the guys who had crappy comments, are the same guys at a baseball game with a beer a bucket of popcorn your gut hanging out and making fun of the guys on the field you never ran anything but your mouth. I love it buddy Keep building stuff!
I don't get all the people crying in the comment section. The owner can do what he want's with his car and also Audi A4's aren't rare so not much is lost. This is a cool project and it's nice to see something different every once in a while. I'd say this is something quite refreshing to see at least for me. Also just to clarify, I don't know if i'd do this myself because the structural integrity is weakened but it's great to see someone had the courage and will to make this a project.
I guess it's because Audi's aren't as common in the US compared to Mercedes or BMWs? It's a cool project to take on, but I would probably use an old BMW instead. Like an E34 wagon, E46 hatch (like that one guy did here on YT) or even an E39 wagon.
It works better if you do it with a two door instead of a four door. I also found out that once you cut the top off, you will need to add more support to the under body to keep its rigidity. Most cars now are unibody so once you remove the top, it's very weak in the middle (the first bump you hit, you won't be able to open the doors!) I've done this to a Ford Pinto wagon, (Pinchero) which looked pretty cool. And I also made a little truck out of a Chevy Citation ("Camino") It's fairly easy to do with some body shop skills. If you cut it just right, you keep the taillights and rear portion, but you won't have a tailgate (didn't really need one anyway) The rear window on some cars will actually fit behind the cab too, so it looks factory built.
You are 100% correct. Guinuine convertibles have reinforced rocker and floor panels. Scary that these companies are in business. Would love to see destructive testing on these kits!
Супер тачка! ! ! Мне очень нравится такая тачка, удачный проект. Тоже хочу сделать себе такой же. Автору респект и большое уважение за проект. Поддерживаю его тему.
To me this looks better than using a Jetta the kit was designed for. I do like the idea of starting with a car that was rear ended tho, at that point no harm no foul.
Well I gtotta say, it exce3eded my expectations in every way. When you started I thought you were ruining a very nice Audi. And you did. But then you unruined it. And I am now about to go have some crow, maybe a slice of humble pie for desert. AMAZING workmanship my man. Fantastic job. You should be very proud.
I miss my old rabbit pickup , and I'm waiting on my kit for my mk4 Jetta. But an Audi? heh, that's luxury that only the big 3 can only dream of with these new 70-100k pickups. They can't even come close even if they used rich Corinthian leather. Hope you had a blast building it! I have some ideas for customizing mine a little , but I'll see how full my hands will be with the basic build.
The company that manufactures this kit has a whole section on their site about structural integrity and safety, everyone who’s worried should go look up Smyth Kit Cars.
Really liked the way the bed still resembled the lines of the original A4 I know some are saddened because it was perfect before but I understand the motivation Very nice work looks very cool I would love to have one I have a tail ended Jetta TDI I'm considering doing the Smythe bed on The audi is a bit more fun looking
its not Audi anymore, its just owner imagination, well who would do that?US have plenty of pick up's only one decided to change its destinatiom, its our choose to do anything with our stuff.
Car guys always remove the emblems. Tacky decorations. That's the first thing that comes off on my rides. It's funny with my current ride. Is it a 86, frs or brz? Without the emblem no one really knows. I let them believe what they want 🙃
@@karolbieganowski9847 These new luxopickups have nothing on an Audi! I like the clean debadged detrimmed look. It's as if you see it in clay(when they used to do it that way) before the bean counters hang on all that ugly stuff.
Very good!!! Tengo un Chevy Malibu 2000 y quiero hacerlo camioneta, estaba indeciso pero con tu vídeo, ahora sí comenzaré a realizar el prollecto. Buen trabajo amigo !!! Saludos !! Desde México !!
Riveting in the panels , yea it's strong. Lay down a bead of 3m metal panelbond adhesive and watch those panels act like they are welded in. Awesome stuff and that will take chassis rigidity to the next level.
I think we need to recognize all of the effort that was put on this car. Kudos for that. Now, just in my opinion, the fact that you can do something doesn't mean that you should.
Thanks for sharing. I drive an Audi TT and also have a '08 Ford Ranger. Would be nice to have both worlds and you showed it can be. Chevy, Ford or even Dodge needs to bring back a car based unibody small "compact" pickup.
Tbh i wouldve gone the extra mile and tried to let the backend look like the c6 a6 facelift limousine. Wouldve looked alot better. And maybe tried to work with more OEM parts in general, such as the back glass for example. And i wouldve used bedliner for the bed. But other than that: great work! But next time, use a rearended a4 for this kind of project lol...
