I am looking to build a New York City Volkswagen crew. The reason I am saying crew, instead of saying club is because I want to put together a unique group of people who want to explore VW’s to the next level. I am talking about Nitro, Super-Charged and totally customized vehicles. Hopefully we could all pull together and get a nice garage and call it the Lab (home). Please post if you have any intertest.
One day I will be able to supply the Volkswagen community a documented headlinder installation procedure on my blog. This was my first attempt and it cost me $129.00 for this failure. I’m doing all the research I can so the next one will be perfect. I will do my best to supply a lot of photos and instructions. It will be the idiot’s guide to a Volkswagen Headliner Install. Trust me, if I pull this off, it would surely be an idiot’s guide. The target timeframe is October 15, 2006.
based on personality (or finances (heheehe)). If you are the hipster type in Brooklyn, San Francisco or Denver, you should definitely rat your Veedub. If you do 90% of your clothing shopping at a local Salvation Army as a personal preference, it is inevitable, your calling is to drive the rattiest ride you can find. Trust me, by following your destiny, you would hit the hipster scene quite nicely in a VW. There is ONE thing that I must clarify and that is the definition of Rat Rod. When I refer to rat rodding, I am not talking about hot rodding. There is a big difference between the two. When you build a Hot Rod, you are doing exactly that, building at HOT rod. When you are building a Rat Rod, you aren’t doing much except, accepting the beauty of the oxidation of metal (rust) or the general dilpaidated condition of your car and slamming it as low it can go. Here is an example of a rat door pulled off of eBay. If you have no fenders and your car is 
painted in satin black with de-chromed trimming, you are heading towards a stealth Hot Rod, which is a nice look as well. The question: To Rat Rod or not to Rat Rod, should be a reflection of your personality. If you follow that, then you’ll be aiiight!
Rat on!