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Das Volk posted:I never "got" socal brotrucks. What are they supposed to be for? I understand the whole mudding thing down in the deep south but what's in southern California? Easy women, same reason most people in the South do it.
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Das Volk posted:I never "got" socal brotrucks. What are they supposed to be for? I understand the whole mudding thing down in the deep south but what's in southern California? GLAMIS BRO No seriously, there are lots of places to go climbing just outside of LA. On that note, 9/10 bro trucks will get stuck and they're just penis extensions.
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Das Volk posted:I never "got" socal brotrucks. What are they supposed to be for? I understand the whole mudding thing down in the deep south but what's in southern California? See, if you ask them these are "Pre-Runners". The idea, although rarely the reality, is that you have your truck ready to take out into the desert and scout out the race track conditions for the off road races. Most of them only ever end up trundling out to comp-row and parking for the weekend, if even that much. My dad has a small shop and got plenty of these guys coming in, sometimes stoned enough to pick up a grinder and stare at it just like it did a card trick.
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Penis compensation. Most of em you'll see running around with 2-4 blingin chrome shocks per corner (shock rods coated in flash rust ~3/4" up from ride height) with completely useless multi foot lifts (without the accompanying track width increase to make the vehicle at least as stable as it was stock), wheel wells not trimmed to allow actual use of that suspension lift, stupid-big tires on stupid-big bling rims, dumb headlights and taillights, stacks, and a monster energy sticker on each body panel. It's entirely tacky status symbol crap/one-upsmanship/appearance over function, basically hellaflushing for trucks. You could give me a pile of bro-truck poo poo for my truck and I still wouldn't use it, I'd rather stick with a low, functional lift, mild tire size and track width increase, lockers, and maybe sell the bro truck crap to get another diff locker, new tires, and some quality shocks so I can actually go faster... Example: I'm friends with the owner of this truck on facebook for people-watching/abyss-staring purposes. He owns a shop that caters almost exclusively to bro-truck owners.  "one of my favorite pics of my truck"  At one point he posted a bunch of pictures of it to an offroad parts trading group on facebook hoping people would stroke his ego. Everyone told him it was a pile of poo poo, too tall, useless offroad, etc so he went off the deep end, insulted everyone, said our piles of poo poo couldn't keep up with him on the highway, his truck was better, etc. I told him I'd race for pinks if I could choose the course and that the one I had in mind was a stupid simple trail I do all the time in 2wd in my crummy truck that cost less than his rims, and that I'd even cover his trail use fee, he just sorta stopped replying...
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kastein posted:Penis compensation.  That poor Cummins didn't ask to be abused....
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To be fair I do want to see what kastein would do with a free turbodiesel Ram. We should mob this guy and force him to make good on his bet.
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I'd put a set of F350 dana 60 front knuckles/brakes/hubs/spindles/outer shafts, a set of load leveling airbags, and a pitman arm support bearing/brace on it and tow with it. Pretty boring. Fullsize pickups are a tool to me, not a toy.
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Spotted this while walking to the bus this morning:  My best guess is that someone just wanted to list all their favorite things on their car. What I don't understand is how their favorite things ended up being the combination of Rihanna, Batman, Transformers, Marilyn Monroe, and Romeo.
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Apr 9, 2013 16:59
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 Nothing classes up your Infiniti like a giant Fox sticker.
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EightBit posted:Easy women, same reason most people in the South do it. We call these Bro-Hoes in southern California. They typically have the bleach highlighted hair, nautical star tattoos, wear nothing but black and hot pink, hats where the bill points to the sky, and usually missing a few teeth. They also put stickers on their Cali-lifted Ford Explorers that say "Silly boys, trucks are for girls" while knowing nothing about vehicles at all. They swoon over these types of trucks, construction jobs*, and really bad tattoos. If they have kids, they look like a mini-me of the mom or dad. *Nothing wrong with construction jobs, but it's the only job a Dude-Bro will have.
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kastein posted:Fullsize pickups are a tool to me, not a toy. This a thousand times over. Besides, If its shooting past me at 80+ on the freeway, I KNOW it won't be keeping up off road.
