progress...

so, the project is progressing at a reasonable rate of speed. tires are in, and have 2 testers mounted. look about what i expected, but are very acceptable considering the fact that i bought the set of 4 and tires for less than the cost of 1 "real" BBS rim...

 

the rims will be housed under worked vw rabbit fender flares on all 4 corners. on a rabbit, they don't look that aggressive, but on the flat sides of the 2002 they look like monsters - which is good. plus, they will be metal, and will have the proper vw inner arches as well. and they aren't the added-on looking turbo 2002 flares either...

all the glass is stripped from the car, as is the interior save for the steering wheel and e-brake handle. all the tar will come out, and the interior will be sanded and coated with POR-15 rustproofing, then rhino lining, and finally painted body color. should provide durability and rust proofing.

 

the removable nosepiece is now removable. more work will need to be done to make it a sturdy stand-alone piece, but the basic frame is there, and the nose is off the car. the thought behind this is ultimate serviceability - blame vw and audi for spoiling me with their "service position" on their longitudinally mounted engine cars. this way it can be removed to service the engine, intercooler, radiator or whatever...

 

plenty more to come...