I'd be taking a wire bush to it and replacing the parts needed. Bushes will all need replacing imo. As above, looks like it's been sat for a long long time... probably on grass.Using flash on a camera brings out the rust image for sure! But I'm noticing the rust is on alot of replaceable parts. Shocks, axles, brake disks and calipers, exhaust, control arms, and sway bars. The only spot super concerning to me is the rear subframe. Or am I wrong?
With a car like this you need to think long term...very long term. Quattro Leon is the same as the S3....a money pit. Great cars but all in all a money pit. Most if not all S3 owners will agree.It's kinda one of those will I replace most of those rusted parts anyways? Then it doesn't matter. As long as the chassis itself doesn't have rust. But then you also think... how much money and time will it take to replace these parts with upgraded.
Luckily I do all the work myself and have a knack for sorting out good deals on parts. So itll be less of a money pit as Joe schmoe who needs Audi to change his brakes and oil for him with there up the but no lube pricesWith a car like this you need to think long term...very long term. Quattro Leon is the same as the S3....a money pit. Great cars but all in all a money pit. Most if not all S3 owners will agree.
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Definitely nice to pull from TT and S3 versus the golf 4motion. Bit more performance oriented.Is what it is mate, If your good with the spanner's, not needed the car as a daily I'd strip it down and check the integrity of the parts not just bush them down and spray. If your going to keep the car long term I'd just replace the all the smaller parts,arms,roll bar ect and check out the rear sub and hope not to replace that. I'm not sure but I would think the TT Quattro and S3 are a good source for second hand bits and bobs.
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Was going to ask where you was and the salt issue. What's the rest of her like? Sills, arch's ok? Me I'd just take that bush and not stop till stuff stops falling off. You may find it really is just surface rust and it's pretty solid.Definitely nice to pull from TT and S3 versus the golf 4motion. Bit more performance oriented.
The brush and spray was just a temporary thing I was contemplating. Making it look a bit healthier and possibly slow dow the spread of rust, to the other parts and falling into my eyes when under the dirty girl.
Although it has now crossed my mind to tune this one to stage 2+,clean and spray the rust off, and have fun with it till I find a very clean example 4x4 1.8t. Then swap all the stage 2 parts. (Easier said then done, they salt the roads in most Germany when it snows.
Using flash on a camera brings out the rust image for sure! But I'm noticing the rust is on alot of replaceable parts. Shocks, axles, brake disks and calipers, exhaust, control arms, and sway bars. The only spot super concerning to me is the rear subframe. Or am I wrong?
Thanks for the advice man! I think I'll do just that! Go to town with it! Then spray on rust resistant chassis paint. For sure the shocks will be replaced gonna go with some coils. But just for inspection purposes I'm gonna shoot them with matte black paint after a scotch bright. Pretty much just trying to pass inspection with as little money spent as possible. To then buy all the parts only 1 time. I dont wanna buy a bunch of stock parts for inspection to just upgrade them later anyways. But looks like I'll have to buy a muffler. 30 euros plus shipping not too bad. This one just had to much rust to fix.It's surface rust on thick bits of metal and personally I wouldn't worry about most of it. The only exception are those rear shocks which look rather - shock lol - and I'd likely be replacing them.
If the rust bothers you then attack it with a wire brush and use a £10 pot of black chassis paint.
OuchHey guys so I'm trying to see what "normal rust is" for these mk1 cars. I've got my car on the lift and its worrying me a bit. But I'm from California where rust doesn't exist on cars.
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