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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 5:06:14 PM   
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lol, seems like it. let me add. . . . . a lot of the time not modifying the car yourself. Paying other people to do it.


SO untrue... If that was so, I feel sorry for just about every classic american car. They take their cars to shops to have them painted, interior, motor work....That's signing a check and not doing it themselves.

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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 7:00:17 PM   
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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 7:19:33 PM   
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Why hello there chaps!!!
I have a questing regarding the "ricers" Can you tell me Who? Or What a ricers really is?
You have my everlasting Thanks!!


It's a bit of a vague term of describing someone who modifies an economical import car, such as a Honda Civic and makes performance and cosmetic modifications to it. Big spoilers, lowered suspension, neon lights, aftermarket brakelights/headlights, etc.

Also, it's not so much the car itself, but the "Ricer" image that so many people make fun of. These kids (usually teenagers/early twenties) sit back in their reclined "sleeper" seats with their eyes barely visible over the side window (you'd think grandma was driving), revving their exhausts like they're the next coming of Michael Schumacher, are usually just wanting to be cool.

I guess these days "Ricer" can mean anyone with a modified Japanese car, which is pretty retarded.

"My brother's friend's cousin's '68 Camaro SS can whoop your riced out Subaru WRX anyday!"

And such as it is...


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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 7:42:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well my cousin's uncle's brother's father in law has a 9second civic that can whoop that '68 Camaro SS. The eternal I know someone who knows someone adage...

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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 9:13:35 PM   
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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 9:21:37 PM   
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Thank you ever so much, and you DO have my everlasting thanks.
cssdev-Wow, thats fast!
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LoL, I was just joking around don't take it seriously... even though there are 9sec. hondas.

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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 9:34:53 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: nitroracer20

Why hello there chaps!!!
I have a questing regarding the "ricers" Can you tell me Who? Or What a ricers really is?
You have my everlasting Thanks!!


It's a bit of a vague term of describing someone who modifies an economical import car, such as a Honda Civic and makes performance and cosmetic modifications to it. Big spoilers, lowered suspension, neon lights, aftermarket brakelights/headlights, etc.

Also, it's not so much the car itself, but the "Ricer" image that so many people make fun of. These kids (usually teenagers/early twenties) sit back in their reclined "sleeper" seats with their eyes barely visible over the side window (you'd think grandma was driving), revving their exhausts like they're the next coming of Michael Schumacher, are usually just wanting to be cool.

I guess these days "Ricer" can mean anyone with a modified Japanese car, which is pretty retarded.

"My brother's friend's cousin's '68 Camaro SS can whoop your riced out Subaru WRX anyday!"

And such as it is...



ah yes, but can that '68 camero beat my cousins 20psi celica?

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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 9:42:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		LoL, he was joking around... no need to bust out the you know somoene's car.

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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 9:51:17 PM   
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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 9:53:43 PM   
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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 10:10:52 PM   
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im runnin 30 psi with somthin like 9 to1. you ever check out Endyne.com that guy is amazing. i believe this guy came from the ford nascar program to put his knowledge and theory into building some insane B18's and B16's

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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 10:17:21 PM   
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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 10:51:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		This forum has swayed me a little. I categorized ricers as people who paid others to mod there cars, and american muscle cars as people doing it them selves. But I'm changing what I'm thinking, I will go as far to say that if you work on your car and do everything yourself thats the way to do it. Even if you are a ricer doing it yourself is the way it was meant to be. If you don't do it yourself whats the point? You can't show pride in your car if you didn't do it yourself.


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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 11:05:00 PM   
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People who have the knowledge, skill, and resources (money and tools) to work on their own cars is very admirable.

However, 90% of the population do not do custom work on their cars and I don't think you should criticize them for that.


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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 11:08:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thats fine but don't brag about something that someone else did for you.


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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 11:09:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		So what you're saying is the only way to enjoy having a custom automobile is limited by those who seek to have a profession in the custom auto field, and by those few garage junkies? Having a nice job and wanting a nice car is not good enough for the average american? I would much rather take my car to a shop to do the work, they would know more than the garageman, it's their profession. Most shops only hire certified technicians and mechanics in my area, that's a good level of security to whoever takes their car in to have it worked on. What degrees/certifications/levels of education do most garagemen have past highschool auto shop? I agree with you on small things like changing taillights, installing minor motor modifications, but that's about it...

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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 11:13:16 PM   
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Thats fine but don't brag about something that someone else did for you.


READ the magazines you flip through, you'll see they're built by hotrod shops and other people other than the owners. Be it foreign, or domestic most of the poeple take their cars to shops to have work done to them. That fully blown motor in that classic was not built at home, it was done by someone else. That shiney metallic paint that makes the car shine was done by a shop. That interior that looks so nice, yup, that too was not done by the owner.

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RE: stadium truck to TT-01 drifter - 1/24/2005 11:15:53 PM