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Build Diaries => Aventador => Topic started by: Jets303 on April 29, 2019, 10:59:04 AM
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Hey guys! Have not been on in some time, but I've been a long time member of both Lamboclone and Mad Mechanics. Was one of the very first members of this site back when Chris (NoBull) owned and ran it. I got out of the industry a bit to pursue other hobbies but I missed it enough and well here I am!
I started my replica career with a Murcie Lp640 build that came out pretty awesome! Got it about 75% done and burnt out (like everyone else) but it went to a good home. The guy who bought it owned a body shop so I'm sure its gleaming by now!
I've done a lot of deals with IKR, Murci Me, 6.0 nut, and Adrian Burton. Some of the old school guys who traded parts back when we were building Murci's and Diablos! Hope those guys are well and still active!
Well enough about that, I'm sure you're curious to see my car. I will start from the beginning. I started with an Armstrong chassis that I cut and modified to make work on the Aventador shell. They are solid chassis's that utilize simple yet effective suspensions. I used a Wilwood brake kit all around and am currently building front A arms to replace the factory ones. The rear suspension was stretched and utilizes the big brake kit also.
Im using a Duraflex racing shell and an Audi 4.2l V8 mated to the factory auto trans. You can find those here fairly cheap as I paid $800 for a wrecked car with 107k miles on it. The shell I had shipped from Rhode Island down to Colorado! That was a pain! OEM wheels, OEM exhaust, OEM lights all around. Planning on transplanting the S6 interior for now to get things up and running. About 3 months in and Im moving a lot faster the second time around! Enjoy the pics guys and feel free to ask any questions. Lets keep it educational and uplifting, so many times in this industry it turns into a screaming match.
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I am using an Audi 4.2L V8 and transmission from a 2004 Audi S6. Fits in the engine bay nice and snug!
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Modified a set of RS6 headers to fit, little bit of work but not bad.
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Stretched CV axles. True'd up by Doug's Balancing
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Hand made 14 gallon Aluminum fuel cell pressure tested to 40psi. How bout that Aluminum tig ::headbang
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More frame work and the Duraflex Racing shell temp mounted. Also working on an intake box printed out of ABS.
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Shell with motor in, inner doors
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My Murc from back in 2013
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A great looking build and thanks for posting progress pics. I had a few questions if you wouldn't mind.
1. What windshield and door glass are you planning on using with the Duraflex body? Is OEM required?
2. How are you making the S6 transaxle work for rear wheel drive since they were all Quattro in North America? I thought the input shaft was hollow on them vs. solid in the FWD version which made them weak when converted according to info on GT40 forums.
I look forward to see more pics as you progress.
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Great progress!! Awesome to see another Aventador build. :) I look forward to your updates.
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A great looking build and thanks for posting progress pics. I had a few questions if you wouldn't mind.
1. What windshield and door glass are you planning on using with the Duraflex body? Is OEM required?
2. How are you making the S6 transaxle work for rear wheel drive since they were all Quattro in North America? I thought the input shaft was hollow on them vs. solid in the FWD version which made them weak when converted according to info on GT40 forums.
I look forward to see more pics as you progress.
1. The duraflex shell utilizes the Nissan Maxima windshield that is very easy to find! The side windows I will have to use OEM
2. So if you notice on the picture I actually deleted the rear axle in the transmission. Marty Sweatt did it on his MR2 swapped 4.2l and it worked great. The cv axle was hollow but had .25'' wall tubing which is pretty strong so at 350 hp stock, I don't think ill be twisting any steel. (crosses fingers)
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Jets, I will be cutting the quarter windows from a windshield which should have close to the correct curvature. OEM glass for those two can run north of $1500 a side. If you have a better idea text me, or share with the group!
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In addition, I did restructure my doors to get the glass to go all the way down! ::toothy
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Jets, I will be cutting the quarter windows from a windshield which should have close to the correct curvature. OEM glass for those two can run north of $1500 a side. If you have a better idea text me, or share with the group!
I was going to try a few tricks I picked up on shaping Lexan. Don't know if they will work but I will text you if it does. You gonna use a water jet?
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Diamond saw. I was going to see if Colorado waterjet could do it for a decent price (I use them a lot). If so, I can get them to cut yours as well. :LL:
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I may want to get in on that too if the price is reasonable. I had planned on cutting the quarter's myself from a windshield. I managed to get the engine bay glass cut and tempered by a local place for about $250 (usd) each... much better than the $1500 OEM price each. Unfortunately they don't cut curved glass.
