Appreciate recommendations for a reputable repair shop in San Diego area knowledgeable about Intermeccanica with 1.8t engine.
Thanks,
Jim
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Can't help there but beautiful car
Beautiful car! Contact Kevin Zagar who is also a fellow SOCer.
Kevin is a very cool dude and owns a shop in San Diego, CoolRydes Customs. He's an awesome fabricator and does custom builds installing Mendeola Suspensions and other custom touches). Here's a link to his website.
That is Dale Bates' old car it was built for him, great car. Congrats the colours are pretty cool.
You are correct. It passed through a couple of owners after Dale. I am the current caretaker.
This is truly a spectacular build, ask me how I know New owner should be enjoying the heck out of it very soon
great car, i was at bugorama in Sacto, dale was there with us speedies...didnt he have an Audi engine in it? might have been the other guy.
@IaM-Ray posted:That is Dale Bates' old car it was built for him, great car. Congrats the colours are pretty cool.
... actually, it was built for Jane (who you may remember from this site), but she backed out at the last moment, and the car went to Dale. Dale and Terry Nuckels did the detail work on the Fuchs to butch it up a bit, and ended up with a beautiful car.
That's a great engine. Marianne had a Quattro propelled by the 1.8t and it scooted along nicely with little or no lag. This package weighs about 1/2 of the Quattro, so I can imagine it's great fun!
If I remember correctly, Dale called the interior leather color tomato 🍅
He isn't italian, so it wasn't hot tomato.
Yes, I got some of those early details about the original order by Jane from Henry. The leather color is Absolute Tomato.
The customer provided the leather to Henry at the time of the build. Great color and nice patina and as the professor said it is called Absolute Tomato
i remember the paint called Mousse brown? think it was a VW color
Close @barncobob Mouse Gray is what Henry said
RAL7005 Maus (Mouse) Gray, unless I'm mistaken. The paint code should be on the door-jam plate.
Dale's car was the first "D" I really liked. You have a beautiful car @ProfHollan.
Not my favorite name for a color but it is: Mouse Gray VWL 325 Glasurit base clear
Oh. maus grau your taking about oh it could be elephant Grey .
Still looking for repair shops in San Diego in case things come up that are beyond my skill level. So far only one recommendation. I do appreciate that one but would also appreciate others.
I suggest that you Google "Audi mechanics San Diego" or something similar. You will find a few independent shops. Call them and describe your car and engine. Some will refuse, but you may find one or two that will welcome the novelty and challenge. If you stay with one guy for a period of time, he will become an expert on your application, as you will.
I had a Subaru engine in one of my Speedsters for a few years. Some Subaru shops would shudder if I dropped by, while a few would say "Sure, no problem". Best of luck in your search.
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