stealthstylz
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Not sure how i've managed it really. I've always been quite vocal about my distate of fake patina etc etc. However I pulled up outside the flat yesterday and a guy walking past went "wow not seen a rat look car round here" lol. Nothings fake btw. The dents aren't caused by me, the paint is just curse word, the primer is where i've welded it, the rust is real etc etc. Just found it quite funny that i've apparantley ended up with a car that is in a style that I don't like, but I love how it looks.   Oh well. Matt |
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That's actually pretty cool. Needs a homebrew blow through turbo system and a 50 shot of progressive N2O now!  Ya, RLY!  ;D |
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Last Edit: Nov 6, 2008 13:28:46 GMT by Lewis
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'It just ended up looking shabby' = cool.
'I decided to expend some effort to make it look shabby when previously it was not' = not cool.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
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berendd
Europe
why do I need 3 keys for one car?
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I like the boxy uno!!
needs a bit more hitting with the stick though!
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your plate: RLY? LOL
I know what you mean. All my cars (bar the Cadillac, for now at least) are shabby, dented, vague collections of odd stickers, bits of primer or rattle can black over repairs or stopping rust getting worse, or not... with steelies or mags or whatever and sun baked paint and the like. I even have Mexican blankets in the Oldsmobile.
And I am also a moaner about "rat look".
meh
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Last Edit: Nov 6, 2008 13:30:53 GMT by akku
1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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stealthstylz
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Shall be going lower pretty soon. It was lower the other day but it was on the bumpstops so I decided to do it properly. So far i've got some Mk3 Golf struts converted to coilovers, ajustable bottom wishbones and a custom back axle, just got to weld some coilover mounts into the rear inner wings and i'll be away.
Matt
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stealthstylz
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Oh and I nearly had some Y4 RLY plates made for RR'08, would have been funny if my and tcc would have turned up with the same idea.
Matt
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DutyFreeSaviour
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Back For More heartbreak and disappointment.....
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That looks like it means business and gets a damn good thrashing in all conditions - nothing wrong there mate.  I dread to think how the Trump would look if I don't do something when I'm ready to roll. It screams a sub-conscious JPS special at me BIG style. I Likeeeeee ;D |
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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This is how rat look coolness started IMO, enthusiasts fixing and running/improving their cars rather than scrapping or worrying about polishing and minor dings... Love the Range Rover wheels BTW  |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Oh and I nearly had some Y4 RLY plates made for RR'08, would have been funny if my and tcc would have turned up with the same idea. Matt lmao. you'd have ended up in my boot wearing a columbian neck tie. rly. ;D |
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stealthstylz
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I'm really pleased with how the wheels have turned out. Glad I didn't get chance to refurbish them now.
Matt
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dugong
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One Of Us Will Live To Rue The Day We Met Each Other (Wire : 2008)
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This is how rat look coolness started IMO, enthusiasts fixing and running/improving their cars rather than scrapping or worrying about polishing and minor dings... Love the Range Rover wheels BTW They're off one of the old RWD Fiats - an Argenta or Mirafiori, something like that. RRs weren't 4 x 98 But the similarity is chronic. If you got some 124 Spider Cromadoras on the car with it slightly lower that would look great also. Love the wheels as they are though - would an Abarth or woodrim Nardi steering wheel be too much of a cliche? Has it got one of those FIRE engines that you rev till it sounds like its exploding and yet you're only doing 30? ;D |
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stealthstylz
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Yup its a fire engine, valves bounce at 8600rpm apparantley which = 64mph in 2nd gear lol.
Fitting a Fiat Stilo 1.4 16v engine to it in the next few weeks when my ignition bits turn up.
Matt
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LMFAO @ RANGE ROVER STEELS
they're off a mirafiori ;D
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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don't wash it,and slamm it
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[glow=red,2,300]I WANT THIS CAR!!! [/glow]
[shadow=red,left,300]thats really cool seriously[/shadow][glow=red,2,300] I WANT[/glow]
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conrad
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Here to fix your cabin.......
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'It just ended up looking shabby' = cool. 'I decided to expend some effort to make it look shabby when previously it was not' = not cool. i agree completely, absolutely hate fake rat look cars. Scruffy battered old vehicles that just end up like that however are cool |
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hehe ive got an L reg one of these on the back of my drive in metallic black  thats been sat there doing nothing for 5 years! its going to the scrappers soon so if you want anything off it . . . its got some nice bits like the tinted tail lights and body colour bumpers , but i feel thats not the look you're after! |
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kee
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i've slightly ratted mine, the red paintwork is in good condition bar a few missing parts here and there, but only rust is on the bonnet lip (so far ;D ) the silver was never very good and made a lot worse when i bought some primer when the rust started showing through |
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sky
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Great little car ;D I too hate a phony rat  But a real rat is squeeky cool ;D |
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;D
thats been sat there doing nothing for 5 years!
But a real rat is squeeky cool ;D