my 2008 Project completed, a lot of pics inside, Ferrari Red !

[vlad]

well, I wanted to do something different and this car was just too tempting.
My wife had the same cabrio when we dated in college, and I have fun memories of that time (1990)

EDIT we completely changed the color of this car, from Candy apple red to Screaming Ferrari Red



cliff notes:

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now read the rest :D

anyway, this is how I found her (hit in the front, dents, scratches, etc..)







trashed interior





first thing to do was to measure the frame to access the damage





we cut off the radiator support (it's not pretty)







in the meantime, I do complete tune up, everything new including the water pump, A/C compressor, every gasket, wire, belt, hose, etc..





new radiator support goes in









I change the suspension to H&R springs, Koni adjustable shocks, new bushings, new control arms, new ball joints, new cross drilled rotors, new pads, new brake hoses, new driveshafts, new boots, etc...









sadly the rest of the car still looks like crap



during the winter I found BBS RMs with Kodiak lips, mounted new tires on them, looks sick !



the interior gets re-upholstered in 2 tone, white leather with black veloure (pimping)



more work on the body

[vlad]

we find rust under the winshield







fixed



more damage and rust in the back







working on the body parts











guess what's next... more nightmare ! LOL.. every body panels comes off







hello naked Rabbit







super slick, Fred Flinstone style, block seat



:buttrock

[vlad]

painting the parts



























the most anticipating day comes - time to paint the car







we were worried about the color not being bright enough, but it came out beautiful !

just out of the spray booth









wet sanding and buffing



the biggest headache of the 2008, trying to put the puzzle together!



sometimes it took 3 guys to do it ..LOL









Finishing touches



almost done.... almost





here is one of my garages today



more pics to come !

[bimmer8604]

My sister had a rabbit back in the day aswell. so much fun in those cars!

Looks good, i love it!

Kyle

[Roadsterd]

Looks great as usual. Looove the color.

[CorvallisBMW]

Your such a whore, I hate you.



*jealous*

[jpsfab]

nice project! lots of work but it pays off at the end. so, do you like red or something? just kidding.

[RedStar240]

THAT IS ONE DIRTY VDUB. This is probably the only cabrio i would happy to be driving in.

[sirsteezo]

beautiful.

loving the wheels!

[ACHTUNG]

very cool! Since the whole car is so shiny, it needs a polished exhaust tip to finish it!

[Sean5294]

very nice work!!

[blazing]

That is a sweet dub vlad

[skota]

Wow, incredable work. Cant imagine what that sort of work would cost.

[mentaleeill]

i like it, but it needs spacers out back.

[So Live]

You really dont screw around with your vehicles do you?

Looks coo. Idk if i would have built a cabrio. if i did idk if it would have a white top.

To each his own. Looks great either way.