Bouda 0 #1 May 10, 2005 http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/20050116tas2.html Look what i made at work today mom!! Put it on the fridge http://www.bouda.moonfruit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #2 May 10, 2005 Ummm wow<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #3 May 10, 2005 QuoteUmmm wow yup, that sums it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #4 May 10, 2005 Those look very photoshopped to me. Anyone know for sure? Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #5 May 10, 2005 take a good look, that'll be the next big fad. "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScubaSteve 0 #6 May 10, 2005 It looks like some were designed to drive under water. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #7 May 10, 2005 The fad was started by an Asian Rapper..... Oolong-T_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acensky 0 #8 May 10, 2005 wow. Some of those look really stupid. HeatherGarbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #9 May 10, 2005 Rice rockets? Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #10 May 10, 2005 I soooo need a car with a front porch and pipes that'll ding on overpasses. You're just not cool without all that bullshit on your car, and I thought the ricers in the US were bad...wow!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,063 #11 May 10, 2005 > I soooo need a car with a front porch and pipes that'll ding on >overpasses. You're just not cool without all that bullshit on your car, and >I thought the ricers in the US were bad...wow! Eh, no different than lift kits, ground effects, neon underbody lights, big truck tires, straight pipes etc that you see here. They think it's cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #12 May 10, 2005 The difference is, a lift kit and larger tires have a point and purpose. You try to go do any sort of real offroading in a stock vehicle. Its not a "its cool thing" its a what I enjoy doing thing, that's the gear you need to go do it with. As for straight pipes, I have those on my bike for my personal safety. Loud pipes really do save lives. Ground effects and neon underbody lights I agree...pretty pointless.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,063 #13 May 10, 2005 > The difference is, a lift kit and larger tires have a point and purpose. Right, and if you talk to those people, they all have a purpose too. Those effects and wings? It's to keep the car on the road at very high speeds. Those pipes? Their length is tuned to maximize power (and they sound really cool too.) Everyone likes their own mods. Chippers play with the electronics to get more power than they will ever need. Off-roaders put in lifts that make their trucks more unstable on the roads they drive on 99.9% of the time. Rodders add effects that probably do more harm than good, but they like them. And even guys with loud pipes get pissed off when someone keeps flashing their brights at them. (Flashing brights save lives!) Of course, the ones who really _are_ right are the retailers that sell all this stuff to car enthusiasts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 May 10, 2005 QuoteRight, and if you talk to those people, they all have a purpose too. Those effects and wings? It's to keep the car on the road at very high speeds. Those pipes? Their length is tuned to maximize power (and they sound really cool too.) Right, that's why the real racers have HUGE wings and HUGELY long pipes on their very fast road racers. Atleast the real offroad pro's use the same lifts and same tires as the rest of us (basically). QuoteAnd even guys with loud pipes get pissed off when someone keeps flashing their brights at them. (Flashing brights save lives!) Around here a bright flashing means a couple of things, including "go ahead" which could kill you on a bike. QuoteOf course, the ones who really _are_ right are the retailers that sell all this stuff to car enthusiasts. Naw, the ones that are right are the folks that fabricrate what they want. Here, take a look at the handlebars and sissy bar I fabricated.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #15 May 11, 2005 I still think they're all faked. I've seen websites with tips on digitally "ricing" cars, and these show all the usual techniques... lowering, different wheels, tinted windows, graphics applied, bumpers from other cars, etc. It's funner to go the other way though. Take one of those cars and make it look normal in photoshop. Much harder to do. These look pretty convincing but there's something just not quite natural about them. Lots of signs of photoshop. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bouda 0 #16 May 11, 2005 QuoteThe difference is, a lift kit and larger tires have a point and purpose. You try to go do any sort of real offroading in a stock vehicle. Its not a "its cool thing" its a what I enjoy doing thing, that's the gear you need to go do it with. As for straight pipes, I have those on my bike for my personal safety. Loud pipes really do save lives. Ground effects and neon underbody lights I agree...pretty pointless. not when you live in the city Look what i made at work today mom!! Put it on the fridge http://www.bouda.moonfruit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
