So what's the deal with putting a black hood on a car that, other than that, is a different color? Is it more "core" for the car to look cobbled together or what?
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So what's the deal with putting a black hood on a car that, other than that, is a different color? Is it more "core" for the car to look cobbled together or what?
If it's legit, it's a carbon fiber hood, which saves some weight.
But on lots of rice, it's probably just painted black to make it look like a cf hood from a distance.
Can't you paint a carbon fiber hood? Of course, if you did, people wouldn't know you have a cf hood, then you'd lose those gnar points :)
I hate "ricers", what ever happened to people tricking out American Muscle?!?
Found this online ripping on Rice Burners... Enjoy
You might be a rice boy if..
You have more exhaust decibels than your engine has horsepower.
You have aftermarket FRONT wheels for racing but stock rear wheels.
Your engine makes twice as much horsepower as torque.
17" rims up front, 13" out back on your FWD.
You ever painted your wheels to match the same color of your car.
You put your automatic car in neutral at every stoplight in order to roll it back and try to fool other people into thinking you have a manual transmission
DuPont gave up trying to figure out the shade you were asking for.
Your mod list includes stereo equipment, shifter handle, MOMO steering wheel, PIA driving lights, exhaust tip, but no REAL engine parts.
A chameleon lizard undergoes fewer shade changes than your custom paint scheme.
Your rims and tires are so large, that you have to install the tire / wheel from underneath the car because it simply won't fit in the wheel well going in from the side.
The dealer laughs when you bring your car back in for service under warranty, and you've only had it 6 months...
Your tires / rims stick out from the lip of your car by more than 1".
Your paint job is from the WRONG end of the color spectrum.
You installed spacers on your STOCK wheels and tires to get them to stick out past the fender.
You see cars like yours in a Shriner's Parade for Children and clowns are driving them.
You bring an empty Maxwell House coffee can with you to compare size when you shop for an aftermarket exhaust system.
Your Eclipse GS-T hardtop has a "SPYDER" emblem on the rear...
Your sum knowledge of suspension is: "the more negative camber, the better the handling."
You push your car through the staging lanes. That way, maybe you can break into the 16s by keeping the motor cool between runs.
Someone at work suggested it might be to cut down on glare, too.
You'd want a flat or matte black for that. Back in the day, race cars would have just a black stripe down the hood for this purpose. Much cooler lokking. IMHO.Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
This is funny: You see cars like yours in a Shriner's Parade for Children and clowns are driving them.
My buddy makes carbon fiber rims.
They are kick ass.
The 18" version weighs only 14 lbs.
Coming soon to a car near you.
People who make fun of other people cars make me laugh... I'm sure you all have something really awesome in your garage, eh?
Black hoods were around a long time ago...
http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclec...-aar-1970b.jpg
http://www.dreams-cars.net/images/Vo...caines_058.jpg
For the record, I own a Dodge Dart, with, *gasp* a flat black hood scoop...
No, I'll readily admit I have the most boring car on the planet--a Honda Accord--but some of this heavily customized cars definitely deserve derision. However, my question to begin with was legit. I really had no idea why they would want a black hood.Quote:
Originally Posted by crashnburn'd
Cue the Icy Hot Stuntaz....
niceQuote:
Originally Posted by crashnburn'd
how big is your engine?
custom horn?
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Originally Posted by The AD
You can but it will not match the paint on the sheet metal. IMHO the raw Cf is much niver looking (if that's your thing) than painting it and ending up just one step too light or dark. Something in the way the paint bonds to the materials makes it impossible to match it.
And for the record, I have something awesome in my garage.
One of the funniest ricer websites around... www.riceboypage.com
And I have big plans for a couple things, does that count?
nrthface: American muscle sucks.
ad - comment wasn't directed at you, I should have quoted.
woodsy - It's a 360 and sadly, the horn doesn't work. Hopefully, someday I'll have enough money to put a musical air horn of some sort in it.
truth - this is really awesome :p
http://www.m3forum.net/gallery/data/...m3_damage2.jpg
American muscle is fine but they don't hold a candle to old school rice on anything outside a straightaway. I built up a 510 in High School that would smoke new mustangs and I'm seriously considering a 240z project.
Something like this weighing in around 2200 lbs poping 270+ naturally asperated ponies with the tits handling. Oh jeah!
http://i11.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/16/ca/ef_3.JPG
LMAO...all better now with all sorts of new toys going on over the next week.
nice, like what?Quote:
Originally Posted by truth
custom horn?
I disagree my friend... I have many friends with so called "Ricers" of which I must say are nice cars. BUT any true American must give respect to American Muscle and the true power they carry.Quote:
Originally Posted by BakerBoy
Maybe he was thinking of the General Lee, which was a Dodge Charger, I believe, definitely not a Dart.Quote:
Originally Posted by crashnburn'd
m dump-
what are you thinking of dropping in there? I have a friend who dropped a SR-20DET (i think) engine from a JDM front clip into an SX240... who dreams of putting one in a 240Z. He's done research up the wazoo- if you want to I can give you some contact info for him... though an RB26 would be make serious ass clowns of almost anyone who tried to give you a go....
I had a friend put a chev 350 into a Morris Minor as well as Renault 5 seats. Ooh la la!
The sr20 is a sweet motor. It's forefather (fj20) is what I put in my 510, but the 240z is way cleaner with a built up version of its na straight 6.
I love American muscle but I love quick & light cars too.Quote:
Originally Posted by nrthface234
All that's happening when you buy an American car is lining the pockets of Detroit CEOs. Especially after we signed on to NAFTA.
