JordanTr
Veteran Member
After spending some seat time in my B4V, wrench time under the B4V, and hearing comments from the other half about how homeless we look whilst driving it, I knew it was time to start looking for a successor.
My mother drives a B6V 2.0T 6MT which is a very nice driving car so I had considered a B6 transplant like Steve, but with more advanced electronics and rust prone chassis, I pushed that aside.
I wanted a large wagon with good storage capacity so I started looking toward B5.5 wagons or the C5 A6/Allroad chassis. I love the B7 audi chassis as well but they're just a little small to be practical for me. Since I didn't particularly like the looks of the B5.5, I started looking for Allroads which was fuelled further by posts like @caffeine 's Allroad build. I realized that the Allroad is hot dip galvanized whereas the B5.5/B6 are just electroplated so it should be less rust prone than the Passat wagon counterparts.
From a size perspective, the Allroad is a winner as well:
________________________B4V____B5.5_____B6_____Allroad __A6V
Length (in)_______________181____184.3____188____189.3____179.4
Wheelbase (in)___________103.3__106.4____106.7___108.5____101.5
Rear cargo (ft^3)_________34.2____39_______35.8___36.4_____32.8
Front Track (in)___________57.5___59.6______61.1____62______60.7
Front headroom (in)_______38.2___37.8______38.3____37.5____38.4
Front shoulder room (in) ___55____55.8______55.7____58.6____54.8
Rear headroom (in)______38.3____37.9______38.6_____38.4___38.1
Rear shoulder room (in)___54_____54.6______54.6_____56.9___53.1
Curb weight (lb)_________3175___4593______4775____4244___3285
After daily searching for months, I was stoked to find a monochrome Allroad instead of the typical tupperware versions where the plastics are different colors. This is a 2.7T car with a 6MT and a blown clutch. The immediate plan is to get the car going with the 2.7T and a wrecker clutch (thanks @caffeine again!) so I can fix some of the bugs before embarking on the full swap. Unfortunately, many little bits are missing (both sway bars, rear under bumper trim, front strut tower brace, headlight washers, trunk carpet etc.). Thankfully, I've been able to collect quite a few of the items from a couple different trips to the wreckers. The car has been converted to coilovers as well so there are no airbag issues to chase at this point.
The plan is for a BHW/ 3.89 02X. Shortly after collecting the car, I was able to collect a 3.89 EUT diff and automatic Allroad driveline per the recipe from @caffeine. Him and I have been swapping 3D models of the 02X mounting brackets to suit the Allroad as well.
Little Datsun and big Audi
Then this happened a couple months later. A 2004 Passat with a blown trans/torque converter.
I was able to recoup some $$ by selling the S5 wheels off the Allroad with half cooked winters for $1000 and a spare set of (ironically 5x100) winters that came from the Passat for $300. After that, I needed to scare up a set of wheels to run on the Allroad. I have a set of forged C5 V8 wheels (17x8 +35) so I looked around for some suitable winter tires and stumbled on some studded Hakkapeliitta tires at a local dealer that were orphaned after a summer staycation and paid only $200 for the set! At 215/65/17, they're 1" taller than stock Allroad wheels (215/65/16) so that will provide some extra gearing advantage for the diesel.
When compared to the B4V 175/70/14s, they look HUGE!
For summer, I have a staggered set of R8 wheels to fit the Allroad (19x8.5 and 19x11 with 245/40/19 and 275/35/19). These should do the job of filling out the massive wheel wells!
A few weeks back, I was on the never ending hunt for parts when I stumbled upon an unloved Allroad being sold by a retired fellow that was sick of wrenching on it. It needs the engine out to fix exhaust leaks near the turbos, needs the front suspension arms gone through (new set provided), and has a slow leaking rear bag (spare set provided) and has a temperamental auto trans. Based on these issues, I got a pretty good deal on it and now have ALL the parts to fix the missing widgets on mine!
I convinced the gentleman to drive across from Vancouver Island on the ferry to deliver the car which was a huge help! It's tan on dark blue with black ish bumpers and is a pretty clean looking unit! Based on what I've seen so far, this could potentially be a better swap candidate... We will see.
My last trip the Pick n Pull in Calgary set me up with one of the required axles for the 02X swap, a set of C5 V8 rear aluminum knuckles with aluminum rear Lucas calipers for 269x22 vented rotors, and a set of large plunger BEW injectors (for future power build on the BHW)!
Needless to say, I'm INVESTED in the project now! I just need to spend the time getting all 3 of these cars the 500 miles from Dad at the coast up to my place so I can get to work on them!
