I Repaired My Totaled Audi R8's Cracked Frame for $500! Insurance Quoted $29,522!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ย. 2018
- My cheap salvage auction Audi R8 had one flaw, and that's a cracked front frame and an estimated repair cost of almost $30,000. We fix it now for way cheaper than any body shop would have.
Thanks to Vtuned: goo.gl/mvyFZn
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that audi frame went from cracked to samcrac'd
"After two whole days of tugging it and beatin' it..."
You, sir, just described my weekend.
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Hahahahahahahaha
You all are crazy 😂😂😂😂😂
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son JESUS CHRIST FOR OUR SINS so whoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life Amen Amen Amen
Now this Audi is better before the crash.
This man caused a price jump in all decent copart cars no cap 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Lol that windshield break was the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
Nooooooooo! 😂
I've worked in a body shop. It happens often. Once I saw two mechanics replacing a windshield with a new one. Splintered it while setting it.
Shit happens, If that's the worst event for him out of this complex repair, I'd say it was a successful undertaking, wouldn't you?
He straight up smash it with a hammer 😂
That shit was cringe as fuck
Hey guys it’s Chrisfix here and today I’m going to show you how to fix a cracked frame on an Audi R8 using only common hand tools.
Guyyyyyyyyyys*
First off you wanna spray it down real nice with some soapy wooder.
Then get your ten millimetre
Alex Mendoza Internet-Spoofing................CIA has been notified!!!!!!!!!!!
@@TheKrisHimself 😂
he find the crac
he fix the crac
but most importantly
he samcrac
And he made more cracks.... in the window
And then he calls a mate to fill his crac.
Crackalakkin
Stop crackin these jokes!
This is cracking me up, fill that crac in will ya?
in your last video, people criticized you, that it was simply an ad for copart! and yet here you are we can all see the massive damage.....
great fix
Wow, what a project. Shout out to the welder for that amazing job! Also, absolutely the right choice of yours to leave the battle scars intact, that car's got history so it should be celebrated.
Frame=samfixed
Windshield=samcraced
Alex Wise ayyyyyeeee
You deserve a cookie
Hahahahhahaahhajaha
That's not what I meant when I said roll the window down a crac
00:35 how to smuggle drug in an r8 with Samcrac
Actually made me laugh, nice
I'm ded
I was confused, then went to the spot you said, and laughed like a mad man. Good one.
👌😂
Troy Smeets actually dying
"After two whole days of tugging it and beating it." 😂😂😂
_(days 1 - 3 of december)_
Lmfao
Yo Sam I hope you TIPPED Rob really well. The man went way above and beyond. With some top quality work. Beautiful job he did.
this guy works on an Audi R8 as if it were some type of honda civic.. kudos!
Ya it's pretty refreshing to see actually
I know what you mean, but at the same time, as a technician, it's still just a car lmao
If I had enough to get a salvaged one myself I'd hammer that shit down too
I guess it really can be the same if you go in with the mindset nothing is really special about the car, its just audi/volkswagon. Its wrapped in a very expensive shell, but at its core its no diffrent than an averagely priced car.
Sérgio Almeida lol factss?! He’s got money money! Extra 2k for cracking that windshield too *ouch*
"Don't want anything rusting" As he spray paints aluminium -_-
aluminum corrodes so
Without masking tape...
@Ercan Özkan I'm sure....so why do aluminum wheels corrode
@Ercan Özkan ok so why can I go to a plane crash from the 1940s and find corroded aluminum...that's pure aluminium
no doubt..
Very cool project and well done on the repairs. Nice to see people still fixing stuff instead of just replacing it. I really appreciate good craftsmanship.
This is exactly what I was thinking to start with upon seeing your last video showing the break/crack. I lived in the Bahamas from 1972-76 with my Grandparents. A United Auto Workers Certified Welder who had spent 40 years working for GM at the Detroit Factory who was a friend of My Grandad came over to White Sound on Elbow Cay and He taught me how to to stick weld professionally at age 12 in '74. We had a Jeep that rusted out and cracked in half all the way across just behind the two front seats. My Grandad had to go to Hopetown settlement at the other end of the Island by Boat and stayed gone about half the day. I jacked the Jeep up, Ground the rust off, welded the crack all the way across then welded 1/4" Steel Plates over my welds. Grandad was pissed when He left because He said the Jeep was beyond repair. He was shocked when He came back and I was driving it. My repair was still holding strong when the Motor Blew up years later and I was just a 12 year old kid. He said it could not be fixed and I thought I'll show Him cause I can fix it so I did. Your welding and then reinforcing it with Aluminium Plates sounds like a good idea to me. Use 7075 Aircraft Aluminium Plates and it will be 2-4 times stronger than when it left the factory. This car was designed by some fool with 12 years of School that couldn't tell you which end of the hammer to hold. I took one look at the broken frame and I knew right off that it was a Shit Design. I only have a High School Diploma even though I did skip two grades and graduated at age 16, but I do know which end of the Hammer to hold!!