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Diamond saw. I was going to see if Colorado waterjet could do it for a decent price (I use them a lot). If so, I can get them to cut yours as well. :LL:
So I talked to them, and they will not do it since it is curved. I will let ya'll know how the diamond cutting goes. My initial tests were excellent.
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Bummer on the water jet! Well let me know how the diamond saw goes
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Welcome back......Very nice work Jets303,maybe you & footcutter can revive this forum with some fresh post of work.s in progress,many people here would like to post pictures ,and see new work ,but fear of DOG OUTS,trash talkers and shear disrespect keep them from posting, pictures and new members keep our forum lively ,usable and function as a plethora of new idea,s for frame/chassis and new automotive engine / trans. combinations.Continue Jets303 !!! you have our attention.
***** I would like to see more members posting picture,guys push them outside dust it off & post some new pictures ,front,rear,both sides.*****
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Your build looks good, I’m still in the trying to find parts stage and am working with another member here on a monocoque. Nice work.
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Thanks IKR, you’ve been a big help along the way. Let me know when you send those mirrors!
Thanks Wayne, we all need to help each other finish these Aventadors!
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Build my front suspension this past weekend. Custom control arms made out of .120 wall DOM. Powdercoated and all new ball joints. New poly bushings also. Feels a lot stiffer.
Motor update: finished up the wiring and should have a cranking motor by end of weekend! I’ll post a vid of it running!
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Jets! Project looks great. I do have a question tho. The Duraflex body? Any issues with it? Happy with the work on it? I have heard so many horror stories about their products. Mostly the bumper covers, lip kits ect they offer. Your the first full body I have seen. Making me second guess just doing my rocket bunny fiero. lol.
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Build my front suspension this past weekend. Custom control arms made out of .120 wall DOM. Powdercoated and all new ball joints. New poly bushings also. Feels a lot stiffer.
Motor update: finished up the wiring and should have a cranking motor by end of weekend! I’ll post a vid of it running!
Beautiful fab work! ::headbang
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Welcome back man!!!!!!!!
This is going to be a work of art, your fab skills are INSANE!!!!!
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Jets! Project looks great. I do have a question tho. The Duraflex body? Any issues with it? Happy with the work on it? I have heard so many horror stories about their products. Mostly the bumper covers, lip kits ect they offer. Your the first full body I have seen. Making me second guess just doing my rocket bunny fiero. lol.
Hey Craig, thanks! Dude I can’t complain about the shell. It is very uniform and thick all the way around. They applied plenty of gel coat to bodywork and most all my panels line up great. Plus they were awesome to work with, I would recommend them to anyone!
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Front trunk frame out took most of the day. Roll cage tomorrow
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turned pics
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Front trunk frame out took most of the day. Roll cage tomorrow
Nice work!
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Some pics from the long holiday weekend. Feeling very good about the speed of the build. Motor is in, car is running, frame is almost done and bodywork starts in 2 weeks. It took me about 18 months to get to this point on my Murci project and I started the Avent in January!
https://youtu.be/6D2TEfwSaSM
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SEEE, almost done already?!?!?!?!?
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Love the engine bay trim. Are those OEM panels or did you make them. Impressive.
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Some pics from the long holiday weekend. Feeling very good about the speed of the build. Motor is in, car is running, frame is almost done and bodywork starts in 2 weeks. It took me about 18 months to get to this point on my Murci project and I started the Avent in January!
https://youtu.be/6D2TEfwSaSM
That engine bay is absolutely beautiful! ::headbang
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Go Jets!! I loved your Murci, this is already better. Can’t wait to see this thing driving around, looks like it won’t be long.
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Love the engine bay trim. Are those OEM panels or did you make them. Impressive.
Ya man, all OEM panels with a ton of trimming cutting and bending
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Go Jets!! I loved your Murci, this is already better. Can’t wait to see this thing driving around, looks like it won’t be long.
I remember you bro, thanks!
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Some light stuff over the weekend. Brakes powder coated, installed, bled and working great. Powder coating the battery box today and finishing up some wiring so I can get the steering column installed. Making a wall of relays for various items. Almost turn key on my motor!