Whooooaaa!!!! Dude, you da man! That is without a doubt one of the top three builds on YT (I'm not talking about the proshops here, just backyard stuff.). AWESOME! It must turn heads like crazy!! Cheers
It should have strength of the structure by welding some braces before cutting off the rear tailgate and part of the C pillars. less mess around with the alignment.
I like that. Another vehicle that would make an interesting conversion would be the Crown Victoria or the Mercury Marquis as the platform essentially ran for over thirty years, they are well proven in untold millions of miles of harsh service and the buy in is quite modest. Too, a company named JVC or Japan Victory Company (or the like) made a fiberglass bed for a 91/96 Chevrolet Caprice several years ago and Superstepside made a fiberglass bed for the GM (Caprice.....) "box body" Cars. The possibilities are many.
Alan Spangler A4 is a base model look for a RS4 or S4 to play with next time in your SHO. Why? Because its never worth bragging about crushing a base model with your flagship outside of any circle other than dedicated circle jerkers
"WHY!?"-me and other mechanics watching this video. On the other hand great workmanship and a clean result you have some great talent but an Audi...dude.
Can't get much more luxurious though. The big 3 with these silly 100k pickups have nothin on an Audi pickup 🤣 And because I miss my rabbit pickup. There's no such thing as a modern peashooter 2wd base mini pickup like we had all over in the 80s. I have a couple bags of garbage to dump or get some mulch at home Depot , not tow a 14 horse trailer.
Impressive result, but as far as I could see, everything is attached by screws and rivets and made of Aluminium and glassfibre. What about the structural integrity?! You weaken the body dramaticly by removing the (half) roof unit and the C-PLR. In addition, if you are carry some load on the deck, you will get a banana 😂😳🙈
👍🏻、actually I don’t like it, but I know you did really hard work, so I think it’s nice! Good job 👏🏽 And , yore next pick up , should be Toyota supura, because I want to see what is dose fan kids reaction 😎
Hmmm. Oh SNAP! I didn't see any structural bracing in this conversion, in fact it was absolutely clear none was made... Fibreglass didn't match the styling of the car either... End result looks lovely :-/ the initial car looked better though, so overall it's a no, If it ain't strong it's wrong
Was gna do this with my 1996 jeep cherokee classic. Was a 5 speed manual, 2 door , 2x2. Poor girl ended up totalled before i could tho 😢😭. But this, this turned out nice. Not tacky either. 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌
love this but not sure if the car deserved to get chopped it looked good at start as well but hey man its your whip do as you please I loved the work you've done 😍👌
No, you can't combine European style with American utilitarity in the same vehicle. There's a reason Audi didn't do it, we've already learnt from the Citroën C3 Pluriel.
A state Audi would had been the option for that, not a sedan! I have seen many (x) state converted into a pickup by just cutting the upper roof, welding and reinforcing doors, etc. Looks nice, but it will bend in half.
absolutely!! It's ridiculous. The casing must be in one piece, made in multi-piece. in a very short time the water will take the place and it will rust all over. a perfect car is garbage it all. I also wondered who the idea was to make the case in tin.
It was more easier if you just had taken a cabrio dombo's. And another think now you have the pickup instal a RS 4 engine and you accomplished your mission.
I'm really curious to know what you did for a radio antenna? With the shark fin, rear, window, and rear roof gone the factory active antenna system is all gone. I keep thinking I need to buy a beat up B6 S4 and do this lol
Looks awesome, great work, The way you put the the braces in and the way you built the sides looks like it probably is more rigid than before. The naysayers are the fools. Thanks for sharing, Now get over to Home Depot and pickup some materials to finish the wife’s honey do list. Lol....
the guys who had crappy comments, are the same guys at a baseball game with a beer a bucket of popcorn your gut hanging out and making fun of the guys on the field you never ran anything but your mouth. I love it buddy Keep building stuff!
I don't get all the people crying in the comment section. The owner can do what he want's with his car and also Audi A4's aren't rare so not much is lost. This is a cool project and it's nice to see something different every once in a while. I'd say this is something quite refreshing to see at least for me. Also just to clarify, I don't know if i'd do this myself because the structural integrity is weakened but it's great to see someone had the courage and will to make this a project.
I guess it's because Audi's aren't as common in the US compared to Mercedes or BMWs? It's a cool project to take on, but I would probably use an old BMW instead. Like an E34 wagon, E46 hatch (like that one guy did here on YT) or even an E39 wagon.
