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SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#97032

Quote from under picture reads:
"Just finished my -65 Notch after 3 years of hard work..."

what the...?
why the....?

who could do that to a car with such beautiful lines ?

[Edited on 8-10-2003 by SKEWtYpe3]

baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#97046
i just dont see the point? if u are going to do something that stupid, why not go all the way and do ugly mods everywhere?

:puke:puke:puke
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SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#97052
good point
more to the point it looks like he has a full cage in there and if u were to go to that much trouble wouldnt u go all fibreglass and tube chasis anyway?
with a tube chasis u can have a totaly custom back end, custom wide glass gaurds and still look semi stock.........

o well he will be told !

pyr0 flame-on

4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#97070
hmmm any reason/ excuse for why it was modifyed that way ???
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack

SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#97074
to fit fat arsed rear wheels and probably a matching disc brake rear end.....

no excuse !

Cam Custom Title Time!

1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#97084
Don't actually mind it. But I would have done it alot less "box" shaped, pulled the top lip closer to the top of the tire and have the edge of the guard run off around the sides (like a V8 supercar, leaves some tire exposed, but hey!)
Wide rear ends have significant advantages, it creates a toed in effect, which promotes alot more direction in the front end. Definately one way to combat the understeer these cars unfortuantely suffer alot from. Well, you can always dial in 4+ degrees negative camber up front and chuck some sort of spoiler under the bumper. But then again tire useage would be increased dramatically and those kamei spoilers are the only cool looking ones out there, but don't fit early cars. Plus sticking with the standard VW pan is also a bonus. The things are super rigid and skeletal like in layout, so tying the ends together with a cage will only make it better. Then add to this the amount of aftermarket items available your only drawback is lack of aftermarket for the type3 front end.
Each for their own I reckon, personally I don't like roofracks, yet can see the functionality of a wider arse end. So go figure :P (played with karts, easy way to combat understeer, get the back end wider)
Makes the rear wheels look dwarfed from this angle tho. But it is purposeful by the looks of it, with the quick fit screws, cage, seats, etc...
Any idea if the whole back comes away to access the running gear? Or what the running gear actually is? If it's a standard 1600 I'll be screaming "RICE" like a mad starving man in a chinese restaurant.

pyr0 flame-on

4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#97088
its even only got one seat 4 extra weight reduction....deffinatly not 4 picken up chicks in 🙁
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack

SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#97094
i agree with all that
he's done it all wrong we all agree
but altering the gaurds on these will always look wrong...........
but could look better than this

i couldnt find anymore info on this car..

[Edited on 8-10-2003 by SKEWtYpe3]

Unity-28 TOO LOW? NEVER

1,742 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#97208
DAMN. MY BUGS LOOKS MORE LIKE A NOTCH THAN THAT, EVEN WITHOUT ITS PANELS ON!!!!! Thank god you got no more info on that Skew!

koolkarmakombi enkarmarising

2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#97370
OOoooooher that comes sooo close to working but just misses.

I think the guy needed the rubber on the back for the reasons Cam so neatly described in words better than I could draw in a picture!

He then went about the easiest body mod to fit it in. I reckon they are 'glass. There are fasteners visible top and bottom front.

I reckon its a case of function over form with a shiny coat of yellow paint 😉

one wiper, no guts to it except cage and seat. I wonder if it has wheelie bars lolol

oh well

kkk

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#97516
He did it for the same reason people put fireglass guards on bugs and lift kits on buses. Because he can!

Squiz.....

Starbug rustbag

2,408 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#97528
just piping up to say that i like the colour.

thats all i like tho

SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#97535
kkkombi - what we are trying to say is with all that effort it could have been done to fit the form of the car a little better, all that effort and they stick out like dogs balls.
:puke