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Some light stuff over the weekend. Brakes powder coated, installed, bled and working great. Powder coating the battery box today and finishing up some wiring so I can get the steering column installed. Making a wall of relays for various items. Almost turn key on my motor!
Pretty awesome!
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Slow down already! You are building this way to fast... :)
seriously, nice work!
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Few more hours on the rig, seriously flying on this build! Having a good time, its like going back to an old job you used to love lol
Electric power steering is coming off a Chevy equinox, if anyone is interested in it, pm me
Brakes look a little small behind the wheel but it'll work for now.
Filled in the small gap in the back engine bay area alongside some bodywork
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You so need bigger rotors! ::toothy
I have 15" on the front and 14" on the rear both 6 piston, and I think they still look small. You certainly are cooking, I am just trying to keep up!
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what is the set up for the electric PS??? is it variable or will it be the same all the time???
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You so need bigger rotors! ::toothy
I have 15" on the front and 14" on the rear both 6 piston, and I think they still look small. You certainly are cooking, I am just trying to keep up!
Dude, it’s bothering the hell out of me but I think for now, I just want to get on the road! What setup are you running?
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what is the set up for the electric PS??? is it variable or will it be the same all the time???
So it’s a complete setup off the 2006 Chevy equinox, runs of the battery and I’m running a pot to control the resistance of the motor. It’s a dial indicator style so if I feel I need more assistance, I just turn the dial up and it’ll give me that. I’m curious to see how it does on high speeds. The hot rod community uses the hell out of them, some guys turn the wheel with their pinky fingers at a dead stop! It’s awesome
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Running a wilwood big brake kit. Wanted to go 16", but 15" was the biggest.
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Not a ton of time these last two weeks but I did manage to get my engine relay panel built. Motor is officially wired in and I can start it with three wires under the dash area! Mounting the radiators and fans now. They are 3 row's out of a Jeep Cherokee. Some Lambo parts that came in also. Slowly coming along!
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Great job on wiring. Very clean and labeled. How easy it is to forget what relay was that for a year from now without a proper label.
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Pulled the shell off today to get some final welding done before sand blast and powdercoat. My local sand blaster has a sweet rotisserie for car chassis's. I want to drive it like this for awhile! Should be gone for about 2 weeks so Im going to be finazling wiring and exhaust in the meantime.
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Too cool, it looks like it would eat something!
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Picked up a cheap wrecked OEM bumper I’m going to fix and possibly mold. Still waiting on my chassis. Motor is all cleaned up and ready to stab. Been pretty bummed out these last few weeks because I can’t do much!
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Exhaust finished up today. Need to finish up re-routing some fuel lines so i can hear this thing!
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Nice!!!
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OEM front bumper cover fits pretty good, need to add some flanges on the fenders but otherwise lined pretty close. The other bumper is about 1.5” narrower and not as tall. Was very surprised to see the hood lines up perfectly!
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looking good,i can t wait to see it moving under it,s own power ....super great job on the build !! i will post some new stuff in the coming months
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Been working on getting the cooling system and power steering done. Unfortunately I had to abandon the bigger Jeep radiators. After changing some body mounts I actually shortened the height between the ground and the rear bat wing. Running some 3 row race radiators off a Honda Civic. Will actually give me more room for the oil cooler and fuel cell.
Also getting ready to start cutting out the grille surrounds that were molded in the shell. I’m running OEM surrounds and OEM grilles. Steady as she goes!
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Finished the OEM bumper mold and man that was more glass work then I wanted to do. Came out great though and the mold will last 50 pulls if I needed it too. So had to do some modifying to the front clip since this race shell is about a 15/16th scale to OEM. Cut the front end and widened it 1/2” and reglassed. The OE bumper looks 10x better! Grilles fit perfect and front lip fits perfect! Very happy with it.
Also cut out the rear and started glassing a “pocket” for the grille surround.
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when is the first test drive
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when is the first test drive
I'm thinking a month out. I need to bleed my brakes and install the push button shifting mechanism. Very excited!
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Nice build
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***Update***
I couldn't stand looking at those brakes anymore so I upgraded to some Dodge Scat pack rotors and calipers. Significantly bigger rotors and I went from 12'' to 14.5''. They fill the wheel much better! I also cut out the wheel wells as they were funky shaped. I made them fit a little better with a fiberglass lip and some filler. The car drives and moves on its own and its a riot! Absolute blast to drive. The 4.2l V8 screams
I cant get the picture to stay right side up, any ideas?