When you hit the windshield I screamed NOOOOOOOO loud in a public place. Everyone looked at me hahahahaha
I knew it what it comes couse it was way too close.
I think he did it on purpose...just sayn
Let see who gets a shout out for glass repair.....calling it
Knew he was going to do it as soon as he mention he fucked up on something. I also reacted on the fact that he used the hammer so close to the windshield before he said anything. Pretty obvious.
Hector Jacques Giovani Lima Santos he did it on purpose because there was a crack in the middle
Why would someone try pulling on there jack stand... that’s a great way to rip the jack out from underneath it.
I agree. The weakest point is going to fail. Stand clear.
Wow. Sketchiest thing I have seen on YT in awhile.
Right?? He's lucky it failed elsewhere first.
Exactly what I thought
I would have drilled some holes in the cement floor and put in an anchor. I've done it in the past and its worked good. Later I patched the bolt holes up with concrete patch. A job like this doesn't need that much force to pull back into place. Kudos to sam for even attempting this himself. I bet all those thumbs down are from the guys who own the ICAR approved laser frame racks that cost a billion $. I think he's been watching too many arthur tussik videos lol. But i'de like to see some diy'er on youtube either build his own frame straightener or buy one of the low end 80's technology ones and fix copart wrecks in their own garage.
This video taught me so much. Who knew that shorts that have intentional frayed threads to simulate jean cut shorts were stylish!? And who knew aluminum can rust as well as corrode!? So much good info in this video! Keep it up SamOnCrack!
In my country, this is called 'jugaad' and it mostly works.
This is the engineered jugaar
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son JESUS CHRIST FOR OUR SINS so whoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life Amen Amen Amen
You just got your 500$ back from this video 😂
he at most got 15-20$ back from this video
@@abirabbas89 He's getting a lot more than 15-20 and 500
@@abirabbas89 it's only been like an hour. Chill out
Joseph shamon soon the windshield to
It's about 8$ per 1000 viewers. I dont think he even got close to 200 yet.
10:38 "After 2 whole days of tugging it and beating it"
Ah we've all been there.
ROFL etc
Yeah, December 1st after No Nut November is over.
Yeh !, we've all been there but hope it was worth the effort .
Car shows signs of being airborne Cracked frame rail, bent strut, and cracked frame Came down hard on the left front Glad to see you were able to repair it! Keep all 4 wheels on the ground lol
Great content and presentation. You are helping me overcome my fear of working on my own cars.
Never use the jackstand as an anchor point,
You are literally pulling the jackstand out from under the car.
That is why i was scared the whole video
@@meltedgyrofpv8477 I so agree,, I was just waiting for the pop, n , drop.. duh.
This is TH-cam, all sorts of unsafe practices exist. They edit out most of the embarassing accidents or mishaps. This is a comedy routine I think?
Exactly!!!! He is so experienced. How could he! Also that windshield - _-
I was cringing when he anchored the chain to the jackstaand. literally screaming ( NoooNooo Noooo..)
samcrac the windshield
baaaahahhahahahah
I will admit i'm impressed you tackled this project, i would of done the same
Good job Sam..I have learned sooo much watching your videos...I hope to buy my first salvage rebuild in the near future thanks to you!
I can't believe you anchored it to the jackstand
Ahh... the beauty of the internet, will show all of a person’s faults, even if it wasn’t intended.
two whole days of tuggin it and beatin it sounds like my weekend
Perfection in a comment! Bravo sir! 🤣🤣🤣
was looking for this comment! Hahaha
Me too brotha... me too! lol
great find...wish I had time to find these gems...You repaired a flaw the R8 had so it's better than a factory one...Let me know when your passing up on one of these. Keep the vids coming
10:39 Hey! That's what i've been doing for the past few days also!
😭😭😭😭😭
I'll buy it for your all in cost plus $5,000
Edit: windshield's on you bud
Austin A I’ll offer +7k
Tommy Popov offer 7k for what?
