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Braukuche
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I went down to West Coast Customs for the episode where they did the Baja. They wanted some other custom VWs for the opening scenes so I brought down two cars and arranged for another couple too...it was a neat gig and they eventually paid me for my time (after som serious complaining). The quality was definitely lacking...very wham bam thank you ma'am. They put a new flip front on the Baja and didnt do a damn bit of trimming to get it to fit along the cowl. They were rolling it into the paint booth and I said..cant you guys do something aboyut this? The shuffled me aside and went on with laying down the graphics...Oh well.
Still a fun show to watch...but I sure wouldnt want to end up with one of the cars they built...unless it was just to strip off the goodies and pitch the rest.
My best memory was one of the West Coast crew coming out to see my New Beetle...he came up to me and said "Yo Dog, your Bug is Ill".
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What I find odd is that they would do such shitty work on camera. I've seen a couple episodes and they are consistent. They don't just do slap-dash work on VWs.
But then the average person only cares of the car is shiney, not what's underneath the shine.
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Tri-Bus
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Location: Butler PA
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Ok you guys are really hating here.
He is a poor kid that was given an opportunity to have his bus fixed.
It isn't his fault was WCC did to his bus.
He seems like a nice kid. If you were a young college kid and a TV show volunteered to fix up your car I am sure yuo would turn it down too! 
I don't agree with how they did the work but leave the kid alone! SheesH! |
Many of us are not bashing him, but the show, and there work. Compare "hack my ride" and "Overhaulin"
Overhaulin' does good work, replaces damaged metal with metal that is actually welded in, not prop rivited in. Does the engine, trans, and brakes, makes sure it is a quality job.
given the choice between keeping my bus as is ( mechanicals are done, body is getting started) or turning it over to "hack my ride" i would keep it as is.
To a point i feel sorry for him, because he saw the show and knows how his bus was done up, and is now stuck with the problems from it
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TeamSpatula
Samba In The Rain
Joined: February 03, 2004
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Location: WNC
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Ok you guys are really hating here.
He is a poor kid that was given an opportunity to have his bus fixed.
It isn't his fault was WCC did to his bus.
He seems like a nice kid. If you were a young college kid and a TV show volunteered to fix up your car I am sure yuo would turn it down too!
I don't agree with how they did the work but leave the kid alone! SheesH! |
Many of us are not bashing him, but the show, and there work. Compare "hack my ride" and "Overhaulin"
Overhaulin' does good work, replaces damaged metal with metal that is actually welded in, not prop rivited in. Does the engine, trans, and brakes, makes sure it is a quality job.
given the choice between keeping my bus as is ( mechanicals are done, body is getting started) or turning it over to "hack my ride" i would keep it as is.
To a point i feel sorry for him, because he saw the show and knows how his bus was done up, and is now stuck with the problems from it |
Very true. If someone volunteered me for Pimp My Ride, I'd have to go out and buy a crappy VW for them to Pimp - no way they're touching any of mine...
on the other hand, I love OverHaulin, and they're welcome to any of my vehicles (although I'd probably point them towards the Barracuda)
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Tri-Bus
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Joined: November 29, 2005
Posts: 732
Location: Butler PA
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| nvwainfo wrote: |
| 2true wrote: |
Ok you guys are really hating here.
He is a poor kid that was given an opportunity to have his bus fixed.
It isn't his fault was WCC did to his bus.
He seems like a nice kid. If you were a young college kid and a TV show volunteered to fix up your car I am sure yuo would turn it down too!
I don't agree with how they did the work but leave the kid alone! SheesH! |
Many of us are not bashing him, but the show, and there work. Compare "hack my ride" and "Overhaulin"
Overhaulin' does good work, replaces damaged metal with metal that is actually welded in, not prop rivited in. Does the engine, trans, and brakes, makes sure it is a quality job.
given the choice between keeping my bus as is ( mechanicals are done, body is getting started) or turning it over to "hack my ride" i would keep it as is.
To a point i feel sorry for him, because he saw the show and knows how his bus was done up, and is now stuck with the problems from it |
Very true. If someone volunteered me for Pimp My Ride, I'd have to go out and buy a crappy VW for them to Pimp - no way they're touching any of mine...
on the other hand, I love OverHaulin, and they're welcome to any of my vehicles (although I'd probably point them towards the Barracuda)
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Unfortunetly Overhaulin has not found its way out to North Carolina yet, I cannot recall them doing any VW projects either, although this weeks John Force School Bus was cool, and really stretched there limits some, maybe step it up to a VW camper next?
