Wrek's family wagon/ultimate daily driver project.

[wRek]

First off, lemme give a proper introduction since I've been in here for a couple months and never once started a post. My name is Erik or Wrek and I live in WA state. I've been around for a while, with a couple different cars including a VR swapped mk2 GTI, an e30 325i, 96 Passat vr6 wagon, c5 a6 avant, and a huge mix of other non european cars in between. Some of the more recent cars I've owned were my 93 VR Corrado and my 95 Mercedes AMG c36.






So a couple of months ago, after a couple years of missing my old c5 a6 avant, I decided to buy a 98 a4 Avant from Jeff(Lagomorph) in pearl white with terra cotta interior.




I drove it around just as was for a couple months through the winter, had some fun on snowboard trips.




Recently my wife and I purchased a new house which is amazing, but the driveway kinda sucks. Since I bought her the house, my wife finally gave me the go ahead for something I've been wanting for years... Air ride.

I have to give a HUUUUGE thank you to my friend Mike Campbell(k04a1) for all of his help with the install. The two of us did the install by ourselves in his garage space having never done an air install before. Also a big thank you to my buddy Matt Crooke at Fifteen52 for setting me up with the air ride. I went with airlift at all 4 corners, Airlift Autopilot v2 for management, and dual Viair 444c compressors. I still need to clean up the trunk arrangement this week, but it's all in and works awesome! Also a thanks to the members of this forum with air who I messaged with questions about your setups(.:Hinrichs:., aledelic42, and thepirate). I appreciate all your help!














It could go a LOT lower if I had smaller tires. I probably won't bother buying new tires though until I buy new wheels. For now I'm just gonna continue dailying it and enjoy it. Long term plans are a TDI swap, some body work, and a respray. I will try to get some good photos of the car this week after I wash it.

[NeedingAnAudi]

Oh man this car is cool

[crazexr7]

for terracotta in an avant

[memo!]

Nice!

What wheels are those? OZ?

[wRek]

Nice!

What wheels are those? OZ?

ABT's. But made by OZ.
17x8 all around.

[aledelic42]

I love it! good to see another bagged avant. just gotta get the front down some more. what size tires? you can lay up front with 25" tires just by chopping (a lot of) the tops of the wheel wells where the control arms hit. the ecu makes the drivers side a problem. previous cars too


is that other vehicle yours too?

[wRek]

I love it! good to see another bagged avant. just gotta get the front down some more. what size tires? you can lay up front with 25" tires just by chopping (a lot of) the tops of the wheel wells where the control arms hit. the ecu makes the drivers side a problem. previous cars too :

is that other vehicle yours too?

Thanks! The tires are 225/45's. I've thought about trimming some stuff, with how much it rains in WA I dunno though.

The other vehicle is Mike Campbell's 28' Chevy project. I will post a couple photos of it in a bit. I figured people would ask. (:

[NeedingAnAudi]

You could cut the rain trays and weld in new cover plates.

[bronz]

sick sick avant.

im selling these, they would look very nice on your car

[fbm93]

hell yeah dude. im looking to bag an avant soon. inspiration

[wRek]

sick sick avant.

im selling these, they would look very nice on your car

Haha, I wanted these when they were just the centers for sale. I would LOVE to have those wheels, I don't think I could convince my wife to let me buy them right now though. We have a busy expensive summer ahead of us. Both kids birthdays next month, both our birthdays in June, Vegas trip that month, anniversary in July. Haha. We didn't space things out very well.

[wRek]

hell yeah dude. im looking to bag an avant soon. inspiration

Thanks man! It's nice to see some of you guys like it, since some of you who have responded are the people whose cars made me want a b5 a4 instead of another c5 a6 again.

[Mk2Reverie]

I love it! This is inspiring

[silvermannn]

MMMMMM wagon! The interior is great and so is the bag set up. Avant ftw.

+1 for pics of the hot rod!

[wRek]

I am gonna wash my car SOME time this week and get some photos. We just moved into our new house 2 weeks ago, so there is still a LOT of organizing and unpacking happening.

Mike actually owns two project cars...