The Audi R8 is Sams dream car so I don't think he might sell it
@@MotoMendez He should make some profit and buy a v10. I don't think he could afford one anyway though.
Sam crac fixed a crack
And created new ones, sadly
Many,MANY new ones...ouch
Hey you also here
A$$Crack! Well nice fix!
And then causes a bigger crack
Omg its amazing what this guy did with a salvage r8!!
Congratulations!!
I cant belive he found it for a so low price
Dude watching u work on ur car makes me never to work on mine! Hahaha nah just playin but u make me feel great about my work 🤣🤣🤣
I repaired one basically the same way, harbor freight and all. Had about 4 hours in the whole job. Track days and a ton of street driving later it's still perfect.
Never been more excited for one of your vids well done
4 days of hammerring.... looks more like an couple of hours job indeed ;D
@@Moosey1789 the prize for living safe is usually regret
How is the crash zone effected? The repairs Sam and I both did literally doesn't modify the chassis in any way other than making that area stronger.... If this repair is done by Audi it's the exact same, other than they take the whole god damn car apart to complete it. We just went about it in a more efficient manner and have half price R8's to show for it. #copartracing
I disagree... I mean, really;
Won't we all end up sucking food through a straw eventually, unless we die first... But then I suppose we'd get the long life part... :)
My Main concern is nowhere during the video did I see him inspect the lower frame assembly... Mind you, I'm not a suspension expert, but past repair experience tells me if something moved up top, the lower must have moved too, or at least been under a great deal of stress, since the top wasn't sharing the stress load.
Pulling on the jack stand was entirely stupid... he's luck the car didn't land on his foot!
Also, as he mentioned early in the video, aluminum is more likely prone to cracking vs bending (depending on type of aluminum)... Which means he could possibly have caused internal cracking he can't even see with all the pulling forces and pounding he was doing, perhaps internal to the metal structure, or even hidden by the paint.
A better way to pull it down and not tear out the shock tower bolt hole would have to use a large thick nylon cargo or tow strap looped over the upper assembly, thereby dispersing the load across the whole bracket - of course you might have to cut the strap to remove it, but you could buy a hell of a lot of straps for the $1500 he is going to pay for that windshield...
I'm not saying I wouldn't drive it though;
But prior to driving it at all, I would pull the plastic skid cover from underneath and perform a detailed inspection of the lower assemblies, just to be sure there isn't any other damaged areas.
I would inspect it after every trip for the first 500 miles too.
I do agree with K McCoy's comment from above, that he should have had the welder sleeve the cracked fender/nose support. It would be really shitty if you lost control of the car, and hurt, or even killed someone; especially after a quick (and cheap!!) repair.
The welder did a fine job on his part, and $300 was way to cheap for that job; He must be hungry!
Please comment if you agree or disagree...
I do take Kudos or Criticism equally well,
and I'm willing to learn, if I'm wrong!
I'm waiting for the alignment specs to see how far off it is or if they can even get it into spec
I could see that being a problem in a McPherson strut setup. Audis use a multi link/control arm setup. The damage was to the shock “tower”, not the control arm mounts. I would bet that the alignment is not that far off. BTW, I have direct experience in aligning a R8 after this exact repair. Samcrac is not the first person to do this in this manner. He just has shown all of TH-cam a secret of a few rebuilders. By showing everyone, the salvage price of the R8 is going to increase a ton.
Sam crak fix the crak lol
Seeing as that is a coil over shock and not a strut I would honestly be surprised if the alignment was out at all. Removing that shock from the car altogether would affect ride height not wheel alignment. Not only is this type of failure not uncommon to the R8, it is not that uncommon to see in other vehicles. The repair should compromise nothing including safety.
@@jeffandrews7335 For that strut to be bent like that the tire/wheel had to take a lick. I bet it doesn't line up perfectly unless the lower control arm is replaced
I think it can be placed back with in spec.
watched all the videos on the audi rebuild but this one i liked the best,nice to watch a guy that knows his job.
what I get out of this video is stay away from a Audi R8
Agreed.
Only a few up to the 2009, after that it was sorted..If those models (with the risk of having the problem) have been reinforced before any problems all is good....
Exactly.
No just AUDI !
Oh and Mercedes
Just ask Scotty Kilmer!
Or rebuilt titles.
"After two days whole days of tugging it and beating it..."