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Man!!!!! I am hating you right now
That's coming together GOOD!!!!!
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Man!!!!! I am hating you right now
That's coming together GOOD!!!!!
Haha get on it! Start to finish in like 18 months!
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Jets, you are a beast!
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***Update***
After talking to the builder of the shell, he told me he stretched the front hood 6'' to fix the flat windshield for the Maxima windshield. I went ahead and cut that off the hood and fixed the bottom of the windshield area. It looks 100 times better in my opinion! Took the car around the block like this, thing freakin moves!
***Worth noting that I couldn't get the pictures to rotate because my iPhone kept taking "live" photos, turned that dumb setting off and now we are good.
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Couldn't look at the side vents anymore! I cut the air vents off on the sides and made them flanged. Slowly getting the body closer and closer to OEM and paint!
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Soooo Jets, Are you going to Liberty Walk this thing? Love the progress.
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Dude I love the Liberty Walks! I actually know a guy in Canada that has some molds of them but he is crazy busy and hasn't gotten around to making me a pair! I know IKR was interested also
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Sorry for not updating guys! Been working on my race car a bunch!
So I am continuing to flange all the body panels and it is starting to really look sharp. I also partnered up with a few forum members on an OEM rear bumper so that fit up will come soon. Glued the OEM under hood to the Duraflex front hood and it really made a tough part! That 3m body panel adhesive is no joke. I have a long winter ahead so I will be going at it pretty hard!
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Also flanged the side vent scoop thingy, came out ok. Might run some OEM ones if Wayne hooks me up!
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Amazing job. Love the progress photos.
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good stuff.... as always!!!!
loving the detail work
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Pictures can be rotated using "Windows preview" mode on a pic file menu.
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Nice work on the car, I will be hooking you up on the side vents. I worked more on the bumper mold today and am hoping to be finished with the mold in a week or two.
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Nice work on the car, I will be hooking you up on the side vents. I worked more on the bumper mold today and am hoping to be finished with the mold in a week or two.
Awesome!
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Nice to see you are still on it Jets!
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Nice to see you are still on it Jets!
Hey Dustin! What are you up too? Any sweet cars??
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I’m working on this Murci again. I sold the Gallardo Superleggera few months back and just been concentrating and putting my efforts in it. Was hoping to have it ready to head to the painter in December but darn COVID is really messing things up right now.
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Dude that’s killer! What motor??
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It’s got a 5.3 LS mated to a built Audi 01E 6 speed transaxle. Need a tail light :'(
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you guys are KILLING IT!!!!!
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you guys are KILLING IT!!!!!
Jets is killing it! I’m just having to put a Murci back together, not build a car. Man he is doing awesome, I wouldn’t expect anything less coming from him though after the Murci build he sold prematurely (even tho I did the same thing ::toothy ) but I learned and back at it to finish this book!
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Dustin, you forget I have seen what you do too!!!!
This is why I enjoy this group s omuch, we tend to check our egos at the door
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Hahaha right on fellas! I did sell the murc a little early but I did get into my new house because of it! Lets get these cars done so we can drive them! You too Adrian!
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Moving into the front of the car. Was able to get the front hood hinged, using 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix trunk hinges. Work and look like OEM lambo but a fraction of cost. Used the same ones on my Murci build 7 years ago.
I'm also using and Audi latch and cable from the donor S6 I snagged the motor from. Worked good and has a built in limit switch for some front lighting in the trunk area.
The OEM bumper is allowing me to use all the OEM trim work and man it is lining up perfectly! A lot of metal work in that front trunk area but it is looking killer.
Also, I ripped the cut outs out of the OEM lambo box and used them here and holy hell! What a world of difference it makes! They are the vacuum actuated so on idle they are quite but when you crack the throttle, its loud! Not V8 loud but gurgle V10ish sounding! Very happy with it. Just waiting on finalizing the rear bumper placement so I can finish routing the exhaust onto the OEM tip.
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Moving into the front of the car. Was able to get the front hood hinged, using 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix trunk hinges. Work and look like OEM lambo but a fraction of cost. Used the same ones on my Murci build 7 years ago.
I'm also using and Audi latch and cable from the donor S6 I snagged the motor from. Worked good and has a built in limit switch for some front lighting in the trunk area.
