Hey how's it going guys? I know some of you have been wondering what I've been up to over the past year as far as what I've been working on so I figured it was time to share some of the work I have been doing. The car has come a long way, but I still have some more fun stuff to do to it. Thanks to my boys at GrandPrix Autobody in LA for all the body work and paint, Barajas Upholstery in Riverside CA for the best damn interior work period (been working with them for the past decade) PRO WHEELS in Norwalk CA for the sick custom 1 off wheels they made for me again, the first being on the Z. Can't forget to thank my uncles for helping me along the way and some of my buddies.

This is the car before, it looks decent, but it really needed a lot of body work and new paint since it sat for so long.










Here are pictures at the body shop once they started to put it back together and get it ready for paint.








Here are some pics from the other day when they were color sanding and buffing, almost ready for interior. Still need to find a good suspension and wheels to get the look I'm going for.







Here are some pics of the install on the new digital gauges to bring the car up to date. I wanted to do some old school with the new school.






Now up to speed with the new interior, again I wanted the new with the old so we did the preforated suede and vinyl with the double stitching and diamond pattern. The headliner is done in black suede. I also got rid of the old school radio for a kenwood with ipod connection.










Now to the outside. The car still needs to be lowered a bit more in the rear to get the JADA toy look I'm going for. I also added an HID kit to make it more modern. 18's in the front and 20's in the back wrapped in NITTO INVO's.

 

Raked! Looks great! Can't wait to see what else you have up your sleeve

 

wow... awesome Rick!
I love it

 

^^Thanks for the comments guys, still needs a bit more work.

 

nice ride rick!! i especially love the interior.......and the gauges too!

 

^^Thanks man, those are my favorite parts about the car too. All the classic car guys trip out when they see them in there.

 

Very nice work, can't wait to see a real photoshoot

 

very nice rick lookin good............

 

Damn Rick.. the car looks great so far! Love the work on the interior. Only thing I would do a lil different would be the wheels. IMO the flat black wheels w/ lip don't really flow well with this car, but great work so far nonetheless!

 

Very nice!

 

So sexy....love what you did with it.

 

Wow, car's lookin' great Rick! I wanna hear how it sounds

 

damn nice!

btw what tires are those?

 

^ nitto invos

 

Thanks guys for the comments! This is what I want it to look like when it's done.