[Kerrigan]

some car mods are so bad. you wonder why the owner gets them done in the first place. Like putting ear rings on a pig.

Some examples:







if you have any pix of sh!t cars, post em!

[davidflas]

[Teronzhul]

Its too bad I don't carry a camera frequently. Somewhere around here is a crotch rocket motorcycle completely covered in shag carpet. It is a sight to behold.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

Except for the paint job, that looks like it's actually factory spec. If it has, in fact, been modded, then all that's happened is that someone took the tailgate off a Cossie and popped it onto a lesser model. You can't really tell from that angle.

Oh... Nowt wrong with that Jeep mod either. Sure, it's got bits missing off it (i.e. door handles, mirrors, rear wiper), but there's nowt wrong with the mods.

[zmcgill]

Originally Posted by Teronzhul

Its too bad I don't carry a camera frequently. Somewhere around here is a crotch rocket motorcycle completely covered in shag carpet. It is a sight to behold.

Yeah, i saw one of those at a stunt show last year. I think the carpet was on there to protect the paint when he'd lay the bike down messing up a stunt.

[phantomdragonz]

Originally Posted by davidflas

There is nothing wrong with that jeep, looks like it has been offroaded hard... I have a wrangler, and have also seen many cherokees that look similar to that... lifting a vehicle is not always a purposeless mod... I know I only use my jeep when I go offroad, I have a car for city driving...

Zach

[stevesnj]

laughatrice.com

[CMYKid]

...and mexicans are huge into the offroading hobby.

;-)

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by CMYKid

...and mexicans are huge into the offroading hobby.

;-)

Only the ones from NY.

[d4nth3m4n]

oh dear.

[Rev-O]

Originally Posted by Doofy

Except for the paint job, that looks like it's actually factory spec. If it has, in fact, been modded, then all that's happened is that someone took the tailgate off a Cossie and popped it onto a lesser model. You can't really tell from that angle.

Oh... Nowt wrong with that Jeep mod either. Sure, it's got bits missing off it (i.e. door handles, mirrors, rear wiper), but there's nowt wrong with the mods.

Cosworth Ford Escort, mid 90's.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by Rev-O

Cosworth Ford Escort, mid 90's.

Yep. But the wheels are confusing me some. They're not standard Cossie wheels by the looks of it - they look too cheap.

[analogika]

Originally Posted by Teronzhul

Its too bad I don't carry a camera frequently. Somewhere around here is a crotch rocket motorcycle completely covered in shag carpet. It is a sight to behold.

There's a Mercedes Benz coupé in Hamburg covered entirely in fake Jaguar fur.

Very, very nicely done, and looks totally rad.

Used to belong to a lawyer, IIRC, though I now see it driving around with a link to some restaurant lettered onto the rear screen.

[brapper]

Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n

oh dear.

WTF?!
it's like a Mustang and a 3 series had a circus freak baby.

[cjrivera]

http://www.ricecop.com

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by brapper

WTF?!
it's like a Mustang and a 3 series had a circus freak baby.

Don't you mean "love child?" As in "only a mother could love..."

I have a huge issue with modders putting spoilers on the rear deck of FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CARS! Doesn't "cool" also have to include "relevant?" You can't get much help from a spoiler on a front wheel drive car (though there is some small benefit in some cases), and the cheesy do it yourself spoilers I've seen used don't seem to do much more than add air resistance...

[zmcgill]

Originally Posted by ghporter

Don't you mean "love child?" As in "only a mother could love..."

I have a huge issue with modders putting spoilers on the rear deck of FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CARS! Doesn't "cool" also have to include "relevant?" You can't get much help from a spoiler on a front wheel drive car (though there is some small benefit in some cases), and the cheesy do it yourself spoilers I've seen used don't seem to do much more than add air resistance...

OMG THEY DID IT IN TEH FAST AND TEH FURIOUS SO A WING MEANS MAD SPEEEED LOL LOL OMG!!11!11!

[d4nth3m4n]

Originally Posted by brapper

WTF?!
it's like a Mustang and a 3 series had a circus freak baby.

oh no, it's much more high class than that, those are 5-series lights.

