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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 02:34 PM
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Sorry man, can't say I like it. Here we are today where alot of people criticize import drivers for adding non standard body parts, thus turning their cars into rice. I think your TA is starting to look like rice too. First off, the stickers on the windshield, the body skirts, the rims. I bet you alot of people driving imports would call your car rice too. No offence dude, just my opinion. I would never have added that body package.. it makes the front nose look too busy.

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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 02:37 PM
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I think it's a badass ride too. But that's just coming from another riced out F-body owner.
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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I don't care for the side skirts, but the front and rear look cool, wheels get the thumbs up.
It's alittle plain in the color, needs some accent color, black or something, it's just a mass of silver, needs something to break it up, and add some visual interest, with a contrasting color
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Mandrake
Oh please.

Ignore the idiotic remarks like that, nothing "rice" about it. Using that logic, changing anything from the factory is rice.

Your TA looks sweet man, the only thing I would change would be to add some black accents (front plate bird, WS6 hood grills, Trans Am lettering, etc).
Idiotic remarks? I am entitled to my opinion, and that is *exactly* what I am stating. If you don't think the car looks like rice, that's your opinion too. I could easily call it an idiotic remark.

Its just funny sometimes, like sort of a double standard with you younger guys. There you are alot of times categorizing alot of imports as rice, but when you see an fbod which looks like rice you are quick to defend it by making complimentary comments and patting the owners on the back. Give me a break. You call civic drivers ricers and laugh at their stickers and other body mods. But alot (not all) of you guys go ahead and do the same **** to your cars. Are you bored or just stupid in managing your money? Slowly slowly you are modding your car into the same bastardization which you criticize civic owners for! ITs true, and the truth just doesn't sound good sometimes.

Again, no offence to the OP, but the car overall looks rice to me. Its got ugly stickers on the windshield, a ram air hood when its not even a ram air, aftermarket skirts all around and to top it off, some third party wheels. The wheels by themselves wouldn't have looked that bad, but its the OVERALL result which looks RICE. RICE RICE RICE RICE!!!!!!! If you guys don't like my comments, tough ****. I speak it like it is... I'll compliment some cars, but I am not going to compliment by default. RICE!!!
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian2006
Don't listen to him he's on crack
Well **** dude, I bought it from you.
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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Your ride looks really sharp. I really wanted those wheels last year, but ordered some Boyd Coddington Tuned 17x11's instead so they hook better. You must have clearance issues with the SLP longtubes though, right?
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Scarano
Idiotic remarks? I am entitled to my opinion, and that is *exactly* what I am stating. If you don't think the car looks like rice, that's your opinion too. I could easily call it an idiotic remark.

Its just funny sometimes, like sort of a double standard with you younger guys. There you are alot of times categorizing alot of imports as rice, but when you see an fbod which looks like rice you are quick to defend it by making complimentary comments and patting the owners on the back. Give me a break. You call civic drivers ricers and laugh at their stickers and other body mods. But alot (not all) of you guys go ahead and do the same **** to your cars. Are you bored or just stupid in managing your money? Slowly slowly you are modding your car into the same bastardization which you criticize civic owners for! ITs true, and the truth just doesn't sound good sometimes.

Again, no offence to the OP, but the car overall looks rice to me. Its got ugly stickers on the windshield, a ram air hood when its not even a ram air, aftermarket skirts all around and to top it off, some third party wheels. The wheels by themselves wouldn't have looked that bad, but its the OVERALL result which looks RICE. RICE RICE RICE RICE!!!!!!! If you guys don't like my comments, tough ****. I speak it like it is... I'll compliment some cars, but I am not going to compliment by default. RICE!!!
First off it is ram air i had it installed down the road after I bought the car...it was about 8k more when the car was brand new to get a ram air.
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 98 LS WON
Your ride looks really sharp. I really wanted those wheels last year, but ordered some Boyd Coddington Tuned 17x11's instead so they hook better. You must have clearance issues with the SLP longtubes though, right?
very much so..everytime I pull my car in and out of the garage I get them grinding just a hair, but I have been lucky everywhere else. Just have to take everything at an angle.
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Scarano
Idiotic remarks? I am entitled to my opinion, and that is *exactly* what I am stating. If you don't think the car looks like rice, that's your opinion too. I could easily call it an idiotic remark.

Its just funny sometimes, like sort of a double standard with you younger guys. There you are alot of times categorizing alot of imports as rice, but when you see an fbod which looks like rice you are quick to defend it by making complimentary comments and patting the owners on the back. Give me a break. You call civic drivers ricers and laugh at their stickers and other body mods. But alot (not all) of you guys go ahead and do the same **** to your cars. Are you bored or just stupid in managing your money? Slowly slowly you are modding your car into the same bastardization which you criticize civic owners for! ITs true, and the truth just doesn't sound good sometimes.

Again, no offence to the OP, but the car overall looks rice to me. Its got ugly stickers on the windshield, a ram air hood when its not even a ram air, aftermarket skirts all around and to top it off, some third party wheels. The wheels by themselves wouldn't have looked that bad, but its the OVERALL result which looks RICE. RICE RICE RICE RICE!!!!!!! If you guys don't like my comments, tough ****. I speak it like it is... I'll compliment some cars, but I am not going to compliment by default. RICE!!!



Please ban this idiot!

Even if you don't like it you don't have to go about it like a complete fool.
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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looks real good
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 05:50 PM
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Personally, Ground Effects are a no-go for me. But man they really look good on your car. How can you label this car as "rice". In now way do it think this car looks like rice. It gives the car a different look but nothing too drastic. Only one thing, like many others said, add some black accent, a bit more color would make that car even more bad-***. Good job on your car, you must be proud. That's one good looking f-body.. just my opinion...
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 07:37 PM
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nice car man, i don't see anything "rice" about your car, if you added a wing or fart can then things could be different, but your car looks goood
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 08:00 PM
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Thanks a lot guys for the feed back.

Negative and positive comments are cool because they can both help you out kinda give you a direction on what you can do to improve your ride, but damn some of the negative comments can get to you. Its not even about how much money goes into the car its all the damn time you put into it. I have so much time in my car engine work and body work, suspension alone made me throw a tool or two lol, but what it all comes down to is I Love My T/A!
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Scarano
Idiotic remarks? I am entitled to my opinion, and that is *exactly* what I am stating. If you don't think the car looks like rice, that's your opinion too. I could easily call it an idiotic remark.

Its just funny sometimes, like sort of a double standard with you younger guys. There you are alot of times categorizing alot of imports as rice, but when you see an fbod which looks like rice you are quick to defend it by making complimentary comments and patting the owners on the back. Give me a break. You call civic drivers ricers and laugh at their stickers and other body mods. But alot (not all) of you guys go ahead and do the same **** to your cars. Are you bored or just stupid in managing your money? Slowly slowly you are modding your car into the same bastardization which you criticize civic owners for! ITs true, and the truth just doesn't sound good sometimes.

Again, no offence to the OP, but the car overall looks rice to me. Its got ugly stickers on the windshield, a ram air hood when its not even a ram air, aftermarket skirts all around and to top it off, some third party wheels. The wheels by themselves wouldn't have looked that bad, but its the OVERALL result which looks RICE. RICE RICE RICE RICE!!!!!!! If you guys don't like my comments, tough ****. I speak it like it is... I'll compliment some cars, but I am not going to compliment by default. RICE!!!



dont listen to this guy he is probably some red neck hillbiilly that thinks anything a little unique from factory is "rice"... it's not rice because on ricers there body kits don't flow and don't look quite right they have weird shapes in them...I don't know how he can call ram air rice when it was made on american cars first and is on A LOT of Fbody's... i love those rims what kind are they and where can i get some... i agree with everyone though the only thing i would do is add some black letter or accents somewhere other than that your car is badass man
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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The wheels are ccw's 505A's

http://www.ccwheel.com/files/home.php
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:21 PM
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Your car is sick man. I really like the black/green painted calipers with the "trans am" on them. Nice work.
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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No he's canadiain! whats this all aboot? It's aboot, Its aboot?
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Originally Posted by Tranzaman00
No he's canadiain! whats this all aboot? It's aboot, Its aboot?
Eh?


By the way, as posted above, those are CCW 505As. They are big money, not some 3rd party wheel company. Do some research before you open your mouth. You're making yourself look dumber and dumber with every post.
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Scarano
Idiotic remarks? I am entitled to my opinion, and that is *exactly* what I am stating. If you don't think the car looks like rice, that's your opinion too. I could easily call it an idiotic remark.
You are, of course, entitled to your own opinion of his car. And it is my opinion that his Trans Am looks great, my opinion that it is not "rice", and my opinion that your comment was pretty stupid.

Since we're all entitled to our opinions y'know.

Still a nice looking car.
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