Andrew Azzariti sounds like my weekend :D...
I'm so lonely. :(
Jdog 93 I would be willing to help you out there with it! I can pull on it and do things to it that help it explode!
“I think it is called a come together...” (4:40)
"Let me get two hands on it!"
Then I worked on the car.
Bad luck on the windscreen. I did the exact same thing some years ago on a Lancia Delta. Put a hammer straight through a brand new headlight that had been on the car about three hours whilst trying to straighten the front panel.
Good to know I'm not the first guy to do this.
www.change.org/p/the-people-get-fat-nigga-carson-off-the-roads
Guess the newer model at least, imagine the original group b car would be a bit hard to get parts for?
I've done repairs that close to a windshield frame before. Chances are it would of cracked either way. Still, not too bad $500 in welding plus a windshield. I was wondering if ti would be a bigger repair.
dentistguba It was an ‘86. Narrow body with the twin cam. Someone in a Volvo with a tow bar reversed into it and I’d just changed the headlight to a new unit. Making a “minor adjustment” with a rubber mallet. Next thing I know, broken glass all over the floor.
I’m actually building another Delta HF at the moment. It’s been a competition car but I’m going to make it road legal again.
I’d love a Delta S4; that would definitely be my lottery winners car.
JAMES get the tool ! The freedom is strong with this one
Looks good! Only thing I'd of done different would have been to make it a single plate from the upper bolt hole across the crack but that's just me.
Discount Adam Sandler
Salvage sandler
Car game Bruce Wayne
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samcracc sandler
Hi. Great to see it repaired. One remark though. I work at an engineering company and as far as I know aluminum alloy will loose a big part of it's yield strength by welding it. It is possible to regain that but only by special heat treatment afterwards. Maybe your alloy has different specs or the repair has improved the original design so much that it can easy compensate the loss of strength. But I know that in our company they reduce the allowable yield stress in welded aluminum constructions almost 50 % if it get's no special heat treatment after welding.
dextersxxxxlab who gives a fuck about your remarks
@@bountyhuntermk2520- And an idiot that will buy cars with BS fixes said...
i'd give two fucks... at least!
just lately bent the hanger of my rear derailleur on the bicycle ~ 10° when it fell on the ground, tried to bend it back and it snapped right off. it wasn't much thinner (if at all) than the plates they welded to the frame... so having that in mind i wouldn't be too comfortable riding this sevral 100hp 'sportscar'! REALLY!
@@seppstarthebest-Aluminum and alloys off dont bent well-they crack well instead. Im a pilot and instructor of pilots. When an aluminum part is bent or cracked in aviation is ILLEGAL not to replace it totally.
@@CFITOMAHAWK2 - i know, i already expected it to crack before picking up the pliers ;)
but a rear derailleur hanger is not really a bearing part on the frame, it's mounted with one screw, replacement part is 6 bucks, so i gave it a shot ... and blew it! however if the derailleur gets into your spokes you can still totally crash the bike and possibly die... once trashed a porsche bike like that... REALLY! xP
edit: forgot to mention, the porsche bike i trashed was an aluminium frame. when the derailleur went into the spokes the chain stays got bent... and it is common sense amongst cyclists, that you don't bend an aluminium frame back into shape, cause you will probably die half a year later when you go 40mph downhill and hit a pothole... only steel is real, na mean?!
Gotta love the frame rigity... Lift one side and the whole front end comes off the ground almost level.. Even cracked!
Just make sure that your life and health insurance are paid up and adequate and that they cover you even in the case involving errors in judgement!
Welding a cracked aluminum frame...by cellphone light...with pullback hydraulics anchored to the jack stand that holds up the car. What could possibly go wrong?
Well you can crack the windshield i guess...
Yeah, he's lucky it broke when it did. It looked like the angle of the forces might have eventually pulled the jack stand out from under the car, if enough force was applied before the gap was closed.
press F to pay respects to that windshield
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I tip my hat off to you for your persistence. I have dealt with well known reputable body repair shops in my quarter century selling vehicle parts to them. One of them had a state of the art computerized frame straightening machine to insure that repairs are geometrically correct. Aluminum body repair is another thing because of its complexities. According to the owner, aluminum welds do not last and are prone to cracking in spots close and around repairs that were heated in the weld process.
Sick videos man. Loved watching this project. Also, go bolts!
