85 UR quattro
#241
06-30-2022, 11:55 AM
However, it wasn’t till next April that we got the call that the engine was fully assembled and Phil needed the car. We couldn’t get it over there quick enough.
Over the next few weeks we got a few tantalizing pictures from Phil of the engine nestling back into the engine bay until in mid-May we got the call we’d been waiting for for nearly two years: “your Quattro is ready to pick up”! With the aid of a friend who was dropping his 911 off for some "Philtention" we ran out there to drive back a running Quattro for the first time in almost two years. It didn’t disappoint.
So what do you do with a running Audi Quattro in the summer? Take it to as many cars and coffee events as you can and forget to take pictures of it off course. Here’s a few. Must try harder LOL
More to come………….
Over the next few weeks we got a few tantalizing pictures from Phil of the engine nestling back into the engine bay until in mid-May we got the call we’d been waiting for for nearly two years: “your Quattro is ready to pick up”! With the aid of a friend who was dropping his 911 off for some "Philtention" we ran out there to drive back a running Quattro for the first time in almost two years. It didn’t disappoint.
So what do you do with a running Audi Quattro in the summer? Take it to as many cars and coffee events as you can and forget to take pictures of it off course. Here’s a few. Must try harder LOL
More to come………….
#242
01-19-2023, 12:51 PM
We’ve had fun sharing our Quattro, with its newly rebuilt engine with people all summer and fall but it’s not been all plain sailing. Read on…
One duty we didn’t expect to put the car through was as a grocery getter but, as needs must sometimes we loaded it up with supplies for a function at our showroom and even sent it to FedEx Store to pickup some printing. We don’t think it minded too much.
Of course we continued to take it to local car meets where it is always popular. We seem to like parking it next to it’s younger siblings, or are they more like offspring?
We even took an opportunity to photograph it outside our local Audi dealership when they weren’t looking.
Perhaps the highlight of the year for it was The Woodward Dream Cruise week and its involvement with the associated Woodward Rally Cars club events.
One duty we didn’t expect to put the car through was as a grocery getter but, as needs must sometimes we loaded it up with supplies for a function at our showroom and even sent it to FedEx Store to pickup some printing. We don’t think it minded too much.
Of course we continued to take it to local car meets where it is always popular. We seem to like parking it next to it’s younger siblings, or are they more like offspring?
We even took an opportunity to photograph it outside our local Audi dealership when they weren’t looking.
Perhaps the highlight of the year for it was The Woodward Dream Cruise week and its involvement with the associated Woodward Rally Cars club events.
Last edited by team illuminata; 01-19-2023 at 12:59 PM.
#243
01-26-2023, 10:13 AM
As a final fling we got brave enough to dirive the car two hours north to the NOWO car show in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Where it received a lot of attention.
That trip was enough to prompt its first oil change so up on the hoist it went.
Also, as we had it trapped, we decided to address its somewhat poor running characteristics. It was struggling to run smoothly on boost and was definitely running rich at idle. The problem was that without a wide band o2 sensor on the car we didn’t know how rich or when. We had to address that in a subtle and reversible manner of course. We borrowed the AEM wide band sensor and gauge destined for our Quattro rally car, if we ever finish it, and ordered up a clamp-on bung for the sensor. We put the sensor after a spare, gutted CAT we had and in a part of the exhaust that will likely get replaced soon, so no harm done.
Then we temporarily rigged up the gauge and a power supply and fired it up.
Indeed it was running very rich at startup and once warm and on the road. We spent a few days test driving and fiddling with the idle screw and mixture screw and eventually got it to behave somewhat. It still isn’t quite perfect on boost but at least it’s not too rich or worse, too lean. Still, we were quite surprised how much we had to back off the mixture screw to get it in the zone so maybe there is something else going on but, If you didn’t know what we did to get it where it is now you’d say it was behaving pretty nicely. We would have continued to refine the “tune” but someone dumped a million pounds of salt on our roads so now it’s quarantined till April. Not to worry; there’s a long list of other projects we can tackle. We’ll fill you in as we get stuck into those.