The OEM bumper is allowing me to use all the OEM trim work and man it is lining up perfectly! A lot of metal work in that front trunk area but it is looking killer.
Also, I ripped the cut outs out of the OEM lambo box and used them here and holy hell! What a world of difference it makes! They are the vacuum actuated so on idle they are quite but when you crack the throttle, its loud! Not V8 loud but gurgle V10ish sounding! Very happy with it. Just waiting on finalizing the rear bumper placement so I can finish routing the exhaust onto the OEM tip.
I don't get on much of these forums anymore. But great job man, that's going to be awesome.
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Thanks Bartman, good to hear from you. Hope all is well.
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Thanks Bartman, good to hear from you. Hope all is well.
I'm starting to get lambo fever again. ....I really thought I had put that chapter of my life behind me, went back to building street rods and muscle cars. Much more profitable but man I like exotic cars. Again, your build is looking great. I know what it takes and that's a lot of work. Keep it up, it'll be worth it.
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Worked on the car today a bit. Lowered the mount for the fill neck. The height that came with the shell is impractical. It was about 1'' from the gas door. Also been playing around with some 3d printing for the push button start.
In case anyone was wondering, I used Rondo to skin the glass. Its resin thats mixed with bondo 3:1 ratio. Makes for a brushable lightweight paste thats easy to sand. Made my life easy on the corners.
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Appreciate the details and build tips. The Start button looks killer. Great job!
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Thanks Dale, when do you get your shell?
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Charley is in route to pick it up as we speak. Should have by end of the month if not sooner
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Dario. Here’s some pictures of the rear bumper I’ve been making for you, hopefully be finished with the other 2 quarter moldings for you soon. Thanks
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Thanks Wayne! Bumper looks killer, cant wait to see what it looks like with the OEM trim and grilles!
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Update on the car! Cut off the Duraflex rear bumper and am beginning the flanging process for the OEM copy of the rear bumper I received from Wayne. Thanks again! Fits great, will need to widen the rear quarter panel about 1'' on each side but no big deal. Also managed to score some OEM scoops from Wayne, size comparison in the pictures.
Also lining up the front end with glass and body work. Front hood opens with ease and lines up great. Have the OEM under hood glued together and body worked and it looks amazing. Getting primer on the front end this weekend. Slowly getting there!
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Looks amazing!
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Nice Bro!
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Excellent!
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Excellent!
Mike! How you the hell you been brother! Long time no talk
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Body worked the under hood and hit it with some primer. Looks OEM! Frame was right before paint. Working on getting the whole front clip in primer. Glued a piece of 1/4'' aluminum plate behind the threads and heli-coiled the holes for the bolts. Works great.
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Excellent!
Mike! How you the hell you been brother! Long time no talk
Yes it has been a long time! I'm hanging in there, more busy at work than I care to be, but still find time for this hobby lol!
I love your build, it looks fantastic! Keep up the great work and posting pictures!
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Ive been working on getting all the new parts flanged up and bodyworked. Spent all day in the garage today. Denver got about 2 feet of snow today so it was a perfect day to stay in a heated shop and fiberglass all day! Also worked on the rear bumper flanges, all in all it came out ok. I'm not super happy with the angle of the side scoop but getting the bigger OEM one to line up to the duraflex line was hard so I just made my own flange and made the line work.
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Your build is coming along nicely, I’m glad you were able to make the side scoops work and the bumper, can’t wait to see it all done. Great work.
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Thanks Wayne, your parts really elevated the build to another level, thanks again!
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Finally got around to doing the other batwing. Flanged and bolted on, just needs primer now. Also readjusted the front suspension and its sitting lower now. Looks better. Doors start soon!
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Looking sweet!! Keep it up
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Looking great, keep up the exceptional work.
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New update. Sorry I havent been on the forum much! I have been updating via Facebook but I have been working on the car. A few pics from the last month of work. Inner door structure getting finalized. Side mirrors and door latch area is done. Looks very clean.
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Front hood aligned and jammed. Looking smooth!
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OEM door handle pocket made.
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Beautiful job as always. Thanks for progress photos
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Doors are almost ready to prime!
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Looking good, I wish I had the time to get farther on my project. Thanks for the updates.
