I'm back with a New Avant - JHMWAGN v2.0

[vortexjunkie]

Hey Guys!

So as a lot of you know, my lovely Ocean Blue Pearl JHM Stage 3 Avant was rear-ended in January buy a teen driver on a cell phone. The insurance was quick to total the car due to extensive rear floor pan damage but not so quick to pay me what the car was valued at. After a lengthy month and a half battle back and forth with his insurance company I was able to get to an amount that both parties could agree on. Here are some pics of the car:

Article on Nick's Car Blog: http://nickscarblog.com/reviews/jhm-...7-audi-a4-2-0t
Video of the Record setting 12.5 @ 111mph Pass






Pics of Accident:
Rear crash bar was Snapped in half and completely buckled the rear floor pan.




During the month and a half battle I was searching for the perfect replacement Avant. I was chatting with Nick @ Midnight Euro in Salt Lake City, Utah and he had given me a heads up about a completely stock 2007 6MT Avant in Ibis White with Black interior. Ding Ding…Winner! After chatting with him more about the car and him providing me with every picture of the car I could ask for we came to a solid deal on the car. My girlfriend and I decided to head up to SLT over Easter weekend to not only pick the car up but hit the slopes as well. I want to give a BIG shout out to Nick and Mitch @ Midnight Euro. Not only did that help me out with the car they also hooked us up with day passes to Solitude Mountain Resort and picked us up from the airport Friday night. They made the transaction easy, took time out of their personal lives to accommodate us and made sure that the car was everything that was expected to be. A BIG THANK YOU to them!

Now onto the goods! I know some of you will be wondering why on earth did I buy a base model Avant? When I say base I mean Manual Passenger Seat, No Rain Sensing Windshield, No Auto Dimming Mirrors, No Power Folding Mirrors and No Multi-function Display. Base as base can be. The only options this car came with was leather heated seats. That being said the reason I went with this car is because it was a low mileage (84K) completely STOCK Car. Plus I have all of the needed parts to turn this into exactly what I want from my blue one! Happy Modding!

Pics of the Replacement:

[james12lucy]

Congrats on the purchase. Without seeing the accident photos, one would believe your last photo to be pure ecstasy. 2 mint, unicorns? Perfect. I'm still cut up over your loss. Ocean Blue is unworldly.

Anyway, congrats again and looking forward to the build.

[034Motorsport]

We can be twinsies! (You'll be the one who does squats and has more junk in the trunk...)

- Laszlo

[rongeur]

Looking good!

[Mr.Wrong]

Congrats on a replacement Dru! There's something about Ibis White B7 wagons

[AJacksA4]

Congrats man!

[Turbavanttro]

Great canvas to begin the resurrection! Sorry to see a beautiful ocean blue Avant go by the wayside, but can't wait to see how things progress with your new project.

[Samsonite]

[your daddy]

nice dru

[LINDW4LL]

Congrats on the replacement, Dru. Needs Bixenons and RS4 bumper!

[Charles.waite]

Needs bixenons for sure. Also add a DIS stalk and color DIS asap. Nice acquisition!

[QuattriumMT6]

Just swap all of that out of the blue unicorn into the white. CC'd Bixenons, s-line front bumper and all!

[Ringsby4]

Congrats to you for sure and my two cents worth...White looks awesome only on Avants ( and my FG Ute lol !)
I'll add this rider-color,looks,stance is all subjective,we luckily have choice otherwise all cars would be in color "Russian" ( which is all left-over paint mixed together ) !
So,blank canvas for you,keep us posted

[MrWalker]

Awesome find. Looking forward to seeing your build thread


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[malathion]

Can't wait to see the new build! Also, get her into the 11's !!!!

[pw211]

Congrats! Glad to see you back in a b7 avant

[Okedokey]

Congratulations! Although I don't see the attraction to a 'station wagon' :)

[james12lucy]

Congratulations! Although I don't see the attraction to a 'station wagon' :)

Oooooooh, I think that gets you fired from audizine. Time to pack your stuff, we need to walk you to the door.

[jimrobbington]

Congratulations! Although I don't see the attraction to a 'station wagon' :)

You'd be the only one. Avant is like the holy grail.

Oooooooh, I think that gets you fired from audizine. Time to pack your stuff, we need to walk you to the door.

X2

BTW, congrats Dru! Sorry you lost your baby, but kinda exciting to start over, right?

[Lastsummer]

Congrats on the pick up Dru. Definitely looking forward to seeing how the new avant pans out over the coming weeks.
Were you able to buy back your Ocean Blue avant from the insurance company?

[JDillon15]

Geez. I would be swapping stuff over so fast from the other car. Wheels, Xenons, debadge and a window tint like day 1.

Congrats on the new car; I definitely like the white on black combo.

[vortexjunkie]

Congrats on the purchase. Without seeing the accident photos, one would believe your last photo to be pure ecstasy. 2 mint, unicorns? Perfect. I'm still cut up over your loss. Ocean Blue is unworldly.

Anyway, congrats again and looking forward to the build.

Yes IF my blue one wasn't a smooshed mess it would be heaven!

We can be twinsies! (You'll be the one who does squats and has more junk in the trunk...)

- Laszlo

I have been told this more than once....

Needs bixenons for sure. Also add a DIS stalk and color DIS asap. Nice acquisition!

Good thing I already have the needed parts!

