Ok, will someone tell me when the Skyline GTR and Civic changed roles? Someone has screwed up the Ricer vs Race Car balance... and that person shall pay.
@GameBreaker: Ricers used to be too poor to also be douchenozzles. I.e. the Civic was the weapon of choice.
But now that the GT-R has a price that puts it into Balla territory, and the silly ricer shops seem to have the money to afford them the GT-R is now the new weapon of choice, and I for one am happy, I'm sick of the Civic having a largely incorrect reputation in that regard.
Seriously all of the WORST ricer jobs I have seen are on Nissans/Saturns/Hyundai/Mustangs... Yeah there are a lot on Hondas too, but the ones that really stick out in my mind that I have seen are not.
As folks have mentioned, a low rear harness mounting point isn't automatically a death sentence--but the angle should be minimal, say 15 degrees or less. We check for this in LeMons tech. Imagine if they had SEMA tech.
@LionZoo: yeah if course they're different, but clearly this GTR's styling pedigree started with an ugly minivan. It's most recognizable line (ugly catfish mouth) came from this (ugly catfish mouthed) van.
Attaching the harnesses to the rear seatbelt mounting points is actually recommended by Schroth, among other harness manufacturers, though that particular angle does make me uncomfortable. At least they're not running them straight down to the rear bolts for the seat rails like some soon-to-be paraplegic ricers do.
I think livery makes the GT-R much easier on the eyes than solid colors, given it's tall stance and huge, square flanks and sides. The GT-R is all function; the 'anti-sexy'.
This functional machine combines "Built Ford Tough" performance with a man-sized custom loadbed food processor. Stainless steel chopping blades combine effortlessly with the massive torque of the 320hp E85 V8 engine to produce finely puréed Toby Keith at the flick of a switch, vastly improving road manners and reducing CO2 emissions.
Lose the graphics, and I'll take the X-treme Toyz Farenheit F-150°.
Of course, I have to look past the irksome "X" in their company name. Then I'll have to ignore the "z" pluralization of toy.
Then I have to overlook the obvious Farenheit 451 reference, since 150° is not the flash point of anything that I know of, and has no significance. Furthermore, any possible connection between said book and the aforementioned truck is lost on me.
@SCROGGS!: The ONLY good thing about Herbie: Fully Loaded was that they made Herbie look damn fine for that movie.
Actually, LiLo's breasts were rather nice in that movie as well. I'm ashamed to admit that I saw it, but I stuck at home, really sick, in a small town with about 9 movie rentals in a gas station, and my then-girlfriend picked it up for me thinking, "It's got cars and breasts, you'll like it."
@Deartháir: I'm sorry, but I only recognize 1 "Herbie" film, and that's the original film, The Love Bug. Buddy Hackett and an Apollo 5000 GT (aka the Thorndyke Special) > Lindsay Lohan.
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But now that the GT-R has a price that puts it into Balla territory, and the silly ricer shops seem to have the money to afford them the GT-R is now the new weapon of choice, and I for one am happy, I'm sick of the Civic having a largely incorrect reputation in that regard.
Seriously all of the WORST ricer jobs I have seen are on Nissans/Saturns/Hyundai/Mustangs... Yeah there are a lot on Hondas too, but the ones that really stick out in my mind that I have seen are not.
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^hehehehe
^OMMFinG!
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Is Godzilla's face styled after a minivan?
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But unfortunately the result of that mating had downs-syndrome and thus we arrive at the GT-R.
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Wait, nevermind, the taste-proofing comes factory installed. My mistake.
10/30/08
This functional machine combines "Built Ford Tough" performance with a man-sized custom loadbed food processor. Stainless steel chopping blades combine effortlessly with the massive torque of the 320hp E85 V8 engine to produce finely puréed Toby Keith at the flick of a switch, vastly improving road manners and reducing CO2 emissions.
Any others?
10/30/08
Oh, wait, THEY ALL ARE!
/wrists
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[www.offroadunlimited.com]
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Cheesy faux beadlock wheels.
Semi-functional lift
Tacky fender flares
Bunch of lame bolt-on stuff, just like every other truck at SEMA
I hate show trucks. This is so beneath ORU.
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Of course, I have to look past the irksome "X" in their company name. Then I'll have to ignore the "z" pluralization of toy.
Then I have to overlook the obvious Farenheit 451 reference, since 150° is not the flash point of anything that I know of, and has no significance. Furthermore, any possible connection between said book and the aforementioned truck is lost on me.
But aside from all that, it looks pretty sweet.
10/30/08
Might actually tap into a potentially growing market for pickup sales.
10/29/08
Just sayin'...
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Actually, LiLo's breasts were rather nice in that movie as well. I'm ashamed to admit that I saw it, but I stuck at home, really sick, in a small town with about 9 movie rentals in a gas station, and my then-girlfriend picked it up for me thinking, "It's got cars and breasts, you'll like it."
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But seriously. Cars and breasts. That's all you need to know.
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/owns the Lindsay Lohan movie + the box set of the previous 4 movies and knows an unhealthy amount of trivia related to all of the above.
10/29/08
But still. It's Herbie. How can a Volkswagenista not have a soft spot for that?
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