My not so new 8V project

[Vdub-Dj]

Ok so ive had my 8 valver for over a year now and i think its about time i started doing a bit of work on her. When i bought the car a year ago she had 86000 on the clock and looked very clean apart from a couple on dings on the front wings and bonnet.

I wasnt really put off by it though as other than than she was pretty clean with a working full leather vr6 heated interior. The best bit was i managed to gut the guy down to £450 for her. Heres what she looked like when i first got her.









Shortly after buying her i had a mate of mine sort out the dings on the front end, he put 2 new wings on and a bonnet fully sprayed and fitted for £100 which i was well pleased with, the only unfortunate thig was the wings were off an older model which had the square repeaters on but never mind i got it back and fitted clear repeaters on her.

Thats how she stayed until around 3 months ago when i decided to de-arch her. the fronts i had no worries about as they had just been done but it was the rears was very worried about as apparently you find rust more often than not reading up on here, heres what i found:

Heres the front.






And the dreaded Rears.






There is rust there but i was kind of expecting worse oh well off to my mate she goes again. I am waiting on delivery of some parts to carry on with the project ill update with pics soon.

[Wayne]

Don't see many in silver, looks a good sound base for a project.

[Vdub-Dj]

Yeah i thought the same! got loads of stuff to go on her when it arrives but after ive fitted all that not really sure what to do next! suggestions on a postcard then 

[Vdub-Dj]

Got one of my packages today! a nice set of mk4 hella headlights heres how they look fitted!




May get a HID kit for it. Does anyone know if i need 2 to get the dipped and main beam in xenon?

[Vdub-Dj]

Ok so heres an update of whats been going on with the car. I bought what i thought was a mk3.5 steering for the car but after a bit of a discussion on here i founf out it was actually a mk4 wheel which i ended up retrofitting. heres what i did and how it ended up.




And heres it finished and working only problem being is the airbag light stays on. anyone know how to rectify it?






Ive also put in some nice coulor concept silver dials with the milage on 800 out on the original which i was well chuffed with!








Last but not least i finally treated myself to some nice TT Comps.




Not sure really where to go from here. anyone got any suggestions?

[F17BAD]

needs to be alot lower

de arch looks baba with the black trim on the sides and black top bumpers, either change all that to silver items or put the arches back on

[Seanl]

Love those wheels, If only I had the money.  . As Kells said, deffo needs lowering, and not too keen on the headlights but if thats what you like, thats what matters. If you do get fed up with the lights, joey mod your old ones, and I reckon they will look spot on! Badgeless grill too with black slats ftw. Apart from that, the exterior looks spot on. Heated leather, mk4 wheel, and CC dials all look ace btw, gear knob looks a bit tatty though so a new one there perhaps.  Other than that, maybe new headliner and pillars, then a few engine/exhaust mods, and some cleaning of the bay and then you will have what I wish to achieve!!! 

[Vdub-Dj]

Thanks guys actuallly in the flesh im not sure the car can be lowered anymore at the rear its sitting quite snug to the arch as it is, the front i totally agree it could do with going a bit lower.

As for the plastics im thinking im wanting to remove all traces of them and colour code the lot but ive not seen one in that colour and im just wondering whether it will be too much.

Headlights again i kinda agree but i think it makes the car look alot cleaner and modern. the old ones i find just ugly. i may change them eventually to something a bit more compromising. Im also toying with a HID kit too.

Interior really beginning to look wicked the gear knob does need changing but im holding out for a 3.5 knob and handbrake lever. proving difficult to find at the moment though.

What do you reckon i should do with the headlining and pillars?

[Seanl]

What do you reckon i should do with the headlining and pillars?

The VR6 Highline black pillars look really good, or spray them matt black for the cheaper option.

As for the headlining, lots of people have covered theirs with comicbook hero type single quilt covers - If you want to be quite unique. Or cover it with a different colour fabric to make it look spanking and a bit newer. You can also get chrome door handles to break up the 90s style black plastic as I have done. Again its not to everyones taste, but I like it, and like I said it breaks up the constant black. 

[dom]

First off your sig pic is waaay too big

As for the car, the clocks, wheel and leather look great. I also agree that it looks odd with the arches off but all other trim left on, also the front needs to come down about 15mm, then it'll be sitting sweet