Euro-Trash (thread back from the dead)

[Kristeun]

This might be harsh but the attention you are receiving is indeed negative. There isn't a single aesthetically pleasing aspect to your car so please don't try to argue that it's not true. If in some strange way the clashing junk on your car is appealing to you please don't talk about our "closed-mindedness" and try to make us accept it.

[be34st]

I <3 this. Please tell me where you found this pic. I need moar.

I don't remember where I found it. I was looking for pics of bottlecaps with spacers and when I stumbled across it I thought to myself "oh that's sick" and saved it.

OP your car can look really cool. I think you need some 9" wide wheels and some slight negative camber to pull it off. Something with a bronze finish perhaps? I like different.

[regnu]

wasn't flat black so '00?

It's '10 now, step your game up son.

[rmd photography]

I think the ratty euro look only works if it's already in such terrible shape that there would be no point in restoring the body. You're car had potential for a respray but instead it looks like you took the easy way out and jumped on the euro trash bandwagon. It's just disappointing when other members here are restoring these cars.

How am I not restoring it? Because its not to your fashion?

I already stated that I had to completely reassemble the interior and dash, put leather sport sets on it, am giving the suspension a complete overhaul. Fix a TON of little things, headlights, tail lights, horn, interior lights, turn signals, and stereo next. I already stated it is going to be completely stripped and painted with a professional coat of Valspar flat black along with any body rust removed. You may consider this to be the easy way out but there is more work going into this restoring this car than most peoples in here.

[E30 Wagen]

I think the ratty euro look only works if it's already in such terrible shape that there would be no point in restoring the body. You're car had potential for a respray but instead it looks like you took the easy way out and jumped on the euro trash bandwagon. It's just disappointing when other members here are restoring these cars.

[rmd photography]

im all for the occasional rat rod but those skirts throw it off for me. The car should sit MUCH lower, and add some more rat rod/baller themed wheels and and itll be on point IMO

No coilovers no care. Throw it back in the field where it belongs. Send me the front valence.

Most likley it will end up with coilovers. When I have a little more time and money and after I do a little more research I plan to raise the engine a bit and add a skidplate so I can drop it down quite a bit more.

And no, I love my Zender!! ;)

What did you do to the front of the car to look like this?
Also,isnt there the danger to just rust and detoriate alltogether over time?
N.

I assume you mean the suspension? If so just the Racing Dynamics springs, Tokico HP struts, no spring pads and a zender valance that sits really low!

And not really, just got to keep an eye on it. Rust will form on the surface of the metal, if you notice it starts digging into the metal you just lightly sand it off and it will start back on the surface. It would take quite a while for it to eat through it. But also, hoods are easily available and cheap.

[scabzzzz]

No coilovers no care. Throw it back in the field where it belongs. Send me the front valence.

[a3ternus]

What did you do to the front of the car to look like this?
Also,isnt there the danger to just rust and detoriate alltogether over time?
N.

[Stephen]

im all for the occasional rat rod but those skirts throw it off for me. The car should sit MUCH lower, and add some more rat rod/baller themed wheels and and itll be on point IMO

[rmd photography]

Maybe all the people coming up to you tell you that your car is so bad ass, maybe they think you're mentally retarded and feel sorry for you? Hey, I'm just throwing that out there. Don't judge me.

Lol...I guess its a theory huh? I'll have to start drooling a lil next time and see if I get a weird look or not!

those DIY white walls seem really safe...

Thats what i was thinking at first but after watching the video and with as little is removed I doubt it would be an issue.

[foofopps]

those DIY white walls seem really safe...

[george graves]

Maybe all the people coming up to you tell you that your car is so bad ass, maybe they think you're mentally retarded and feel sorry for you? Hey, I'm just throwing that out there. Don't judge me.

[rmd photography]

Why do some people crave negative attention so much? I can't wrap my head around it.

And, if you're going to attempt the rat look, at least back it up with some killer rims. Otherwise it just looks like you brought your sister to the prom.

Why is it negative attention? Tons and tons of people absolutely love the car. I have had notes left on the car, people stopping to talk about it in parking lots and gas stations....ect.

This was my old car that I built, an upper 500hp swapped beast, and I didn't get as many people wanting to talk about it in the two years I had it as the couple weeks I have had this together.



And like I said before, I just got the car recently and am doing this all as fast as I can, it will get the killer rims and stanced out soon enough. And again, had it been a clean car to begin with I would have kept it that way.

[george graves]

Why do some people crave negative attention so much? I can't wrap my head around it.

And, if you're going to attempt the rat look, at least back it up with some killer rims. Otherwise it just looks like you brought your sister to the prom.

[jasonsnoddy]

this is kind of the direction im looking at with my car. perhaps not to this extent, but my paint is certainly subpar and im not going to mess with it.

like im on going to intentionally try to make the car look shitty, everything is going to be as it should, the paint is just going to be hella chippy and such.

i think the euro-trash look can look tits, but i think some people just go way to far.