(doublezero30's) - Ibis White 2007 B7 A4 2.0T Quattro Project

[doublezero30]

Whatsup guys? I decided to make a build thread for my car, since i never had a single thread for my B6 and there was a LOT of work done to it. Unlike with the B6 though, i plan to do everything ONCE and correct the first time with the B7. Currently i dont have any huge plans but who knows what the future will bring. At this point i am planning on going stage 2 unitronic with all the supporting mods and a bit extra. Forgive my pictures, most have/will be taken with my iphone.

I bought my 07 2.0T ibis white Ti package S-line in october 2011 from a private seller on craigslist. Got a steal. Book value at $19800 and i paid $16800 for the car. car had about 75,000 miles when i got it. Since then i put on about 4,000 miles and am about to hit 80k miles! a few weeks ago i had a tech at my work do the timing belt job for me which total ended up costing about $550 parts and labor. And I have also had the dealer warrenty $1600 worth of work for the cam follower issue. They replace the cam, lifters, HPFP, and cam follower all free of charge. I also salvaged my JHM shifter and S4 Hotchkis sway bar set before selling my b6 and installed them on the B7. I had purchased white front reflectors from ECS before i even officially bought the car, so those were installed as well.

I had also swapped 6k headlights and hoen endurance (yellow) fogs from the B6 to the B7. One of each went out so i ended up buying a set of 5k headlights from ECS(great service too, i had one go out a couple months after, they sent a new one no question asked) and another set of hoen yellow fogs. a few of the fist pictures taken of the car:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/f46e0ea1.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/d2d2a530.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/1a122e2a.jpg

Currently I have some goodies waiting to be installed when it gets warmer. Here ya go:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/5bf870fc.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/a672ae69.jpg

Goodies include: Vogtland coilovers, Podi pod with STRI stepper motor boost gauge, 3mm/5mm spacers, S4 rear valence, and Britalman Exhaust.

Here are some pictures from when i installed the boos gauge:

http//i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/4ff2d536.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/aa9f0b23.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/d3e5baa8.jpg


UPDATED MOD LIST(AS OF 8/5/12):

-Unitronic stage 1+
-Rev D divertor valve
-Britalman cat-back exhaust
-B7S4 Rear valence painted satin black
-JHM "extra throw" short shifter
-Hotchkis S4 Sway bar set F&R
-Votgland GT Coilovers
-034 Street Density Motor mounts
-034 Street Density Transmission mount
-18x8 F / 18x10 R OEM Porsche Hollow Twists (custom painted by yours truely to match the subaru BBS wheels...thank you to grimmspeed gold wheel paint)
-235/40/18 pirelli p6 tires (re-used to save money...hate the tires and will be getting hankook v12 evos next summer)
-Clear Corner mod with inside headlight painted black
-Clear ECS front side marker lens's
-Custom FMIC with 350HP Vibrant Performance core and piping/couplers from e-bay(My DIY thread: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/487220-DIY-Custom-quality-FMIC-for-400-(with-pictures) )

[Lensch09]

Nice. Another Ti project car. Awesome.
-Dan

[doublezero30]

I planned on at least getting my exhaust put on this weekend, but rain, mixed with the fact that my jack stands are tiny and a partial bit of lazyness prevented that from happening. i did however at least get to paint my s4 valence. I painted it satin black. Eventually i will paint it white but i figured the satin black would compliment the Ti package for the time being better than the OEM grey color it comes as. Heres a quick picture:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/2fe1404f.jpg

[wildcat333]

lookin good. waiting to see moar low pics soon!

[Lensch09]

People are afraid to comment on Ti build threads I think. Any more progress?
-Dan

[doublezero30]

got my Britalman exhaust installed the other day. Heres a quick clip i had a friend take on my phone. Pretty sure the "smoke" is just water vapor/the fact that is kinda cold out. this is with the stock cat.


http://youtu.be/n75IvWSQ5Bk

[OtisA4]

Anymore updates?

[doublezero30]

not yet! my impact gun vanished from my garage, and the weathers still a bit cold. votgland coilovers will be going on within a few weeks when i get a new impact gun. which BTW i HIGHLY recommend Votgland as theyre a great company(along with PUREMS). one of my rear spring perches was siezed when i got the kit and mike told me to contact votgland. i did and they shipped me a new one no questions asked at no charge. [up] all i had to do was give part numbers off the two pieces.

will also be doing clear corners upon nicer weather. looking forward to wasting a lot of time and money this spring/summer!! (not really haha)

[doublezero30]

today i installed my coilovers, blacked out and clear cornered my headlights, painted my calipers, and got my LED citylight bulbs finally wired correctly with resistors

pictures to come soon!! and S-line suspension for sale...81k miles, still going strong, no leaks or blown shocks. $150 plus shipping [:D]

[doublezero30]

So i was able to lower the front to where i wanted it today! slightly less than 1 finger gap in the front, about 1/2 finger gap in the rear. also sold the S-line suspension today! Here are some quick pictures i snapped tonight. all i have right now is my iphone camera, and the car was dirty so the pics arnt that great.

