Can hellaflush be done "right"

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by Guff

Yeah...I'm sorry, but he has so much trouble going over those tiny ass inclines, it's just so impractical...

Yep, sell it!

TBH, I really don't miss that at all now that I have a truck. I hated speedbumps with a passion when I had my lowered cars; especially those thin n tall ones. Now I try and speed up and see if I can launch over it with my truck!

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

That 240sx will not survive in my area. After driving 3 lights, front & rear bumper gonna be gone lol

Yeah, I agree! Unless you "winterize" it, it'll act more like a snow plow.

Originally Posted by mastawyrm

You have to build a car based on where you drive it. The fastest cars on a brand new perfectly built track will be very low but some tracks are bumpier and require more clearance, suspension travel, and softer springs/shocks. Track cars are too low for the street just like rally cars would be too tall. Standard roads need their own settings just like tracks or dirt have their own required settings.

IMO rice is when you go for any look that sacrifices performance.

Originally Posted by #87

I'm not saying this is rice, its a very clean ride. But this video is exactly the type of thing I don't understand. He basically took a video showing how much care he has to take just to get in his driveway and thinks his car is super cool. If he likes it great, I just will never understand it or want it for myself.

That's a pretty steep driveway.

I think you are over complicating things. Modifying a car, especially an import is a way of life to many; hence why they are called "car enthusiasts". It all trickled down from the drift scene and not everyone wants to drift their but they do want their car to replicate a drift car.

Originally Posted by TylerLieberman

That 13 hatch is THE SHIT. Who cares if he has to take caution to do that in and out of a driveway. You know how many supras and high end exotics that have to do the nearly the same damn thing?

##Looks at your avatar##

I knew you would like it... out of 80% of the people here!

Originally Posted by DommerEOD

Same...

Especially the term hella in general. wtf.

I guess you never been to the Bay Area! "Hella" and "Hecka" are to SF as "Dude" is to SoCal and "YO" is to NY.

[WingsofWar]

one thing i am happy to do is retire my rx7 from street use. Like that S13 video posted, it was a pain to go anywhere in that car. It was too low, too stiff, and impractical. Now that im getting a BRZ, I can keep the Rx7 as a dedicated track toy, while still have fun with a sporty car on the street. And no way in hell am i going to mod my current daily 04 Subaru Legacy Wagon GT 5mt, i keep it stock because its a car i bought to serve my family and their safety..

Moral of the story....a car built for soly for HPDE is rice on the street. Aka try driving a JGTC GT500 Nissan GTR or a Forumla One to get groceries...you will hate your life.

This same principle goes for people who try to set up their street car to mimic racecars. There is a certain degree in which you should stop.

[switchlanez]

Originally Posted by RRnold

Is that a good or a bad thing that you know who's MR2 this is?

I don't judge the guy based on his car but he referred me to an awesome MR2 mechanic in the OC where I met other enthusiasts not into hellaflush... Armand and these guys have won countless show awards and feature spots in car magazines. Things they do to their cars are not always in my taste but their passion for meticulous customization and care for the community are what I respect.

Not sure anyone noticed the girl on his car is Evelyn Lin. I thought that was funny.

[Guff]

Originally Posted by WingsofWar

one thing i am happy to do is retire my rx7 from street use. Like that S13 video posted, it was a pain to go anywhere in that car. It was too low, too stiff, and impractical. Now that im getting a BRZ, I can keep the Rx7 as a dedicated track toy, while still have fun with a sporty car on the street. And no way in hell am i going to mod my current daily 04 Subaru Legacy Wagon GT 5mt, i keep it stock because its a car i bought to serve my family and their safety..

Moral of the story....a car built for soly for HPDE is rice on the street. Aka try driving a JGTC GT500 Nissan GTR or a Forumla One to get groceries...you will hate your life.

This same principle goes for people who try to set up their street car to mimic racecars. There is a certain degree in which you should stop.

This.

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by WingsofWar

one thing i am happy to do is retire my rx7 from street use. Like that S13 video posted, it was a pain to go anywhere in that car. It was too low, too stiff, and impractical. Now that im getting a BRZ, I can keep the Rx7 as a dedicated track toy, while still have fun with a sporty car on the street. And no way in hell am i going to mod my current daily 04 Subaru Legacy Wagon GT 5mt, i keep it stock because its a car i bought to serve my family and their safety..

Moral of the story....a car built for soly for HPDE is rice on the street. Aka try driving a JGTC GT500 Nissan GTR or a Forumla One to get groceries...you will hate your life.

This same principle goes for people who try to set up their street car to mimic racecars. There is a certain degree in which you should stop.

Originally Posted by VenomRush

we need to replace the word RICE with POSER

What VenomRush said. That is more poser than rice.

Rice to me is modifications done to a car that are completely hideous.

Stuff like lambo/suicide doors, bright color paint jobs, neon lights underneath, altezza tail lights, other car's headlights and tail lights molded on, fake hood scoops and fender vents, wild bodykits that dont flow with the car's lines, bodykits that are still primered yet mounted, full audio in the rear, knockoff wheels, blue halogen lights that are supposed to look like HIDs.

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

I don't judge the guy based on his car but he referred me to an awesome MR2 mechanic in the OC where I met other enthusiasts not into hellaflush... Armand and these guys have won countless show awards and feature spots in car magazines. Things they do to their cars are not always in my taste but their passion for meticulous customization and care for the community are what I respect.

Not sure anyone noticed the girl on his car is Evelyn Lin. I thought that was funny.

Oh ok. That's too extreme for me given that you can't even slide a credit card but I'm not going to talk sh*t b/c it ain't my car.

I don't even know who Evelyn is but that reminds me of Vivid and 935racing back in the days when they were into only cars. Then they eventually got in to porn by asking them to pose for the car shows and the rest is downhill.

[Mr.Jay]

Just looked up evelyn Lin up and damnn good thing I wasn't at work LOL

I support the hellaflush sence now

[TylerLieberman]

Originally Posted by LSxJunkie

Explain to me why that's a good thing.

Cause I said it is??

[TylerLieberman]

I DON'T CARE!!!

[switchlanez]

For reference.
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[Midship Runabout]

Flush fitment is as impracticable as a 600hp street car with so much Turbo lag that you never hit boost on the street. Everything doesn't revolve around the performance of a car people.

[TylerLieberman]

^^lol stupid argument.

The guy in favor of functionality definitely has him beat on this argument. The other one is talking about shitty ways of achieving the hellaflush status. Cut springs, rotas etc. That is the lame way to do it. Having a hellaflush car on coilovers, links, Volks and have it done properly is much better and can still be a functional car-granted, not as much so as one setup in other peoples' methods

Just different types of styles and we all have different tastes. I prefer this style...just not the way this animation above portrays

[Guff]

This is semi-relevant, but entertaining nonetheless...

http://www.topgear.com/uk/james-may/...res-2011-01-27

[OldSkoolToys]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

For reference.
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the entire buying coilover segment of that video....I cried laughing.