It works better if you do it with a two door instead of a four door. I also found out that once you cut the top off, you will need to add more support to the under body to keep its rigidity. Most cars now are unibody so once you remove the top, it's very weak in the middle (the first bump you hit, you won't be able to open the doors!) I've done this to a Ford Pinto wagon, (Pinchero) which looked pretty cool. And I also made a little truck out of a Chevy Citation ("Camino") It's fairly easy to do with some body shop skills. If you cut it just right, you keep the taillights and rear portion, but you won't have a tailgate (didn't really need one anyway) The rear window on some cars will actually fit behind the cab too, so it looks factory built.
Personally I would have taken the A4 convertible. That has the strength built into the floor.
It would have been too short.
The truck bed adds most of the strength back. These kits are also not compatible with convertibles
You are 100% correct. Guinuine convertibles have reinforced rocker and floor panels. Scary that these companies are in business. Would love to see destructive testing on these kits!
What a great job! Looks really neat. I like the tailgate section. The curve to it really compliments the rest of the car. Sweet metal work.
Looks better that you would think and congratulations for thinkin out the box and doing something normal folk never think about
It even looks stock! 😂😂 this guy is Ridiculously creative! I love it and it doesn’t even look bad
From audizine, to instagram, now youtube? Best build ever!!!
Супер тачка! ! ! Мне очень нравится такая тачка, удачный проект. Тоже хочу сделать себе такой же. Автору респект и большое уважение за проект. Поддерживаю его тему.
To me this looks better than using a Jetta the kit was designed for. I do like the idea of starting with a car that was rear ended tho, at that point no harm no foul.
Audi should have been designed and sold a midsize pickup for certain markets. Awesome build. Excellent craftsmanship and attention to detail.
Now all you need to do is jack it up about six inches and put some off road tires but very nice job man!
Well I gtotta say, it exce3eded my expectations in every way. When you started I thought you were ruining a very nice Audi. And you did. But then you unruined it. And I am now about to go have some crow, maybe a slice of humble pie for desert. AMAZING workmanship my man. Fantastic job. You should be very proud.
Wow there's a lot of hate in the comments for some reason? I like it you did a good job.
I miss my old rabbit pickup , and I'm waiting on my kit for my mk4 Jetta.
But an Audi?
heh, that's luxury that only the big 3 can only dream of with these new 70-100k pickups.
They can't even come close even if they used rich Corinthian leather.
Hope you had a blast building it!
I have some ideas for customizing mine a little , but I'll see how full my hands will be with the basic build.
THE BEST LOOKING AND BEST MADE CONVERSION IVE EVER SEEN !! AUDI SHOULD BUY THAT DESIGN FROM YOU..
The company that manufactures this kit has a whole section on their site about structural integrity and safety, everyone who’s worried should go look up Smyth Kit Cars.
your comment should really be pinned so people will stop questioning the integrity of the car
Really liked the way the bed still resembled the lines of the original A4
I know some are saddened because it was perfect before but I understand the motivation
Very nice work looks very cool I would love to have one
I have a tail ended Jetta TDI I'm considering doing the Smythe bed on
The audi is a bit more fun looking
Haters gotta hate. Good job. Stay different!
That was an audi in really good shape.
I was waiting for the Audi emblem to be mounted on the back!! :'(
its not Audi anymore, its just owner imagination, well who would do that?US have plenty of pick up's only one decided to change its destinatiom, its our choose to do anything with our stuff.
Very nice work.
Karol Bieganowski ß
Car guys always remove the emblems. Tacky decorations. That's the first thing that comes off on my rides. It's funny with my current ride. Is it a 86, frs or brz? Without the emblem no one really knows. I let them believe what they want 🙃
@@karolbieganowski9847
These new luxopickups have nothing on an Audi!
I like the clean debadged detrimmed look.
It's as if you see it in clay(when they used to do it that way) before the bean counters hang on all that ugly stuff.
Very good!!! Tengo un Chevy Malibu 2000 y quiero hacerlo camioneta, estaba indeciso pero con tu vídeo, ahora sí comenzaré a realizar el prollecto. Buen trabajo amigo !!! Saludos !! Desde México !!
Wow... i mean wow. Okay the taillights not fit perfectly i think but the rest....wow.
And thanks...now i want also an audi Pickup xD
Riveting in the panels , yea it's strong.
Lay down a bead of 3m metal panelbond adhesive and watch those panels act like they are welded in.
Awesome stuff and that will take chassis rigidity to the next level.
