step 1.
start off with a nice looking vintage volkswagen
VWFOOL King for a day, Fool for a lifetime.
3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
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One man's junk...
One man's junk...
how to ruin your Oval in just one day!
VWFOOL King for a day, Fool for a lifetime.
3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
take some crusty odd panels, slap em on,
abit of spray primer wont hurt either...
abit of spray primer wont hurt either...
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One man's junk...
One man's junk...
VWFOOL King for a day, Fool for a lifetime.
3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
now rip out that clean interior and stick that old one u found in a wreck, tears, dirt, rat shit and all...
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One man's junk...
One man's junk...
VWFOOL King for a day, Fool for a lifetime.
3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
now get rid of those nice alloys and get some black stockers with sexy chalk whitewalls, mismatch ur tailights, throw on some luggage u found next to a salvos bin, wire your number plate to ur bumper and take ur car to a classic car show and freak out the geezers...easy!
sam
let the fun begin...😉
[Edited on 17-2-2004 by VWFOOL]
sam
let the fun begin...😉
[Edited on 17-2-2004 by VWFOOL]
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One man's junk...
One man's junk...
pyr0 flame-on
4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·
i like it man, it could even go under the topic of how to ratify a beetle :thumb good to see some one being different
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Sam
You certainly did wreck Your Beetle...
and why wasn't the "W" deck lid on Your oval?? painted yellow I mean.....
Well, the "der nueburg Volks Klub" won't have many members with cars like that showing up on "SHOW & Shine "days....
I think You got it ALL wrong Sam.....
You should have called Your club the
"Rat look car club" and then the other 3 beetles could have stayed at Home......
Lee
You certainly did wreck Your Beetle...
and why wasn't the "W" deck lid on Your oval?? painted yellow I mean.....
Well, the "der nueburg Volks Klub" won't have many members with cars like that showing up on "SHOW & Shine "days....
I think You got it ALL wrong Sam.....
You should have called Your club the
"Rat look car club" and then the other 3 beetles could have stayed at Home......
Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I forgot to say that I don't like ratty look anything......
Do a car up and You get praise, do a car down & You go down with it....
Everyone knows It takes time & money to keep a car nice & shiny & detailed...
It takes nothing to look like a RAT....
If You want to be a RAT... go right ahead..
I won't be looking at Your car.....
Do a car up and You get praise, do a car down & You go down with it....
Everyone knows It takes time & money to keep a car nice & shiny & detailed...
It takes nothing to look like a RAT....
If You want to be a RAT... go right ahead..
I won't be looking at Your car.....
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
Alex Holzl 2332cc of pure BALLZ!!
1,550 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
i thought your were show the pics backwards on how u did up you dak dak... BUT NO i was wrong!!! lol mind you it doesnt look that bad...
pyr0 flame-on
4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·
i think dubs are starting to get like art.....all to there own opinion....aka.....beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
and i mean who could blame someone wanting to be an individual rather than a soldier of the conformists army.
with all this said id like to add i love vw's no matter how they come :thumb
and i mean who could blame someone wanting to be an individual rather than a soldier of the conformists army.
with all this said id like to add i love vw's no matter how they come :thumb
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack
koolkarmakombi enkarmarising
2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
take it like that then quickly swap it all back for next week 😉
kkk
kkk
oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!
2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
you didn't really rattify your oval did you?!
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
If someone said You can buy that rat look beetle for $100, with ratty seats different coloured doors etc... or a nice beetle
- All ONE colour, nice re upholstered interior, for $500 .. which one would You buy if You had $500 ????
I would like to be sitting in the nice seats, in a one coloured car... Perfect...
The Rat look is for cars that Have NOT been restored.... not unrestored!!
Lee
- All ONE colour, nice re upholstered interior, for $500 .. which one would You buy if You had $500 ????
I would like to be sitting in the nice seats, in a one coloured car... Perfect...
The Rat look is for cars that Have NOT been restored.... not unrestored!!
Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
Kai.A. Fahrvergnugen
915 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·
well said, i fully agree!68AutoBug wrote:The Rat look is for cars that Have NOT been restored.... not unrestored!!
my idea of rat look is a car that has been dragged out of a shed/barn/field/swamp.... and simply made driveable, not cleaned or painted or messed with at all apart from road worthiness requirements......and maybe some wheels and a motor 😉
the idea of changing parts around to 'create' a rat lok car doesn't quite make sense to me.
kai
p.s. my opinion is not intended to cause offence to anyone, it's just my opinion.
twoguns simply aircooled
4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·
the idea is to have 'your' expression of ride. not the general concensus. certainly makes for a more entertaining car show when you have dubs with all sorts of finishes and qualities. not the 'gfk' style where all cars are done to the same format. not there is anything wrong with that concept either. it is also an accepted part of our community. rats, cal look, stock, german, and of course the piece of shit daily driver. they are all equal in my book.
what to you see the next evolution of bus80y. i am sure many will not agree, but it is mine.
what to you see the next evolution of bus80y. i am sure many will not agree, but it is mine.
Simply Cruzin'...
helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Bring your rats over to the shiny side.
Come to the Paint & Body forum and respray your pan, paint that body with a super gloss, rechrome and retrim everything.
Trust us, trust us, trust us.
😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Come to the Paint & Body forum and respray your pan, paint that body with a super gloss, rechrome and retrim everything.
Trust us, trust us, trust us.
😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
wacked1 Custom Title Time!
1,508 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
If you don't like the rat look, don't use the rat forum! 😀
YOU HAVE JUST BEEN DAKED
don't worry it's a VW thing
don't worry it's a VW thing
Kai.A. Fahrvergnugen
915 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·
who is that directed at? or was it just a general statement???wacked1 wrote:If you don't like the rat look, don't use the rat forum! 😀
kai
wacked1 Custom Title Time!
1,508 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Dude, it wasn't directed at anyone inparticular. Just making an observation, this guy is showing his pride and joy and people are ratting on him pardon the pun rember the old saying if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all.
Wacked1
Wacked1
YOU HAVE JUST BEEN DAKED
don't worry it's a VW thing
don't worry it's a VW thing
helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
The rat look is super individual. I think it is the best way to express your individuality without mega mega bucks.
I appreciate the work that goes in to making the car look as balanced or possibly unbalanced look as possible.
I suppose if you see a beetle painted in the newish Ford Blueprint colour, you can go and get yours done the same.
A rat can't be copied.
Keep up the good work. 😀 :thumb
I must be a bit like my cat. I like shiny things too. 😉
I appreciate the work that goes in to making the car look as balanced or possibly unbalanced look as possible.
I suppose if you see a beetle painted in the newish Ford Blueprint colour, you can go and get yours done the same.
A rat can't be copied.
Keep up the good work. 😀 :thumb
I must be a bit like my cat. I like shiny things too. 😉
Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
love your work Sam 😀😀😀 I've only just read your post and have been LOL for the last 10 minutes, the number plate is very much appropriate now!!!
speedster356 Plastic not Classic Racing
1,624 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
"formula cars" as I call them are OK....... but do your own thing:thumb It's ur car after all.
A new style maybe "de-evolution look":beer
A new style maybe "de-evolution look":beer
Spyder-WISD 07-09-05 11.6s @ 125 MPH
Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH
Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm
Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.
Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH
Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm
Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.
Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile
1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
*punts helbus back to the shiny side*
people.... this is a RAT forum.
go for it VWFOOL 😀:thumb
Don't be tempted by the minions of gloss and retrimming 😀
"the farce is strong in this one.."