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Nice work Jets, is that the same 4.2L as the one in the A8 (D2)? I also bought an audi for it's 4.2 V8, I got the idea from watson he did the same. But somehow I was convinced to toss the trans and go for a tiptronic from a VW, it's smaller and bolts right up but I learned the two will not talk to each other even with non-quattro PCM. I assume the aventador has about the same space back there as the murcie, do you have to do anything other than cap it off? It's hard to remember, it's been awhile, but I thought it presented some issues.
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Nice work Jets, is that the same 4.2L as the one in the A8 (D2)? I also bought an audi for it's 4.2 V8, I got the idea from watson he did the same. But somehow I was convinced to toss the trans and go for a tiptronic from a VW, it's smaller and bolts right up but I learned the two will not talk to each other even with non-quattro PCM. I assume the aventador has about the same space back there as the murcie, do you have to do anything other than cap it off? It's hard to remember, it's been awhile, but I thought it presented some issues.
I believe most of the 4.2's were the same minus timing and fuel maps with the exception of the R8 4.2 which had different heads and intake mani. So I used the factory auto transmission which was tiptronic. You do have to retain the TCM with the swap and all the speed sensors with it otherwise it does throw codes and it will go into a 4th gear limp mode. The most crucial of the speed sensors was in the rear axle so I had to keep that sensor and weld on a gear with sensor on. It was a PITA
If I had to do it again, I would have went O1x 6 speed manual. No issues, just shift and go.
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I am planning to use the 4.2 and tiptronic for my build as well. Do you have a writeup on what you had to change in the transaxle to get it to work including how you did the new welded gear and sensor?
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I am planning to use the 4.2 and tiptronic for my build as well. Do you have a writeup on what you had to change in the transaxle to get it to work including how you did the new welded gear and sensor?
I dont necessarily have a writeup for it but you are welcome to message me and I can answer any questions you may have! I just want to go on record to say that I highly discourage using the electronic shifting stock tiptronic trans. It was a literal nightmare getting it wired and shifting right. Even now, If I slam the pedal down, it will down shift abruptly and spin tires very badly. Sometimes even cruising it will down shift with a jerk motion. I think its because it is used to the heavy S6 (4100lbs) as apposed to my 1900lb chassis. In any event, I am still on the fence about switching to a 01x 6 speed manual.
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I am planning to use the 4.2 and tiptronic for my build as well. Do you have a writeup on what you had to change in the transaxle to get it to work including how you did the new welded gear and sensor?
Thanks for the offer, I will be in touch once I get the donor. Was your wiring nightmare because you used a different wiring harness? My plan is to use the donor wiring and electronics.
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I wish it was that easy lol. I of course used the factory wiring harness but Audi, being the geniuses they are, figured out a way to tell the ECM and TCM that they were no longer in the vehicle (series of sensors in the motor mounts etc.). It causes an IMMO scenario. Nothing works. No spark, no fuel, no shifting. You have to "Kill IMMO", its a program that Audi dealers have. Nobody local can do it but I found a gentlemen in New Hampshire that is an Audi expert. He was able to program my TCM and ECM to kill IMMO. While he was programming, he went ahead and added a stage 2 tune, more aggressive timing and fuel curves.
The major problem with the trans is that it relies on 2 rear speed sensors to make sure the front drive train and rear drive train are in sync. You cant use the rear sensor because it is in the diff but you can use the mid sensor (the one I'm using). This at least allows the TCM to function with a signal. If you burn tires (easily done) the "rear" of the vehicle isn't moving as fast as the front so the TCM will take power away from the front to add to the rear. It jerks the trans and makes it down shift. If you ease into the power, its runs fine but sometimes you just want to light em up!
Another problem I have is that they don't make a LSD for this trans. When I punch the throttle, one tire will spin while the other one kinda skips. I don't plan on doing donuts but even merging onto a freeway or something could get dangerous.
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Thanks for the detailed reply. That does explain why it is a PIA very clearly. I will have to rethink this transmission as a donor. If you do go the standard route, how would you deal with the shifter since this car was never designed with a standard.
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I could run shifter cables fairly easy. The 6 speed 01x has a huge aftermarket for parts including LSD's. I'll run the Auto until it causes a major issue and then I will more than likely replace the trans.
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Side by side comparison to my buddy's Aventador. They are so close!
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I could run shifter cables fairly easy. The 6 speed 01x has a huge aftermarket for parts including LSD's. I'll run the Auto until it causes a major issue and then I will more than likely replace the trans.
