Project Rat - THe Hof - Mini update

fleming16 said

It looks mint mate i really do like it, just keep putin pics up.

When you sand down to the bare metal how do you prevent the rust from growing?

Is what your doing a MOT failure. Wel that pic of the car with no bonet earlyer on the thread. I guess thats MOT failure?

Just wanting to know as im 50/50 on doing the caddy rat!!

Regards
Dan

Depends on the rust really mate..

the bonnet thats onthere now is just getting rustyer day by day.. but as its nto structural its not an MOT failure. I've just started another bonnet that will go like the tailgate, let the rust start, then wipe off any loose bits, then laquer it witha non water based laquer.

Rust needs oxygen to start, so as long as its all coated it should be fine

there is loads of rat looks around, its very popular, i just wanted to make a cool car as cheap as possible…But at the mo all its doing is making me want another beetle

trust me you will want a beetle after action

any pics of my handy work finished off :wink:

bens_cab said

trust me you will want a beetle after action

any pics of my handy work finished off :wink:

just been offered a tidy beetle…

No pics as yet mate, by time everything was sortedlast night, didnt get a thing done, saeme today, walked back in from retro rides and fell aslepp,just been and took a beetle for a test drive :roll:  :roll:

Lawsy said

fleming16 said

It looks mint mate i really do like it, just keep putin pics up.

When you sand down to the bare metal how do you prevent the rust from growing?

Is what your doing a MOT failure. Wel that pic of the car with no bonet earlyer on the thread. I guess thats MOT failure?

Just wanting to know as im 50/50 on doing the caddy rat!!

Regards
Dan

Depends on the rust really mate..

the bonnet thats onthere now is just getting rustyer day by day.. but as its nto structural its not an MOT failure. I've just started another bonnet that will go like the tailgate, let the rust start, then wipe off any loose bits, then laquer it witha non water based laquer.

Rust needs oxygen to start, so as long as its all coated it should be fine

there is loads of rat looks around, its very popular, i just wanted to make a cool car as cheap as possible…But at the mo all its doing is making me want another beetle

Well you making the car look alot better than cool looks wicked.

Cheers for the info

Regards
Dan

cheers Dan

Up to now (other than the roofrack) the cars cost me ?20 to do (plus time and necesary parts)

I like it at the mo, but think it needs more, needs to be lower, a lot lower, paint needs dulling up, too shiny at mo..

Wel thats what you call cheap then.

Yeah future plans sound good

best of luck

regards

Dan

hey steve. only just saw this thread after al told me about it. you nutter.


big up the five door massive

lovin the rat, can't wait to see how shes doing now…

me and al are getting rat look/race look fever, as long as its sat on its arse, it doesn't matter what the body is like. ha ha



take it easy mate, ash.

nic eone ash, its getting hit much more with the lowering stick tomorrow, hoping to drop it at least same again.  :mrgreen: Might have to get some 13'3 then

Plus it looks liek i might now be breaking the MK2 so guess where the engine may be going

Don't break that Mk2 just yet mate - I may know someone who's interested

Rich

Rich you have pm

Well after the retro rides gathering show this weekend and this picture



It was decided the HOF is not low enough so needed to be whacked with the lowering stick

so a bit of a bargain from Tom (the low ratty one) saw some second hand coilovers come my way. Not sure of the make tho,

How much better does this look?

Notice the drivers wing mirror too???

Slight diversion, but picked up the hofs big (younger brother last night)

Here he is, We've named him COLIN god knows why, but we have..

He is a silver (obviously) MK3 Golf, also a CL and 5 doors, so proper brothers..



Also got the MK2 ont he drive awaiting to either be broken or sold..

Loads better mate, but I'd say the back needs dropping a little bit more, unless it's the way it's sat on the curb?

36thCrazyFist said

Loads better mate, but I'd say the back needs dropping a little bit more, unless it's the way it's sat on the curb?

Back aint been done yet, but tempted to keep it up, better for towing plus its more hot rod style looking…

Ah that'd explain it, tow with the MK3, cut the springs on the mk1

Forgot to say but I love those wing mirrors, if you get bored of it at all I can find it a new home.

Reminds me actually of that logo you want doing, I almost forgot.. damn.

lookin' better up front, but the HOF really needs to get his arse on the floor too.
and lose the towbar, get it on the (eurrrgh, puke) golf estate! (sorry, i have a thing against golf estates)

what you wanting to tow? a trailer tent?!? you gone retro mental or summat?
whats up with a normal tent in yer boot, no tow bar needed!

(sorry for the rant, but you're a big boy and i know you can take it) or so i've heard ha ha

ash

dope_as said

lookin' better up front, but the HOF really needs to get his arse on the floor too.
and lose the towbar, get it on the (eurrrgh, puke) golf estate! (sorry, i have a thing against golf estates)

what you wanting to tow? a trailer tent?!? you gone retro mental or summat?
whats up with a normal tent in yer boot, no tow bar needed!

(sorry for the rant, but you're a big boy and i know you can take it) or so i've heard ha ha

ash

Ash, know where you coming from Mate, golf estate is sensible for work..

As to tow bar, I have a wife, the wife wont do camping in a tent, camper was cool, trailer tent is next best thing, plus as we're only a short drive from the new forest we go camping quite a bit, and with Wendy's bad back, she cant sleep on floor, so its was either keep the camper and not have a dily driver, or stick the towbar on the mk1 and get an estate..

 8O  8O I like the towbar personally and the height of the rear end, makes it unique..  8O  8O
Especially if i get a bigger engine in, would make it even funnier

36thCrazyFist said

Ah that'd explain it, tow with the MK3, cut the springs on the mk1

Forgot to say but I love those wing mirrors, if you get bored of it at all I can find it a new home.

Reminds me actually of that logo you want doing, I almost forgot.. damn.

If i tow with mk3 then it all goes round full circle again.. How do we camp at shows, idea of tow bar on the mk1 and the trailer tent was to keep wendy happy and make sure we cantake the mk1 to shows…
Gonna see how it tows like that first and if it'll go lower and still tow ok, then the coilovers will go on the back too

Wow, its looking better and better everyday! 8O

Lawsy said

36thCrazyFist said

Ah that'd explain it, tow with the MK3, cut the springs on the mk1

Forgot to say but I love those wing mirrors, if you get bored of it at all I can find it a new home.

Reminds me actually of that logo you want doing, I almost forgot.. damn.

If i tow with mk3 then it all goes round full circle again.. How do we camp at shows, idea of tow bar on the mk1 and the trailer tent was to keep wendy happy and make sure we cantake the mk1 to shows…
Gonna see how it tows like that first and if it'll go lower and still tow ok, then the coilovers will go on the back too

Yeah makes sense, no point turning up to a MK1 meet in a MK3, completely forgot about that!