Why is there not a class action lawsuit about this? this is a huge safety defect on an expensive car Or a huge Expensive crushing recall on these cars Were you actually pulling on the Jack stand that the car was on You ever see that cartoon where Wylie Coyote is Cutting the Board He's sitting on?🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
It worked didn't it!
That's actually a great trick when done correctly and carefully. Its manufacture defects like this that make it possible for a regular guy to afford an exotic(a blessing in disguise)
I would imagine that the guy who owned the car got his money back from the insurance company. Plus he did get to enjoy the car for however long it took to crack... so there you go.
when i saw the shot with the chain under the car I said to my self.....please don't attach that to the jack stand.....please.....he attached it to the jack stand haha. He's lucky it broke instead of the jack stand.
The amount of misinformation in these comments is astounding. Structural aluminum is welded all over the world every day. This is a car, not the space shuttle. ‘This car is much safer than thousands of the rusted hoopties driving around the rust belt right now. Is the repair perfect? No, but will it work? Yes! People say the Audi engineers would cringe at this repair, even though they designed this p.o.s. that is a failure in design engineering!
toyota38 I agree 100% most people commenting have no clue
@@ryanpettit82 they have a clue sufficiently to understand the poor design outcome. Often repair techs know more than engineers because they live and breath it. Often repair technicians provide invaluable information in improving designs.
Toyota38, you are absolutely correct! I was thinking the exact same thing. This damn car was once dirt before they mined the material to make it. So he could have fixed it with factory OE parts torn it all apart, disturbing things that dont need to be disturbed, to get a car that is prone to the same damage. I say he did a fantastic job getting his dream car, he fixed it safely and will be able to enjoy it. Meanwhile all the haters can sit back and bitch about how he botched the repair while they drive their little Prius to a Hillary rally.
drag him!
@@dennytyler4798 I drove a Prius to a Hillary rally, but I still approve of Samcrac.
Good job! I simply can’t let go of the fact that you didn’t paint the area afterwards. That’s crazy! I mean the frunk is a work of art in these cars!
Very informative video, especially with regard to frame engineering by Audi, and the shortcomings. Thanks!
Tugging it and beatin it into submission. Story of my life
Beat it like it owes you money, I have heard that a few times in the auto shop.
Hey Sam! This is Ralph your insurance agent. Your policy is cancelled!!!
Hahahahahah
if the salvaged car was that bad, then why was he allowed to register it to drive on the road again?
ET Ranger i
In some countries they are scrapping such once totaled and unprofessionaly repaired cars for safe reasons. Thank god!!
@@Michael-us1fr Who said it got registered? Lots of illegals on the road ( they just get stolen plates and fake papers!)
12:54. Thats my earlier point right there. He's welding to FILL the gap. The point is there shouldn't be any gap to fill. So now that strut/suspension arm is out of place.
It’s pretty poor repair, I watched that far to see if I want to watch this guy, no I don’t.
You are absolutely right, I wouldn’t buy a bicycle from him either, but at least it’s entertaining.
"At the end of this we should have the cheapest Audi R8 on the planet..."
Correct.
No shop that l know of would touch that repair. Firewall damage like that is an automatic total loss. A shop that repairs that could lose millions in court. If a passenger gets hurt in that car the next time it is in an accident then you are liable. I'm not trying to be a jerk, just being honest.
Audi would have did the same thing. Look at how they fix the problem
@@5wiftxjohnson174 a tear in a firewall ( structural integrity of the cockpit ) is a total loss in the real world. Anything can be fixed but is it moral to do so knowing it could cost someone their life. That's what lawyers argue in court and it has cost shops millions in court. Our opinions don't matter much. What happens in court is what matters. We're not allowed to heat frames on trucks anymore either like they used to do. We have a truck on the frame machine at work. You have to pull it cold with no heat. If it doesn't come out or if the metal tears, then you have to put a new frame under it. This truck is getting a new frame. It is only a wrinkle where the front bumper bolts up but we are not allowed to heat it. Vehicles are symmetrical and all repairs have to be within 3mm when on a frame machine, 4mm is unacceptable. It is all about liability in today's world.
@@lilbo1Y1 Personally, I'm glad there are high standards and I appreciate the people who do quality work. It may only be to avoid liability, but it saves lives. This R8 needs to be parted out and recycled.
the damaged part is actually more like a strut tower which connects to the firewall, most shops wouldn't touch the job because the insurance companies wouldn't pay for the repair, therefore it falls into the world of a rebuilder. Its a world the guy that works for the insurance body shops doesnt understand at all.