Très beau travail, vraiment impressionnant mais quel gâchis car la a4 avait une tres belle configuration, elle etait tres belle.
La verdad no lo veía bien. Pero en lo que se convirtió la neta está súper fachera! Agreguen el símbolo Audi a la puerta de atrás ;)
Nice job!
In Brazil already have this small pickup: VW Saveiro, Fiat Strada, Chevrolet Montana, et all.
Need my A4 transformed into this. Absolutely amazing!
I think we need to recognize all of the effort that was put on this car. Kudos for that. Now, just in my opinion, the fact that you can do something doesn't mean that you should.
Thanks for sharing. I drive an Audi TT and also have a '08 Ford Ranger. Would be nice to have both worlds and you showed it can be. Chevy, Ford or even Dodge needs to bring back a car based unibody small "compact" pickup.
wow looks freaking sick. Haters going to hate, but the time and work you put into this, id say it was WELL WORTH IT!
haters can't do this
I really do like it. Great work!!!!
Nice El Camino ya got there!!!
nope i would say more like a holdn hsv maloo
I love how he designed the rear with the tail lights it looks right at least on video , good one .
Tbh i wouldve gone the extra mile and tried to let the backend look like the c6 a6 facelift limousine. Wouldve looked alot better. And maybe tried to work with more OEM parts in general, such as the back glass for example. And i wouldve used bedliner for the bed. But other than that: great work! But next time, use a rearended a4 for this kind of project lol...
Whooooaaa!!!! Dude, you da man! That is without a doubt one of the top three builds on YT (I'm not talking about the proshops here, just backyard stuff.). AWESOME! It must turn heads like crazy!! Cheers
It should have strength of the structure by welding some braces before cutting off the rear tailgate and part of the C pillars. less mess around with the alignment.
I like that. Another vehicle that would make an interesting conversion would be the Crown Victoria or the Mercury Marquis as the platform essentially ran for over thirty years, they are well proven in untold millions of miles of harsh service and the buy in is quite modest. Too, a company named JVC or Japan Victory Company (or the like) made a fiberglass bed for a 91/96 Chevrolet Caprice several years ago and Superstepside made a fiberglass bed for the GM (Caprice.....) "box body" Cars. The possibilities are many.
I felt sad as you cut that beautiful car but in the end I saw that a nice truck was left 👍
Reminds me of the time i CRUSHED an A4 in my old 90 Taurus sho. Got another, when shes running... Its time to go A4 Hunting...
Alan Spangler A4 is a base model look for a RS4 or S4 to play with next time in your SHO. Why? Because its never worth bragging about crushing a base model with your flagship outside of any circle other than dedicated circle jerkers
IT will SNAP! Looks COOL,, but it will SNAP. STILL COOL.
"WHY!?"-me and other mechanics watching this video. On the other hand great workmanship and a clean result you have some great talent but an Audi...dude.
No kidding lol
Can't get much more luxurious though.
The big 3 with these silly 100k pickups have nothin on an Audi pickup 🤣
And because I miss my rabbit pickup.
There's no such thing as a modern peashooter 2wd base mini pickup like we had all over in the 80s.
I have a couple bags of garbage to dump or get some mulch at home Depot , not tow a 14 horse trailer.
Because it is so Sexy!
When you need to deliver/collect in a hurry.
Impressive result, but as far as I could see, everything is attached by screws and rivets and made of Aluminium and glassfibre. What about the structural integrity?! You weaken the body dramaticly by removing the (half) roof unit and the C-PLR. In addition, if you are carry some load on the deck, you will get a banana 😂😳🙈
That’s a ultra sport b6 !! Why 😱
👍🏻、actually I don’t like it, but I know you did really hard work, so I think it’s nice! Good job 👏🏽
And , yore next pick up , should be Toyota supura, because I want to see what is dose fan kids reaction 😎
What a monster >:o
Ruined
It's their car and they can do with this car what they want. I think, it' s a pity too, but this car is not mine. And result is great. Good job :)
It's cool
Hmmm. Oh SNAP! I didn't see any structural bracing in this conversion, in fact it was absolutely clear none was made... Fibreglass didn't match the styling of the car either... End result looks lovely :-/ the initial car looked better though, so overall it's a no, If it ain't strong it's wrong
very nice good job 👍👍👍👍
Good build like the way the tailgate matches the contours of the lights.
Soo much hate lol, i personally love it, amazing amount of work, way more that i would ever trust myself to do. Drive the wheels off of her good job!!
