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    That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
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    Image of golferal - Now with no Segway! golferal - Now with no Segway!
    11/04/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    That pink Toyota van seriously needs "Pussywagon" painted on the side.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    11/04/08

    @golferal: There is a lifted 4WD truck in the little rural town where I work with "Pantydropper" painted on the tailgate. Honest Injun.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/04/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    Hmm. The slammed/shaved Celica looked okay. It was kinda subtle. At least, for this crowd it was subtle.


    The NSX was almost okay, but over the top at the nose.


    The splash picture threw me. I still can't get it. Are we seeing a close-up, wide-angle forced-perspective of a merely ridiculous tailpipe, or are we seeing a conventional, middle-distant shot of an utterly ludicrous tailpipe?


    Exposed fasteners everywhere = failed body shop class.


    The tricked-out Super Carry (or whatever it was) was strangely compelling. The dekotora scooter in the back is just gravy.


    All those splitters are a grab rail and blinky lights away from being mobile DDR units. Think of it: Deko Deko Revolution.


    Ugh. Must go spit up now. I was expecting weird shit when I got to work, but not this.
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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    Okay, so the white car pictured has just had its balls cut off... so is the funnel to prevent it from chewing on its sutures...?
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    11/04/08

    @Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: No, your supposed to drop coins in the funnel and watch them spin. At least I would be really tempted to do that if I saw the car in person.
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    11/04/08

    @P161911: your= you're
    where's the edit button!!!
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    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    MY EYES! MY EYES!
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    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    Relativity is a funny thing. In the context of its surroundings, the white Supra looks relatively modest.
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    Image of BingleBangleBungle BingleBangleBungle
    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    i think that these have to be viewed in the same context as "Art Cars." Not only are they making a statement to "The man," as suggested above, but it seems to me that they are poking fun at tuners who take themselves too seriously.


    As artistic statements, I think that they are very effective, not to mention a lot of fun to look at. As functional cars, not so much.

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    11/03/08

    First it started as a style for certain types of race cars. Most note able is the Skyline RS.


    [farm1.static.flickr.com]

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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    11/04/08

    @tkmedia: I remember seeing them on certain racing Lancia's and other IMSA type madness.
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    I love this stuff. It flies in the face of the car snob. Go ahead, tell me my splitter's too big and my exhaust is impractical. I dare ya.
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    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    Those splitters look like they would be perfect for taking off pedestrians' feet at the ankles. I can't imagine them taking speed bumps very well, though.


    This kind of stuff must drive up the cost of bono significantly.

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    11/03/08

    @discontinuuity: That should be "Bondo," not "Bono." I couldn't care less about how much that silly Irish fellow is worth.
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    Image of LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    I find it a little hard to understand the motivation behind the Nippon car mod craze.


    Do they make these body-kits for humour value or are they seriously having a go at making a fast looking car?

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    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    And you guy's thought the US was bad. I give you JDM rice. Pray to god it doesnt make it to our shores.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    Another of my favorites, I snapped this in the grocery store parking lot. I didn't want to draw too much attention from the van. I don't think this guy missed one accessory.


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    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    I apologize to you that have seen this but I feel I have to participate...





    A friend of mine is keeping an eye on his uncle's junkyard. We may try a whale tale they took off a Cadillac. I haven't seen this thing yet but...


    I really have no point, it's all in good fun.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/03/08

    @mytdawg: Victory is yours, my friend.
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    11/04/08

    @FuzzyPlushroom: You are too kind.
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    11/04/08

    @FuzzyPlushroom: That stain doesn't come off the trunk either. It appears they broke something related to Asian food in the trunk and set the broken container on the trunk lid. Plum sauce or something (I bought it from a very foreign woman on her way back to the far east from college). It's still in the spare tire well, like undercoating or something.
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    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun


    Looks like a LeBaron convertible that ran over the curb.

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    Image of Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    But isn't there a part of us... well maybe it's just me... that would love to build something like these? Roll into one of thos Hot Import Night events, and freak 'em all out?


    Or maybe it is just me..... now I'm worried....

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    Image of HeWhoSpeaksOfCars HeWhoSpeaksOfCars
    11/03/08

    In reply to That's Not A Custom Exhaust, THIS Is A Custom Exhaust; Japanese Tuner Car Fun
    A Japanese buddy of mine told me that the guys who do this are super rebellious, since the cars flagrantly violate certain Japanese motor vehicle laws. The bigger the splitter or exhaust pipe, the bigger the middle finger you're giving to The Man.


    Whatever. I still think it's proof that Japan's drug problem is worse than officials let on.

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    11/03/08

    @DrivingPosition: Do Japanese youth also rebel against the Man by jaywalking and removing the tags from their mattresses?
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