Can't wait to see the new build! Also, get her into the 11's !!!!

That is the goal!

Congratulations! Although I don't see the attraction to a 'station wagon' :)

You Sir, need to excuse yourself from this thread.

Geez. I would be swapping stuff over so fast from the other car. Wheels, Xenons, debadge and a window tint like day 1.

Congrats on the new car; I definitely like the white on black combo.

Not swapping everything in one day is the hardest part about having both cars here. Tint is for sure on the list.

Many good things are coming....

[vortexjunkie]

I did the first mod to the car the other night. Comfort is a must!

[drewgold]

Congrats on the new car. Avants FTW every day of the week!

[mec]

Nice, but I'm surprised you didn't decide to upgrade to a sedan ;)


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[Charles.waite]

Nice, but I'm surprised you didn't decide to upgrade to a sedan ;)


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GTFO Noob!

[mec]

GTFO Noob!

Charl I am beyond your hoolanigery


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[JDillon15]

Nice, but I'm surprised you didn't decide to upgrade to a sedan ;)


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LOL +1

[Okedokey]

LOL, everyone to their own, just don't know why the attraction of an avant, nice car though, very nice.

[Charles.waite]

More space for activities! Duh!

[Okedokey]

More space for activities! Duh!

LOL, sleeping in your car and posting to Audizine because your wife kicked you out doesnt count! :)

[Charles.waite]

Sadface.jog

[vortexjunkie]

Gave the car it's first wash today. Boy oh boy is owning a white car going to be very different from what I'm used to.

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[2pointOh]

Gave the car it's first wash today. Boy oh boy is owning a white car going to be very different from what I'm used to.

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Pick up some collinite 845 sealant, and use that every 3 weeks. It works wonders on lighter colored cars and is super easy to work with! Nice pick up

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[vortexjunkie]

I'll need to look into that. Thanks for the recommendation.

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[vortexjunkie]

Just put together my list of "Need to replace parts." You know all the maintenance parts that you would want to do to a new car that you just bought. Here is the list of things to come within the next week or so.


1 x JHM Timing Belt Kit for B7-A4 2.0T Part
1 x Flange for Cooling or Heater Hose, Rear of Cylinder Head (OEM) for B7-A4 2.0T
1 x Hose for Coolant, Rear Cooling Flange to Hard Pipe (OEM) for B7-A4 2.0T
4 x Spark Plug -Bosch Tri-Electrode (Bosch Heat Range 5) 1.8T-2.0T-2.7T
1 x Valve Cover Gasket (Elring) for B7-A4 2.0T FSI, A3-TT-GTI-Jetta-Eos
1 x Thermostat Assembly (OEM-Wahler) for B7-A4 2.0T
1 x Cam Follower, for Fuel Pump for B7-A4 2.0T
1 x Oil Change Kit (JHM) Motul Specific (5w40) for B7-A4
1 x Rear Diff Mount (Apikol) Polyurethane, B6-B7-C6 Chassis - Bushing Stiffness: Street (Blue)
1 x Coolant Temperature Sensor, 2-pin, G83 for Auxiliary Water Pump (OEM) B7-A4 2.0T
1 x Sensor Clip and O-ring Kit


After that is done ALL of these parts will begin to make the move over from the wrecked Avant.

Engine/Performance Modifications:
JHM Stage 3 TD05H-20G Turbo Kit
JHM HPFP Upgrade
JHM Lightweight Crank Pulley
JHM LWFW and Clutch Combo Stg1
JHM Solid Shifter
JHM Solid Linkage Upgrade
JHM Large Core FMIC
JHM Test Pipe
JHM Y-Pipe
JHM/Fast Intentions B7 S4 Cat-back
JHM Water Meth Kit
034MS Motor Mounts
034MS Snub Mount
034MS Trans Mount


Suspension/Braking Modifications:
Suspension Technologies Coilovers
034MS Upper Adjustable Control Arms
JHM 345MM B7 S4 LW Rotors
034MS Rear Sway Bar
034MS Rear Adjustable Sway Bar End Links

Body/Exterior Modifications:
Quad Tip Valance for Rear Bumper
S-Line Front Bumper with Shaved Side Markers
OEM Black Optics Grill
OEM Votex Upper Hatch Spoiler
OEM S4 Door Blades
OEM Euro BiXenons
OEM Refurbished Ballasts
Miramoto 5500K D1S Bulbs

[vortexjunkie]

Finished up the rear seat install last night. I noticed that the recaro set I have has the rear heated seat option so in the future I may make that an option by installing the controller and harness.


Also big thanks to Alex@Europrice. I ordered my RNSE Conversion Harness and my OEM FUNK Button with chrome strip, plug and pigtail. I'm pretty sure I would still be searching for the female plug and pigtail if it weren't for him.

[ZERO FRAME GRAB]

Looking good

[vortexjunkie]

Got all my trim swapped over this weekend and also stripped the paint from my custom JHM Derin knob so I can repaint the logo white to match the car.




Old Avants current sad position.


This is how Friday night looked at JHM after hours with a lot of the employees hanging out working on cars!

[vortexjunkie]

Stayed after work this evening and completed the timing belt and water pump service. Swapped over my JHM Lightweight Crank Pulley, 034Motorsport Snub Mount and my original core support that had been premodified for my JHM Large Core FMIC and my FMIC and Power Steering Cooler. All in all a lot of work completed on the front end.