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[Spitrod]

Okay. It's late. 2:30 am..

I just went to the gas station for a pack of smokes. When I was getting
out of my car, I hear what sounded like an import pulling into the parking
lot.

I look and see this local hillbilly dude in his Ford Contour. He threw on some
performance, honda-esque muffler, took the hubcaps off his wheels, sprayed
them black, and put some racing stickers in his rear windows.

I'm anything but a "car bully"...but are these people for real? I would feel
like the biggest ass driving around in a fraudulent "street racer"...

The only thing he was missing was the cardboard body kit.

I seriously laughed out loud in the parking lot. It's insulting to those of us
who spend every day under our hoods and in our cars.

[D-Man]

Oh crap!! What kind of smokes did you get?



Just playin

For real though, i know what you mean. I live in the cheapest section of the "Rich-People" side of town. (mostly new-money) and i see this kind of thing all day long. Apart from an armada of mustangs... There are some pretty radical grocery-getters; and i find myself laughing too.

Once time, i had just pulled in at a kroger, and a man rolling in an early 90's Geo-Metro (pretty riced out) asked me if i wanted to race... ... I told him "Why, We're already at the grocery store? Were will we race? To the pharmacy or day-care?" Granted the joke went right over his head... so i gave him my "Attack on the track" saying, and he called me a pus and burned out. I giggled... Kid must have been like 17 or something. I though he would have been better off trying to pull a "Hey Mister" than trying to street-race at noonish on a sunday What a retard...

This post has been edited by D-Man: Sep 19, 2008 - 9:56 AM

[Akirad1]

i know what you mean there is a guy in my apartment complex how has a 96 model Eclipse with decals and those carbon fiber stick on pieces from autozone/pepboys. and on his back bumper there is a Stylized car and guess which one it is.
A Integra i so felt like one of those laugh at rice guys on the internet pointing and laughing.

[D-Man]

I think it's okay (and pretty cool) for import guys to rice out, but for domestics... ... I never riced any of my Cougars, because it would be wrong... it's american... you dont rice american...

[Random_Stranger]

We actually had a geo metro in town with a turbo and was rumored to be fast and ran 12's. I used to joke around about it when I seen it. The guy lived on my block and had a body kit for it. Turns out he was the real deal, as a guy who builds cars that lives across the street from me named Mike knew of him and sold the guy the parts. But I get what you guys are saying. Not exactly sure how the mods are going to feel about this thread being "existent" though.

[fastgt]

i hate the term rice

and the way i look at it, everyone has their own way of expressing themselves....theyre just doing it on a budget....looks like crap but it makes them happy

[CAMAricer]

X2

i hate the term rice

and the way i look at it, everyone has their own way of expressing themselves....theyre just doing it on a budget....looks like crap but it makes them happy

Rice doesn't bother me (look at my screen name, ) because we all have to start from somewhere (unless we were born into money, which I don't think 99% of us were).

When I was in college, I rode in a Civic. I was poor as dirt, but when I upgraded from my steelies to 15" alloy rims (yes, 15"!) I was thrilled. They were from a stock later edition Civic, but that was all I could afford at the time.

Later I bought $20 seat covers from Costco and again, was quite happy with the change that it made.

It wasn't until much later did I learn what the term RICE meant, but unless you ride in Lambos, Ferraris, etc, I don't think you have any business calling someone's ride cheap.


Hell, I still consider my [current] cars RICE, but only in the sense that they are modded in a way that many people think is poor in taste.

[D-Man]

No sir, not poor taste; Your Taste

And flavoring your car for your own amusement is FTMFW!

although it's funny to think of a domestic being ricey... lol. I know, i'm such a hypocrite. I'll laugh at other peoples stuff, and i'll take it when they laugh at mine. As long as we're all happy in the end. Laughter is concitered a state of happyness...

[Spitrod]

I think D-Man and I need a 7-11 to hang out in front of.

I understand the rodded geo and all that...my thing is that I saw
this car the day before and it was completely "stock"..
Meaning - he tossed the muffler and the racing stickers on over
night. I doubt he had time to turbo it or do any real mods for that
matter.

Personally, I just couldn't drive around with such pretentiousness.
Again, I think it's insulting to the people who actually work on
their cars regularly. We could have bought a bunch of stickers
and called it a day too.

As far as the budget issue goes - I have an eight month old boy
and my celi is my DD. I'm on a serious budget...so if my car was
stock, there's no way I'd stick a huge "K&N" sticker on my back
window. I'd save my quarters.

The money spent on wheel paint, hotrod stickers and a cheap
exhaust could have covered an intake. That's a start, right?

This post has been edited by Spitrod: Sep 19, 2008 - 12:16 PM

[Akirad1]

i myself have only bashed in self defense, when this guy came up to me in his mustang and said my was rice and i should take off my widebody kit cause it looks like crap, i was all like WTF what do you know my car came out of the factory like this and i told him to go take his V6 poc and his "saleen" bodykit and jump off a cliff. But laughing came be a form of flatery well at least to me it is, i like the guys Eclispe i just thought it was funny when i say the integra on the back of it

[FreddyTheOthaMea...]

I remember one time after a harsh night out (pretty trashed) this guy rolled up to the pizza joint we were at in a friggin alero (or whatever the grand am-esque car is) with like NOS, GReddy, HKS etc etc stickers EVERYWHERE on his car... I cant remember the last time i almost fell over from pointing and laughing so hard... The owner didnt think it was nearly as funny though :\

[Spitrod]

I remember one time after a harsh night out (pretty trashed) this guy rolled up to the pizza joint we were at in a friggin alero (or whatever the grand am-esque car is) with like NOS, GReddy, HKS etc etc stickers EVERYWHERE on his car... I cant remember the last time i almost fell over from pointing and laughing so hard... The owner didnt think it was nearly as funny though :\

That's awesome. Pretense. I would have spit pepperoni out of my nose.

[Taskbot]

I think some of it might be for irony too.

My buddy has a dodge shadow daily driver and every time he finds some cheap-ass ricer esque part he adds it to his car. Its pretty funny to see him roll around in that thing. Its pretty hilarious how many people think he's serious about that car

[D-Man]

I once tricked out an 85 cougar with a "ghetto" Theme. Back when the rappers were talking about "Wood Grain" I actualy had some left over wood paneling for my trailor skirt, and did some interior work with it



There was also someone who had said something about "chain legnth" and i wound up with this:

[Spitrod]

Dude, that's awesome! HAH!
You should post that in my projects thread as well.
So good...

[D-Man]

yeah, i never sanded the body filler or nothing... left it as was, called it "texture"

I also said it was a color changing car... as the years went by the lack of paint turned to rust so it went from silver to red.


I also put carpet across the dash and doors and put stick-velcro on everything i owned (cell phone; Keys*; ect.) and would stick my stuff in award places



EDIT:

YOU SHOULD NOTE THE V8 5.O SUPERCHARGED ENGINE I HAD IN THIS BEAST THOUGH!!

people would laugh, the folks at the track would laugh... everyone would laugh until i put my foot down

This post has been edited by D-Man: Sep 19, 2008 - 2:40 PM

[96bluevert]

^^^ = sleeper status

[D-Man]

actually...

Status = Blown the fcuk up.

after i started getting some problems from it; (and my gal was B!TCHEN like crazy) I wanted to get into a newer car, that's when i bought my 03 Cougar. So i got it to run just good enough, went to the track, smoked a couple of big names (including a very pretty trans-am), Pulled into the racers parking lot, Stood on it, and yelled "$5,000 Cash, Who Wants it?"

Sold that ugly thing for 3 1/2 grand; took me less than 10 minutes. Put that money down on a new 03' cougar

EDIT: i used some of that dough, and tricked the crap out of that new cougar. Too bad it was stolen and molested though Funny thing is, the 85' had no keys. the cylinder was bad, so i replaced it with a direct PUSH button. That's it, just push the button and it started. No body jacked with it. For years, no one did anything to it... but i leave the pretty one on the street ONE TIME, and it's gone... W/ working keys, ignition, and alarm and everything... WTF?!

This post has been edited by D-Man: Sep 19, 2008 - 3:00 PM

[Spitrod]

See? That's what I'm talking about, D-Man...
I respect a beater looking car with balls...awesome.

When I used to drive my CRX HF, I didn't dare put
performance stickers on it because she was straight
stock.

[bslik]

a guy around here has a geo metro with a honda K-series motor in it. supposedly dangerous on the track but ppl still call him a ricer.

the moral of the story is: one mans beast is another mans rice.... naaaa nvm that didnt work

[Spitrod]

a guy around here has a geo metro with a honda K-series motor in it. supposedly dangerous on the track but ppl still call him a ricer.

the moral of the story is: one mans beast is another mans rice.... naaaa nvm that didnt work

Oh dude, around here (Detroit), they absolutely hate anything that isn't part of the Big Three.
I think one reason they attack Japanese cars is because it's embarrasing for them when they
get beat by one.

Anything Japanese is called a "rice burner" around here.

I see 30 bumper stickers a day that say, "Out Of A Job Yet? Keep Buying Foreign"..
That's no exaggeration. At least 30.

I named my car Spitrod because people hate her...and because she's actually been
spit on around here before.

Nice, eh?

[RickJamesBish]

I think there's a limit to "personal taste" and just something terrible...there's plenty of examples of that, like the Contour in the first post, or that crappy bondo-bodied Civic pic that was going around.

Personally though, I think proper paint makes a big difference. There's a giant gap between trying to make something rusty look nice, than putting something nice on an already nice vehicle.

[CelicaST_CALI]

u know wat i hate...ppl who mount razors on teh rear of there perfectly good car...it just is weird...haha just playin


i think if ppl think it looks good it shouldnt matter...just one more laugh

[Taskbot]

Oh dude, around here (Detroit), they absolutely hate anything that isn't part of the Big Three.
I think one reason they attack Japanese cars is because it's embarrasing for them when they
get beat by one.

Anything Japanese is called a "rice burner" around here.

I see 30 bumper stickers a day that say, "Out Of A Job Yet? Keep Buying Foreign"..
That's no exaggeration. At least 30.

I named my car Spitrod because people hate her...and because she's actually been
spit on around here before.

Nice, eh?

Its amazing how much changes by crossing the border. I'm only like 3 hours away from Detroit and its a completely different environment up here. Thanks kind of scary though, nobody should feel the need to dis/hock on another person's ride just because they won't work for as little as Mexican Workers and because they don't produce economically viable vehicles.

[hurley97]

if I had a hood scoop for my stock 5SFE I don't think I'd be laughing at other "fraudulent street racers"

[Spitrod]

if I had a hood scoop for my stock 5SFE I don't think I'd be laughing at other "fraudulent street racers"

Cool air is your friend, Hurley. It's not meant to look "modded".. It cost all of $30. To tell you
the truth, I was actually looking for a clothes dryer wall vent to spray primer black and toss
over my intake..but you can't find the aluminum ones around here anymore. When I throw
a huge sticker on my car that says, "TURBO", you can Pistol Whip me.


Yeah, taskbot, Michigan UAW workers don't seem to have a clue. They don't realize that in
Ohio and Kentucky, All the Japanese Auto Plants are UAW..so is it unpatriotic to drive a
Ford or Chevy there? It's nuts. My old CRX used to get kicked way back in the day. They
never seem to stop blaming other people for their mediocre everything..

[presure2]

if I had a hood scoop for my stock 5SFE I don't think I'd be laughing at other "fraudulent street racers"

Cool air is your friend, Hurley. It's not meant to look "modded".. It cost all of $30. To tell you
the truth, I was actually looking for a clothes dryer wall vent to spray primer black and toss
over my intake..but you can't find the aluminum ones around here anymore. When I throw
a huge sticker on my car that says, "TURBO", you can Pistol Whip me.


Yeah, taskbot, Michigan UAW workers don't seem to have a clue. They don't realize that in
Ohio and Kentucky, All the Japanese Auto Plants are UAW..so is it unpatriotic to drive a
Ford or Chevy there? It's nuts. My old CRX used to get kicked way back in the day. They
never seem to stop blaming other people for their mediocre everything..

cool air?
for what exactly?
this thread is failboat city.

[CelicaST_CALI]

cool air for the engine manny,it would help ur engine run better..a high up mod like urself should know that

[presure2]

cool air for the engine manny,it would help ur engine run better..a high up mod like urself should know that

on a stock 5s???
spare me.

ohh wait, lemme guess....
you got a ubercool +25whp super fantastic cold air intake, attached to the scoop, right?

[njccmd2002]

why no just reroute the a/c vents, cant get colder than that!!


cold air, by the time it heats the engine bay, its not cold anymore. Just as hot as the bay!

[hurley97]

and what exactly are the hood pins for?

[Daftboy]

They where used on race cars that had flimsy and lightweight hoods that would break opening and closing if you tried to attach them normally. They actually are the attaching points. They added convenience when working on the race car because you just lifted the whole hood and set it aside.

[D-Man]

I named my car Spitrod because people hate her...and because she's actually been
spit on around here before.

WTF?! I'd have to regulate on a mo'fo

There's a giant gap between trying to make something rusty look nice, than putting something nice on an already nice vehicle.

I had a rusted peice of junk, and i liked it that way

u know wat i hate...ppl who mount razors on teh rear of there perfectly good car...it just is weird...haha just playin

Yeah, Me too. Stupid ricey raver bastards Always picking up all the chicks

I wish i was atleast

When I throw a huge sticker on my car that says, "TURBO", you can Pistol Whip me.

There is no reason to NOT have a turbo sticker, if you ARE turbo'd. If you n/a, with a turbo sticker, then you're a poser

cool air for the engine manny,it would help ur engine run better..a high up mod like urself should know that

on a stock 5s???
spare me.

ohh wait, lemme guess....
you got a ubercool +25whp super fantastic cold air intake, attached to the scoop, right?

BEST MANNY COMMENT EVER!!

I liked the ubercool part... i'm going to be saying that for weeks...

But he's deff right. On a n/a 5sfe, hood scooped cold air is going to account for maybe .00001 HP. lol. Maybe .002 if you've got your super auto turbo plastic fan device attached oh wait, no... Ubercool plastic fan device

ROFL @ ubercool

[playr158]

[fastgt]

and what exactly are the hood pins for?

actually hood pins are important but most people get them for looks

they can be usefull with carbon fiber hoods where the latch area can become weak, if it becomes weak the hood flies open or if in a front end crash a carbon fiber hood doesnt crumple like a normal alum. hood does....imagine getting your head cut off by your hood.


hood pins help keep the hood in place.

btw this thread=fail

This post has been edited by fastgt: Sep 22, 2008 - 10:51 AM

[D-Man]

and what exactly are the hood pins for?

actually hood pins are important but most people get them for looks

they can be usefull with carbon fiber hoods where the latch area can become weak, if it becomes weak the hood flies open or if in a front end crash a carbon fiber hood doesnt crumple like a normal alum. hood does....imagine getting your head cut off by your hood.


hood pins help keep the hood in place.

btw this thread=fail

this is true.

Carbon fiber is not strong enough to withstand the crash, It's not strong enough to go thru the glass and the windshield arms, and quite frankly, Unless you've got a really good solid filled in hood (witch would defeat the weight reduction; and none are built solid that way) I don think it'd even be able to withstand the strength of your neck

You're right about hood pins though, They are designed for CF, FG, or KVLR hoods, And designed to keep them down. Most of these weight reduced hoods do not even have the ability to use the standard latch. They'll rely strictly on hood pins.

Bottome line, Hoodpins keep your hood pinned down.

[playr158]

CF hood won't go through the windshield
they shatter into a million pieces....

[fastgt]

and what exactly are the hood pins for?

actually hood pins are important but most people get them for looks

they can be usefull with carbon fiber hoods where the latch area can become weak, if it becomes weak the hood flies open or if in a front end crash a carbon fiber hood doesnt crumple like a normal alum. hood does....imagine getting your head cut off by your hood.


hood pins help keep the hood in place.

btw this thread=fail

this is true.

Carbon fiber is not strong enough to withstand the crash, It's not strong enough to go thru the glass and the windshield arms, and quite frankly, Unless you've got a really good solid filled in hood (witch would defeat the weight reduction; and none are built solid that way) I don think it'd even be able to withstand the strength of your neck

You're right about hood pins though, They are designed for CF, FG, or KVLR hoods, And designed to keep them down. Most of these weight reduced hoods do not even have the ability to use the standard latch. They'll rely strictly on hood pins.

Bottome line, Hoodpins keep your hood pinned down.

maybe i should of added a smiley ...i was joking about the cf hood going throught the windshield....my cf hood on my celica went to pieces in my accident

[D-Man]

lol, it's okay. I though you were being serious there for a second... lol. It's okay to fail on the fail-thread.

[hurley97]

I am aware of what hood pins are used for, I was questioning his use of the hood pins on a stock hood. Is the hood latch broken? If so why not just get a new one from the dealer for like $25? That's probably about what it cost for the hood pins anyway, right?

[Batman722]

nm.
we don't need my comments.

This post has been edited by Batman722: Sep 22, 2008 - 10:16 PM

[hurley97]

The white was real rough, though. Lots of surface rust. Needed to be
painted anyway. It's a nice break from all the internal work I do to the
Celi.

and what kind of internal work are you talking about? like the "Spectre Intake, NGK Platinums, NGK Wires"

[playr158]

nm.
we don't need my comments.

blasphemy!

you cannot detract from the entertainment value of this thread...i demand you put them back!

[D-Man]

nm.
we don't need my comments.

blasphemy!

you cannot detract from the entertainment value of this thread...i demand you put them back!

Agreed! Restore any and all comments!

This post has been edited by D-Man: Sep 23, 2008 - 7:57 AM

[Jeunesse]

its funny how this thread started with Spitrod making fun of some rice cars then the older members here making fun if Spitrod's car.

FAIL!!!

[D-Man]

I know... My car is WAY more ricey...

[devilsden97]

that is all

[GriffGirl]

Way to welcome a new guy to the site

[D-Man]

I do believe he had a point, But i also stated mine opinion about ricing domestics. IDK...

Okay, i suppose this thread is over, No-one is going to give me any compliments

[playr158]

I do believe he had a point, But i also stated mine opinion about ricing domestics. IDK...

Okay, i suppose this thread is over, No-one is going to give me any compliments

My sister says you got a nice lookin shaver....wants to know if she can borrow it to do your legs

[Spitrod]

Have you ever seen Nick Burns - Your Company's Computer Guy on SNL?
Some of you fit the profile to a tee.

I was pointing out domestics dolled up like something else..

I don't give a sh*t what you think of my car. If I see one more Celica with
the same hood and bumper swap to make it look like a GT4, I'm going to
puke. Not to mention all the other crap.

So now, I'm taking the high road on you all.

later.

[D-Man]

I do believe he had a point, But i also stated mine opinion about ricing domestics. IDK...

Okay, i suppose this thread is over, No-one is going to give me any compliments

My sister says you got a nice lookin shaver....wants to know if she can borrow it to do your legs

Oh man... Playr playr playr... Common... I'm not going to say it though... I'm not going to mention how you set yourself up for the OBVIOUS joke of you sister wanting to get down between my legs. Then again, she aparently wants to get down their with a razor And i'm going to have to deny her request.

[playr158]

[Batman722]

ok time to comment

I have a GT-Four hood and bumper, are you gonna puke when you see my car ?
I also have a 3sgte from an st205 under the hood...still make you feel sick ?

What I don't have is this cheezy JC Whitney scoop





or hood pins for a stock hood

What, Is your latch broken ? can't pony (pun) up the $30 for a new one from the dealer ? Instead you have hood pins (probably fake) because it looks like one of the pins is attached to the top of your cruise control actuator.

Also what exactly is "high beam grills" <-- as listed in your profile ?!?!?!??

when you make fun of ricers and have some rice mods yourself, then this happens



This site is generally very fair and good, no flame suits needed, because bashing other cars isn't something we do here...until someone makes a post like this
sorry bro but you brought this onto yourself.

I'm done, I think he understands now.

[fastgt]

for the record i want that hood scoop for my ///M

[monkey]

Holy macerole! This is why I miss this site soooo much.......

Most entertaining post since that gt4 guy whose family mechanic was gunna put a 3s in his car that allreaddy could smoke g35's with his 5s that supposedly puched 200 hp with air intake and wires....hahaahahahahaahaha what was that pricks name again?

This post has been edited by monkey: Sep 23, 2008 - 6:13 PM

[Spitrod]

I was originally making fun of racing STICKERS on a domestic. I was originally saying
that the over night mods don't warrant racing stickers. Get it?

Man, trying to keep cool doesn't work...

That being said,
The F'n hood pins are real. They came with the hood. The scoop works.

Celicas are fun, reliable cars that are fun to work on. I'm not a teenager or
some 20 something kid. I'm not DILLUTED about what my Celica really is.
You can do whatever you want to them. They're FWD and still Celicas.



Why? You wanna loan me 30 bucks for a latch, jack-hole?

[hurley97]

Like Dustin said, this site really isn't about making fun of other people's car but the thread was started by Spitrod making fun of someones car. I just saw some irony in the situation.

[Batman722]

jack-hole ? that's not nice.

maybe you should of spent the $30 on a latch instead of a cool hood scoop, I guess it's all about priorities.
Even if the hood pins are real, they have no business being there, that just makes you look like a fool for having them when they're not needed in any way.

show some pics of how the pins are installed to the car (not just the hood), and pics of the "high beam grills".
Put all of us haters to bed.

[Batman722]

That being said,
The F'n hood pins are real. They came with the hood.

but in a previous post when you pictured your car it has no pins

Here's a before and after -

After -


Not one other human soul touched it. I did every bit of work on her..

^^^ HAHA NO PINS !!!!
Time to say it, LIAR !!!! nice try

[GriffGirl]

woah

I think everyone's getting off on the wrong foot here... this is getting harsh and ugly.

Hey Playr - I used D-Man's spoiler to shave under my arms for a date with your sister last night

(levity)

[Yellow94GT]

woah

I think everyone's getting off on the wrong foot here... this is getting harsh and ugly...

Welcome to the Off Topic forum! Please read this post completely before posting in the off topic forum. Some basic rules must be followed in order for this forum to not get out of control. These rules are the same as the rules for the rest of the forums, but let me reiterate them below:

1. Try to keep your posts clean. These forums, like the rest of the site, are designed to be a family-safe environment, ... This also means not attacking others in your posts. Try to be friendly, especially to newbies, and treat others how you want to be treated...

4. Please refrain from posting pointless posts, such as posts that are just smilies or posts that say stuff like "I'm with stupid" or "Page 2 Owned!"). This includes sarcastic posts about making fun of someone's car, or playful arguing with one another in a thread. These posts simply take over threads and turn them into useless garbage.


Thanks,
Christian Coomer

[CelicaST_CALI]

That being said,
The F'n hood pins are real. They came with the hood.

but in a previous post when you pictured your car it has no pins

Here's a before and after -

After -


Not one other human soul touched it. I did every bit of work on her..

^^^ HAHA NO PINS !!!!
Time to say it, LIAR !!!! nice try

i love how manny(the mod of pureness) is ripping on him.....or me....

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Sep 24, 2008 - 12:13 AM

[CAMAricer]

I'm surprised that this thread hasn't been shut down...not to mention any names, but if it were anyone else participating in this flame-war, this thread would have been locked a week ago...

But to OP, nvm what people say 'bout your car. Like what others have said, everyone is entitled to their own style. What separates true "ricers" and enthusiasts is the amount of care/effort they put into modding their cars. Ricers half-ass their mods and end up making their cars look "cheap". But anyone who puts in their own time/effort to make ANY mod (no matter how ridiculous it may seem), is an enthusiast in my book.

[D-Man]

That being said,
The F'n hood pins are real. They came with the hood.

but in a previous post when you pictured your car it has no pins

Here's a before and after -

After -


Not one other human soul touched it. I did every bit of work on her..

^^^ HAHA NO PINS !!!!
Time to say it, LIAR !!!! nice try

Wait, Batman... Um... Okay, The hood pins are obviously real... Look carefully in the first pic; There they are; right in between the 2 headlights on the frame...

HOWEVER, Where are they in the after pic?

[devilsden97]

HOLY Ricer boy JPeg batman!