AUDI A4 B6 to B7 RS4 Widebody Replica Conversion Build Diary

[20A4Audi1.8t01]

comin along! I hope your upgrading to projector headlights though!

[Samurai]

All the b6 conversions take some serious bravery to take on and each one being as awesome as the next. I'm looking forward to seeing this being completed.

If you want to sell some of your bits let me know e.g. side skirts etc. I want to get rid of the plasticy stuff and get colour coded all round. thanks

[docurley]

Do you know if the B7 Sline boot/trunk is the same as the B7 RS4 boot/trunk?

[Billi]

Do you know if the B7 Sline boot/trunk is the same as the B7 RS4 boot/trunk?

not the same. much bigger "spoiler" on rs4

[docurley]

not the same. much bigger "spoiler" on rs4

Ok thanks, had an idea it was.

[adeelkhan323]

UK seats do fold down I have them in my B6.

Mine don't, i've tried everything to remove them. They seem to be spot welded into place. Help

[adeelkhan323]

not the same. much bigger "spoiler" on rs4

Hi Billy, any tips on how to remove the rear seats. I've tried everything. The whole interior is stripped. I just cant get the back seat back out. Mine does NOT fold. It seems to be spot welded.
Thanks

[Billi]

Hi Billy, any tips on how to remove the rear seats. I've tried everything. The whole interior is stripped. I just cant get the back seat back out. Mine does NOT fold. It seems to be spot welded.
Thanks

if they doont fold, i dont know...
sorry.
try taking out the bottom first, then maybe some screws under there to take out the rest....

[ngng]

Hi Billy, any tips on how to remove the rear seats. I've tried everything. The whole interior is stripped. I just cant get the back seat back out. Mine does NOT fold. It seems to be spot welded.
Thanks

take some pictures, it's hard to visualize. you may have to break out the grinder

[adeelkhan323]

YES, done it.

I found this on a different forum.



It was the head rest mountings, i.e the tubing that the headrests fit into.
It holds the top of the seat in place. Then the bottom just comes out by pulling out and up..

I can finnaly move on to next step.

[docurley]

Glad you got it sorted.

[adeelkhan323]

Boot linning all removed

[adeelkhan323]

Rear seats removed,
rear shelf removed
piller trims removed

[adeelkhan323]

Started on the front dash and console.

[nthusiastt]

pretty awesome progress just outside of a month. keep it up!

[ngng]

Rear seats removed,
rear shelf removed
piller trims removed

woah, WTF! never seen this before

[adeelkhan323]

Thats why it took ages getting the back seats out.
UK a4's with non folding seats are held in on a metal pannel.
I think this is so that if you brake really hard the stuff in the boot,
does not coming flying through,
The seats are held in place by th head rest brackets and a lip at the bottom.

[Doctor]

Having ripped all my car apart, when I tracked it, I am very sorry I didnt see this thread so as to help you. having taken everything there is in the car, out of it, except for the dashboard, I can definately tell you, the rear seats are the most difficult part to get rid off....Glad you made it, I used the ELSA pics as well...

Once you put them back on, you will need new guides for the ones that were destroyed for the headrests....

[Doctor]

woah, WTF! never seen this before

I was under the impression you had mentioned, that you had read my thread...Maybe I am wrong...
However I had pics of all these removed

[adeelkhan323]

All the b6 conversions take some serious bravery to take on and each one being as awesome as the next. I'm looking forward to seeing this being completed.

If you want to sell some of your bits let me know e.g. side skirts etc. I want to get rid of the plasticy stuff and get colour coded all round. thanks

The side skirts i've taken of are black plastic. Sorry no colour coded ones.

[adeelkhan323]

Having ripped all my car apart, when I tracked it, I am very sorry I didnt see this thread so as to help you. having taken everything there is in the car, out of it, except for the dashboard, I can definately tell you, the rear seats are the most difficult part to get rid off....Glad you made it, I used the ELSA pics as well...

Once you put them back on, you will need new guides for the ones that were destroyed for the headrests....

Hi, I managed to get them of without breaking the head rest guides.
So should be ok.

[adeelkhan323]

I was under the impression you had mentioned, that you had read my thread...Maybe I am wrong...
However I had pics of all these removed

Now you tell me. Can you send me a link to your thread. Thanks

[Doctor]

Hi, I managed to get them of without breaking the head rest guides.
So should be ok.

Nice. I didnt totally break them either, however in the ELSA it suggests replacing them for safety reasons...So I did...

Now you tell me. Can you send me a link to your thread. Thanks

Yes sure, here u go.
It is a bit long though, but I think it helps.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=214939

[adeelkhan323]

Nice. I didnt totally break them either, however in the ELSA it suggests replacing them for safety reasons...So I did...