More to come as it comes available. For now though, I'll keep miling out the B4V.
My mother drives a B6V 2.0T 6MT which is a very nice driving car so I had considered a B6 transplant like Steve, but with more advanced electronics and rust prone chassis, I pushed that aside.
I wanted a large wagon with good storage capacity so I started looking toward B5.5 wagons or the C5 A6/Allroad chassis. I love the B7 audi chassis as well but they're just a little small to be practical for me. Since I didn't particularly like the looks of the B5.5, I started looking for Allroads which was fuelled further by posts like @caffeine 's Allroad build. I realized that the Allroad is hot dip galvanized whereas the B5.5/B6 are just electroplated so it should be less rust prone than the Passat wagon counterparts.
From a size perspective, the Allroad is a winner as well:
________________________B4V____B5.5_____B6_____Allroad __A6V
Length (in)_______________181____184.3____188____189.3____179.4
Wheelbase (in)___________103.3__106.4____106.7___108.5____101.5
Rear cargo (ft^3)_________34.2____39_______35.8___36.4_____32.8
Front Track (in)___________57.5___59.6______61.1____62______60.7
Front headroom (in)_______38.2___37.8______38.3____37.5____38.4
Front shoulder room (in) ___55____55.8______55.7____58.6____54.8
Rear headroom (in)______38.3____37.9______38.6_____38.4___38.1
Rear shoulder room (in)___54_____54.6______54.6_____56.9___53.1
Curb weight (lb)_________3175___4593______4775____4244___3285
After daily searching for months, I was stoked to find a monochrome Allroad instead of the typical tupperware versions where the plastics are different colors. This is a 2.7T car with a 6MT and a blown clutch. The immediate plan is to get the car going with the 2.7T and a wrecker clutch (thanks @caffeine again!) so I can fix some of the bugs before embarking on the full swap. Unfortunately, many little bits are missing (both sway bars, rear under bumper trim, front strut tower brace, headlight washers, trunk carpet etc.). Thankfully, I've been able to collect quite a few of the items from a couple different trips to the wreckers. The car has been converted to coilovers as well so there are no airbag issues to chase at this point.
The plan is for a BHW/ 3.89 02X. Shortly after collecting the car, I was able to collect a 3.89 EUT diff and automatic Allroad driveline per the recipe from @caffeine. Him and I have been swapping 3D models of the 02X mounting brackets to suit the Allroad as well.
Little Datsun and big Audi
Then this happened a couple months later. A 2004 Passat with a blown trans/torque converter.
I was able to recoup some $$ by selling the S5 wheels off the Allroad with half cooked winters for $1000 and a spare set of (ironically 5x100) winters that came from the Passat for $300. After that, I needed to scare up a set of wheels to run on the Allroad. I have a set of forged C5 V8 wheels (17x8 +35) so I looked around for some suitable winter tires and stumbled on some studded Hakkapeliitta tires at a local dealer that were orphaned after a summer staycation and paid only $200 for the set! At 215/65/17, they're 1" taller than stock Allroad wheels (215/65/16) so that will provide some extra gearing advantage for the diesel.
When compared to the B4V 175/70/14s, they look HUGE!
For summer, I have a staggered set of R8 wheels to fit the Allroad (19x8.5 and 19x11 with 245/40/19 and 275/35/19). These should do the job of filling out the massive wheel wells!
A few weeks back, I was on the never ending hunt for parts when I stumbled upon an unloved Allroad being sold by a retired fellow that was sick of wrenching on it. It needs the engine out to fix exhaust leaks near the turbos, needs the front suspension arms gone through (new set provided), and has a slow leaking rear bag (spare set provided) and has a temperamental auto trans. Based on these issues, I got a pretty good deal on it and now have ALL the parts to fix the missing widgets on mine!
I convinced the gentleman to drive across from Vancouver Island on the ferry to deliver the car which was a huge help! It's tan on dark blue with black ish bumpers and is a pretty clean looking unit! Based on what I've seen so far, this could potentially be a better swap candidate... We will see.
My last trip the Pick n Pull in Calgary set me up with one of the required axles for the 02X swap, a set of C5 V8 rear aluminum knuckles with aluminum rear Lucas calipers for 269x22 vented rotors, and a set of large plunger BEW injectors (for future power build on the BHW)!
Needless to say, I'm INVESTED in the project now! I just need to spend the time getting all 3 of these cars the 500 miles from Dad at the coast up to my place so I can get to work on them!
More to come as it comes available. For now though, I'll keep miling out the B4V.
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