Here's his 33' Chevy Sedan Delivery custom. This is actually for sale.


Here's an OLD picture of his 28' Chevy project. I just got a new phone and still need to upload a lot of pictures from my old phone to photobucket.


And here's one of Mike's MANY past VAG projects. Big turbo VR6 mk3.


Here's another one of my recent vehicles that was non-euro. 78' Landcruiser with a fuel injected 351.

[MarcMiller]

how does that air lift setup ride? i'm planning on eventually buying that and i don't want it to be all soft and bouncy.

[PLAYED TT]

Watching this

[wRek]

how does that air lift setup ride? i'm planning on eventually buying that and i don't want it to be all soft and bouncy.

So far the ride is pretty awesome! It's actually got adjustable dampening front and rear. I didn't adjust mine at all and I'm happy with the ride. It's somewhere between a nice set of coils and stiff springs. Not too harsh but not too soft. Juuuuuust right. I also don't cruise around with it super slammed though cause we have some terrible roads.

[wRek]

I had to go buy a new desk and office chair after work so I didn't get a chance to wash my car and take any good photos. Instead you guys get more crappy iPhone pictures in my garage.

[Mk2Reverie]

I want air

[wRek]

Took these on the way home today... I decided I'm gonna sell one of my bicycles so I can buy wheels sooner.

[aledelic42]

I think you should get amber corners

[wRek]

I think you should get amber corners

I've actually been contemplating it. I may photoshop it tomorrow to see how it looks.

[NeedingAnAudi]

Looks great, but you need to cut that car up. Moar low

[wRek]

Looks great, but you need to cut that car up. Moar low

Agreed. The front definitely needs to come down a little. I don't wanna cut any holes without making some sort of patch panel covers a little higher up though. So I will have to wait a couple weeks until Mike can help me. This weekend I'm gonna try to work on better mounting for all the stuff in the trunk.

[thepirate]

I want air

Do it! Especially since you are all wide body now.

Haha, I wanted these when they were just the centers for sale. I would LOVE to have those wheels, I don't think I could convince my wife to let me buy them right now though. We have a busy expensive summer ahead of us. Both kids birthdays next month, both our birthdays in June, Vegas trip that month, anniversary in July. Haha. We didn't space things out very well.

Hmmmm I usually buy then deal with the consequences later

On a serious note, car is looking awesome, the interior looks so good against the pearl white.

[wRek]

Do it! Especially since you are all wide body now.



Hmmmm I usually buy then deal with the consequences later

On a serious note, car is looking awesome, the interior looks so good against the pearl white.

If it's something not too expensive she doesn't care, since I work and she stays home with the kids. But if it's something as expensive as wheels and tires without talking to her first..... She will beat me. Haha!

She does keep the budget and pay all the bills though. So it's usually better to run that stuff by her.

[thepirate]

Ahhh see I work and pay all the bills and keep the budget so I know whats going in and out of the account

[jrodmk2]

Which rear muffler is that? Looks good

[wRek]

Ahhh see I work and pay all the bills and keep the budget so I know whats going in and out of the account

Haha nice. I could if I wanted to. She's way more financially responsible than I am though.

[wRek]

Which rear muffler is that? Looks good

It's a Supersprint. Thanks!

[purlman]

allyn waterfront awesome car man i cant believe ive never seen it around

[wRek]

Thanks! I just bought my house in Lakeland Village about a month ago, so I'll be around for a long time to come. Your Jetta looked good! Do you live in the area or just visiting?

[purlman]

yeah i live on mason lake its farther out but belfair is the nearest town i'm in lakeland a bit helping my buddy work on his prelude. I haven't seen many modded vw's/audi's around here so i was a little shocked to see one

[wRek]

yeah i live on mason lake its farther out but belfair is the nearest town i'm in lakeland a bit helping my buddy work on his prelude. I haven't seen many modded vw's/audi's around here so i was a little shocked to see one

Nice! My mother in law lives on south shore just past Twanoh State Park. My old house is in East Bremerton a block over from Sylvan. So I've been around for years, usually when we are down this way it's in my wife's Jeep though. Now that we live down here I'm sure I will see you around more often.