Originally Posted by ghporter

Don't you mean "love child?" As in "only a mother could love..."

I have a huge issue with modders putting spoilers on the rear deck of FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CARS! Doesn't "cool" also have to include "relevant?" You can't get much help from a spoiler on a front wheel drive car (though there is some small benefit in some cases), and the cheesy do it yourself spoilers I've seen used don't seem to do much more than add air resistance...

hey man, downforce is downforce. i think wings are pretty stupid in general unless you're driving a track car. just like what the wing did for the Koenigsegg CCR on top gear for the time on their track.

[zmcgill]

Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n

oh no, it's much more high class than that, those are 5-series lights.

hey man, downforce is downforce. i think wings are pretty stupid in general unless you're driving a track car. just like what the wing did for the Koenigsegg CCR on top gear for the time on their track.

That's true, but some of these civics and neons will barely see 110-115, as opposed to the 245mph of the Koenigseeg.

[d4nth3m4n]

you saw the corner where the stig lost it, that wasn't more than 120.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PFRGF696l...%20gear%20stig

here it is with the wing added- http://youtube.com/watch?v=31hA8hEq_...r%20koenigsegg

the entire review for those intterested- http://youtube.com/watch?v=kBzJdoBky...r%20koenigsegg

e: maybe it was...

[ghporter]

Downforce is worthwhile if the rest of the car is up to the maneuvers you're undertaking. Stock Honda suspensions are not built for anything but highway and city street driving. I've been a Honda driver for 25 years and I love 'em, but they are not built for what these kids do with them.

A wing in the back of a stock Civic that has fancy wheels, unpainted "ground effect" plastics and a lowered suspension is all show-lowering the suspension just lets these guys scrape their oil pans and expensive "ground effects" while they get less travel and less grip on the road.

You'll note that the Indy 500 starters ALL had Hondas this year-you CAN do a lot with a Honda suspension. But the run of the mill modder just makes his otherwise innocuous car into a frankencivic, not a race car.

[zmcgill]

Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n

you saw the corner where the stig lost it, that wasn't more than 120.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PFRGF696l...%20gear%20stig

here it is with the wing added- http://youtube.com/watch?v=31hA8hEq_...r%20koenigsegg

the entire review for those intterested- http://youtube.com/watch?v=kBzJdoBky...r%20koenigsegg

e: maybe it was...

You're right, he was just putting along wasn't he. I'd like to see ANY stock Honda (S2000 included) take that corner at 120...

[d4nth3m4n]

look, i'm not backing up ricers here, but most of their trends DO have a basis in actual performance, they just implement them so very poorly.

[zmcgill]

RICE: Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancements

That often sums it up. Although a true 'ricer' is more often characterized by his/her attitude. It is because of that attitude that these modifications emerge.

[olePigeon]

You don't rice a Mustang. That's... that's sacrilege.

[von Wrangell]

Originally Posted by phantomdragonz

There is nothing wrong with that jeep, looks like it has been offroaded hard... I have a wrangler, and have also seen many cherokees that look similar to that... lifting a vehicle is not always a purposeless mod... I know I only use my jeep when I go offroad, I have a car for city driving...

Zach

You guys consider that a modded jeep?



Welcome to Iceland:

Normal mod around here:



Not too uncommon:



Again,. normal mod:




For more see Jeremy Clarksons Motorworld episode from Iceland:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...rksons+iceland

Doofy, you'll really like it I'm sure.

[production_coordinator]

Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n

look, i'm not backing up ricers here, but most of their trends DO have a basis in actual performance, they just implement them so very poorly.

I agree...

I actually like some of the modifications... when I can see that the person has a real understanding of what they are doing... it can be very cool.

I simply get tired of hearing loud teenagers in their $2500 car with $3000 in junk strapped on... usually with a big dent on the side (which makes me laugh a little on the inside)

How do their parents let them get away with that?

[PB2K]

any car that has a big rearspoiler (like this fine example) looks like a shoppingcart

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n

look, i'm not backing up ricers here, but most of their trends DO have a basis in actual performance, they just implement them so very poorly.

