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Bajaha posted:
Drift charm. quote:The origin and purpose behind a drift charm is to show racers/drivers behind how "sick" their drift is. This is because as they drift their car, the drift charm will swing and will appear to stay afloat, which warns other drivers/racers that he/she is a good drifter, or has a good drift car. Hence the name, "drift charm", is given to these objects/toys hanging from the back of cars. God, it's crazy. I can't find a single picture of a drift charm in mid-drift.
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anonumos posted:God, it's crazy. I can't find a single picture of a drift charm in mid-drift. Huh, how odd... I saw one on a completely boring stock-except-stickers early 90s Civic today on the way home. Didn't have a chance to snap a photo, but it was some grungy... thing. Couldn't figure out what it was. Mostly I see stuffed animals, though. They're moderately common in the northwest.
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Code Jockey posted:Huh, how odd... I used to work with a kid who was building a drifter 240SX. Except he put drift charms on his 2002 Civic while building the 240. I always gave him poo poo for not putting them on the front. Took him a few weeks to figure out what I really meant.. 
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Sep 20, 2013 09:12
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anonumos posted:Drift charm. That is the dumbest poo poo I ever heard.
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I saw a video that followed some cops around as they were trying to bust street racers, and they said the drift charm was a signal to other drivers that they were down to race. Also some dumb poo poo I've heard.
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Sep 20, 2013 14:57
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I had a Spider-man figure hanging off the back of my Jeep for three years like that.
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I had a trunkmonkey beause subaru, and was once accosted by some less than savory individuals in the hood because it automatically implied that black people should be dragged behind cars  I took it off immediately 
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Sep 20, 2013 17:30
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ultimateforce posted:That is the dumbest poo poo I ever heard. Drift charms are usually seen on beat-to-poo poo imports in my area. They are good indicators of people who you want to distance yourself from on the road because they usually are both terrible and aggressive drivers. Also usually included on the car is one of those ridiculous anodized aluminium tow hooks.
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Sep 20, 2013 17:50
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SaNChEzZ posted:I had a trunkmonkey beause subaru, and was once accosted by some less than savory individuals in the hood because it automatically implied that black people should be dragged behind cars Jesus Christ 
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Sep 20, 2013 17:54
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BraveUlysses posted:Jesus Christ What's worse, my "implied racism" or the ignorance of the individuals that literally, chased me for miles onto the freeway?
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SaNChEzZ posted:What's worse, my "implied racism" or the ignorance of the individuals that literally, chased me for miles onto the freeway? Oh I'm aware of the tunkmonkey fad, just amazed that someone took offense to it and went apeshit over it.
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BraveUlysses posted:Oh I'm aware of the tunkmonkey fad, just amazed that someone took offense to it and went apeshit over it.  Yeah, I was really surprised as well.
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Chinatown posted:Drift charms are usually seen on beat-to-poo poo imports in my area. They are good indicators of people who you want to distance yourself from on the road because they usually are both terrible and aggressive drivers. Also usually included on the car is one of those ridiculous anodized aluminium tow hooks. I saw a horrible riced out Civic the other day with a purple tow hook.....attached to the rear bumper cover.
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Sep 20, 2013 20:22
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veedubfreak posted:I saw a horrible riced out Civic the other day with a purple tow hook.....attached to the rear bumper cover. I bet tow truck drivers take a special glee in hooking up to those when they roll the car onto the hook. "Tow hook, you say?"
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Sep 20, 2013 21:28
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BEHOLD, PEASANTS   And, wait for it...  Yeah, there ain't no loving 3406 in there. Also, the 600 HP version is the C, not E, if I can recall correctly (probably wrong, though). Click each for big. Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 00:07 on Sep 21, 2013 |
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Sep 21, 2013 00:01
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I bet tow truck drivers take a special glee in hooking up to those when they roll the car onto the hook. I think I remember AI's general consensus was that it's nice to fantasize about, but not act upon; or maybe that the tow drivers on here said they'd just use the frame for recovery anyway. Man, there's not one loving thing redeeming about that entire car.
