458 Italia to Speciale Conversion, Done! Pics Inside

I see it differently. If the OP was contemplating undertaking this modification to his car and requested opinions whether he should do it or not, then it is fully acceptable to honestly voice ones thoughts whether negative or not. Similarly , if someone posts a photo of a car they have already purchased , offering an opinion that is highly critical of the color or the interior is merely hurtful with no positive benefit. Prior to the purchase, offering a negative opinion may or may not be beneficial but it is not rude or inappropriate.

 

Nice job, really looks great. I also vote for no stripes.

 

I like what you did and will always defend your right to modify as you see fit.

 

With the erosion of first amendment rights, perhaps laws prohibiting the unauthorized modification of F cars should be considered.Many on this forum would undoubtedly suppport such a Bill.

 

it looks cool...

 

Great job!

A short question, what modification/adjustment u did for the fenders to fit the new bumper?

 

OP - that looks fantastic and if that is what makes you happy go for it - and as you see the vast majority of real enthusiast love your work!

To the few flaming him - "get a life"...

 

Is "people talking at movies" correct grammatically - don't think so...

(sorry Nuno, couldn't resist trying to lighten the mood )

 

Hey i hope you and your family are well brother. Please if you can tell me when you got your 458 speciale conversion parts you would be doing me a huge favor brother

 

What ever floats your boat. As long as it is not being sold as a Speciale.

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The thing I don’t get is why anyone would ever spend as much money as we do on our cars for any reason other than it’s what YOU want. To the OP nice job, regardless of what anyone else thinks or would do he’s simply enjoying the experience of having a car and doing what he wants with it.
People also have the right to disagree with his choices and tastes and say that it’s something that they would not do but surely it’s not something that needs to be wrapped in insults and name calling


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The rear of that car looks amazing.

 

Looking good! I appreciate your passion to build what you want. It’s America and you have the freedom to make the choices you want on your car. It’s your money and your dream.
It doesn’t matter to me if you are doing it because you personally like the style or if you are doing it to impress others. It’s your money and your car. No issues on clones for me as long as a future buyer isn’t fooled to think it is something it isn’t.

 

Hi great job my friend, at the end of the day its YOUR car! If changing the look improves your love for the car then so be it. Enjoy it in good health. Are you adding any mods to increase the power as well?

 

Can you share a few more pictures of the interior?
What did you have done to the interior?
Looks awesome!

 

Thank you for sharing your project with us. I’m impressed with your passion, tenacity, and skills. You’re definitely a traditional “car guy” who likes to tinker with his car.

I have similar feelings about our 1997 Porsche 993TT. It was the first expensive toy I ever bought. Drove my kids in it with baby seats in the back. It was my daily driver for nearly ten years, with snow tires in winter. Tracked it all over the Eastern U.S. and eventually crashed it in the Kink at Road America in 2004. The entire right side had to be replaced and the frame stretched on a Celette. It isn’t as customized as your 458, but it does have 996 Cup racing seats, Euro bumpers, and a custom McIntosh audio system with subs in the rear footwells. So not purist stock.

It looks and drives great, but at times, I considered replacing it with another unmolested lower mileage example. But that 993TT wouldn’t be MY 993TT with all the cool history and life experiences - good and bad. My now grown kids have begged me to never sell it.

Everytime I look at it or drive it, I relive some of the best memories of my life. It’s part of the family. Kudos to you on a very interesting project that adds to your life’s journey. Like you, I hope to simply pass the car down to my son.

 

Wow. Awesome. I'd just like to have the Speciale rear bumper....is that possible without changing a bunch of stuff?TIA

 

LOVE the new color, and massive props to not only making the car your own, but doing it RIGHT with all OEM parts!

 

no don't do that. it's a car, just a car.