I'm not sure if you knew but Toyota assembles cars in the U.S. Major Subaru base in Indiana too.
In Sonora, Hermosillo is home to a Ford plant and it continues to expand. GM as well has a few plants outside of the U.S. Executive decisions about Chrysler are made in Germany. There's a reason why there's so many flights into and out of Germany via DTW. China as well.
That's globalization for you, my friend.
Interesting info... I don't mean to "hate" on "Ricers" because as with everything there are many that are legit. What gets me are the half-ass pimp jobs that are done to some of the cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by 13
Oh I rip on ricers every chance I get.Quote:
Originally Posted by nrthface234
They're huge cop magnets and every time one gets pulled over, I know that in addition to their traffic violation, they're getting slapped with huge fines for stupid shit like obnoxiously loud exhausts & tinted windows... You get the idea.
Heh. They make excellent minesweepers on long drives.
I drive a '92 Legacy wagon. Purple, for the record, and I'm proud of it.
Last summer, I was doing some off-roading, and ripped my muffler off. I decided that was a perfect opportunity to "modify" my car. I built a ridiculously huge wing out of OSB, and then spray painted it the same color as my car. I built it so that it will clip onto the factory roof rack, and can install/remove it in about 5 minutes.
Obviously, I only put it on when I am trying to attract laughs.
I recently gave up on keeping my car looking good, after hitting my second deer, and a horse. Don't ask.
Anyway, I think it's time for racing stripes this summer. I'm thinking Arctic Cat green. Any other suggestions?
That sounds good. How about paint your name under the driver's side window? To be cool you need to nclude your nickname in quotes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blizzard7763
Purple and Green? Only if your nickname is "Barney the Dinosaur"Quote:
Originally Posted by Blizzard7763
It should go on the rear window, just first initial and last name with country of origin flag, like they do in the WRC. Of course the flag should be some random country like Namibia or something. Extra points if you put your co-drivers name on the window as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
It is a Subaru, embrace the rally heritage!
Don't forget the bull horns attached to the front bumper.
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Originally Posted by DJSapp
It's not supposed to look good, jack ass.
But while I'm at it,
http://www.xcceleration.com/images/p...ja/liftkit.jpg
http://www.xcceleration.com/images/p...a/ssprings.jpg
How about these, too?
2 inch body lift, 1.5" spring lift.
Some Mickey Thompson Baja Radials, and a roll cage, and I just might be able to get into the amateur division of SCCA rally.
1. Stickers. Lots. Preferably for other car companies performance divisions: Mugen, Type S, RalliArt, TRD, Nismo, AMG, M, SVT, SRT, SS, Calvin pissing on a subaru logo, plus the biggest Greddy, HKS, Sparco, NOS, Toyo, etc... stickers you can find.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blizzard7763
2. Spray paint your hood glossy black. As mentioned above.
More advanced rice:
3. Lower. The cheapest way to accomplish this is to cut your springs. Not safe. Car will ride like shit. Bling factor, however, goes way up.
4. Exhaust. Best solution: weld your own stock -> 5" (at least) tip. You might be able to get some extra tube ends from a place that does exhaust work. They might even weld for you if you catch them in a mirthful mood. :wink:
Highly advanced rice:
5. Lamborghini door conversion. Obviously, the chicks will not be able to resist you for one second if you have vertical opening doors on your '92 Legacy Wagon. In fact, 4 lambo doors would rule all. These guys say you can build your own, so it might be the best $15 you ever spent... http://www.lambolook.com/
http://www.lambolook.com/images/thumb9.jpg
What the hell....how do you squeeze out of that small space? It's not even designed right. Smoooov!
I didn't think it was supposed to, dickwad. That was my point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blizzard7763
Calvin pissing on a Subie logo and 4 lambo doors would be awesome, if you're going for the ricer look. If you're going for the rally look, KC rally lights. The more, the better. Two full racks just isn't enough. And don't forget the fishnet drivers side window.
You have to be a V.C. tunnel rat to squeeze out of that space. Not recommended for Joe American.Quote:
Originally Posted by slippy
actually them doors dont look bad on some cars.
on some cars it is easier to get into, others not so much.
on that piece of shit CRX they are harder to get into
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Originally Posted by 13
this much is true.
however, i made my civic with a GENUIN Si-r and something additional look like rice to get the laughs.
then i smoke your ass.
and there is no NOS, type r badge, stickers, or anything like that.
its just some good equipment under the hood
I LOL everytime I see some wanna-be's '94 Barreta parked at another NAPA store with poorly tinted windows, chome painted wiper blades, hub-cap "spinners", and an F1 style rear wing. God only knows how much extra rear downforce you need on a FWD car at 40mph.
NAPA costomer: "I need plugs and wires for a '95 Impreza...do you have any wires that come in red or orange?"
-edit- and for the record, a 5.7 Camaro/Firebird is easily and cheaply modified to turn exquisite sushi with shrimp fried rice back into General Tzao's chicken.
AMEN Brother!
I know, I hate those stupid Chevrolet Berretta's. Of course, you could just chip a 1.8T Audi, or buy a STi WRX, and not only crush, kill, destroy most American muscle, but get decent gas mileage and then throw your skis on the roof and go to the mountain with your AWD.Quote:
Originally Posted by FNG
American muscle was great back in the Cold War days when it was Good vs. Bad, and everything was in a straightline and clear cut. Nowadays, it's all about the sleeper family grocery getter with a big 'ol turbo than can do it all, and better.
Hey, how many jobs did GM just eliminate by the way?