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splitpile
Samba's Worst Speller
Joined: May 03, 2000
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Location: back to living where hell meets the suface
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| nvwainfo wrote: |
| 2true wrote: |
Ok you guys are really hating here.
He is a poor kid that was given an opportunity to have his bus fixed.
It isn't his fault was WCC did to his bus.
He seems like a nice kid. If you were a young college kid and a TV show volunteered to fix up your car I am sure yuo would turn it down too!
I don't agree with how they did the work but leave the kid alone! SheesH! |
Many of us are not bashing him, but the show, and there work. Compare "hack my ride" and "Overhaulin"
Overhaulin' does good work, replaces damaged metal with metal that is actually welded in, not prop rivited in. Does the engine, trans, and brakes, makes sure it is a quality job.
given the choice between keeping my bus as is ( mechanicals are done, body is getting started) or turning it over to "hack my ride" i would keep it as is.
To a point i feel sorry for him, because he saw the show and knows how his bus was done up, and is now stuck with the problems from it |
Very true. If someone volunteered me for Pimp My Ride, I'd have to go out and buy a crappy VW for them to Pimp - no way they're touching any of mine...
on the other hand, I love OverHaulin, and they're welcome to any of my vehicles (although I'd probably point them towards the Barracuda)
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Unfortunetly Overhaulin has not found its way out to North Carolina yet, I cannot recall them doing any VW projects either, although this weeks John Force School Bus was cool, and really stretched there limits some, maybe step it up to a VW camper next? |
They did do a THING, but it was the second car of the offical overhauled car.
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bubba
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please f**k my ride. The name they should have called it!  |
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Tri-Bus
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Instead of Pimp my Ride ( name contest)
"Hack my ride"
or
"Hood my Ride"
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Rick
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Joined: December 17, 2003
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still listed on the Samba.
did you notice the "shop" had to change its name from "West Coast Customs" to "Gas" ( think Jesse James got pissed)
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yeah, a "new" shop with the same crew. I think from a business standpoint they shot themselves in the foot. After people saw the kind of work they do on the show nobody would take their car to them, even if the other work they do is good. I saw an overhaulin episode with some of the pimp my ride crew and they even said on camera that they were not happy with how their shops work was portrayed on the show and they wanted to come to overhaulin to prove that they do quality work. Then they proceeded to put a fishtank in the back seat.  |
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buggdude67
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Ok you guys are really hating here.
He is a poor kid that was given an opportunity to have his bus fixed.
It isn't his fault was WCC did to his bus.
He seems like a nice kid. If you were a young college kid and a TV show volunteered to fix up your car I am sure yuo would turn it down too!
I don't agree with how they did the work but leave the kid alone! SheesH! |
Many of us are not bashing him, but the show, and there work. Compare "hack my ride" and "Overhaulin"
Overhaulin' does good work, replaces damaged metal with metal that is actually welded in, not prop rivited in. Does the engine, trans, and brakes, makes sure it is a quality job.
given the choice between keeping my bus as is ( mechanicals are done, body is getting started) or turning it over to "hack my ride" i would keep it as is.
To a point i feel sorry for him, because he saw the show and knows how his bus was done up, and is now stuck with the problems from it |
Very true. If someone volunteered me for Pimp My Ride, I'd have to go out and buy a crappy VW for them to Pimp - no way they're touching any of mine...
on the other hand, I love OverHaulin, and they're welcome to any of my vehicles (although I'd probably point them towards the Barracuda)
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Unfortunetly Overhaulin has not found its way out to North Carolina yet, I cannot recall them doing any VW projects either, although this weeks John Force School Bus was cool, and really stretched there limits some, maybe step it up to a VW camper next? |
I have a 1967 camper that needs well, eveything. Anyone want to call Foose and let him know where I am. LOL.
Just don't let him put any 20s on my ride, thanks. |
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mintonman
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I think Foose only plays with american cars/trucks, I've noticed all his sponsors & don't think he's gonna pay for quality VW parts out of his own pocket to fix someone else's ride. He could try to get the parts donated by mentioning the company it came from, but I don't think he could advertise enough in one show to cover the cost of the product. You also have to remember that you have to pay all the taxes for the products used aswell as the state and income tax for the crew that works on the car for the amont of time they work on it, so it's not free in any way.
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