I like the rusted with chrome look, body straight, dumped, diff panels, paint worn thin, and perfect chrome that says "i made it this way on purpose". the clincher is an insanely hot motor, and mebbe one accessory, like a bazooka. or ICBM on the front seat.
might have to go lob a bucket of paint stripper over at the paint and body peeps.... brb 😀
(have you ever met those old people who sit and watch the dreadful programming and immoral pornographic tv shows they hate, hour after hour after hour; seems silly, huh?) 😉
people.... this is a RAT forum.
go for it VWFOOL 😀:thumb
Don't be tempted by the minions of gloss and retrimming 😀
"the farce is strong in this one.."
I like the rusted with chrome look, body straight, dumped, diff panels, paint worn thin, and perfect chrome that says "i made it this way on purpose". the clincher is an insanely hot motor, and mebbe one accessory, like a bazooka. or ICBM on the front seat.
might have to go lob a bucket of paint stripper over at the paint and body peeps.... brb 😀
(have you ever met those old people who sit and watch the dreadful programming and immoral pornographic tv shows they hate, hour after hour after hour; seems silly, huh?) 😉
let sleeping dubs lie
hellbugged 48's and straight cuts
5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
..........fool, you"re cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😎
VDUBXTC Tea Bag
3,587 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Sam Sam Sam, (shaking my head)
what have you done. your car was nearly at the rat stage as it was. you just had to stop washing it .
let the sun and the crazy cracks do the work for you.🙂
So when are you going to get it all painted up again:P
what have you done. your car was nearly at the rat stage as it was. you just had to stop washing it .
let the sun and the crazy cracks do the work for you.🙂
So when are you going to get it all painted up again:P
kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Sam the man that stood up for the Rat Fanciers and showed all the shiny paint lovers ,True metal character different parts of different cars come together and tell there own individual story on one car/bus .
And in a full photographical story board with pics and all.
hip hip hooooray for sam and ill b following soon with mine , My guards are coming of and being replaced with faded and rusty ones for this.
😎😀😎
And in a full photographical story board with pics and all.
hip hip hooooray for sam and ill b following soon with mine , My guards are coming of and being replaced with faded and rusty ones for this.
😎😀😎
show us your gates
Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile
1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
woohooooo
go ratters 😀:vader:bounce
go ratters 😀:vader:bounce
let sleeping dubs lie
helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
:P
I'm not scared of ya's
:vader
Dare ya to come over to the paint & panel
<running & ducking>
😉
I'm not scared of ya's
:vader
Dare ya to come over to the paint & panel
<running & ducking>
😉
newcastle68daka Commited Dubber
61 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
yeah you might take the piss out of the rat look, but when sam turned up at the euro day and everyone was standing around the ferrari all chubbed, all the attention turned straight to the rat, oh yes!, at that exact moment I knew who would take out the peoples choice award!. it was like mosses, everyone just parted which led him down to the german display! but when he got out and put the "Admire but dont touch" sign on his window, you know this rat was here to impress! lol ! Just needed the spider webs on the wheel arch sam, but you know that you got my vote!!:jesus
OIL LEAKER XPERT
*DNVK MEMBER
*1968 CAL-LOOK BEETLE
*2000 BEETLE (H20- OHHH)
Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile
1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
we rats are lean, mean, and dirty. not like the soft, overfed housebroken ones over there in the shiny area :P
in fact, I have already been on a raid, bandit style, and have returned unscathed with my loyal posse bwahahhahha!!!
all jokes aside, helbus is doing a very shiny job over there in the paint and body section, and may even inspire me to replace some bits. with rusty ones 😉
in fact, I have already been on a raid, bandit style, and have returned unscathed with my loyal posse bwahahhahha!!!
all jokes aside, helbus is doing a very shiny job over there in the paint and body section, and may even inspire me to replace some bits. with rusty ones 😉
let sleeping dubs lie
helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Well I suppose if you see anyone who is going to replace panels with super straight clean ones, make sure you grab the scraped and mismatched coloured ones. Even the ones that have had small repairs and primer patches.
I would consider it a form of recycling?
Yeah? :thumb
I would consider it a form of recycling?
Yeah? :thumb