FULL BUILD - RESTORING A RALLIED AUDI R8

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I bought a completely ruined #audi #r8 from @MarkMcCann64 which he started to turn into his dream off road supercar. But after the arrival of his Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato the R8 project got left abandoned. The car needed the right person to reassemble, restore and resurrect it from its rallied and stripped condition which seemed like fate that it ended up in my hands.
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[@DickyGreenleaf1978]

Great job guys. It's a sin to destroy such a piece of engineering. Well done for bringing her back to life.

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Honestly because it was an early-one with manual gearbox i would keep it for few years sell it latter with even more value specially if would continue fixing, rear lights, side mirrors & cleaning underneath the car the manual versions are becoming more harder to find specially un-molested not modified or tuned alot.. it is really a decent R8 just needs more care..

[@Sofia_Princesse_magnifique]

Your channel's commitment and sincerity are truly special. Congratulations

[@haskekapelle8919]

Finally, a restoration as it should be and how the car was intented to be. Refreshing! Thanks guys. 🎉

[@RDELAAT1]

Thanks for the shoutout to the shots from me and a friend (the black R8 at 00:25min).

[@EshbanAutoGarage]

A Mechanic watching from Nairobi Kenya. Very inspirational.

[@tomopulin1512]

Innit, hapo sawa bro

[@MBickman]

You mean bring it back and not mod it to look like some kind of transformer? Bravo!

[@wraptorcustoms]

Howling during the coffee and biscoff moment 🤣🤣🤣

[@jamest5149]

Chris… important! A couple of comments and it might be worth revisiting the oil filter change… first, if you lift the filter up before you drain the oil the small amount of oil in the filter housing drains out and allows the oil filter to drain so makes less mess…. Bit more importantly, the oil filter has a small plastic nibble on the bottom of it, this is the drain blank that allows the oil to drain from the housing… you need to put the oil filter into the engine first making sure this nipple has been located and push down into the drain hole then put the cap on it hat order… if you do it like you have oil pressure takes ages to build as the filter drains every time you turn the engine off and you loose oil volume as the oil can bypass the oil through this drain instead of going thought the filter and engine. You don’t need to replace the oil or filter, just remove the cap and refit the oil filter to the engine first and it will be ok 👍

[@br4d101]

Them doors almost look like rust coming from inside the cracks which would indicate iron is inside them making the most likely cast in moulds maybe? Cool video as usual, gets you questioning what’s actually happened previously with these small civilisations and their technology’s

[@Anis-benzakour]

This is insane, a tons of work in just few minutes video , you did 99% which is amazing 😻 but 1% left is you should dry ice blasting it underneath 😔

[@GoatsusTV]

I from poland❤. Beatiful project Audi R8.🎉

[@LaurynasMas]

You are doing everything as MA. (Editing, full builds video etc.)

[@namtech425]

It don't matter what anyone says - the R8 is still a super car - just look, listen, feel and then appreciate. You have done a super job with this mate. Would love to own something like this - but where would I park it. LOL

[@Bobber_Dazzer]

Great video. Inspires me get my own little project finished. My cars are never as extreme builds as this more of a light refurb. However, it’s still the same buzz of taking something that seems to be written off to a near as new car again.

[@Cypriotkiller]

Really enjoyed this video Chris, at first I thought 1 hour video is a bit long. But you kept the engagement really high throughout with really good content!

[@Chris_Slix]

Glad you enjoyed it brother!

[@MrGibbie2210]

I love these full build videos mate .... keep them coming

[@adnahnrehman4507]

Yes bro, you’re smashing it. I lone watching your long vids. Don’t stop!!!

[@jamesboggs5212]

Don't do electrolysis method in your damn kitchen. It makes hydrogen gas. See Hindinburg. Duh.

[@panicone3000]

The Color is so Massiv!

[@154stephen]

Awesome, I love a full build video 🎉

[@clivemacken552]

I would clean very bit treat them with rust proof then undercoat and top coat use rattle can as they are underneath but look better when done. Also renew bushes and clean nuts use copper slip etc. give it a full service even change cambelt if it’s needed don’t skimp on it just do it for peace of mind

[@Charlie-kx4gl]

love these videos help me alot through the tough times

[@user-iw4vx3dq9q]

Keep going brother we love you

[@craigmorgan4676]

​@@user-iw4vx3dq9qu dnt even know him!B more real please!😬🤔🤷🤷

[@ACKoi]

Great job 👏🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽👍🏽

[@DD_ONE_]

Great job, its my dream car. 💪

[@tyburcjusz]

Cheers from Poland!!😂🎉

[@skyfreakwi]

I've done the electrolysis trick before. I tried to zinc plate it afterward which kinda worked... As for the household cleaners you skipped one CLR! Ya know that stands for calcium lime and rust remover?

[@gges1605]

You should probably get an undercarriage cleaner for a pressure washer if you dont have a ramp to get car up to blast it.

[@jonaswimmer2763]

If it is possible to get an R8 for ~20k£ in UK I am there tomorrow how do they come up with that redicules prices? its like 60k+ in Austria 💀

[@troydbarney]

Love the channel. Keep going! Subscribed.

