JBD's Project CQ - She's Alive!

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jbrentd

Discussion Starter · Feb 21, 2010

Well, after a couple of years of mostly lurking here on MG, I thought I would introduce myself now that I have a project to add to the site. I have owned two Audis prior to this one (a '96 A4 12v and my current daily driver which is an '01 A4 Avant).

CQs are hard to come by locally here in Oklahoma. So, the wife and I went to Chicago last weekend and we met up with the previous owner of this '91 CQ. It's rough, needs lots of work, but it was cheap. My plan, in time, is to fix it up and do a 20vt swap, but it won't happen overnight that's for sure. I'll be moving slow as time, space and money permit. Now, on with the pics.

While on the way home, it hit a milestone.

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Fbatwork

· #382 · Mar 2, 2021

Engine bay looks great!! Unfortunately I don't think anyone is making the carbon door sills anymore.

I've used these guys for Carbon fiber quite a bit - Their veneer is nice and I think that it would work very well for sills (this is what I will likely do if I ever ding my current carbon door sills...

The adhesive is good - would likely be a two person job and may actually want to remove the doors but it will roll quite tightly.

https://dragonplate.com/Twill-Weave-Car ... er-48-x-96

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Fbatwork

· #384 · Mar 3, 2021

jbrentd said:
Fbatwork said:

Engine bay looks great!! Unfortunately I don't think anyone is making the carbon door sills anymore.

I've used these guys for Carbon fiber quite a bit - Their veneer is nice and I think that it would work very well for sills (this is what I will likely do if I ever ding my current carbon door sills...

The adhesive is good - would likely be a two person job and may actually want to remove the doors but it will roll quite tightly.

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Thanks for that...I will look into using them. I would think a custom cut sheet of 12x36 would be sufficient for both sides. When you cut the sheets, is there anything special to do to the edges?

For a thinner veneer you can use a good pair of scissors or a razor / utility knife. For frays I trim any outlier strands and then use a clear lacquer to reseal the edge.

Size would depend on how much you want to cover - my sills cover the entire opening so they are 48" long.

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Fbatwork

· #394 · Apr 19, 2021

Flaps look great, what did you use for material?

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Fbatwork

· #398 · Apr 19, 2021

jbrentd said:
Fbatwork said:

Flaps look great, what did you use for material?

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Thanks. I used this stuff, along with hole punches, rivets, and some plastic retainers.

NABOWAN Solid Rubber Sheets,Strips,Rolls 1/16" (.062") Thick x 11.8" Wide x 47" Long Neoprene Rubber Mat https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08G5211B6/re ... UTF8&psc=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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