Chasta = The A4

NeedingAnAudi · 06-28-2010, 09:09 PM

Some of you may know my screen name from Audizine, but most will just see me as a newcomer. Anyways a few weeks ago I was looking for a certain BMW which all of you should know, Rusty. When I found it, I could not believe the transformation! The newest iteration is by far my favorite of the car. From finding Rusty I stumbled upon Stanceworks, and I love it here.

This is the first car in my name, even though it's fairly beat up, I swore to stick it through and bring her back to life. The previous owner did not treat her right and now I have to fix her up right. Enough talk, picture time.

First Day Clean-Up:

My first ride and first blown engine:

Some of Wyoming and Quattro Usage:

First set of Rims I ever bought!:

Tragedy:

Current state, new-ish block and cluster of new parts:

Once Chasta is running again, I need to get stanced. In the last two pics, the car normally has the wheel gaps of the front and rear reversed. Will need to fix that ASAP! Anyone know a cheap solution?

BTW I guess I'm a pic whore

jasonklee · 06-28-2010, 09:13 PM

Damn. That car went through a lot...-_-

Welcome to StanceWorks

NeedingAnAudi · 06-28-2010, 09:15 PM

Bought: September 18 2009
Blown-up: December 18 2009
9 months of Ownership: June 18 2010

NeedingAnAudi · 07-23-2010, 12:31 AM

Upadate!! For me, this is a huge step! I finally have all the parts I need, and I started putting that ish together.
Windage Tray

Engine Build Day One

This is me -Doing Werk!

Finished up for the day

So, what I have done, got the oil pump and pickup, windage tray, oil pan, and clutch and flywheel bolted up. The count for how long my car has been broke down is 7 months and 4 days [o_o]

And yes, I do have a k03 exhaust housing holding up my engine

iliescu · 07-23-2010, 03:51 AM

^^^ I love it. Reminds me of when my college roommate built his integra motor and used our beer fridge to keep all the parts in.

NeedingAnAudi · 07-23-2010, 12:33 PM

haha thats kinda like what I'm doing. My dorms has a strict no car parts rule, so every night I have to pack everything up

NeedingAnAudi · 07-25-2010, 12:47 AM

Engine Hoists are for PU**IES!!

The Workshop, fully equipped

Noi5eB0mb · 07-25-2010, 09:50 AM

i like it

Bracknaphobia · 07-25-2010, 10:00 AM

Damn, that's nuts. My apartment complex threatened to tow my car just for putting in a cold air intake in the parking lot...

Welcome to StanceWorks

iliescu · 07-25-2010, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Bracknaphobia

Damn, that's nuts. My apartment complex threatened to tow my car just for putting in a cold air intake in the parking lot...

I got threatened with the same while I was at my gf's place just helping her change a tire.

Mad props to the OP for doing a swap on a street shoulder.

NeedingAnAudi · 07-25-2010, 03:20 PM

You know, I think this thread should be in the builds section more than here. Pretty sure this is much more of a build than an intro anymore

Noi5eB0mb · 07-25-2010, 04:16 PM

a moderator/admin can move the thread right?

NeedingAnAudi · 08-01-2010, 10:28 PM

Another update.

So I have been diligently working on the engine, getting everything all together, and my goal was to get it running last wednesday. But of course nothing goes as planned, sooo BAM! I'm torquing the camshaft gear bolt and it snaps in half, half the bolt is still in the camshaft. After that I lost it. I basically let the car sit for a couple days while I tried not to take a bat to the car. This weekend I decided that the absolute worst that I'd have to do is replace the exhaust cam, so I could put everything less the timing belt on.

Snub mount, that bar is painted blue because the original coating had pealed off and I didn't want it to rust

Previous owner somehow broke the washer fluid tank, so I patched that up

So now all I have left is the turbo, belts, camshaft problem, fluids, and start her up for the first time since mid december

00bmw323 · 08-01-2010, 10:42 PM

nice work! especially with no garage! lol

BreakMyWallet · 08-01-2010, 11:32 PM

nice dude. very similar to how my car looks. LOL

NeedingAnAudi · 08-01-2010, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakMyWallet

nice dude. very similar to how my car looks. LOL

Uh.... no. I've seen your build on here and on AZ, your doing a lot more, and it looks badass. My stuff is just back to stock.

NeedingAnAudi · 08-22-2010, 02:32 AM

Down time count: 8 months 3 days

While waiting for parts I had to find stuff to fix, and I got a little bored.

I also got to weigh my car in school, Chasta weighs 3164 lbs.

Found my coolant flange was broken so I bought a new one from ECS Tuning. It was 6 bucks!!

All done

My buddy has been bugging me that we have to take the german cars cruising, and so we did

Chasta and Nicole

I'm having starter problems, need a new one

NeedingAnAudi · 08-23-2010, 10:12 PM

Everybody loves stickers!!!

ollycarbs · 08-24-2010, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeedingAnAudi

The Workshop, fully equipped

it reminds when i had to rebuild my TDI engine from my passat B4. i was student and the car stayed in the car park under the building where i live for 4 months during i redone all the engine...
it was fun!

nice rebuiliding man!
Have fun with it now!

NeedingAnAudi · 08-24-2010, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ollycarbs

it reminds when i had to rebuild my TDI engine from my passat B4. i was student and the car stayed in the car park under the building where i live for 4 months during i redone all the engine...
it was fun!

nice rebuiliding man!
Have fun with it now!

Thanks! I'm still scared I'll break something in the engine and have to do it all over again, plus break in period is lame!! haha