Yes sure, here u go.
It is a bit long though, but I think it helps.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=214939

Thanks for the link.

Dam your car looks quick, Looks like a full on race car.
Whats 1/4 mile does it do.

Also any tips on how to get the top dash board of.

[Doctor]

Thanks for the link.

Dam your car looks quick, Looks like a full on race car.
Whats 1/4 mile does it do.

Also any tips on how to get the top dash board of.

Well it used to look like a full race car. No it doesnt anymore, if u read the thread to its last page u will understand what I mean...
I am getting prepared for a big turbo....Lets see what it will be...
However every other turbo out there must be bigger than the one I've got, LoLoLoL....

As for the top of the dash board, it is one the very few things I didnt remove and I was planning to do it someday...There are some major bolts under it...
If u have removed the lower parts, you should be able to see them...

[adeelkhan323]

Hi All. I'm back.
Been realy busy lately, so wasn't able to take any pictures.
Took the car out today to turn it around.

[adeelkhan323]

Interiors all stripped now, including dash, seats, carpets etc.
Doors removed and rs4 b7 doors fitted.
As you can see i'm doing a SHAVED door conversion. (THOUGHT Id DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT)

[adeelkhan323]

Rear bumpers removed.
Aligned all the doors. Took ages.

[ngng]

the fact that you rae doing this in your own garage is VERY impressive! looking good. the hardest part is about to come...

[adeelkhan323]

Thanks, I know, getting this far, was difficult but not too challenging.

Now it time for some fun. The difficult stuff.

Will need a lot of help, so i'll keep in touch.

Going down to london next week, to pick up a rs4 rear quarter and a few extra bits.

[docurley]

Coming along nicely I see but the rear quarters is the hard bit for sure and I have to say this is where I will be handing the job over when it comes to mine.

[adeelkhan323]

Coming along nicely I see but the rear quarters is the hard bit for sure and I have to say this is where I will be handing the job over when it comes to mine.

Everyone i know here has said the same, to hand it to someone else when it comes to the rear quarters.

A friend of mine owns a body shop and does this stuff for a living.
He said the same thing, give it to him..
But i enjoy a challenge, so i'm going to get as far as i can. If i get realy stuck, i'll get him to come down and take the car of my hands.

I will probably get him to do the spot welding.

How far have you got with your conversion.

[docurley]

Still collecting parts but I got a good deal on a boot/trunk lid the other day for £75 with the light and all still in it with not a sigle mark on it but I missed out on a brand new front wing/fender for £80 and a drivers mirror for £80 which pissed me off a bit.

[adeelkhan323]

Still collecting parts but I got a good deal on a boot/trunk lid the other day for £75 with the light and all still in it with not a sigle mark on it but I missed out on a brand new front wing/fender for £80 and a drivers mirror for £80 which pissed me off a bit.

Was the drivers door mirror on ebay, cause i think i bought that SORRY,

I have a set of audi rs4 mirror covers, the cup stile b7 rs4 saloon mirror ones.
I'll be selling soon on ebay. i'll give you a shout if you want them.

Thanks

[docurley]

Was the drivers door mirror on ebay, cause i think i bought that SORRY,

I have a set of audi rs4 mirror covers, the cup stile b7 rs4 saloon mirror ones.
I'll be selling soon on ebay. i'll give you a shout if you want them.

Thanks

Yep that was the one, do you have pic's of the ones you have?

[ngng]

Everyone i know here has said the same, to hand it to someone else when it comes to the rear quarters.

A friend of mine owns a body shop and does this stuff for a living.
He said the same thing, give it to him..
But i enjoy a challenge, so i'm going to get as far as i can. If i get realy stuck, i'll get him to come down and take the car of my hands.

I will probably get him to do the spot welding.

How far have you got with your conversion.

it is a LOT of spot welding. you're going to have to drill out all the existing spot welds that hold the rear taillight panel in, and along the rear qtr panels. you're looking at hundreds, if not more. :P

[adeelkhan323]

it is a LOT of spot welding. you're going to have to drill out all the existing spot welds that hold the rear taillight panel in, and along the rear qtr panels. you're looking at hundreds, if not more. :P

A hundred, I better get started quick then.

Should be fun.

[QTC]

C'mon...sell me your boot lid :-)

Progress is looking great...I'm also very impressed you're doing this in your own garage.

[adeelkhan323]

C'mon...sell me your boot lid :-)

Progress is looking great...I'm also very impressed you're doing this in your own garage.

I've taken it of. Its lying on the floor in my garage. Haven't got round to putting it on ebay. You can have it if you want, but you'll have to collect it.

I got my rs4 boot lid delivered and all the corners where bent. So i don't trust delivery companies.

[adeelkhan323]

boot lid on. however it does close due to the light panel being in the way.