A pictorial of my bigger projects - A2Steve

[A2Steve]

Just looking through some of my old projects and realised that a lot of them no longer have the photos available as they were hosted on now redundant sites.

So here goes with a quick recap of them

The first - 2004 BHC TDI
18x8.5 3SDM 0.05 alloys with stretched 215/35/18 tyres
Votex bodykit
Remapped to 105
Allard tuning egr delete
Lowered on H&R springs with Monroe shocks
Colour coded service flap
Black mirrors, boot panel and bonnet vent
Red leather sports seats
Red leather and alcantara doorcards with Bentley speaker grilles
RNS-E
Sport steering wheel and gearknob
Rear cupholder
Cruise control

Project pepperami - 2004 TDI 90 with 160bhp
Powerflow 2 1/4 inch stainless full exhaust
Custom made Darkside developments camshaft
Turbo technics hybrid turbo
H&R front and rear roll bars
Drilled and grooved discs with ceramic pads
Stealth remap
Bigger intercooler
Jom blueline coilovers
Various sets of wheels
Full respray in Audi Ipanema brown
Full cream interior colour change.
BOSE
OSS

Frankie - 2001 TDI 75
Built for Mrs A2Steve and cost way more than we should have spent on an A2
- Full custom blending of the votes bodykit
2 tone respray in BMW aqua metallic and Kia pearlescent white
- colour DIS
- TSW multispoke alloys
- leather sports seats and a ‘pimped’ interior

 

[A2Steve]

2004 TDI 90
Bit of a budget build, but turned out to be a lovely car.
- stance+ coulovers
- S3 8L recaro seats
- various sets of alloys

2003 FSI Turbo “Black beauty”
With rose tinted specs my favourite A2 to date (when it wasn’t leaking oil or blowing up the engine).
Built up from a 130k miles FSI scrapper the final spec was as follows
- Votex bidykit
- 3SDM 18x8.5 alloys
- 1.2 TFSI turbo setup ion a custom exhaust manifold and a stupidly large intercooler for the amount of boost being made.
- KW coilovers
- Black leather SE seats

 

[A2Steve]

Project Dune 2002 TDI 75 (there’s went on to be another 2 ‘Dunes’ but this was the original concept
This time I went up rather than down.
- 18x8 ABT alloys
- lifted suspension via Fabia estate springs and new shocks
- plastidipped arches and valances
- imitation skid plates front and back
- cream leather SE heated seats
- BOSE
- Factory roof rack

2004 TDI 75

• Monroe reflex front and rear dampers
• Eibach 25mm springs
• H&R front anti-roll bar
• Whiteline rear anti roll bar
• Fabia VRS 288mm brake upgrade
• Dare 17 inch alloys
• TT seats
• A8 wooden steering whee and gearknob
• Votex front lip
• Stainless exhaust
• Silver roof pillars
• Colour coded service flap

 

[A2Steve]

Last but not least “Pine green” 2000 1.4 converted to 1.6 BCB/AUB hybrid.
BCB bottom end, (new timing kit, waterpump, death pipe and thermostat housing all changed).
- AUB head,
- AVY inlet and injectors,
- AVY 4 branch manifold
- Larger ignition leads
- Pipercross cold air feed
- AUA gearbox with new clutch and flyhweel (quicker to rev)
- Stance+ coilovers
- Adjustable drop links
- Audi A8 monoblocks
- 20mm spacers at rear, 15mm spacers at front
- backbox deleted
- slatted service flap
- bonnet, 4 doors, tailgate, front bumper and rear arches swapped for better items
- stainless free-flowing exhaust and 200 cell sports cat.
- black dash swap
- 288mm brake

Unfortunately there’s unlikely to be another big build from me because my time really is in demand these days from a number of different places.

I’m proud of each one of these cars though and I am glad to have brought some different ideas to A2 modding over the last 10 years.

 

[Erlingtheyounger]

Quite the back catalogue that @A2Steve. Some wonderful cars and clever ideas that have inspired many, myself included.

 

[ICowie]

Good work there pal looking forward to the next ones coming along

 

[Jellybean]

Iconic builds mate, and most are still about. Testament to your skills and ideas to be different. Love them all.

Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

 

[VonB]

They’re all awesome - you’re a real asset to the club and community Sir!

 

[murdo]

Simply tremendous stuff.

 

[simon martyn]

Love them all, but did get a horrid lust for X775. Years and years ago I had a 405 Mi 16 lump in a Peugeot 205 Gti, done by Richard Longman.

Went like stink, and made an awful lot of noise!

Happy days.

 

[A2Steve]

Good work there pal looking forward to the next ones coming along

My time isn't my own anymore mate so the best i can do is to just keep the parts business ticking over.

 

[AndyP]

Could I order the green one with different wheels please !

 

[JavaGreen]

Anyone of those cars would be the pinnacle of any Audi showroom today. Steve, much respect in your automotive skills. Fantastic …. i am sure many are/have been drooling over your selection/collection … would love any of them

 

[jaffa_jim]

Thanks for sharing, Steve. Some incredible builds.

 

[Modecorp]

Pepperoni and Dune both my personal favourites there, Steve. Love it!

 

[ANDYT]

I love Pine Green on the A8 Monoblocs, well done that man!

 

[Greywall]

Some marvellous work there, Steve. Just when you think you can't fall more in love with an A2, photos of these beauties pop up!

 

[V666col]

Can’t really say anything negative about any of them mate but to me the brown one stands out big time. Are they all still around do you know mate?

 

[2work]

Morning Steve,

Some amazing projects right there Sir. I like them all and not sure which is my personal favourite as they’re all stand-out vehicles.

They are all a credit to you and your ability to find time to do such things whilst being a Top-Dad, Top-Husband all at the same time as supplying the community with parts to keeps our own fleet in good fettle.

After seeing so many A2s sporting Votex in one post is a great reminder for me to get my act together. Must take kit from the loft space to adhere them to a certain JR A2.

Kind regards,

Tom

 

[A2Steve]

Can’t really say anything negative about any of them mate but to me the brown one stands out big time. Are they all still around do you know mate?

The first silver one is now with @Gary Woolston

The second (Peppa) is with @Hef and has had a full restoration and is better than ever

Frankie has changed hands many times in the club but is still going strong.

The cherry red 90 is as far as I’m aware still part of the club but with a non contributing member.

I blew the engine on black beauty and decided to break it instead (9 owners and 130k FSI)

The dune is alive and kicking in Bristol

The akoya silver one is with a club member in Plymouth

And pine green is being preserved and fettled with by @George Hogg in his collection.

So all bat one have survived.