI]

I would go with a TiAl 770 kit from Agtronic. Make sure it has open dumps too. Revving to 9,500 is going to require a lot of headwork though.

[nthusiastt]

I would go with a TiAl 770 kit from Agtronic. Make sure it has open dumps too. Revving to 9,500 is going to require a lot of headwork though.

Yeah, been thinking about it and AMD is about 5 minutes from my house. Dunno, we'll see... I just don't like internally gated turbo's, for my application I want to run open wastegates.

[DarksideGTI]

What's that you say? External WG's?

http://www.agtronicmotorsport.com/gallery/adam_s4/Adam%20S4%20033.jpg

Agtronic can get the turbo's with external gate housings.

some more eye candy. Marku does amazing work.

http://www.agtronicmotorsport.com/gallery/adam_s4/Adam%20S4%20066.jpg

http://www.agtronicmotorsport.com/gallery/new_gen_s4/New%20Gen%20S4%20085.jpg

http://www.agtronicmotorsport.com/ad_media/manifold_01.jpg

I am seriously thinking about selling my R32 for an S4. I just hate how difficult they are to work on.

[nthusiastt]

Marku's a nut! Are those 770's? I thought they were all internal? Keep the R32 and boost it! I love R32's.

[DarksideGTI]

I think they are modded 770's. The pics are from Guruman's thread on AZ.
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/325505-GURUMAN-s-official-new-build-thread-Tial-R770-Agtronic-Par?highlight=r770

The R32 has been boosted for 2 years. =] I am about to build the motor due to a broken piston and spun rod bearing.

[its.ryu]

Im getting my wheels refinished by Mikey at dippedparts too. Looks like its coming along nicely.

[nthusiastt]

The R32 has been boosted for 2 years. =] I am about to build the motor due to a broken piston and spun rod bearing.

Awesome. Thing is going to rip after it's built.

[c_mancuyas8]

I cant get enough. love the progress of this car and quality of work done and cant wait to see the finished project! Wish i had the funds to do the same lol

[Sleepy Wagon.]

OMFG!!! That motor and welds are amazing!!!

[evilchargerfan]

seriously those welds are friggin awesome :awesome:

[DarksideGTI]

Marku is a robot, so technically they are robotic welds. =]

[sigma 3]

stalking:cool: umm I mean subscribed

[wdbdy2000s4]

whoa whoa ... wait ... did you say "SIDE MOUNT" ?!

ive heard of top mount and front mount intercoolers .... school me on this "side mount" design please!!!

There are two intercoolers that are installed similarly to a front mount but they look cleaner:

http://www.wicked-motorsports.net/images/900hps4.jpg

[nitsuj]

^that setup looks hella clean! I'm feeling it.

[ztotheh]

There are two intercoolers that are installed similarly to a front mount but they look cleaner:

http://www.wicked-motorsports.net/images/900hps4.jpg

OH RLY? That is ILLMATIC!

...Anxiously awaiting moar pics and maybe a finished product!

[TOMSNEO]

Any updates?

[justinedible4]

this is utterly an amazing build.
subscribed.

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t171/justinEDIBLE4/mj_popcorn.gif

[euroflash]

keep up the great work

[nthusiastt]

Nothing too crazy new but here's the same process on the passenger side from beginning to end of what's required for the quarter panel..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/7.jpg

[21wrx21]

AAAHHHHH This makes me want to do the same thing to my subie wagon, awesome build looks great. i wish i had the time and money to do the same.

[nthusiastt]

^^ Do they have OE widebody options for the scoobs?

[KingBaby]

keep it up bro....

gonna be worth every second spent...


10 more post!

[GunMoto]

Amazing build thread! Thanks for taking us each step of the way!

You attention to detail is second to none.

[nthusiastt]

buh bye tire tub!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/149431_164082930289070_100000620911338_351698_3291 656_n.jpg

[jbax]

man this thing is gonna be soo sick when its done cant wait to see the finished result!