Before it got stranded in the workshop we did get chance to grab a picture with almost all the fleet together outside. Just need to finish that damned rally Quattro.
That trip was enough to prompt its first oil change so up on the hoist it went.
Also, as we had it trapped, we decided to address its somewhat poor running characteristics. It was struggling to run smoothly on boost and was definitely running rich at idle. The problem was that without a wide band o2 sensor on the car we didn’t know how rich or when. We had to address that in a subtle and reversible manner of course. We borrowed the AEM wide band sensor and gauge destined for our Quattro rally car, if we ever finish it, and ordered up a clamp-on bung for the sensor. We put the sensor after a spare, gutted CAT we had and in a part of the exhaust that will likely get replaced soon, so no harm done.
Then we temporarily rigged up the gauge and a power supply and fired it up.
Indeed it was running very rich at startup and once warm and on the road. We spent a few days test driving and fiddling with the idle screw and mixture screw and eventually got it to behave somewhat. It still isn’t quite perfect on boost but at least it’s not too rich or worse, too lean. Still, we were quite surprised how much we had to back off the mixture screw to get it in the zone so maybe there is something else going on but, If you didn’t know what we did to get it where it is now you’d say it was behaving pretty nicely. We would have continued to refine the “tune” but someone dumped a million pounds of salt on our roads so now it’s quarantined till April. Not to worry; there’s a long list of other projects we can tackle. We’ll fill you in as we get stuck into those.
Before it got stranded in the workshop we did get chance to grab a picture with almost all the fleet together outside. Just need to finish that damned rally Quattro.
#244
08-17-2023, 01:21 PM
OUT OF HIBERNATION
When we left you back in January, we’d put the car away for the winter in pretty good shape with it running quite well. Before we got it out again, we thought we’d fix the horrible grinding noise coming from the passenger window regulator so we pulled the door card off and wrestled it out of the door.
Once we got into the mechanism, we found that the cable had stretched and jumped the spiral tracks on the pulley. We realized we had to replace the cable.
In order to get the cable out we had to disassemble the glass holder from the slider track. This meant drilling out the rivet from the bottom pulley wheel. Disconnecting the cable from the drive pulley and glass holder, making a new cable then reassembling it all. It was a lot of work but we managed it, with some help.
Assembly was the reverse of disassembly, after a lot of cleaning.
After popping it back in we decided the car deserved a new vapor barrier.
We celebrated by showing off our power window at some local car events.
When we left you back in January, we’d put the car away for the winter in pretty good shape with it running quite well. Before we got it out again, we thought we’d fix the horrible grinding noise coming from the passenger window regulator so we pulled the door card off and wrestled it out of the door.
Once we got into the mechanism, we found that the cable had stretched and jumped the spiral tracks on the pulley. We realized we had to replace the cable.
In order to get the cable out we had to disassemble the glass holder from the slider track. This meant drilling out the rivet from the bottom pulley wheel. Disconnecting the cable from the drive pulley and glass holder, making a new cable then reassembling it all. It was a lot of work but we managed it, with some help.
Assembly was the reverse of disassembly, after a lot of cleaning.
After popping it back in we decided the car deserved a new vapor barrier.
We celebrated by showing off our power window at some local car events.
#245
11-09-2023, 10:12 AM
DETAILING, PAINT CORRECTION & CERAMIC COATING
We entered the car for the DeutscheMarques car show at the Gilmore Car Museum. DeutscheMarques is the largest German car show in America and the Gilmore Car Museum is an automobile museum located in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about a two-hour drive from us. The museum exhibits over 400 vintage and collector vehicles and motorcycles from all eras in several vintage buildings located on a 90-acre campus. The museum claims to be the largest automobile museum in North America. So just a little bit a very prestigious event!