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Sep 21, 2013 00:07
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Wasabi the J posted:Man, there's not one loving thing redeeming about that entire car. It runs.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:It runs. It'd be better if it was melted down for scrap, so I'd say the fact that it still runs is also terrible.
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Sep 21, 2013 00:11
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Think fast! If you were forced to drive that Mitsubishi IOwnCalculus posted:It'd be better if it was melted down for scrap, so I'd say the fact that it still runs is also terrible. Can bondo be melted down for scrap? Look at the passenger-side "hood scoop" in the big image. The entire hood is bondo! You can tell that the car used to be yellow.
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Sep 21, 2013 00:12
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I will answer your "do you want chlamydia or crabs" question with "herpes."
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Sep 21, 2013 00:16
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Still an eclipse dude, right there on the rear end. And I'd rather walk.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I will answer your "do you want chlamydia or crabs" question with "herpes." I would totally take this herpes  Besides, AI loves slammed S-10's.
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Geirskogul posted:BEHOLD, PEASANTS Is ... is that bondo around the window in the soft-top? Why would anyone 
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I like this car, because you can see exactly where the  I don't know what this is, but I think it's Sora and Axel from Kingdom Hearts. 
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Sep 21, 2013 03:35
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Ulfhednar posted:
You know how people stretch an image to the wrong aspect ratio on their desktop wallpapers?
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Sep 21, 2013 03:40
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What is so terrible about that?
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Sep 21, 2013 03:48
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Wait, is it leveled according to the grade of the street?
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Sep 21, 2013 04:08
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Rhyno posted:Wait, is it leveled according to the grade of the street? It's leveled according to the number of dead bodies in the rear.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I will answer your "do you want chlamydia or crabs" question with "herpes." It's so... sad.  It might not look completely stupid without the negative rake on the grill. What the hell?
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Sep 21, 2013 04:42
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:It's so... sad. Tilt hood! 
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Rhyno posted:Wait, is it leveled according to the grade of the street? Bad pic, street is flat. No load in the back. blk fucked around with this message at 05:21 on Sep 21, 2013 |
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LITERALLY SHAKING posted:Still an eclipse dude, right there on the rear end. At least you can take your crank with you!
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Geirskogul posted:Think fast! If you were forced to drive that Mitsubishi http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/cool-trick-dull-car/
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IOwnCalculus posted:
A group of us from auto body and auto mechanics did this when I was in high school leaving the all county vocational school. If you got caught leaving when the school buses did, they'd stop traffic and you'd have to sit there for like 10 minutes as they all filed out. So one day that happened, and my buddy in his Dodge van started it off, then I lit up my S-10, then a kid in a Firebird, another in an 80's Cutlass, then two Mustangs. A sustained, minute long power brake session, directly in front of the school. Not only did that stop all traffic and make us have to wait even longer than we would have, but it got us a rather stern talking to the next day. We were really surprised at that, because hey, we're off school property, right? WRONG. Honestly, I have no idea why I thought I'd remain anonymous driving a lipstick pink truck with flames down the sides, that I painted in auto body and everyone knew was mine. Oh well, it was a good three days off. IOwnCalculus posted:I will answer your "do you want chlamydia or crabs" question with "herpes." This owns, and I'd drive the piss out of it. Oh ye of questionable tastes! Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 07:52 on Sep 21, 2013 |
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IOwnCalculus posted:I will answer your "do you want chlamydia or crabs" question with "herpes." My only issue with this is that the rear of the original hood (at the windshield) became a cowl induction-type hood scoop, and then they added another cowl induction hood scoop on top of that. Otherwise it looks well done, just needs to be lowered. Probably should have left the '68 marker lights off the fender though. 
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I'll have to have to share this gem, honest journo's: http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/harsh-reality-keating-bolt-supercar    For only £750.000!
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An old coworker/desert racing bro posted this gem on FB last night regarding his lifted Toyota Tacoma.  
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