Have you come across a direct drop in LSD for the 01X? I have seen some that can be modified to work
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I know they make them for the O1E and the Audi guys modify them all the time for the O1X.
I might have a solve for the jerk on my transmission though. I forget that Audi had an S mode on the gear selector. When I drop it down into that gear, it doesn't freak out. Its gear 2 in my push button shifter. I may reprogram my gear selector to use S for my D gear.
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Almost all one color!
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Just got back from SEMA and scored this cool gas tank lid! I think its for a Jeep but thought it fit the build well and its very nice. Hacked up all my hard work but that's the game! Some pretty cool cars at SEMA!
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Looks good, Keep it up.
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Picture blast! Finished the rear spoiler, rear deck lid is almost done, I abandoned the steel route and went with a fiberglass under piece. Getting the body straight and true before paint!
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Going with this Monterey Blue! OEM rear deck lid louvers
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Duuuuuuddde! My favorite color. Great work as always. I'm keeping my nose to the grindstone so when you get tired of it I'll be able to buy it!
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Duuuuuuddde! My favorite color. Great work as always. I'm keeping my nose to the grindstone so when you get tired of it I'll be able to buy it!
Hahaha awesome! Hell at this rate that may be sooner then anticipated!
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Car is coming along nicely. The body lines, line up nicely! Looks like you are just about ready for paint.
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2 full days on the rear deck lid. Glued some 1/4'' aluminum to the glass to drill and tap. Using M8-1.25 helicoils. Used Methyl Methacrylate to glue everything together.
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All hinged up. Ordered some gas struts
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Is Methyl Methacrylate the same thing as 3m 08115, or something better?
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Is Methyl Methacrylate the same thing as 3m 08115, or something better?
You have to get into MMA's! You'll never look back. They are insanely strong and much better then the body panel adhesives from 3M. They are used in chassis building to glue aluminum together, NASA uses it, its huge in Hollywood. It will literally never fail, I trust it more then some welds on aluminum lol
https://www.gluegun.com/products/mma-310-high-performance-methacrylate-adhesive-10-minute-open-time?variant=40145459151001 (https://www.gluegun.com/products/mma-310-high-performance-methacrylate-adhesive-10-minute-open-time?variant=40145459151001)
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Making a mad dash to finish the cars exterior before summer!
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Took her for a spin after installing a steering damper and it rides perfectly straight! Very happy with it. Also working on some molds for the front headlight lenses for the Dura-flex shell. Although my opening will differ because I am using an OEM bumper. If you want a set made, send me a PM
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Starting to paint parts! The blue looks amazing! Super excited to see this thing in one color. Will be doing a black roof and windshield area to help hide the stubby windshield.
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Long overdue update!
Some more paintwork and getting the dash finally cut up! The Duralfex dash was about 3'' too long, I think it was my internal structure that made it a little more narrow in the window area. Cut it up and body working the OEM cluster in it.
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Amazing work as usual.
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Looks great, I love that blue.
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Primered before paint. I'm going with a 2 part satin black urethane and calling it good!
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Rear deck lid painted
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Front hood is flat as a board! Spent 3 days blocking and primering this guy! Paint came out great
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Looks fantastic!
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Dario has always done good work. Many ages ago i got to see his G28 project. It was cutting edge even while incomplete the car was better built than most real modern exotics. This looks to be no exception. I can't wait to see the finished product. ::headbang
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Posted pics of his progress here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/161571067223540 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/161571067223540)
Car is next level. what we should all aspire to
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Hard work and talent! :notworthy
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looking fantastic!
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Looking amazing! Nice color choice.
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I wanted to make a farewell post to wrap this car up. Had an absolute blast building this car! It took me 37 months from start to finish. I learned a lot in the process and I'm just glad to be a part of the 2-3% that finish these cars! Car was sold to a great guy in California. On to the next one, so long my blue beauty ::wave
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That car was certainly one of the finest replicas built. Can't say more than that. Anxiously awaiting your next build.
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Stunning build. Can't wait to see what is next!
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I was hoping it would have hung around until I had some money to spend on it. But congrats on the sale.
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It was one nice car, beautiful build. Also look forward to seeing your next project.
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Certainly was quite the build!!!
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Would you recommend the Audi 4.2 with the deleted rear output auto transaxle?
Seems like an economical package with great sound and output if the trans holds up.
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Interior was upholstered! I dig the color!
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Sweet!