A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

[e30mclow]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

Just ordered 2 new CHRAs.

$915 USD :(

B5 life, yo!

[witchcraftz]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

Just ordered 2 new CHRAs.

$915 USD :(

B5 life, yo!

(CHRA) Center Housing Rotating Assemblies: aka turbo internals minus housing.

Will you do the rebuild yourself?

[e30mclow]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

Yeah, I'll do it myself.
They come balanced, so there isn't much to it.

[e30mclow]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

Cleaned one, gutted another and made a chair (working electrics):

[Canadian Turbo]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

The circle of life, and a nice chair!

[e30mclow]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

The new CHRAs arrived today, but alas the super speedy mechanic father of mine has returned to the motherland already.

I'll plug away at the swap in my own time

[Ur0Drivr]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

Very pretty.

[e30mclow]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

I just want power, but my credit card bill says otherwise.

At least this way I can take my time and clean up the turbo housing and get everything pretty before it all goes into the black car.
Going to paint the valve covers and y-pipe as well, while trying to keep things looking classy.

[witchcraftz]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

Soooo... hot pink?

[Ur0Drivr]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

Soooo... hot pink?

Hmmm...it does go well with the black. Kim knows a bit about this

[e30mclow]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

She popped her cherry!

Low car + Night + Some prick's hitch lying on the road = Tow Home
My nice shiny APR exhaust got mangled, but amazingly the sump wasn't hit.
I have a receipt somewhere for the exhaust (from PO) which I believe was $2,000+ so maybeeee I can try my insurance for a claim or something.

[danno]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

Bad luck, car looks great though, timeless look for audi fans.

[e30mclow]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

Stuff!!!

Uprated rear anti roll bar + rear reinforcement kit.
RS4 clocks and mph conversion gauges.



Exhaust got touched up as well (it was fooked)

[kujiwara]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

Holy that exhaust, no wonder it was towed, did you fix that exhaust yourself?

[e30mclow]

Re: A Gambler’s Thread – e30mclow’s Replacement S4

Yeah, the thing was mangled. One of the mid-pipes was bent out like a side exit exhaust.
I have a hole in my floor also, where the hitch punched upwards :(

I bought the Y and had a local place weld it up. Thankfully my measurements worked and it all lined up relatively close.