[@markblackman2542]

When you had the front luggage area out , you didn't say the battery was in their hiding in the back that area , which is where it is

[@peterstevey]

Ah man you work on some epic projects - where do I find a dirty old R8? 😂

[@daltonburgess251]

You should get the side fins behind the doors painted black would look way.better then sillver , less old man spec lol

[@fozpringle1]

He said he wants to restore to original

[@user-iw4vx3dq9q]

Mate you will go far.forget Matt .be yourself you will do it🎉

[@mithunharipersad2281]

Number plate light 1 is working

[@andrewgee5608]

The ACURA NSX was the first daily runnable supercar.

[@alirezamohammadi1060]

oh an Audi ripped 8 times😂😂

[@Jdm_edits.101]

This is awesome 💯😎 😂

[@ixii0003]

Hey man u forgot to fix the license plate light, my OCD couldn’t help it 😢

[@TheJmeech]

I love top gear uk and an R8

[@NotHurtYet]

Wide body. It!

[@Mickulty]

Could you add the link for the detailing stuff (34:30) on this video as well?

[@benoxlade92]

Iv done the derusting test but with pepsi, coca-cola, of brand cola and the traditional coca-cola worked amazingly

[@adamprchlik2577]

And its working because in original recepy for Coca Cola is with citric acid together with bit of phosphoric acid - as they say it gives "bit of zing". But you can buy much cheaper household cleaners / bathroom cleaners with much bigger amount of phosphoric acid that will do wel as rust converter (it will remove and convert red iron oxides to black more stable iron oxides). ... doing it with cola clone or with alcalic soda is nonsense. Vinegar will work a bit .. but you need higher procentage vinegar and much longer time than with phosphoric acid. And also, heat will help thre process as well

[@colin-hanlon]

34:42 where is the link to the detailing products that you mention here?

[@vivaldihk]

Nice works！ Subscribed

[@rizalmdmcbanyuwangi6606]

good

[@sbr015]

He forgot to try ketchup

[@neilwharton720]

The car looks great but unfortunately underneath it’s a shed! Just looking how it was treated is not funny, ask Ricky from R.E performance he says don’t buy a cheap one and buy the best you can afford otherwise it will bite you in the bum 😳😳😳

[@89hoekstra]

Do you still have the car and how much does it cost?

[@niknak0789]

When your Mum says, "we've got Verstappen at home", in walks Tom...

[@a.t.g000]

Why not release this at 6pm?

[@paulwilliams2727]

Chris I watched Mark McCanns video on his car collection the other day, and he said you have not bought the car, but he hopes you do. Your video starts with "I've just bought" one of you is not being 100% here. Whats the correct position? Also good channel keep up the good work and content.

[@jamest5149]

Chris talks about that video from Mark at the end of this video. Chris owns the car now.

[@paulwilliams2727]

Cheers I skipped that part, was messing around with my Malinois!

[@KDpyro]

They are for real? 18k for an R8? That's an insult 🥺

[@tka72]

Wish you would have de-rusted those parts...after all this work...

[@michaelsanchez4403]

Why not just take the car completely apart then reassemble while fixing and cleaning the parts.

[@kylemcweeny878]

Less chance of loosing fasteners and forgetting how it goes together. Plus they needed to make sure they had everything they needed to get it done..

[@michaelsanchez4403]

@@kylemcweeny878 that’s why you take pictures and keep hardware organized in ziplock bags or Tupperware. But it’s my OCD that would make me have to take it completely apart and fix everything to OEM plus lol

[@Dubslag]

That radiator could be recored for not a lot of money

[@Spoks_logic]

I discovered both Chris slix and Matt Armstrong’s channel on the same day over a year ago now and I’ve enjoyed watching all there content I’m subscribed to both channels and have full notifications to there videos please please guys let’s help get Chris’s channel up to 200k subscribers he definitely deserves it he has worked hard and gave up his day job for this channel so we could enjoy his passion for cars Like N subscribe

[@JR19k]

First

[@chrisedwards6881]

Great video but seriously guys less talking more building

[@Lolekns666]

you better starts to restore metal element like bars of suspension insted of plastic coners :)

[@StevenDorsey]

My name is Steven Dorsey

[@fulltimber]

You this was filmed over 2 months ago ? Omg. So long ago

[@lupu7242]

you can turn it into r8 off road truck and maybe buy it for 150000

[@peterhoulis1184]

Its an awesome car , why sell it !

[@samev92]

Много текста

[@stoveguy2133]

Like a utube “restoration”. Wink wink. Take stuff apart clean it. Assemble. So, $39k in parts. It’s worth what now?

[@craigmorgan4676]

About 7k ,second hand market has crashed!🤷🤷😬🤔💀💀

[@Ricys]

unsubbed from mark, did not know he did this. absolutly disgusting behavior to a gated manual too. thank you for doing this

[@evgeniypetrov2266]

Only bla bla bla bla.....

[@mesin2ujkt882]

too much talking

[@robertitolewandowsky7106]

That missing LED on the license plate bothers me 😔

[@RUOKSgarage]

If you need a help with cars i can help you 🥹