Here we go cabrio

[B-well]

Heres my new project.
1991 318ic
97xxx original miles.
second owner
all maintenance records
straight body
no rust
all electronics work great (less the broken antenna lol)

I've been looking for a facelift cabrio for a loooong time now and i finally got sone one too sell me one.

New rear seat on its way thanks to two240s

Plans for it are pretty simple:
Stage1
Starting with the undercarriage
-Ground control/koni full kit
-camber/toe adj subframe with 12mm rise alum bushings
-new control arms/lollipops/tie rods/sway links
-new trailing arm bushings/sway links
-UUC sways
-Custom braces to stiffen up the chassis and stop some of the shimmy
-4 point roll bar

Here are a few pics of how i got it. all ive done is replace the shadowed kidneys with chrome ones, detail the inside and clay/wax the hood.


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custom magnaflow exhaust


And the bad





drivers rear upper quarter


behind top


pass rear upper quarter


hood after claybar and wax


windshield frame


pass front bumper

Whats the deal with this valance? cut up?


odd front valance


drivers handle

6/15
Starting from the back today (it was in the shade)

Turns out what i thought was peeling was just some spit from a highway snot rocket



was just spit

Uncovered some wire re-dos from the PO


a little wire mod

No more Cabrio counterweight


no more counterweight

Minus 100lbs


big ol 100lb

Replaced this broken antenna with a metra powered unit


broken antenna


17x9.75+25 with 225/40

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wheels 1 by BwellVB, on Flickr


wheels 2 by BwellVB, on Flickr


wheels 3 by BwellVB, on Flickr


wheels 4 by BwellVB, on Flickr

6/18

Got a few more goodies on order.

NEW BAVauto plush floor mats

NEW Trim pieces for the vert top to cover when the top is down

Also my big find was a NICE vert rear seat courtesy of two240s:D

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6/22

Update, Another set of wheels courtesy of a car i purchased from my uncle today.

MUUUCHHH BETTER for the time being



Also took the interior out in prep for some new carpet

Seats out



Just before carpet removal (flash makes pics look extra horrible)



REPRESENT



And if you dont already have one, Stickers are for sale. PM me if you are interested

.com's in silver, white and black as well as the new design in multi color

[LuckyHenriksen]

Cool man I love new Cabrio projects. Sounds like you have all the right parts to get it looking good

[B-well]

Cool man I love new Cabrio projects. Sounds like you have all the right parts to get it looking good

the biggest decision is wheels. its hard to be unique anymore

[CorvallisBMW]

I love the color, too bad about the condition though :( Good luck!

[89AlpineM3]

good luck, paint is rough

[Kershaw]

good luck, car is rough. i've bought a lot worse though.

what is up with those front seats? recovered? or just other seats?

[B-well]

I love the color, too bad about the condition though :( Good luck!

thanks, i got it for about half what others are going for now

good luck, paint is rough

thanks

good luck, car is rough. i've bought a lot worse though.

what is up with those front seats? recovered? or just other seats?

thanks, they are covered. going to put the seats from my iS in it most likely

Also, it will be repainted. the body has very few flaws and zero rust.

our team has a booth and 3 pro painters so im pretty lucky when it comes to paint.

example

[N2MYE30]

Looks like a nice project.

[Rob@UUC]

Nice car!

When you put the rear swaybar bracket reinforcement parts in, realize that slightly more modification is necessary for the cabrio due to the extra reinforcement wall in the trunk.

going to put the seats from my iS in it most likely

Get ready for another 1.5" of legroom! Cabrio seat mounts don't let the seats go back as far... no idea why, that's just how it is.

[B-well]

Nice car!

When you put the rear swaybar bracket reinforcement parts in, realize that slightly more modification is necessary for the cabrio due to the extra reinforcement wall in the trunk.



Get ready for another 1.5" of legroom! Cabrio seat mounts don't let the seats go back as far... no idea why, that's just how it is.

thatnks for the heads up with the sway mounts

and thats awesome. im pretty tall and with the seat all the way back its ok but not awesome.

im sure its because with stock seats all the way back there is only 4 or so inches from seatback to the rear seat bottom.

Oh and you will hear from me quite a bit in the future

[325ix]

I like the start of this. With a little tlc, it will be nice. Azev type A's would look nice for wheels. Or anything goldish.

[BAVARIAN IRON]

318ic

What color green is that?

[Sputnik]

What color green is that?

laguna...

[MG325i]

the biggest decision is wheels. its hard to be unique anymore

very truee.

[B-well]

small update

Starting from the back today (it was in the shade)

Turns out what i thought was peeling was just some spit from a highway snot rocket



was just spit

Uncovered some wire re-dos from the PO


a little wire mod

No more Cabrio counterweight


no more counterweight

Minus 100lbs


big ol 100lb

Replaced this broken antenna with a metra powered unit


broken antenna