Drop:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/41a57506.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/c88b6a16.jpg

Front:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/584e7e6e.jpg

rear:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/4eec0a0a.jpg

painted front calipers silver:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/f4604c10.jpg

Clear cornered lights/painted grey plastic inside light black:

(dont mind the hood gap...still need to fix it!)

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/2665825a.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/b3ee8bc4.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/a6ed55d3.jpg

[DownhillA4]

Nate, car looks so sick! Love the white with Ti wheels, you'd be a fool to sell 'em!

Oh yeah.... how far are you from Weymouth, MA? If your free in August... do this 3 day rally with me! www.northeastrally.com

[doublezero30]

Thanks! I'm about 45-60mins from Weymouth. However, August is too far away to tell what I'll be doing.

[doublezero30]

couple iphone/instagram shots of the car...have to re-seal one of the headlights today and re-fit the bumper to fix the gap.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/bitch.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/bitch2.jpg

[zamflip]

Wow, looks so GOOD! Keep up with modding! [up]

[doublezero30]

well, i am in the works of putting together a custom FMIC setup which should be done by the weekend granted my piping shows up on time. I also was at my buddy Nicks house yesterday and as usual we were talking about ways to waste money on our cars. He started talking about the new wheels he just bought...we started playing on photoshop....and before i knew it i was the new owner of a set of wheels that he had(which he never mounted on his car). ok well, technically i dont own them yet, but im buying them this week. I have yet to see them on a B7...and im very excited for the finished product. I need to get the correct size adapters as theyre ET47F/ET50R and a different bolt pattern. But i am hoping to have these two projects done in a few weeks! Not spoiling what the wheels are...theyre common on VW's...see them on a couple b5's and b6's...but no B7s. and never in the color i am painting them. [:D]

[DRAKLORE]

Please tell
Me
They are Ronals :-)

[doublezero30]

Not ronals. However a set of ronal teddy bears would be boss

[bigblue]

Porsche twists?

[OtisA4]

Car looks great

[Stewy]

Ibis A4 with Ti....I'm somewhat partial to these. Nice build thread man. Looking forward to seeing more.

[doublezero30]

Porsche twists?

everyone will find out wednesday! (hopefully...as long as i can get the tires to stretch. ive never stretched tires as much as im planning...actually the most ive done is a 225/40 on a 8.5wheel).

[doublezero30]

i should also post pictures of my new FMIC i put on saturday, but im lazy, been drinking, and need to poop...so ill do it later.

i guess i can at least link to the DIY FMIC build guide i made: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/487220-DIY-Custom-quality-FMIC-for-400-(with-pictures)

[bigblue]

I have 225s on a 9.5 wheel an 215s on a 8.5. no problem

[S4King]

Car looks sick.

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[doublezero30]

thanks guys. new wheels are on but weather has been super shitty. buddy wants to have a photoshoot this weekend so i will ge some pic up asap!

[ksdesai2]

Saw them in person, the twists are looking sharp Nate

[doublezero30]

Saw them in person, the twists are looking sharp Nate

thanks! no real pics yet but ill leave a teaser that i instagramed:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/5b1344ab.jpg

[A-BlacK_MambA-4]

^^Looking good Nate. Can't wait to see pics from the photoshoot with these. BTW what's your instagram name? Mine's Pictasticone.

[doublezero30]

might as well put these pics in here finally...

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/washcopy.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/rollercopy.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/roller2copy.jpg

[CorneliusRox]

Looking good man. Those wheels are sharp! ow much to they weigh? They are the hollow ones right?

[doublezero30]

Looking good man. Those wheels are sharp! ow much to they weigh? They are the hollow ones right?

thanks man! i never actually weighed them but they were comparable in weight to my Ti wheels. and yes these are OEM Porsche Hollow Twists.

[doublezero30]

i should note that along with my unitronic stage 1+ tune at waterfest(going to go stg2 soon...should have just done that to begin with), i picked up 034 street density motor and trans mounts. the car is a blast to drive with the new tune and solid as hell with the mounts installed. i had the motor mounts in my b6a4 so i knew what to expect with them, but was pleasantly suprised with how much it tightened up the shifting. paired with my JHM shifter, it is awesome! i am also going to start and up to date mod list in the first post!

[beantown]

might as well put these pics in here finally...


