Just thought I would post this on here - the full conversion, parts bought, as well as the surgery process.

As many know, power is not coming courtesy of a 2,671cc Biturbo V6, (though that was my original plan) but an S8 4,172cc V8, initially in n/a form.[/align]
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First of was finding a base car, it had to be fairly cheap, fairly sound mechanically, all running gear was going to be replaced anyway.

Bodywork wasn't important either, as all panels bar the roof were going to be replaced with genuine RS4 items.

What was important though, was the drive - it had to be quattro, no front track would handle the power I had planned...

So, I located a '96 A4 2,6L V6 QS, for the sum of £500, with about 200,000 miles on the odometer, and her fair share of battle scars.

As collected...

 

I drove her stock, then began the painstaking task of sourcing genuine RS4 goodies.

After trawling through ebay.de, it became fairly obvious that people parting RS4's in Germany wanted way too much for the parts, and of course, shipping would be a killer.
So, I decided to buy new.

I first ordered the front fenders, rear quarters, and the rear doors.

Front fenders...




Rear doors...



Rear quarters...

 

Next, was the ordering of the RS4 front bumper, Euro S4 rear bumper, RS4 grille, RS4 sideskirts.

RS4 front bumper...




Euro S4 rear bumper...




RS4 sideskirts...



RS4 grille...



RS4 bumper grilles...



RS4 foglamps...



RS4 bumper irons, they are longer than stock A4...

 

Now, the RS4 front doors only differ from facelift ones, in that they lack mid and lower trims.

So, I decided to buy these used, all that they'd need then, would be to have the 6 little holes welded up, and the lower trim studs ground off.

I bought these...




I also wanted the Euro facelift trunk lid, so bought from the same B5 that liberated its front doors...




I wasn not going to just slap the trunk on as it was, I wanted a subtle B6-style modification, but more of that later.

 

Then came RS4 cast aluminium mirrors...




Then RS4 one-piece xenon headlamps...




I bought A4 facelift rear tails...



And matching A4 facelift rear bulb holders...



RS4 front clip came next...

 

My kitchen was gradually filling up with RS4 parts.

Next were RS4 plastic wheel arch liners, left and right, rear...




Then RS4 plastic wheel arch liners, left and right, front...



Then RS4 gas tank flap...



I then realised that the RS4 MUST have wider rear wheel arch wells, to meet the wider arches.

So, I ordered these...

 

Then came the little bits and pieces, that are easy to over look.

B7 aero wiper arms and blades...




RS4 side repeaters...



RS4 headlamp washer covers...



RS4 headlamp washer pump...



RS4 headlamp washer bottle...

 

As I previously mentioned, I wanted to subtly modify my Euro facelift B5 trunk, so this happened...




My base car had over 200,000 miles under her belt, so it was obvious the suspension would be shot to hell.

I purchased -30mm Eibach Sport Springs, designed for the heavier RS4. It would lower my car less, but as I planned a larger, heavier engine and 6-speed tranny from the onset, I allowed for that.

Eibach springs...




Then RS4 Bilstein Sport Dampers, ordered from my local Audi dealership...




I also ordered the front lower arms...




...And a complete set of rear bushes...

 

I then settled on my wheels - BBS RX II's splits, in 8,5"x18" ET 20, with Dunlop Sport 9000 rubber, in 255/35x18, the correct dimensions for an RS4.

I ordered them, and they turned up from Germany 2 weeks later...