E30 Zone

don't know if this is a repost but what the hell he we go,

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=167561

so look's like the rat scene might be taking another turn (for the worse? lol) & still being a pain in the arse.

From what used to be the car that inspired me to rat my golf, has now become somewhat of a contradiction of what it once was.

What made it cool was how he didn't run bags, just cut springs and was done on a budget just to reserect the old car...now nothing of the old rusty really remains. Sad really.

Then again, it could be argued it is a true rat car now. Beaten body since all the dollar has gone into making it quick.

Looked passable like this:



But now it looks and sounds sh1t.

I still love it!

The USAF fighter scheme is my current rat fav. The original mint version was also cool, but at least he made the best of a bad situation.

Nearly every styling mod on the car is illegal over here though.

Mike, I can't believe you went from ghetto junk car borrowing styling from VW "rat rod" shitboxes, and now got bags from the hood along with fast n furious engine OVERNIGHTED FROM JAPAN! You're a whore. I hope it makes you feel better at night that some idiots dig your ride.

That's disgusting, and I love it.

Mental.

ross_jsy wrote:From what used to be the car that inspired me to rat my golf, has now become somewhat of a contradiction of what it once was.

What made it cool was how he didn't run bags, just cut springs and was done on a budget just to reserect the old car...now nothing of the old rusty really remains. Sad really.

Then again, it could be argued it is a true rat car now. Beaten body since all the dollar has gone into making it quick.

nail - head.

rat rods were like that simply for function over form, they looked like that simply because they had to, it was a choice between many more hours work in prep and paint making things nice or just using the thing.

im sure the front end is still a little deliberately styled and try hard but its function over form, so rusty is now a true rat rod.

nice to see that rusty can still get a reaction from folk (both good & bad)

i'm just trying to think what it's next incarnation will be.

at the mo it look's like it should have mel gibson sat behind the wheel tare arsing through the aussie outback (mad max style any one?)

Turbo'd M30 would have been the daddy.. Or carbs or some shit, bags and jap power FTL

There is some hate on that site for that car and the jap scrap is pointless. I read the thread but has it actually been repaired where the body had craked.

Yes, he put in extra metal. He's going to throw up a resto thread in due course.

What a pile of shit. It would probably break to a few quid though.

steve_k wrote:
i'm just trying to think what it's next incarnation will be.

A rusty toaster hopefully

Dont let Dezzy see this with the rice under the bonnet

Dezzy has been distracted by levahz innit

Ha ha yeh rice will have to wait Dan. Even you had a little smile when Lee opened that 1uz on sunday. You liked it deap down.

At the cost of my interior all daft conversions have to wait for now

Dezzy wrote:Ha ha yeh rice will have to wait Dan. Even you had a little smile when Lee opened that 1uz on sunday. You liked it deap down.

Yeah, sorry mate I was trying to stop myself from laughing while Lee was looking

DanThe wrote:

Dezzy wrote:Ha ha yeh rice will have to wait Dan. Even you had a little smile when Lee opened that 1uz on sunday. You liked it deap down.

Yeah, sorry mate I was trying to stop myself from laughing while Lee was looking

Yeh Yeh you loved it!

Its not on the cards now as getting them manual is a nightmare

At least the leather has stopped you from doing something silly Dez

300bhp weighing the same as an M50 and in V8 form doesnt sound that silly to me though.

Tunable too and they sound Gorgeous!

take the engine out and weigh the wreck in

So the main difference is its a fast piece of shit now

The bags are crap but IMO that looks awesome. Also the 1jz Toyota engine is an awesome powerplant where the sky really is the limit. If I hadn't already started putting the saab lump in mine that is the powerplant of choice.

I saw this on that thread.

Dezzy wrote:300bhp weighing the same as an M50 and in V8 form doesnt sound that silly to me though.

Tunable too and they sound Gorgeous!

Dezzy you sound like an ill man to me in a serious need for a good slap from Dan

Dan loved it mate don't you worry about that!

Slaps are only for the women folk up north mate. Not sure what you and Dan get up too