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Geoj posted:
I always want to go up to people with Fox stickers and just quiz them on what Fox actually makes. I've done it before, the answers made me laugh.
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CommieGIR posted:I always want to go up to people with Fox stickers and just quiz them on what Fox actually makes. What answers do they usually give? I'd accept "clothing" as a fair answer as that's primarily what they sell with motocross gear and apparel. I mean most people don't actually use Alpinestars, MSR, etc gear but they still go to the mall and buy the stuff to fit that image. Even better if it has a giant green Monster logo on it. I've never known anyone to have a fox shock on their bike personally. It's way cheaper to just buy a new spring for your weight and call it good on the back end. I'm sure it's more common on the amateur bikes and on up but for most people it's probably overkill.
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Apr 9, 2013 17:32
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CommieGIR posted:I always want to go up to people with Fox stickers and just quiz them on what Fox actually makes. Board Shorts! JP Money posted:What answers do they usually give? I'd accept "clothing" as a fair answer as that's primarily what they sell with motocross gear and apparel. I mean most people don't actually use Alpinestars, MSR, etc gear but they still go to the mall and buy the stuff to fit that image. Even better if it has a giant green Monster logo on it. From what I understand The Fox Shock company is different than the one that makes motorcycle apparel. I know Fox Shocks are really popular on snowmobiles Willfrey fucked around with this message at 17:39 on Apr 9, 2013 |
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JP Money posted:What answers do they usually give? I'd accept "clothing" as a fair answer as that's primarily what they sell with motocross gear and apparel. I mean most people don't actually use Alpinestars, MSR, etc gear but they still go to the mall and buy the stuff to fit that image. Even better if it has a giant green Monster logo on it. That and riding gear usually.
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JP Money posted:I've never known anyone to have a fox shock on their bike personally. It's way cheaper to just buy a new spring for your weight and call it good on the back end. I'm sure it's more common on the amateur bikes and on up but for most people it's probably overkill.    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Racing
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They used to be the same thing... I'm just curious what answer you'd be looking for with a question like that.
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JP Money posted:What answers do they usually give? I'd accept "clothing" as a fair answer as that's primarily what they sell with motocross gear and apparel. I mean most people don't actually use Alpinestars, MSR, etc gear but they still go to the mall and buy the stuff to fit that image. Even better if it has a giant green Monster logo on it. They say 'Clothing' but then I'll ask them to specify what sort of clothing. Usually its board shorts or jeans or something, one person thought they made energy drinks like Monster does. Another person thought Fox made Fox body kits for Mustangs, another said they were an Italian motorsports company. When I mention they make motorcycle gear they get confused.
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cursedshitbox posted:Besides, If its shooting past me at 80+ on the freeway, I KNOW it won't be keeping up off road. I figured out one time that after the V-8 swap my FJ40 redlined at like 85.
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CommieGIR posted:When I mention they make motorcycle gear they get confused.
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CommieGIR posted:
Well, they do....just not in this manner.
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I have an ancient as hell fox twinclicker on the fzr. Love the thing. To add content:  I still wanna bring home a maser. even after seeing this.
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I'm more impressed by this: http://alpinestarsbydenisefocil.com/ "We really need to extend our lifestyle brand into something that has absolutely nothing to do with our core audience" Octopus Magic fucked around with this message at 19:07 on Apr 9, 2013 |
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InitialDave posted:Unless you're going back a looong way: Are those the same company? Bicycle shocks and apparel?
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Welp I just learned something today! I always thought they were the same company, and I'll admit I even wore a fox racing shirt once or twice. But I've also owned plenty of [mountain] bikes with Fox suspension components.
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SaNChEzZ posted:Are those the same company? Bicycle shocks and apparel? I imagine flipping a coin for logos. "Heads or tails?" 
