Although the body is just as it was when the Audi Quattro left the factory, the running gear is not. The original Audi 20 valve motor was replaced with a modern day V8 out of an S4, it’s not the 600 HP of the Group B car, but 344 HP is more than enough to have fun on the street without getting into too much trouble, and the new six speed manual must shift a lot better than the rally car’s straight cut gearbox. The only parts that did not come from an OEM supplier are the rollers. Coen searched endlessly for a set of the car’s original wheels, but when he finally found them, they were out of his price range. So instead he mounted a set of 17 inch Azev rims that look the part. Anyway, they look terrific on top of the Porsche brake calipers.
The moral of the story is, if you want to undertake a project in order to create the car of your dreams, keep it simple. Plan out your project, set aside a dedicated space away from the wife, and it always helps to have a crew of mechanics on the payroll to do all the dirty work.
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