@2009G8Gxp you almost had me until you said "would I do the same to an air craft then fly over a ocean. Lmfao... no Bob , no bob I wouldn't do any repairs to an airplane and fly it anywhere. Lol
Nice job Sam Hack. Pretty bad idea hooking that ram to the jack stand.
Come-on Sam, I'm hungry and it's midnight over here in the U.K.
V tuned is a beast wit the framework
I'm really happy for you for getting it fixed.
The next time you pund something on your car again use a piece of wood between so that the wood transfers the force. That way you move the hammer away from the parts you want to avoid damaging.
I can confirm this will work, I am the frame
Josue Jasso I was the paint
I was the windshield. ):
I AM THE SENATE
Josue Jasso hahaha! It was so stupid from him
admiration to you to attempt to fix the car ..... I would have no idea
Thanks for this......... i was seriously thinking of buying a r8 in two minds now
Nice to have #vtuned on your side, he does great work! Can't wait for the r8 to be completely finished!
a block of wood and heavy hammer would have worked on your strut mounts,by placing the block of wood on top and striking with a heavy hammer.The block of wood spreads the impact without causing surface damage.
It would avoid smashing the windscreen too. He should have made a spacer to bolt to the top shock mount and pulled on that rather than ripping the hole out.
Why bother??? Lol
@@delcat8168 I haven't even made it through the whole video and was going to leave the comment I'll put the bolt for the shock through the hole and pull on the bolt. I'm just waiting for it to tear out that hole
Sam "after 2 days of tugging and beating it" Crac
How do you do framework Without any measuring tools you didn’t measure anything before you welded
He cracc'd the windshield
Zanic L3 while fixing a cracc'd frame
lol reading this comment section and everyone is all of a sudden an engineer. I saw multiple comments saying not a single commenter knows what they are talking about. That statement is false because Zanic you are the only person here who knows what they're talking about. Your comment was correct AND hilarious XD XD XD
@@alexgonzo000 XD XD XD
you should rename your channel to SamWelded after you fixed the "crack".
Such a missed oportunity to say cracc
Nah he cracked the Windshield
They call this man Lightning, because he never strucks the same spot twice.
Please post a video of that area when it breaks again (very shortly)
@John barfneck I'm guessing your name is barfneck for a reason? People see your face and barf all over your neck?
he might not be able to talk anymore(new crack)
@@adamnikodem90 is there a vid about a new crack?
It’s been months and it’s still going just fine? You were saying “TH-cam Car Repair Guru”?
Shitter.
Im so glad u dont edit out mistakes lol its great cuz that shit is the shit that actually happens to all of us.
I'm not an expert, but that looks like a crazy amount of buildup on those welds. I might be wrong, but I think a big reinforcement plate over the whole damaged area would've been better.
i think its because there were to separate areas of damage one was the original crack and the other was that broken bolt hole and they need to fix the hole first and they can continue pulling will the hydraulic kit before welding and reinforcing the damaged area. thats my guess anyways not an expert either
Agree; I thought they'd put in a plate that included the strut hole, to ensure strength in the entire area.
akkual I'm not saying that they shouldnt've filled the gap (because they definitely did have to), but I do think the reinforcement plate is necessary. After a weld, if the suface is not carefully heat threated, the substrate can cool in a different rate than the filler material, leaving the surrounding areas of the weld weaker than before, hence my concerns.
You dont know shit
Hell, with this guy, I am suprised he didnt use exaust hanger tape to hold it together. He is after all a HACK!
Thank you Audi for cutting a corner so you can continue to sell cars.
Nice to see it's not only very wealthy people that can drive these types of cars.
Great work. I'm glad you were able to fix it.
Great channel man
Limitless Potential $30,000 for a salvage car you can’t have full coverage insurance on...... yeah it’s still only rich people bro hahaha.
Can't believe you anchored to the jackstand. Miracle it didn't pull right out. Another miracle if no one gets hurt at some point imho
I feel like i just watched Adam Sandler trying for a role in Fast and Furious
This is a bandaid, not a repair. You're treating this as if it was a stamped steel piece, not a complex alloy casting, and there's a lot more to it than just the upper strut mount. There's more damage you cannot see, underneath the windshield and dash. The only proper repair was to make it stronger than it came from the factory, and there are weakened areas of this casting due to stress. The weld isn't going to fail, the casting adjacent to the weld will fail.
