widebody questions

[88ninety9]

Hey fellow avant lovers,
I've been itching to take on a widebody project for some time now. I don't want to widebody my avant, but a friend recently picked up a c4 a6 avant and is game to widen it up a little. My question to the community is is there any widebody c4's running around anywhere? Maybe compatible fenders from another model or just going to have to be all out custom? Custom wouldn't be an issue, but something similar to how the b5 guys wb their cars would be preferred.

A little backround:
I've been a welder/fabricator for about 9 1/2 years, and have done more rocker panels/cab corners/fender patches than I can remember or care to count, though I am a little nervous here. This will be my first wb conversion, but I'm extremely excited and want to make sure all bases are covered well and to not leave anything out or overlook anything (hence the thread looking for opinions). If custom is the route im going to have to take, 1.5 to 2" "extension" of the fenders is what we're looking at as of now. Any suggestions/pointers are highly appreciated.

We are still in the looking/talking/figuring stage as of now, so hopefully some concrete info can give him the incentive to move forward

[tar]

My searching turned up nothing. Was a mtm avant that was green 1994 can't find much on it but mtm/dahlback brings up a few pics. Not sure if that helps at all

[88ninety9]

I found a black mtm ur, but no info on it. As I said, custom wouldn't be a big deal but would prefer to have something to transfer over like rs4>s4. Not looking like that's an option though

[KneeDragger]

Custom is your only route for this particular chassis, I would assume cutting out the oe fender arch off and adding a metal spacer to get it to sit further out is the best bet but then it may look weird because nobody makes a side skirt to make it look flush. In the end it may look weird without doing a custom fiberglass side skirt similar to the the B5 RS4 ones. Good luck and post pics of anything you start cutting up.

[tar]

I found a black mtm ur, but no info on it. As I said, custom wouldn't be a big deal but would prefer to have something to transfer over like rs4>s4. Not looking like that's an option though

Yep the black one is the One I thought was green. Custom looks to be ur only option. Keep us posted and build thread when you start.

[88ninety9]

Yep the black one is the One I thought was green. Custom looks to be ur only option. Keep us posted and build thread when you start.

Once progress starts happening, a build thread will be started to share and catalog progress

Custom is your only route for this particular chassis, I would assume cutting out the oe fender arch off and adding a metal spacer to get it to sit further out is the best bet but then it may look weird because nobody makes a side skirt to make it look flush. In the end it may look weird without doing a custom fiberglass side skirt similar to the the B5 RS4 ones. Good luck and post pics of anything you start cutting up.

Looking like custom is what it will have to be. We are thinking to start with a fairly decent pull, and see where that leaves it. The car is so straight it may give the illusion of widebody. If that doesn't satisfy the hunger, the process will be as you stated. In either case (more than likely the latter), skirts and bumpers will be modified to accommodate the wider fenders