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Geoj posted:
Rt 8 in Akron, by the University? edit: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=univ...,348.99,,0,2.11 Yep! I haven't lived there in nearly a decade, but still recognized that horrible area. Traffic is bad, and the short ramps make it hard for people to merge and exit. Nocheez fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Apr 9, 2013 |
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Sir Tonk posted:This showed up at the Lamborghini Festival south of Houston yesterday. He evidently spent a load of cash on the doors so probably the latter. I'm actually less offended by those doors on that car than I am on the otherwise unmolested yellow Z06 that lives down the road, which still makes me shake my head every time I think about it. Personally I'd put this in the other thread because it actually seemed really well done, but I think it belongs here because it's a Beetle and I think they're horribly pointless cars: 
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Nocheez posted:Rt 8 in Akron, by the University? You nailed it, just past the central interchange. They did a major overhaul of the downtown exits about 7 years ago but its still terrible at rush hour going south, people are loving idiots and end up in the far right lane that takes you to 77N when they need to be in the center or left lanes to continue south after 8 ends - or the other way around, and nobody knows how to change lanes or thinks the highway is a big race. Its still not uncommon for traffic to back up past Chapel Hill into Cuyahoga Falls. Geoj fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Apr 9, 2013 |
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InitialDave posted:Not for more than 35 years. The respective founders are brothers  Interesting stuff, learn something new every day.
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Hashal posted:We call these Bro-Hoes in southern California. They typically have the bleach highlighted hair, nautical star tattoos, wear nothing but black and hot pink, hats where the bill points to the sky, and usually missing a few teeth. They also put stickers on their Cali-lifted Ford Explorers that say "Silly boys, trucks are for girls" while knowing nothing about vehicles at all. Used to hang out with a group of them just after high school. One of them was attacked by a dog when she was younger, got some money in a lawsuit that she couldnt touch until she turned 18. They day after her 18th birthday she shows up in a brand new F150 with a massive pink lift and huge wheels and tires. Her driving a truck that big scared the poo poo out of me.
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:Flyoverville, KS Craigslist: quote:Paint in excellent condition last time I saw it I'm picturing the driver in my head, a lumbering hambeast wiggling out of the driver's seat and straight into her Hoveround in front of the CHEAPEST drat SMOKES AND CHECK CASHING hut. Along those lines but a bit less gaudy:  And even more  
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Cenodoxus posted:
Air filters...air filters work best when pulling from still air?
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Cenodoxus posted:
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should
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Cenodoxus posted:
Remote location turbo, designed for vehicles that don't have much space in the engine bay (or owners with too much space in their head). I've always wondered how much they add to the lag, having all those extra feet of piping. Not that that lets them off the hook for that air filter arrangement.
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Terrible Robot posted:Remote location turbo, designed for vehicles that don't have much space in the engine bay (or owners with too much space in their head). I've always wondered how much they add to the lag, having all those extra feet of piping. Not that that lets them off the hook for that air filter arrangement. It's actually a false bottomed bed. It was used for human trafficking across the US/Mexican border.
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Terrible Robot posted:Remote location turbo, designed for vehicles that don't have much space in the engine bay (or owners with too much space in their head). I've always wondered how much they add to the lag, having all those extra feet of piping. Not that that lets them off the hook for that air filter arrangement. Feet of extra turbo piping actually surprisingly doesn't add much, if anything, to turbo lag. I mean, unless you're Holdbrooks and you're contemplating running it eight feet into the air and then five squiggly feet back.
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drgitlin posted:Personally I'd put this in the other thread because it actually seemed really well done, but I think it belongs here because it's a Beetle and I think they're horribly pointless cars: Wrong thread. The work on that car is amazing... he lives or works near Eastern Market in DC and I see him all the time. I can't find more pics of the car, but I think it's the same guy who owns this van: http://www.flickr.com/photos/anartist_flickr/6306453829/ The work is definitely by the same person.
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Geirskogul posted:Feet of extra turbo piping actually surprisingly doesn't add much, if anything, to turbo lag. I mean, unless you're Holdbrooks and you're contemplating running it eight feet into the air and then five squiggly feet back. He could incorporate it into the cars whole aesthetic; build up the boost and make them dance like steam pipes!
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