Therefore, we thought we should probably get the car detailed as it has been touched by anyone armed with more than a bucket of warm water for a good few years. We entrusted the car to our friends (yes, literally) at Auto Europe in Birmingham and actually scheduled it for a full detail, paint correction and ceramic coating. We were amazed by the results. The only down side is that we are now too nervous to touch the car, it looks so good.
Besides the Quattro we also entered our 911 rally car, the Cayenne Timsyberia and the 85 911. It was still dark when we set off; or, should we say tried to set off.
Because it was so early it was a little chilly so we decided to put the windows up. The driver’s side went up but the passenger side, the one we’d just fixed, made al the noises but didn’t budge. We’d gone literally 10yds. We drove back inside and took the door car off to diagnose the problem. Hopefully we could still go though it had started to drizzle outside. We definitely needed the window up even if it didn’t go down again.
Once inside we discovered the motor was spinning but the cable seemed to have detached from the regulator. We eased the window into the up position and clamped it there with some vice grips; slapped the door card back on and set off, an hour late.
Although we arrived an hour later than intended the show hadn’t yet started so it wasn’t a problem. We still found a great spot to park, next to a couple of other Tornado Red icons as it turned out.
As it happened they were no match for our “Best of the 1980s AUDI”.
It was good that we fixed the passenger window in the up position rather than down as it poured down all the way back to hour showroom which took 2 hours. When we got back, we took everything apart again and discovered the crimps on the drive wires had failed so now we need to rebuild it again only better this time.
NORTHVILLE
The last outing of 2023 for the car was a small concours event held in Northville, Michigan. This was fairly unique in that it was judged by high school students. Needless to say, they were younger than almost all the cars there. We didn’t win but we had fun anyway and, unusually, weren’t the only Quattro in attendance.
We entered the car for the DeutscheMarques car show at the Gilmore Car Museum. DeutscheMarques is the largest German car show in America and the Gilmore Car Museum is an automobile museum located in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about a two-hour drive from us. The museum exhibits over 400 vintage and collector vehicles and motorcycles from all eras in several vintage buildings located on a 90-acre campus. The museum claims to be the largest automobile museum in North America. So just a little bit a very prestigious event!
Therefore, we thought we should probably get the car detailed as it has been touched by anyone armed with more than a bucket of warm water for a good few years. We entrusted the car to our friends (yes, literally) at Auto Europe in Birmingham and actually scheduled it for a full detail, paint correction and ceramic coating. We were amazed by the results. The only down side is that we are now too nervous to touch the car, it looks so good.
Besides the Quattro we also entered our 911 rally car, the Cayenne Timsyberia and the 85 911. It was still dark when we set off; or, should we say tried to set off.
Because it was so early it was a little chilly so we decided to put the windows up. The driver’s side went up but the passenger side, the one we’d just fixed, made al the noises but didn’t budge. We’d gone literally 10yds. We drove back inside and took the door car off to diagnose the problem. Hopefully we could still go though it had started to drizzle outside. We definitely needed the window up even if it didn’t go down again.
Once inside we discovered the motor was spinning but the cable seemed to have detached from the regulator. We eased the window into the up position and clamped it there with some vice grips; slapped the door card back on and set off, an hour late.
Although we arrived an hour later than intended the show hadn’t yet started so it wasn’t a problem. We still found a great spot to park, next to a couple of other Tornado Red icons as it turned out.
As it happened they were no match for our “Best of the 1980s AUDI”.
It was good that we fixed the passenger window in the up position rather than down as it poured down all the way back to hour showroom which took 2 hours. When we got back, we took everything apart again and discovered the crimps on the drive wires had failed so now we need to rebuild it again only better this time.
NORTHVILLE
The last outing of 2023 for the car was a small concours event held in Northville, Michigan. This was fairly unique in that it was judged by high school students. Needless to say, they were younger than almost all the cars there. We didn’t win but we had fun anyway and, unusually, weren’t the only Quattro in attendance.
