Scarab Y2k's 2000 Black 1.8t

[scarabY2k]

Here's Buttercup, known as 'Cup by Her adoring fans.

REVISED TABLE OF CONTENTS


TABLE OF CONTENTSJust click to the page to find the following....

Pg. 1- Cup as she was originally purchased


Pg. 3- Cup 2.0- new wheels and phase 1 of interior


Pg. 10- Cup's road trip pics


Pg. 13-16 Cup's latest pics (9.3.06)and the latest Sept/'06 additions

Additional pics: Pages 19, 21-24, 26-27

Page 28 Impromptu GTG with "The Cheat"

Pages 29-31 Jax beach shoot/ St. Augustine shoot/ Helicopter Shoot

[AmyJane]

OOOH She's so purdy Al! I give everyone who has a black car props! They must be so hard to keep clean! At least with Cyber green any bugs that get smushed on it match!

[The Cheat]

Buttercup=toughest fighter.

Glad you guys made it back over. Drop some pearl in the paint and she'll really shine.

Justin

[dnyed]

Al, you crack me up. I'm glad you're a part of the Org.

Buttercup is beautiful!

[curly]

lookin' good, butter cup!!

so, what's the new paint job going to run you, al?

[scarabY2k]

Originally Posted by curly

lookin' good, butter cup!!

so, what's the new paint job going to run you, al?

Yo Curly Curl,

Glad you made it over to this side. . I dunno on the paint price. It'll be first part of 2k6 before my girl gets her new facial, botox and stuff

By the way Justin, that pearl sounds like a good idea. I've never seen a black car with a pearl undercoat. Have you? Give me the scoop.

Thanks for the props guys. I thought yins seen buttercups pics. She's not a sheltered child. really she isn't.

[The Cheat]

Al-the paint color you want is Black Magic Pearl. It's the black for the 20th anniversary GTI and the 04-05 Jetta GLI 1.8T. It's sharp. Very metallicy and very sweet at night.

Another pearl I like is Honda's Flamenco Black Pearl. It's got a red pearl in the basecoat, so it looks almost red at night. That paint code is NH-592P.

Nighthawk Black Pearl by Honda is sweet as well. It has a blue pearl in it, so it looks blue at night.

Just some ideas for you to consider. A good paintjob will probably be around $2000 if no bodywork needs to be done.

[scarabY2k]

Originally Posted by The Cheat

Al-the paint color you want is Black Magic Pearl. It's the black for the 20th anniversary GTI and the 04-05 Jetta GLI 1.8T. It's sharp. Very metallicy and very sweet at night.

Another pearl I like is Honda's Flamenco Black Pearl. It's got a red pearl in the basecoat, so it looks almost red at night. That paint code is NH-592P.

Nighthawk Black Pearl by Honda is sweet as well. It has a blue pearl in it, so it looks blue at night.

Just some ideas for you to consider. A good paintjob will probably be around $2000 if no bodywork needs to be done.

2K....Yikes!!!! I guess I better break out a few hundred cans of Krylon Gloss Black...JUST KIDDING That black magic pearl sounds like the route I'll go with. Now is that 2K paint job for VW body shop work or other jobbers?

Oh yeah, I boweth to thee oh great moderator. Congrats mang! Did you don this mask during the org's transformation? Again, congrats.

[The Cheat]

Originally Posted by scarabY2k

2K....Yikes!!!! I guess I better break out a few hundred cans of Krylon Gloss Black...JUST KIDDING That black magic pearl sounds like the route I'll go with. Now is that 2K paint job for VW body shop work or other jobbers?

Oh yeah, I boweth to thee oh great moderator. Congrats mang! Did you don this mask during the org's transformation? Again, congrats.

I'm not really a TDIrookie by any means now, so I figured it would be appropriate. 2k-2500 will get you a good paint job from a reputable place (no Maaco or Earl Schaab). I paid $2900 to get my ITR resprayed Mary Kay white (don't laugh, it had pink metal flakes in it), and it included the jambs. This, after Maaco messed up the first time, so there was some extra prep involved.

Thanks for the kind words, always a pleasure conversing with you.

[scarabY2k]

I know your a mod and all but don't get all stiff collared on me bro. Instead of saying "Thanks for the kind words etc, etc, you know you want to say....

"Thanks for the mad props, good to hollar wit cha 2 mang".

We won't disrespect you for keepin it real Just messin witn ya. You're allright in my book mang!!

[The Cheat]

Originally Posted by scarabY2k

I know your a mod and all but don't get all stiff collared on me bro. Instead of saying "Thanks for the kind words etc, etc, you know you want to say....

"Thanks for the mad props, good to hollar wit cha 2 mang".

We won't disrespect you for keepin it real Just messin witn ya. You're allright in my book mang!!

Alrighty, you asked for it...

Phat hollin atcha son! Holla back playa!

How'd I do?

[mentalVdub]

Originally Posted by The Cheat

Alrighty, you asked for it...

Phat hollin atcha son! Holla back playa!

How'd I do?

simply brilliant!

pertyfull black beetle as well!!!

[v-dubed]

my car needs to be taht shiny

[scarabY2k]

Originally Posted by The Cheat

Alrighty, you asked for it...

Phat hollin atcha son! Holla back playa!

How'd I do?

Da Shizzle ma nizzle!!!

[curly]

i was thinking today, al: where's blossom? there's got to be someone that loves blossom like we love buttercup and bubbles. maybe a nice red nb? hehehe.

[scarabY2k]

Originally Posted by curly

i was thinking today, al: where's blossom? there's got to be someone that loves blossom like we love buttercup and bubbles. maybe a nice red nb? hehehe.

What's up gurrrl,
Ya know, that would be too cool. And yes, red would be the color. Buttercup worked out great for me. Buttercup is a flower after all. PPG buttercup looks better in the flower vase of a guy, that an actual flower. Not that theres nothing wrong with flowers. Ya know how us guys are

I don't know if I told ya. I gave 73Standard a MoJo JoJo for their green nb. Don't know if they're gonna name it that. He just wanted one for the bug. We'll see what becomes of it.

Hey by the way, are you ok from Rita passing through this past weekend?

[curly]

Originally Posted by scarabY2k

I don't know if I told ya. I gave 73Standard a MoJo JoJo for their green nb. Don't know if they're gonna name it that. He just wanted one for the bug. We'll see what becomes of it.

yes, you told me. i LOVE mojo jojo. i so love the way he talks. hehehe.

Originally Posted by scarabY2k

Hey by the way, are you ok from Rita passing through this past weekend?

man, rita who? in austin, we didn't get a drop of rain, not a speck! we got some nice gusty breezes on saturday, but if it wasnt for the news, we wouldn't have known anything was up. so, my friend's and i used the nice day to paint clean, polish and wax our cars. it was a LOT of work, but worth it. i even got a sunburn! and we were supposed to get a hurricane!

[scarabY2k]

I was putting a pic of buttercup on my computer's screen saver, and after it sized it to the screen, it transformed the pic into a different, cool, sexy, pic. I like it alot. WaddaYa think?

[noR]

Aww it looks great man. That's a great angle to get stretched.

[scarabY2k]

Yeah, it's a schmoove pic mang! Almost calendar worthy IMHO. Notice the reflected building w/setting sun in the bumper. That turned out pretty cool too. Bugs just have all the right curves to do cool pics like that. Man its great to be a beetle owner!!

By the By, did you fair ok after Katrina? Wishing you well buddy.