Wow, never saw these. Looks awesome man [up]

[doublezero30]

ordering this setup this weekend. 034 flywheel with spec stage 2 clutch! (stg 1 clutch pictured). i cant wait!:

http://www.034motorsport.com/oscthumbwm/w/600/h/600/q/95/f/jpg/fltr/wmi%7CphpThumb/watermarks/034watermark%7CC%7C20%7C0/hash/bbbb2edef660739a6071ab5a4f8a869f/src/images/B7_LWFW_Spec_1.jpg

[Fastlane28]

ordering this setup this weekend. 034 flywheel with spec stage 2 clutch! (stg 1 clutch pictured). i cant wait!:

http://www.034motorsport.com/oscthumbwm/w/600/h/600/q/95/f/jpg/fltr/wmi%7CphpThumb/watermarks/034watermark%7CC%7C20%7C0/hash/bbbb2edef660739a6071ab5a4f8a869f/src/images/B7_LWFW_Spec_1.jpg

Let me know how this works for you.. Was talking to Lazlo and he said to go with this setup as well. Going to a tranny project this fall.. Same set as you Clutch flywheel, JHM short shifter, 034 transmission mount, USP metal slave w? ss lines, and rear diff mount

[doublezero30]

finally got this in the mail after a long weekend away! just by picking up the flywheel, it is noticable that it is light weight. Big ups to Lazlo@034 for the deal he gave me. Also for the tip on the 034 flywheel. Basically, you heat it to about 200-250 degrees before install because it is a .05mm press fit onto the crankshaft. i hope to install it next wednesday at work...but will have to talk to the tech at work thats going to be helping me and see if that works for him. excited none-the-less.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/4B4A7D77-7765-4E65-AE9A-84B370E5958B-19564-00001794970BCE34.jpg

[doublezero30]

just thought i would add a few more i took from H2Oi. Probably the last bunch with my twists on them as i have decided to go a whole new direction with suspension/wheel choice!!


first two taken and edited with my iphone 5 (!!!!), last one taken with a friends point and shoot:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/DBFE0FDC-3DED-42B4-95C8-BDA3AB8DC3B6-21998-000005050BEE74A9.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/3B896595-06C4-417F-B271-41C1773C0E03-21998-0000050508F459C6.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/228F4002-EF01-4588-BB03-9DB139D62253-21998-0000050507981143.jpg

[ken5018]

Looks good Nate! [up] on the twists. They really pop being gold! Can't wait to see what wheels are next!

[doublezero30]

another one i found on mad.hatter's flikr (then photoshopped a bit)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8040/8055550820_4b0e9dd019_b.jpg

[doublezero30]

well, be dieing for some snow pics with the twists. we got a dusting last night and i decieded to snap a few pictures this morning:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/IMG_0178_zps01e4fe19.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/IMG_0171_blur_zps53321c66.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/IMG_0167_blur_zpscc40a58e.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/IMG_0157_blur_zps111c7264.jpg

[drumnjuny]

just caught up. car looks amazing! gives me ambition to get some real wheels haha...

[doublezero30]

haha thanks! i was planning on selling these, but i really do like how it looks. plus i had to get my wisdom teeth out which put a hurtin on the bank account. so my big plans have changed and i will not be doing air ride as i had hoped. not really sure what direction i will go with the car but time will tell!

[doublezero30]

well, almost 2 months since the last update. Porsche wheels are gone, new wheels are here. Hopefully ordering rubber (probably dunlop direzza dz101s) in the coming weeks. Throwing 215/40/18 on my square setup of 18x9 ESM-004s. and yes, 3" lip on all 4 corners!! [:D] Quick snapper i took when they came in a few days ago:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/CE3F3742-DDFC-4E2A-B296-E8276FB52562-511-0000003E24AE2181_zpsc071a1c6.jpg

[ericpaulyoung]

Nice wheels

Eric

[Lensch09]

She's a beaut.

[doublezero30]

well wheels are on finally! Took some effort but yea, they work. haha....had to shave my front calipers and have to run at least 15mm spacers on the front. Rears should have cleared no problem, but guess what....they didnt! put a nice scrape in the inside of my wheels. so i am running 15mm spacers front and rear along with shaved front calipers. just ordered 17.5mm spacers for the front because i am going to need the extra clearance when i do my brakes. i ended up going with 225/40/18 dunlop direzza dz101 because they didnt offer 215/40. still decent strech on the 18x9 wheels and the tires are very sticky. i also need to lower it a little bit more, but here are some pictures:


http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/IMG_0419_zps2378d6c9.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/IMG_0430_zpsfaef17be.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/IMG_0416_zps394ce506.jpg[/URL]

[Operator]

When that thirst for more power comes, I guess it's hard to resist!!!! Enjoy the new whip, and post some pics!!!

[doublezero30]

When that thirst for more power comes, I guess it's hard to resist!!!! Enjoy the new whip, and post some pics!!!

Thanks! Wasnt just thirst for power, just made sense since i essentially work for BMW. The extra power and extremely appealing red leather sport seats are just and added bonus [:D]

Heres a quick picture of the new car stock, still waiting for the A4 to be picked up by the new owner so no mods(yet):

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/willard00/57E292F4-1565-45A2-822D-519359AF0D13_zpsfn8bsgiw.jpg (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/willard00/media/57E292F4-1565-45A2-822D-519359AF0D13_zpsfn8bsgiw.jpg.html)

[mec]

Now that you have two cars you can turbo one of them :) is that a 128 or a 135?

[doublezero30]

Now that you have two cars you can turbo one of them :) is that a 128 or a 135?

I sold the Audi yesterday! Its a 135i. So much fun in stock form, i cant wait to mod it!!