1000hp 5th Gen Rat Rod
02-25-2012, 12:50 PM
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Pretty pointless...Hmm...ruin old paint and apply new...WOW...Let's all swing from this guy's nuts for doing what typical body/paint shops does everyday.........Not impressed. 50 yrs from now, when it is a rat, I might be impressed. The engine is a different story
02-25-2012, 03:30 PM
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It is a work of art.....apparently no one on here has any idea of how cool this is. He didn't ruin the car, it is perfectly fine. Now calling it a rat rod, wrong, but its still a pretty awesome looking camaro. Takes *****, and it looks like the ultimate sleeper.
02-26-2012, 08:21 AM
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It is a work of art.....apparently no one on here has any idea of how cool this is. He didn't ruin the car, it is perfectly fine. Now calling it a rat rod, wrong, but its still a pretty awesome looking camaro. Takes *****, and it looks like the ultimate sleeper.
02-26-2012, 10:34 AM
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The whole point of a "Rat Rod" is to buy some old beater and NOT fix it up - that's the allure. Everything is a budget....
This is the complete opposite. It's a $40,000 car made to look like a POS. Not my favorite - but to each their own.
This is the complete opposite. It's a $40,000 car made to look like a POS. Not my favorite - but to each their own.
03-01-2012, 08:04 PM
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You can't make a Rat car from a new car and you cant make a Rat bike from a new motorcycle. They get Ratty from years of use and tagging on the little things you encounter in your life over a long period of time.
Wannabe if you ask me.
Wannabe if you ask me.
05-28-2012, 06:45 AM
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i love rat rods but this i don't understand. seems like a waste of time and effort to me. if you wanted a rat rod with big hp, then you start with buying a cheep crusty beet up car. he must be single because my wife would have my *** if i did something like this.
05-28-2012, 02:48 PM
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Like I said ID as in STOOPID. Plain stupid to put that kind of effort into a paint job that isn't perfect. Plus I think the whole "fauxtina" thing is dumb as dog ****, patina is earned. Like No Hope said Rat rods got ratty because guys that had them put their money in the mechanicals not cosmetics. The "ratty" appearance came out of that. A brand new car made to look ratty is wasted effort.
06-09-2012, 08:05 AM
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I seriously can't believe that this car is still being talked about, just how dumb it is. Red Jewel is a great color for the 5th gen, sad to see it reduced to that. Truth is that car will be most 18 year old's hero car 7-10 years from now.
06-09-2012, 10:28 AM
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Rat rods and the Patina look are supose to be from old cars that you actually can find rusted in a field or whatever, I havent seen any rusty 5th gens laying in fields or sitting in a garage for years. Totally disgraced this car, engine area looks stout but the outside makes me want to puke.