#246
01-11-2024, 02:29 PM
TEAM ILLUMINATA MOTORSPORT 2023 FLEET REVIEW
85 QUATTRO: https://teamilluminata.com/blogs/85-ur-quattro
This year we got to drive and show the 85 Quattro a few times. We are still chasing some minor drivability issues and the passenger side window regulator is awaiting its third fix attempt but we can now enjoy the car. We got it fully detailed, paint corrected and ceramic coated at Auto Europe early in the year and it has never been cleaner. We really enjoyed showing the car at the DeutscheMarques show at the Gilmore Museum and a concours in Northville as well as numerous cars and coffee events.
84 911 RALLY CAR: https://teamilluminata.com/blogs/84-porsche-911
Not a lot of work on the 911 rally car this year but we got to drive it quite a bit. The year started out with some new wheels and tires as we upped our game with tire width. Then we replaced the front anti roll bar bushings and fixed an oil leak. We took the car to plenty of cars and coffee events but the standouts were our attendance at the Woodward Dream Show at M1 Concourse with around 15 other rally cars as part of the Woodward Rally Cars (WRC) Group. We were also invited back to the American Speed Festival at M1 where we demonstrated the car’s track capabilities and the Empire Hill climb again. Not a bad year for the little car that can.
83 QUATTRO RALLY BUILD: https://teamilluminata.com/blogs/quattro-rally-build
We are closing in on finishing the dry build phase of this project. Once we get the wiring done, we can disassemble the car and prep the shell for paint. Hi-lights this year include, power steering pump mount, hood pins, A-pillar gussets, handbrake lever delete, radiator ducting, cold air intake, spare tire, intercom, fire extinguishers, map light, dash cover, power wiring and the bumper and hood slot mesh.
89 944 TURBO: https://teamilluminata.com/blogs/89-944-turbo
Early in the year we got a new addition to the fleet. A 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo (951) fully built race car and all its spares. We are not sure what we’ll do with this one yet or how it will fit into our marketing plans but it does look good in the showroom. As it’s not even close to being street legal we haven’t driven it much but we did shake it down at a local autocross in the summer where, despite its wide Hoosier R7 tires, it performed very well and was very easy to drive. The only real mechanical work we have performed on the car is to give it some proper BRAID wheels and more autocross and track day friendly tires. Hopefully we’ll have some opportunities to get this beast out on a track during 2024 so we can see what it can really do in the environment it was built for.
2005 CAYENNE (TIMSYBERIA): https://teamilluminata.com/blogs/timsyberia
The Timsyberia Cayenne continues to fulfill its daily driver and TSD rally roles admirably while keeping us on our toes mechanically. No Cayenne nightmares have appeared and it has never let us down but we have had to fix a small oil leak, and replace the hatch struts during 2023. We gave it some 17” BRAID wheels and Blizzak winter tires recently and some rust protection from Krown as it’s just so clean. We took the car up the actual Sno*rift rally and also used the car to discover Northern Michigan’s trails on two separate occasions. We also participated in the Son of Sno*Drift TSD rally in what passes for winter these days. We were entered for the Press On Regardless TSD rally in the Fall but a back injury saw us withdraw a couple of days before. We’ll be back to conquer that one in 2024 however.
2015 SPRINTER (RALIVAN): https://teamilluminata.com/blogs/ralivan2
Of all our vehicles that actually drive this might me the one we’ve used the least this year. About the only proper road trip we’ve used it for was when we dragged our 911 up to the Empire Hill Climb again. Before we could do that, we had to address the cooling issues it had exhibited the last time we did this. To be sure we didn’t have any more issues about a month before the event we replaced the radiator and viscous cooling fan and give it some new coolant and a transmission service. Other work on the van involved wiring the heating elements of our amazingly comfortable Scheel-Mann seats and installing a bulkhead to separate the cargo area from the cabin. We also took the van to the Mercedes dealer in Novi for a recall and to have the 70mph governor deleted from the ECU. We now can rip at around 85 if we want to!
