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Rides
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Mon, 14 February 2005 05:40
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Did anyone catch the recent episode of rides on discovery? They did some airbrusing on an old ford hot rod.
Now im not normally an airbrushing fan, but damn that was some nice paint work, it wasn't just 'flames' down the side, this thing looked like it was actually on fire.
I guess it would want to, he paid something like $60k US for it.
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2004
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Re: Rides
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Mon, 14 February 2005 05:47
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Yeah, he was very talented. It look much better than the stupid crapy looking flames that other rods have. Most of the rods would look so much better without flames.
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Liverpool
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February 2005
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Re: Rides
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Mon, 14 February 2005 06:50
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I caught the end of that show and saw the results. That was by far the best flame job I've ever seen on a car. It was awsome.
I'd give me left nut for that bloke to paint my car.
Cheers, Greg
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Location:
Bayside Melbourne.
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May 2003
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Re: Rides
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Mon, 14 February 2005 06:53
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Farkurnell - Top marks for your avatar. 
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Rides
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Mon, 14 February 2005 07:04
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a lot of the hot rod guys are purists
so they only count a hot rod as something that could have been made back in the day(50's, 60's/whatever)
thats why you see a lot of the hot rods with the basic sort of flames.
Cars that essentially have new tech(such as the hot rods with 1uz's etc) are classed as customs i beleive
pity i missed it
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Location:
Liverpool
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February 2005
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Re: Rides
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Mon, 14 February 2005 08:19
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| SIMDOG wrote on Mon, 14 February 2005 17:53 |
Farkurnell - Top marks for your avatar.
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Well I didn't want to put a spoiler on my Celica because spoilers look stoopid on most street cars so I did the next best thing and got a Hamster with a spoiler.
Cheers, Greg.
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Rides
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Tue, 15 February 2005 21:48
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The story the guy told about his helicopter was testement to how good this guy is.
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Location:
Melbourne
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June 2004
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Re: Rides
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Tue, 15 February 2005 23:28
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| Jag7799 wrote on Mon, 14 February 2005 18:04 |
a lot of the hot rod guys are purists
so they only count a hot rod as something that could have been made back in the day(50's, 60's/whatever)
thats why you see a lot of the hot rods with the basic sort of flames.
Cars that essentially have new tech(such as the hot rods with 1uz's etc) are classed as customs i beleive
pity i missed it
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60's !
Steady on there tech-head - no room for that modern crap around here.
HARDKORE Rodders run gear dating back to the 20's, although most of them have so little of the original gear/panels left that they're more accurately described as ultra-retro styled one-off cars. Classic customs, I s'pose you might call 'em.
-Not that I'm for or against any style O'Rod, GOT'sTA Respect that kind of commitment to a car, cos MAN have I seen some sweet rides at shows with a lazy few thousand hours invested in them.
Pay-TV rules for Documentarys b.t.w. - Every time I visit the parents, I spend most of my time leapfrogging from one doco to the next around the pay-TV. Sweet sweet pay . . . .
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Location:
melbourne
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October 2003
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
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October 2002
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Re: Rides
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Thu, 17 February 2005 07:54
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I didn't see the flame one but I was watching rides the other day and personally I was not all that impressed with their hot rods. For sure they look pretty good when they are finished but they all looked so damn similar it wasn't funny.
Yes I know each to their own etc. But I really couldn't be stuffed chopping the roof off and lowering it 3" to have it look just like another dude's car who just did the same thing.
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Location:
Sydney
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February 2003
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Re: Rides
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Thu, 17 February 2005 12:41
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that is the guy he is talking about.
you can see the rod from rides in the fourth picture set, its the first pic.
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Canberra
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August 2003
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Re: Rides
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Fri, 18 February 2005 01:25
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I don't like the car... but that is some bloody good paint!
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Girraween,Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: Rides
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Fri, 18 February 2005 02:49
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That paint is awesome! looks incredible!
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Location:
Baulko Hillo
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April 2004
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Re: Rides
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Fri, 18 February 2005 02:57
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That's some pretty mind-blowing stuff. Incredible depth and 3D look to those flames - especially the blue ones in the 4th set with the water droplet look.
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Location:
Land of Oz
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June 2004
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Re: Rides
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Fri, 18 February 2005 09:18
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Hi,
The best flame job I ever saw was when I was a wee lad and me and a mate were in his old Kombi van going up the hills between Gymea and Miranda along President Avenue. All these cars kept passing us and honking. We were a little bit blithered at the time and just waved to them, not knowing WTF they waving at uas for, until we smelt smoke.
The kombi stopped halfway up the hill and caught fire. We got our surfboards and herbs outta the car and sat by the roadside and watched it burn to the ground.
The firebrigade turned up and gave it a good soaking but the poor old kombi was cactus. We ended up getting horribly pissed at Gymea Pub and hitched back home.
seeyuzz
river
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Location:
Baulko Hillo
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April 2004
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Re: Rides
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Sat, 19 February 2005 03:38
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| river wrote on Fri, 18 February 2005 20:18 |
Hi,
The best flame job I ever saw was when I was a wee lad and me and a mate were in his old Kombi van going up the hills between Gymea and Miranda along President Avenue. All these cars kept passing us and honking. We were a little bit blithered at the time and just waved to them, not knowing WTF they waving at uas for, until we smelt smoke.
The kombi stopped halfway up the hill and caught fire. We got our surfboards and herbs outta the car and sat by the roadside and watched it burn to the ground.
The firebrigade turned up and gave it a good soaking but the poor old kombi was cactus. We ended up getting horribly pissed at Gymea Pub and hitched back home.
seeyuzz
river
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Still got a board old man????  
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Location:
Land of Oz
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June 2004
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Re: Rides
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Sat, 19 February 2005 04:35
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Hi,
| AE86slut wrote on Sat, 19 February 2005 14:38 |
Still got a board old man????
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Nope. The board got smashed to pieces off Shark Island at South Cronulla many, many moons ago. But, I've still got my Baine Superflex skateboard, with Kansas City Slicks!!!! 
seeyuzz
river
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Location:
Baulko Hillo
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April 2004
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Re: Rides
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Sat, 19 February 2005 22:49
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| river wrote on Sat, 19 February 2005 15:35 |
I've still got my Baine Superflex skateboard, with Kansas City Slicks!!!!
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Keep hold of that, whatever you do. It'll be worth a fortune someday......
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