Do you remember this Q4 maybe?

[axaQ42]

I mean this one:




I presented it a while ago here ...lets say around july last year.

Now this is it's current state:





It doesn't look pretty a?

I had an accident on the 15 of december...crashed into a big van in a slow corner.It was a little wet and i was doing around 50km/h when my car just went straight instead of turning into the corner .The van driver was also driving too close to the center of the road so the police said that maybe the fault will go split between both of us.

The main problem was the road itself....that particular part of the road is known for accidents(50 crashes in 1 year in that same corner) and there is not even a sign for slippery road or any cut asphalt for better grip.

The cabin part took almost the entire impact becouse the van somehow slid plus the strut bar "sent" some of the hit on the other side so the only way left was the cabin and it took it quite well since i wasnt injured that much(i had a few problems with my knee pad..broken.press) and that the driver area remaind quite intact.



But i won't give on up Q4 that easy I just got another Q4 with a broken engine(but the car was never crashed and there is no rust at all ) which is going to be restored soon and then the engine,interior and a few others things from the white one are going into that car
Wish me luck on that one hehe

[pavs]

looks like you were lucky

[Brul(tm)]

What a very sad story
Hopefully you got away better then the car ?
Good luck restoring the your new Q4.
Post a picture when your done

Greetings,
Marc

[axaQ42]

pavs:

yep that's what everybody keeps telling me since the only injury i had was a broken knee patella(i slammed with the leg in that lower part, right where the igniton key eccetera parts are) and thats it.

What a very sad story
Hopefully you got away better then the car ?
Good luck restoring the your new Q4.
Post a picture when your done

Greetings,
Marc

I got away much much better then the car.The good thing is the engine is not crashed(which is good becouse the engine is already tuned with forged pistons,eccetera..)and i will use it in the other Q4.

I will certainly keep you you informed on the progres of the other Q4

[AlfaJack]

Wow, lucky man, glad you were OK (except for the knee)

At least we get to watch another Q4 project unfold now, keep us posted

[wrinx]

Oh man!!!

That looks painful...really sorry to read this, looked like nice and well cared for car

Hope you and your new car are fully functioning soon

wrinx

[sub555]

sorry to see that glad your ok tho

[axaQ42]

Wow, lucky man, glad you were OK (except for the knee)

At least we get to watch another Q4 project unfold now, keep us posted

Yes you do but at an expense of the white one


wrinx:

Yes the car was maintained beautifuly,never crashed no rust almost the perfect Q4 so becouse of that i can't just buy another one in a lesser state(here in slovenia are around 20 Q4's,1/2 of them is in a sorry state the rest is or being rebuild or lets say that cca 5 cars are actually MOT worthy and running)... i wouldn t be satisfeid so i rather build a good one from scrap

[wrinx]

Good plan...and good luck!

You have a few more in Slovenia than the UK, we have about 12-16, not all of them are known.

It makes buying them a risk, mine has some rust but I will deal with it in time!

wrinx

[Stuntz]

To stir things furtermore axa is guilty of me being infected whit the q4 virus. And my red satan is gona fire up today ! will post pictures of the build maybe tomorow if the forsaken pice of metal starts !

ENgine is new done 600 km in another chassies oem parts only bored to 2.1 liters
strait trough exhaust
and a chip by wolf666 which is wilder than any other that i know of
active suspenison that i hope still works


and a bit of rust on the back wheel panels whic i will remove soon.

[markgq4]

wow quite a crash !

i`m sorry to hear you lost that car it was a nice one.

but at least you are ok, and even better you have a replacement.
I had to wait a year to find a replacement for my first one !

look forward to seeing you new project.

[axaQ42]

Something is moving at my place....

I just bought a nice set of recaro seats from a lancia delta for my almost to be started assembling Q4 hehe.I got them for around 130pounds or 170euros.

This week they are going to be "changed" into leather on sides and microfibra in the middle(all black of course) probably.

Here is a pic:





And here is me testing the driving position




Things are slowly coming together with parts an other things so i will keep you posted in the next months

[Xti]

Very nice seats indeed, very good price too. Good luck with the whole work, man.

[j1v]

First of all sorry for your old car. I hope your new projects goes well.

Do you plan to part out the old one ? Especially the transmission / rear differential ?

[axaQ42]

Most of the parts will go from the crashed one to the "new" body but if you need a transmission or diff. i can get you both of those.If you are interested please contact me on PM and we will discuss that further.

[axaQ42]

Something new for the "future" car :

It's the 'grale 16V Garret T3(Tb0385...sometimes reffered as T38 i'm not sure..) which can "blow" ahealthy cca 350hp at its fullest.




The "new" body is almost completly stripped.The next stop will be the painter and then the assembly of the body( It's going to be a widebody now...actually the first WB Q4 in Slovenia for which i'm very proud )

Pics of the work will be hopefully soon

[AlfaJack]

Good work and good luck!

[axaQ42]

It arrived today(i will never be without one of these...it saved at least my left leg in the crash,maybe even my life)
Sparco strut bar:

[axaQ42]

The newly refurbished recaro seats

[markgq4]

seats look great.
much better in black

[AlfaJack]

Very cushy
Glad to see progress being made

[axaQ42]

Cushy and suppoortive too

[axaQ42]

I haven't posted here for some time now sooo here a few pics of the progress made on the car so far.

OK here we go:

The donor car for the widebody parts,quick rack and momo sport steering wheel


This is the actual Q4 we are building(actually in this stage it looks the same as the donor car )


The integrale 16v manifold


the interior painted black:



The engine almost finished ...mounted integrlae manifold:






Found out that the crank sensor cable was hitting in the belt:


Turbo with mounted EGT probe in the downpipe and waiting for a new stronger WG from england ...


The broken disc from the crash:


The car is already on his wheels and waiting for the engine mount this week

[Xti]

It must have took a lot of time and patience, haven't ? Don't mention about the money... . Congrats and keep up the good work.

Cristian

[axaQ42]

The engine is IN ...happy me




Reinforced brackets ( a known issue...they like to crack )


Even the WG from GT3 turbo from england arrived: