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88h88 posted:So this dude is nearly done with his car now. The fact that the car is in Japan and not Kansas or something has some form of redeeming quality to it. I'm reminded of looking at crazy Bosozoku cars when I was just getting started into driving and drifting and stuff like 10 years ago and just loving how wild they all got with their modifications. I can respect that someone is doing something in a culture completely unlike mine where maybe they're just trying to see what kind of statement they can make. I wouldn't drive it but it's not supposed to appeal to me anyways.
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88h88 posted:So this dude is nearly done with his car now. I unironically love this car, its not like fwd celicas were good.
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That's the best looking generation of Celicas, though, so they have that going for them. Until someone does that to them
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PCOS Bill posted:That's the best looking generation of Celicas, though, so they have that going for them. Until someone does that to them Heresy! The Celica line had a lot of good looking models, in my opinion. I always had a soft spot for the 4-headlight 90's models. edit: Go through the Wikipedia link below, only the second gen cars would I consider "ugly." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celica Nocheez fucked around with this message at 17:18 on Jan 10, 2014 |
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This is just magnificent! IPCRESS posted:Group B does not belong in this thread. Its me, Im the terrible retarded crowd at rallies. Since most of the time Im at a rally Im mostly likely working as a marshall so I have high visibility vest on, so of course I need to check that people are not in the dangerous zones of corners, by being there myself. Because you get better photo angles from there, you see! This really doesnt matter for the local and national rallies due to much relaxed rules about those. But I really enjoy it everytime Ive been working at the WRC Finland, due to the enforced 2m zone from the road. Though Im glad we arent in the same attitude as in US, I cant wrap my head around the idea to have only certain areas youre allowed to be in, instead of having certain areas of corners and jumps being offlimits. Because of liability I guess?
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Nocheez posted:Heresy! The Celica line had a lot of good looking models, in my opinion. I always had a soft spot for the 4-headlight 90's models. I didn't say the other generations are ugly, just that the last generation was the best looking.
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Nocheez posted:Heresy! The Celica line had a lot of good looking models, in my opinion. I always had a soft spot for the 4-headlight 90's models. First gen was best. I got to drive a GT for a summer in high school. I don't know why but I always loved that thing. Such a nimble little car. At that point they were still under 10 years old so it's the model I grew up around. Just like this but orange and LHD.  I've been looking for a first/project car for my son and these are near the top of the list of candidates. They seem to be rare as hen's teeth though.
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PCOS Bill posted:I didn't say the other generations are ugly, just that the last generation was the best looking. It never came in a GT-FOUR variety, therefore it sucks.
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88h88 posted:So this dude is nearly done with his car now. I understand that when I see really stupid looking lowered cars that they're most likely bagged, so that when the owner wants to actually turn the car on and drive they can raise it to a height where it's not completely useless on public roads. Is there some sort of similar technology for camber I don't know about? When this guy puts his car in drive will those wheels tilt back to normal enough so he has a contact patch large enough where he's not a danger to himself and others on the road?
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davebo posted:When this guy puts his car in drive will those wheels tilt back to normal enough so he has a contact patch large enough where he's not a danger to himself and others on the road? Nope that's how it sits. It's more than likely just a show car anyways.
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88h88 posted:So this dude is nearly done with his car now. Because they already look like poo poo. Edit: Woah, hey, Celicachat. I'll take a 1st or 3rd-5th gen please.
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davebo posted:I understand that when I see really stupid looking lowered cars that they're most likely bagged, so that when the owner wants to actually turn the car on and drive they can raise it to a height where it's not completely useless on public roads. Is there some sort of similar technology for camber I don't know about? When this guy puts his car in drive will those wheels tilt back to normal enough so he has a contact patch large enough where he's not a danger to himself and others on the road? If it was a swingarm rear end like in a pre-69 bug, yes it would untuck, but those cars are intentionally hosed like that so that they can run wide wheels legallly. Most countries state that the top of the tire must be inside the wheel well.
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Most suspensions are designed to give more negative camber as they are compressed, so the camber probably does go closer to normal if that car's suspension is raised. Strut suspensions have very little camber change over their travel, double wishbones have more.
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More of It Came From Ebay Volkswagen 930 Vee street custom    1985 El Camino/Cadillac Customized Collector's Edition    That one might be in the wrong thread  And something I found on tumblr: 
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88h88 posted:So this dude is nearly done with his car now. I love it 
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Ulfhednar posted:More of It Came From Ebay That Beetle is horrendous, but for some reason I can't totally hate the El Cadillero. I'm kinda curious how it'd look with a set of CTS-V wheels on it as opposed to the chrome IROCs.
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Root Bear posted:That Beetle is horrendous, but for some reason I can't totally hate the El Cadillero. I'm in the same boat, I can't fully commit to hating the El Caddy like I can the crappy looking VW.
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Certain things about the Cadamino strike me as being odd choices. I can understand the steering column from a 90's truck, since the first gen Escalade was a GMT400, but why a steering wheel from a Lumina APV?
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Ulfhednar posted:And something I found on tumblr: 
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Dr.Smasher posted:I'm in the same boat, I can't fully commit to hating the El Caddy like I can the crappy looking VW. In more capable hands, the Cadillero would be a really neat thing. I can see what he was trying to do, and I like the idea. Just needs better execution.
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I'd drive the poo poo out of that Caddy Camino.
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Was I the only one that thought 'Cadallino'? It's pretty awesome fwiw
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Ulfhednar posted:More of It Came From Ebay That actually doesn't look to horrible, if you ignore the rear end end and chop the top of the bug a little. Hell, I would love to plaster that thing with Porsche emblems and racing stripes just to piss off soccer moms in their Porsche SUV.
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quote:El Cadino quote:El Cadillero quote:El Caddy quote:the Cadillero quote:Caddy Camino quote:Cadallino I think we need a poll to settle once and for all the proper name for this thing.
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Terrible Robot posted:I think we need a poll to settle once and for all the proper name for this thing. The Eldocamino.
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Terrible Robot posted:I think we need a poll to settle once and for all the proper name for this thing.
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Terrible Robot posted:I think we need a poll to settle once and for all the proper name for this thing. It's really more of a El Deville or ElCeville
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El Caddino and yes it rules
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Ulfhednar posted:More of It Came From Ebay In a similar vein, that idea can go very very right http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/01/murcialago-mix-up-the-fiat-that-ate-a-lamborghini/#chapter-no-that-s-not-possible 
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Caddy Camino. This is the only proper name. Just the right amount of business and leisure. That car loving rules. Also, the last gen celica was meant to look like a cross between a pouncing cheetah and a naked woman. I couldn't make this poo poo up if I tried.
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Kill-9 posted:First gen was best. I got to drive a GT for a summer in high school. I don't know why but I always loved that thing. Such a nimble little car. At that point they were still under 10 years old so it's the model I grew up around. Seconded. I had a'74 Celica GT and except for the fragility of the 18-RC motor, it was a ton of fun. I got mine in late '84, just out of college.  (after some asshat hit me in a parking lot)
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Colonel Sanders posted:Hell, I would love to plaster that thing with Porsche emblems and racing stripes just to piss off soccer moms in their Porsche SUV. Why would you think that would "piss of soccer moms" who don't know poo poo about cars, don't care about yours, and wouldn't notice it anyway while on their cell phone blowing stop signs?
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PainterofCrap posted:Seconded. I had a'74 Celica GT and except for the fragility of the 18-RC motor, it was a ton of fun. I got mine in late '84, just out of college. Look, a real briefcase. Remember those?!
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PainterofCrap posted:Seconded. I had a'74 Celica GT and except for the fragility of the 18-RC motor, it was a ton of fun. I got mine in late '84, just out of college. So uncool. If it was an American car of the era I guarantee they didn't even feel it. I couldn't decide what thread this should go in. I think it's awesome but I'll let y'all be the judge. Seen at Cars and Coffee in Austin yesterday. 
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Kill-9 posted:So uncool. If it was an American car of the era I guarantee they didn't even feel it. It's amusing but kind of the inverse of what it needs to be. See, I can't imagine most Lambo owners getting too mad about someone having a little fun with their insane supercar. Stick a Lambo badge on a GT3, however, and watch the hateful glares roll in...
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Kill-9 posted:I couldn't decide what thread this should go in. I think it's awesome but I'll let y'all be the judge. Seen at Cars and Coffee in Austin yesterday. I see that and just assume it's driven by a girl named Porsche. Because parents who would name their daughter Porsche probably would buy her a Lamborghini for her 16th birthday anyway, right? It just doesn't jive with the vanity plate. Edit: unless it's a hand-me-down when her dad got an Aventador.
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