[DarksideGTI]

Why are you removing the spare tire tub?

[boostedtc]

keep it up! this build is amazing

[nthusiastt]

Why are you removing the spare tire tub?

Plan on making a functional rear diffuser out of the fake rs4 rear bumper vents and possibly running a gt3 style center exit exhaust. Without the tire tub it makes it more functional (no sharp bends).

[nthusiastt]

no more chrome. Lamborghini orange:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/lambo_alcon.jpg

[justinedible4]

I like!!!!!!!

[greddygalant]

sick build, where in Oregon are, I'd love to see it in person sometime

[nthusiastt]

I actually bought in Oregon 2 years ago. That goes to show how often I've gotten to drive it, lol. I have the Washington plates somewhere...:)

[TOMSNEO]

Your build is inspireing me to go even crazier on my car cant wait to see it finished. Sick color too!

[Niterider03]

The brakes turned out amazing.

[nthusiastt]

^^ Thanks! Pretty phsyched to see those


Your build is inspireing me to go even crazier on my car cant wait to see it finished. Sick color too!

Thanks! I actually changed the requested color about a week ago. Crossing my fingers that it turns out!

[AKrett]

I heard that the guy doing the work is a giant douche bag asshole!

[nthusiastt]

Seriously, I can't stand his face! lolerskatez

[nthusiastt]

Couple shots with the RS decals and some the metallic color changing effect..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/IMG_4579.jpg

[Valesidecc]

Wow this is an amazing build! I'm hooked.. keep up the good work!

[justinedible4]

that pic is exactly what i needed to get me excited about my day! Looks amazing!!!!!!!

[AKrett]

So how much work is it to tear down and rebuild the calipers? Is it very difficult? I think my gti could use some color matched calipers!

[nthusiastt]

So how much work is it to tear down and rebuild the calipers? Is it very difficult? I think my gti could use some color matched calipers!

It's not too bad on the monoblock calipers, just hook up some compressed air and push the pistons out. When I bring them out I'll leave a couple of the pistons in just to show the seal/piston re-install.

[nthusiastt]

Getting some primer:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/76126_166484783382218_100000620911338_363715_80036 86_n.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/149241_166487343381962_100000620911338_363723_3447 675_n.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/73980_166487373381959_100000620911338_363724_32807 03_n.jpg

[TOMSNEO]

Sick!!!!! My cars going back to the shop :(.......canit wait to see your ride finished.

[Davedavetc]

That's some shiney primer

[Marcus]

This thing is going to be awesome!! Keep up and lets see it finished ;)

[AKrett]

I suppose I could just post progress pics here instead of facebook now. HAHA

[needforsleep]

Nice! I can't wait!! LOVE THE BUILD!

[teeceRS]

what color did you choose

[nthusiastt]

I suppose I could just post progress pics here instead of facebook now. HAHA

but but.. .I HAVE PEOPLE SKILLZ!!! lol


what color did you choose

One of the few suprises left, lol :) I probably wont be able to hold it in after I see it though, lol

[04pwptehsex]

so rready to see it out of paint, this car is soo fucking raw its ridiculous!

[TOMSNEO]

More pics :)

[nthusiastt]

getting closer :bananajump:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/c61lude/156667_168814786482551_100000620911338_377485_4127 74_n.jpg?1291240496

[FrankieG35]

Is if finished yet??

[07lexasaurus420]

lol right....slowest build ever.

[TOMSNEO]

I thought it was done getting painted :(

[stirlingw]

soo legit man, this wagon is beast. love it

[nthusiastt]

I thought it was done getting painted :(

what are you talking about, this is the final color! What do you guys think?? It's flat grey with teal and dark grey spots.


lol right....slowest build ever.

it's a little more extensive than wheels and a drop there broski.

[wagon-boy]

Loving this build, very detailed. I'm excited to see the finished painted product.

[04pwptehsex]

it's a little more expensive than wheels and a drop there broski.

fixed ^ ;), love this shit soo ready to see it finished