Car Update...

[joeycuccaro]

Started to go to town on the S4 this weekend. I figure it would be a good time since i use my beater to drive back and forth to school.

List:

Piggie Pipes
Serpentine Belt
APR Snub Mount
Spark Plugs
Valve Cover Gaskets
HID Fogs
Powder Coat Valve Covers

Saturday i got the car up and removed the Labree Catback and mid section.

Sunday i pulled the front end and installed the new belt and Snub with some help from Matt. After we got that installed we started getting ready to remove the valve covers. Everything is off expect that stubborn last torx bolt. If all goes well that will be off Wednesday and the valve covers will be prepped for Paint.

While the covers are being painted the front end will go back on with the HID fogs.

DP's are off and are now at Elite Motors for cat removal/test pipe install.

Also getting ready for delivery of the new wheels this week. Unfortunately they will be sitting until the spring when i install them.

Here are some pictures of the progress

[serumk]

Way to be!

[edwardabodnar]

Whats your beater?

[joeycuccaro]

Whats your beater?

92 civic 5 speed

[littleredwagen]

ugh my nightmares are back

[joeycuccaro]

ugh my nightmares are back

Not until tomorrow night : )

[Bpitz15]

gotta ask.. how easy is the serp belt...? my car looks EXACTLY the same right now even down to the color =)

[joeycuccaro]

gotta ask.. how easy is the serp belt...? my car looks EXACTLY the same right now even down to the color =)

Easy. Take out the 6 RAD support bolts (45MM Torx) and slide the Rad forward.

This gives you room to swap out the serpentine belt. All you need to do is loosen 2 bolts and in goes the belt. Trick here though is that the main bolt must be tightened in order to loosen the belt. The small (13mm) bolt just needs to be loosened, but not taken out.

[Bpitz15]

interesting... how many miles do you have on your car and was your belt beat up??

[joeycuccaro]

interesting... how many miles do you have on your car and was your belt beat up??

40k... Belt showed minimal signs of wear. Changed it because i was right there for the Snub.

[Charlescrs6]

Joey are you getting the CH's and trading your V710's?

[littleredwagen]

Not until tomorrow night : )

yep looking foward to it

[joeycuccaro]

Joey are you getting the CH's and trading your V710's?

shhhh

[Slobo7x]

my hands hurt just by looking at those pictures! :)

[Justincredible]

Good stuff man. Nice list of parts.

Did I read this one right?

Powder Coat Valve Cover Gaskets

[joeycuccaro]

Good stuff man. Nice list of parts.

Did I read this one right?

Powder Coat Valve Cover Gaskets

I dont see what your talking about? LOL

Just listened to your vids with your exhaust and im pumped to get my DPs back on.

[littleredwagen]

Good stuff man. Nice list of parts.

Did I read this one right?

Powder Coat Valve Cover Gaskets

he means powder coating the valve covers and replacing the gaskets

[Justincredible]

I dont see what your talking about? LOL

Just listened to your vids with your exhaust and im pumped to get my DPs back on.

LOL your on a mission with all that work. Im glad to see the vids helped some one LOL

I thought you were powder coating your valve cover GASKETS. Didn't make sense to me at first. I read it like 8 times thinking my English was the issue...and it appears it is. Sorry

he means powder coating the valve covers and replacing the gaskets

Thanks this is what helped me figure it out.

[akitamike]

What kind of new wheels?

[littleredwagen]

What kind of new wheels?

it is G-14 classified from what I heard

[Bpitz15]

i bet he bought 1.9tdi's!!!

[40valve]

40k... Belt showed minimal signs of wear. Changed it because i was right there for the Snub.

Belt is due at 75K according to Audi correction to the manual.
Not saying you shouldn't have replaced just saying in case someone doesn't know
I'll be doing mine with the snub as well.

On the side note. I would drive the S4 without a front bumper. That looks means as shit!

[joeycuccaro]

Belt is due at 75K according to Audi correction to the manual.
Not saying you shouldn't have replaced just saying in case someone doesn't know
I'll be doing mine with the snub as well.

On the side note. I would drive the S4 without a front bumper. That looks means as shit!

Yeah, 75k. I was right there and the belt was cheap so i said why not.

Bumper will be going back on tonight with the HID fogs.