85 QUATTRO: https://teamilluminata.com/blogs/85-ur-quattro
This year we got to drive and show the 85 Quattro a few times. We are still chasing some minor drivability issues and the passenger side window regulator is awaiting its third fix attempt but we can now enjoy the car. We got it fully detailed, paint corrected and ceramic coated at Auto Europe early in the year and it has never been cleaner. We really enjoyed showing the car at the DeutscheMarques show at the Gilmore Museum and a concours in Northville as well as numerous cars and coffee events.
84 911 RALLY CAR: https://teamilluminata.com/blogs/84-porsche-911
Not a lot of work on the 911 rally car this year but we got to drive it quite a bit. The year started out with some new wheels and tires as we upped our game with tire width. Then we replaced the front anti roll bar bushings and fixed an oil leak. We took the car to plenty of cars and coffee events but the standouts were our attendance at the Woodward Dream Show at M1 Concourse with around 15 other rally cars as part of the Woodward Rally Cars (WRC) Group. We were also invited back to the American Speed Festival at M1 where we demonstrated the car’s track capabilities and the Empire Hill climb again. Not a bad year for the little car that can.
83 QUATTRO RALLY BUILD: https://teamilluminata.com/blogs/quattro-rally-build
We are closing in on finishing the dry build phase of this project. Once we get the wiring done, we can disassemble the car and prep the shell for paint. Hi-lights this year include, power steering pump mount, hood pins, A-pillar gussets, handbrake lever delete, radiator ducting, cold air intake, spare tire, intercom, fire extinguishers, map light, dash cover, power wiring and the bumper and hood slot mesh.
89 944 TURBO: https://teamilluminata.com/blogs/89-944-turbo
Early in the year we got a new addition to the fleet. A 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo (951) fully built race car and all its spares. We are not sure what we’ll do with this one yet or how it will fit into our marketing plans but it does look good in the showroom. As it’s not even close to being street legal we haven’t driven it much but we did shake it down at a local autocross in the summer where, despite its wide Hoosier R7 tires, it performed very well and was very easy to drive. The only real mechanical work we have performed on the car is to give it some proper BRAID wheels and more autocross and track day friendly tires. Hopefully we’ll have some opportunities to get this beast out on a track during 2024 so we can see what it can really do in the environment it was built for.
2005 CAYENNE (TIMSYBERIA): https://teamilluminata.com/blogs/timsyberia
The Timsyberia Cayenne continues to fulfill its daily driver and TSD rally roles admirably while keeping us on our toes mechanically. No Cayenne nightmares have appeared and it has never let us down but we have had to fix a small oil leak, and replace the hatch struts during 2023. We gave it some 17” BRAID wheels and Blizzak winter tires recently and some rust protection from Krown as it’s just so clean. We took the car up the actual Sno*rift rally and also used the car to discover Northern Michigan’s trails on two separate occasions. We also participated in the Son of Sno*Drift TSD rally in what passes for winter these days. We were entered for the Press On Regardless TSD rally in the Fall but a back injury saw us withdraw a couple of days before. We’ll be back to conquer that one in 2024 however.
2015 SPRINTER (RALIVAN): https://teamilluminata.com/blogs/ralivan2
Of all our vehicles that actually drive this might me the one we’ve used the least this year. About the only proper road trip we’ve used it for was when we dragged our 911 up to the Empire Hill Climb again. Before we could do that, we had to address the cooling issues it had exhibited the last time we did this. To be sure we didn’t have any more issues about a month before the event we replaced the radiator and viscous cooling fan and give it some new coolant and a transmission service. Other work on the van involved wiring the heating elements of our amazingly comfortable Scheel-Mann seats and installing a bulkhead to separate the cargo area from the cabin. We also took the van to the Mercedes dealer in Novi for a recall and to have the 70mph governor deleted from the ECU. We now can rip at around 85 if we want to!
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