Yep
Agree, it might look strong but in fact it is weaker now than factory because of welded aluminum.
yep. That alloy didn't fail because of repeated stress. It failed because someone ran the car at speed over a curb. Most 2008 R8 never developed this crack. Mostly or only ones that hit something at high speed. You can see that the entire thing is bent 1-2 inches up and only after that it broke the strut. This is aluminum not steel and you have more cracks underneath the windshield area. I would be super careful to run this car. This could just fail again at 150 mph and kill someone. I wonder how you will ever sell this with such an uncertified repair.
Obviously, the factory didn't do a very good job to begin with..
Actually what he did made it stronger with that type of weld and the reinforcement on both sides
I was cringing not just with the hammer blows and cracked shield but I was waiting for that strut mount to pop, we have R8's in the shop same problem we keep the shock in place but unbolted from the assembly and put the vehicle up on the ramp then tie a ratchet strap around the bottom of the shock mount and use one of the heaviest guys in the shop to put a foot on the strap and force down works every time to mate the material back for welding.Rob did an excellent patching in and welding always good to see a man that knows his craft, the repair was probably stronger than when she left the Audi factory good job.
As in any repair have you enough reinforcement to withstand the pressure against it. It's that simple. One note if you weld on a firewall make sure you have a fire extinguisher ready the insulation tends to burn from the back side.
dude.. you said you put primer on it so it doesnt rust.... aluminum doesnt rust
Kind of looses credibility right there doesn't he?
Strictly speaking, yes, AL does rust/oxidize (same thing). It just does not continue to rust like steel does. Aluminum forms an oxide layer that actually protects the metal against further oxidation.
He also said he would fit coilovers, it HAS coilovers already !!!
@col Stace he probably means adjustable coilovers
but it does corrode,its a primer for aluminum
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMG
Samcrac fixes crac
Samcrac makes new crac
Good job, I love to see a thing getting fixed.
As body technician for 37.8 years, I can honestly say I that this is indeed a car.
Pretty sure the mistake you made was putting the chain on the outside of the frame on the bolt instead of where the strut mounted. That probably would have prevented that hole from ripping. Either way, looks great!
Next time call Arthur Tussik. "Today I repair"!
Southern Brew Tussik would have that fixed before lunch
now THAT's a guy I like to see repairing cars. seeing these guys welding this frame under stress without taking any measurements, was difficult for me to look at
Ouch dude you just broke your windscreen,thats not gonna be cheap.I feel your pain.I once botch repaired a salvaged porsche 944 many years ago because i didnt have the money to fix it properly and then a year later it was written off again by a kid cutting across my path but i had a lot of fun in that year
“Oohh noooooo!” 😂 That’s become a running joke in our shop whenever somebody accidentally damages something big. Great video 👍
Dude, how did you bot use a piece of thick wood place it on the crack and hit the flat surface, you have way less chance of hitting the windshield because the surface area is bigger. You not only samcrac'd the windshield but you also cracked my soul a little😅😂 anyway great fix!
I honestly thought this was clickbait. You never fix stuff that fast..
So the MFG welds a part together. The weld come apart and you produced a better structured weld yet you believe it's not repairable? Do you realize racing teams modify structures all the time for better performance?
And you never should without a laser guided computerised jig to get the damn thing back to factory tolerances. A homemade welding job using a jackstand to pull it back? Come ON!! You might do it ghetto style on something non structural, but to do it that way on a supercar frame where the suspension connects is just asking for trouble. There's a reason (as he said in the last vid) that people end up putting entire new front ends on.
No insurance company in the world will pay out if this car is crashed and they inspect the frame. Nor would they touch it in the first place if they knew the repaired damage wasn't professionally repaired by a company with indemnity insurance.
this is a great series of videos, including all the intelligent comments on both sides of the issue
You are great. I really appreciate you including your mistakes, makes me feel less stupid.
Your Windshield is Cracked
Windshield*
Oh really he didn't know
It's Samcrac'ed
Cracced*
He can fixed with hand tools... it will be Samcrac'ed!
Kudos on all the thinking process and all my respect to the amount of work you put on that Audi.
Dam, that’s some serious expertises hanging around on the TH-cam🙈😂🤣
I broke a windshield working on the front of the dash day before a road trip, happens so quick. Thankfully on the passenger side so didn't fix until back. And I was complaining about $300 in labor (thankfully happened to have a used one from a parts vehical).
The bent rod seems to further support road caused damage.