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    I seen the steroid bug . Its cool but I am more talkin about the fenderless streetrod inspired bugs. The more I think about it the more I like it. These bodies are cheap to get so you could spend your hard earned money on other parts to your rod.
    Just an opinion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimSibley View Post
    I seen the steroid bug . Its cool but I am more talkin about the fenderless streetrod inspired bugs. The more I think about it the more I like it. These bodies are cheap to get so you could spend your hard earned money on other parts to your rod.
    Just an opinion.
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    I have to agree with you. What's really cool is that these cars give some of the younger guys a chance to build something nice and fairly inexpensive to boot.

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    Here's a picture of our 63 VW with a ford straight axle in it.

    Sorry about the size, not sure how to make it smaller!
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    Quote Originally Posted by special-k View Post
    Sorry about the size, not sure how to make it smaller!
    Assuming you use Windows you can use Microsoft Paint, it's a standard accessory program.

    Open Paint
    Click file, choose open, double click the picture you want to resize.
    Click Image, choose Resize, then reduce by percentage, save.
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    Not sure if this would qualify as a rat rod but it sur is one chopped up VW.
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    Quote Originally Posted by drec View Post
    I have to agree with you. What's really cool is that these cars give some of the younger guys a chance to build something nice and fairly inexpensive to boot.
    New around here....

    I totally agree.

    I like the VolksRod for this reason.

    They're cheap and fun.

    Granted, I would much rather have a chopped fenderless 5 window Ford, but I haven't embraced the fiberglass body option nor do I have the deep pockets to afford a steel body...not yet. But I still hope to discover an old '32 body someday!

    BTW: common misnomer - Hilter did not invent the bug. Porsche did in 1931, long before Hilter "asked" him to make a car for the German people. Hilter approached Porsche in 1934 concerning a car project (as a German business owner, it wasn't wise to say no to Hitler) Porsche offered the Kafer or "KdFWagen" as Hilter renamed it.

    Following the War, Porsche served 2 years in a French prison for not saying no.

    * Funny side note: In 1948, Henry Ford considered buying VW for $5 million but then retracted his offer after saying no one would buy the funny little car...(The Beetle would easily go on to out sell the Ford Model T.)
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