I was going to make fun of the eBay ad for this... "COMPLETE BODY KIT WITH CARNARDS"
But that bastardization of canards is not his alone. Do a Google for "carnards" and there are a number of shops that will sell you (supposedly) aero bits called that.
Thus offering maximum word geekiness - it's a canard canard.
But what if he means something more ominous. It really is "carnards" and it can reproduce!
@FTGDWolverineEdition'09:
I don't think we have to go that excessive. I think a plain jane V8 would do much justice.
Something of the revvy variety, not an SBC - even if those are awesome.
1) beneath that shapeless orange sweatshirt, Velma hides the heart-stopping curves of a Swedish barmaid. But she wants to be respected for her intellect, so shapeless sweatshirt it is.
2) there is the very real possibility that the guy behind this thing is not Goth at all, but blessed with a keen sense of irony and a high credit limit. Really - a goth Miata? It's like painting images of the virgin Mary using human feces as your oeuvre. The delivery utterly deconstructs the art.
3) NACA ducts into the backside of the headlights.
4) Not a single Pep Boys sticker in sight, but we all know Manny, Moe and Jack figure largely in this thing.
Believe it or not, I'm giving it a Nice Price. $6000 is strong for an older Miata but there's lots of great aftermarket accessories you can sell off it and cut your out-of-pocket expense.
Crack. Then take it to Murilee, who will install his patented chattering skulls of death and otherwise turn it into the true horror it could be.
"Rot" rod indeed.
Black paint + dozens of skulls = Walmart.
This wouldn't even get taken seriously as a Lemons contender costume.
"Halloween's over, Biff. Now you get that junk off your dad's car RIGHT THIS MINUTE!"
Zoinks! If they turned it into a shooting brake, maybe. Fit it with a couple of 10's and a decent amp, and I could make everyone else listen to The Cult, The Cure, The Smiths, and every other angst-ridden pop/rock band starting with "the." Even The the.
Buick holes on a non-Buick make me throw up a little in my mouth, scream in hatred and shake my head in disbelief. I'd give him $600, take a 10 lap penalty, and run this thing in LeMons, hoping for the People's Curse.
@mechimike: I wouldn't call those self-adhesive portholes "Buick" holes. If this car had genuine, functional portholes on the fenders, and real engine mods under the hood, and a hell of a lot less chrome, it wouldn't look so bad. Currently, it just makes me want to leap off a cliff because it proves just how far humanity has fallen.
Non-functional portholes don't bother me..what "function" could that have, anyway? Buick had them since the 40's, possibly earlier. And they should have kept them.
@mechimike: Well, in the GNX, they vented hot air around the brakex, in the superburd, something similar to a porthole vented air presure that tended to build up in the wheel wells and increase drag. Of course, on the superbird, they had to get a little creative and convinced Nascar that the vents were for shock strut clearance.
Somebody went to a lot of effort to try to scrub the cute out of the Miata. For his next project is he going to add fake rust and a devil hood ornament to a New Beetle?
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But that bastardization of canards is not his alone. Do a Google for "carnards" and there are a number of shops that will sell you (supposedly) aero bits called that.
Thus offering maximum word geekiness - it's a canard canard.
But what if he means something more ominous. It really is "carnards" and it can reproduce!
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OTOH, it has an orig power plant - nothing too fancy - the inside is a bit ratty looking, and it costs as much as a decent subaru.
*Crrracckk*
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Some badass quad turbo charged V8 monster to make people quiver in fear.
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I don't think we have to go that excessive. I think a plain jane V8 would do much justice.
Something of the revvy variety, not an SBC - even if those are awesome.
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Broken driver's seat bolster screams crack.
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1) beneath that shapeless orange sweatshirt, Velma hides the heart-stopping curves of a Swedish barmaid. But she wants to be respected for her intellect, so shapeless sweatshirt it is.
2) there is the very real possibility that the guy behind this thing is not Goth at all, but blessed with a keen sense of irony and a high credit limit. Really - a goth Miata? It's like painting images of the virgin Mary using human feces as your oeuvre. The delivery utterly deconstructs the art.
3) NACA ducts into the backside of the headlights.
4) Not a single Pep Boys sticker in sight, but we all know Manny, Moe and Jack figure largely in this thing.
Believe it or not, I'm giving it a Nice Price. $6000 is strong for an older Miata but there's lots of great aftermarket accessories you can sell off it and cut your out-of-pocket expense.
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What about when the headlights are on? Turns out a lot of those cold air induction bits are kinda flexible. He could've put the intake anywhere.
#tips
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"Rot" rod indeed.
Black paint + dozens of skulls = Walmart.
This wouldn't even get taken seriously as a Lemons contender costume.
"Halloween's over, Biff. Now you get that junk off your dad's car RIGHT THIS MINUTE!"
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The market for this is tiny. This guy only needs one hairdresser
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Non-functional portholes don't bother me..what "function" could that have, anyway? Buick had them since the 40's, possibly earlier. And they should have kept them.
#tips
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Doesn't even matter that it can be de-converted back to the realms of normal appearance... I think the weird vibes would be permanent.
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