Complimenti, bravo.stupenda
Was gna do this with my 1996 jeep cherokee classic. Was a 5 speed manual, 2 door , 2x2.
Poor girl ended up totalled before i could tho 😢😭.
But this, this turned out nice. Not tacky either. 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌
Eu não faria, mais ficou exclusivo. Parabéns pelo trabalho.
An Audi Ute! Great idea 👍 You now have a one-off that not many will have. Sustralian culture in N/A 👍
That was beautiful great job shows a lot of talent you should be proud of yourself
Oi mate, you made one bloody good looking ute there.
Cheers!
love this but not sure if the car deserved to get chopped it looked good at start as well but hey man its your whip do as you please I loved the work you've done 😍👌
All I can say is good job, the end product looks great! Wish I could have/make one of my own
Le résultat est magnifique.
Too bad for the car, but high on the pickup truck! 👍
Very nice work nice cuts ,looks stock..
No, you can't combine European style with American utilitarity in the same vehicle. There's a reason Audi didn't do it, we've already learnt from the Citroën C3 Pluriel.
Now thats a ute mate👍🏼
Awesome! great idea! you could well do it basically every car. to transform it into a pickup.
It’s a kit from Smyth you build yourself,they specialize in VW cost $3,600 for kit takes 60 hours to complete
Tell me why.....ain't nothing but an heartache........aaarrrrggggghhhhh!!!
A state Audi would had been the option for that, not a sedan! I have seen many (x) state converted into a pickup by just cutting the upper roof, welding and reinforcing doors, etc. Looks nice, but it will bend in half.
First gut reaction was 'dear lord why!?' but by the end... it wasn't that bad. It reminds me of those Holden utes
Excelente trabajo, muy prolijo, saludos desde Argentina !!
Nice work. What kind of rear end? I'd also think about the structure and atlieast put two bars from rear wheel arches to the top of the roof
I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Thanx
EXTREMELY COOL!
HIGHLY WELL PLANNED AND DONE!
CONGRATULATIONS!
One of a kind looks good
ha! You pulled it off! Nice job!
absolutely!! It's ridiculous. The casing must be in one piece, made in multi-piece. in a very short time the water will take the place and it will rust all over. a perfect car is garbage it all. I also wondered who the idea was to make the case in tin.
That's freaking awesome. Nice work!!!
Great project! next time base car an old Q7 !
Enjoyed the video great job done ..👍👌. Music was over the top tho ! 👎
Great work. Mass produce, make millions.
Te felicito 👏👏👏👏,te quedaron muy buenas proporciones.
God I fucking love these ute conversions! I just wish I had the ability to build something 1/4 as good
I knew it could be done...👍👍😮😮
ich dachte immer das ein A4 unmöglich noch hässlicher sein kann...aber wieder was gelernt
good idea trying this concept on that b class first b7 are cheap and I think it turned out great!
great job, my hat of to you for taking the risk!!!!
It was more easier if you just had taken a cabrio dombo's. And another think now you have the pickup instal a RS 4 engine and you accomplished your mission.
But why???
Because
GDrift dumb
Lucas Sääf it’s a piece of shit
Why not. May not be your thing but it was his/her's so how gives a shit? No one but them and that's how it should be.
andrew wright right
True Tradesman beautiful work
Should've made a classic Ute, would've looked way better
I'm really curious to know what you did for a radio antenna? With the shark fin, rear, window, and rear roof gone the factory active antenna system is all gone. I keep thinking I need to buy a beat up B6 S4 and do this lol
Excelente manera de destrozar un audi a 4.
ya sé
Todoaves . Y el coco inservible tbn.
Ideal para sair por aí catando umas reciclagens, cabe muito papelão e ferro velho, aqui em SP tem muito chevete modificado assim kkkkk
Finishing touch, Add the Chrome Audi Emblem in Middle of Tail Gate......
Januszą cieknie ślinka na sam widok
Looks awesome, great work,
The way you put the the braces in and the way you built the sides looks like it probably is more rigid than before.
The naysayers are the fools.
Thanks for sharing, Now get over to Home Depot and pickup some materials to finish the wife’s honey do list.
Lol....
Show man .....welcome tô Brasil
If you a audi dealer is this a nice truck
Parabéns que trabalho incrível parece original de fábrica
Amazing transformation
Круто👍 очень пикап понравился
Beybey strong construction. Those rear lights are now on the side of the car.. roflol.. Only in Poland
I like it looks good nice job
Wow...👌👍😉😘😁😁 😁