step 1.
start off with a nice looking vintage volkswagen

take some crusty odd panels, slap em on,
abit of spray primer wont hurt either...

now rip out that clean interior and stick that old one u found in a wreck, tears, dirt, rat shit and all...

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]

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

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

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.....

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...

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

take it like that then quickly swap it all back for next week

kkk

you didn't really rattify your oval did you?!

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

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.

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.

If you don't like the rat look, don't use the rat forum!

Quote:

Originally posted by wacked1 If you don't like the rat look, don't use the rat forum!

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

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.

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!!!

"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

*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?)

..........fool, you"re cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

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.

woohooooo
go ratters :vader:bounce

:P

I'm not scared of ya's

:vader

Dare ya to come over to the paint & panel

<running & ducking>

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

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

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