Does this look good to anyone?

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stilez

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26" wheels and a 10" lift on an '85 Monte Carlo.





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Maybe my taste is a bit off, but I really couldn't see how that looks "good" to anyone? I mean, the 10" lift on a car is one thing wrong...It's 2wd. But, if you were slick enough to put 26" wheels on a car (anything nonetheless), you would hope they did the reasonable modifications to make them fit correctly. Right?





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There's one I just don't get. I saw a bunch of guys with custom cars down at the local Home Depot and this guy had an El Camino that was similar to that. He was telling another guy how his lift and big wheels helped him just slice through the air. I had to walk away before I started to laugh as that guy might have done me in for my laughter.
 
I see crap like that all the time in downtown. It's like a craze or something. Imagine how horribly it handles, not to mention the extremely high center of gravity.
 
i've seen that car in person. It's actually a very nice car, minus the ghetto stuff. I'd buy it and sell the wheels and have a nice classic muscle car.
 
I love the car (always have) and it's a cool paint job (hideous interior color), but I wouldn't be caught dead in somethig like that.



I'll take the car (not that interior), a few performance mods, no stupid lift and a set of Fikse mag wheels http://www.fikse.com/mag.html
 
There's a gunmetal gray Monte "modified" just like that one that I drive past now and then :rolleyes: I see it parked, in side yard on the grass, in a so-so part of town and it had its passenger door window smashed a while back. At least the guy had the window fixed promptly; I think he cares about the car, just has, uhm, different tastes than I do.
 
Spilchy said:
I love the car (always have) and it's a cool paint job (hideous interior color), but I wouldn't be caught dead in somethig like that.



I'll take the car (not that interior), a few performance mods, no stupid lift and a set of Fikse mag wheels http://www.fikse.com/mag.html
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You've got the right idea Spilch. Those wheels on that car would be sick. I love the car itself as well, but the whole suspension/wheel thing completely ruins it.
 
eh, to me, that's not that big of a deal. Then again when I got to school I see escalades painted candy blue on 24's and older caprices and impala's lifted on huge spinner wheels with custom heavy metallic paintjobs (one is green, another is yellow) everyday. I guess something like that just doesnt have the same effect on me anymore.
 
well, you gotta admit, it makes cleaning the wheel wells and the undercarriage much easier!!!



seriously, it must handle like crap.
 
As much as I hate to say it Scott, there's a very good chance that the owner has put that car together from little to nothing. It's kind of common for that GM body(Regal, Cutlass etc.) to be redone with the "street" guys. They do a pretty good job until they get to the obvious with this car.
 
truzoom said:
Yup. Come to the south and you'll learn to brush it off like wannabe ricerockets.
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That's *exactly* what I was going to say!! Come down south and you will see anout 20 per day. :) That's the old "SUC" sport utility coupe, LOL!! At least that's what they call them in M town. :)
 
Spilchy said:
That's my favorite color. I just saw a Buick GNX w/ 500 miles on it sell for $72k on Ebay :drool:
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I like that color too, and I even like that bodystyle.



:eek: *$72K* for a GNX...I mean, well, people think *I* spend silly money on cars :D That'd be fun to show, but every mile it's driven moves it closer to being just another used car. And I can think of cars I'd rather keep concours, but to each their own.
 
True story:



Local classic/custom car show at the county fairgrounds (in-between Dayton and Columbus, pretty good size show). Summer, 2005. After watching numerous led sleds, tri-fives, Mopars, F-100's, and other slick rides come in the gates, in rolls a mid-80's SS Monte Carlo. Laughter erupts. All around me I see hot rodders nearly in tears. I rub my eyes. In front of me on the main strip entering the grounds sits 26" of wheels, under at least 10" of lift. Driver gets out with has his hat cocked to the side, 15lbs of gold chains, old beat-up basketball jersey, and shorts 5x too big. I smile and appreciate my love for modest custom rides. I think that car brightened everyone’s' day.
 
Uggggg....



Nice color (even if I am biased), but wrong for this year Monte. No offense to bling fans, but IMO I find this kind of stuff to be an abomination to classic cars (I'm not even mentioning on how ridiculous it looks as well as making a mockery of an 'SS car's image).



Sorry, but I think this car needs a high cliff.



Edit: It looks like it was painted well. If they lose the Monster Truck wheels and the cheap grille I may change my mind.
 
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