Or mis-implement them. That's what I see around here a lot. Particularly in the suspension-I've seen cars that can't negotiate a simple driveway entrance because they're slung so low. Just asking for trouble on city streets.

[production_coordinator]

Originally Posted by PB2K

any car that has a big rearspoiler (like this fine example) looks like a shoppingcart

They should have spent the money used on the "fin" for body work...

LOVE the rust.

[PB2K]

well, when i see a car like this I am not too judgmental on the owner, he might have bought it like this and doesn't care about how his bargain looks like

It's the typical 1 hand on the steeringwheel kind of deadbeat that THINKS he is riding a sportscar because it has a big ass spoilerkit, cheap sport exhaust and big shiny rims that expose the RED DRUM BRAKES. Those are the sorry ass nobodies who mess up a fine but ordinary car

[PB2K]

anyway : www.beaterz.com is the best , I once found a site with messed up bmw's as well. google

[ambush]

Supras have nice big spoilers.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by von Wrangell

For more see Jeremy Clarksons Motorworld episode from Iceland:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...rksons+iceland

Doofy, you'll really like it I'm sure.

Thank you kindly, good sir.

(now, if only I could get it without the silly google link - google vid ain't too friendly towards my system)

[zmcgill]

Originally Posted by ambush

Supras have nice big spoilers.

Yes, but those models also often have twin turbos and six speeds. I don't see a Grand Am with that.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by PB2K

It's the typical 1 hand on the steeringwheel kind of deadbeat that THINKS he is riding a sportscar because it has a big ass spoilerkit, cheap sport exhaust and big shiny rims that expose the RED DRUM BRAKES. Those are the sorry ass nobodies who mess up a fine but ordinary car

At this point I will again remind the Americans here that the car in the third pic down should not be in this thread (if, in fact, it's the genuine article). They came from the factory that way, they are a sports car, they will dick almost everything else out there (including all the Corvettes and Vipers you have) and at one point in the 90's were in the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest accelerating production car (with a 3.2 0-60 IIRC).
They're so good that Clarkson actually bought one.

[von Wrangell]

Originally Posted by Doofy

Thank you kindly, good sir.

(now, if only I could get it without the silly google link - google vid ain't too friendly towards my system)

I might be able to host it somewhere else.

Let me know and I'll see what I can do about it after work tomorrow.

[zmcgill]

Here you go:
Right click save please

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Here you go:
Right click save please

Cheers Goss. Appreciated.

[zmcgill]

It's great having a spare Cube w/1.25 gigs of RAM and unlimitied fastest-you-can-get bandwidth.

[Rev-O]

Originally Posted by Doofy

At this point I will again remind the Americans here that the car in the third pic down should not be in this thread (if, in fact, it's the genuine article). They came from the factory that way, they are a sports car, they will dick almost everything else out there (including all the Corvettes and Vipers you have) and at one point in the 90's were in the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest accelerating production car (with a 3.2 0-60 IIRC).
They're so good that Clarkson actually bought one.

Too bad the Cosworth Escorts were too fast for America. Woulda been nifty to see a few over here!

[cjrivera]

Originally Posted by PB2K

I once found a site with messed up bmw's as well.

http://www.jimmy540i.com/bmwnightmare.htm

[zmcgill]

Originally Posted by cjrivera

http://www.jimmy540i.com/bmwnightmare.htm

That website's design qualifies as a 'nightmare' also.

[Rumor]

I have a 91 Mazda MX-5 (Miata) with an Eibach Pro Kit (Shorter and stiffer springs) and AGX 8 Stage struts. So far nothing else. I plan on putting in sway bars from Racing Beat, a new heavy duty clutch and possibly a Jackson Racing supercharger.

As it sits, I can do autocross (I have a good roll bar). Once I figure out what I want to put in it, I'm going to use it mostly on the track and buy something like Jetta TDI for my daily.

Not all young people are stupid with thier cars, though I have to agree most are. I will NOT be putting any body kits etc on my car. I'm going to leave it as stock looking as possible.

[ambush]

My personal favorite <3

[ambush]

A nice redneck X5