The Ring Brothers need to stop

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4) 11/01/2017 at 22:10 • Filed to: SEMA, ring brothers, stahp

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I can appreciate the craftsmanship of their builds, but wtf are they even trying to accomplish.

Let’s start with the AMC Javelin, why on earth would you boy racer up such a handsome car with that valence? Wheel choice, goofy as hell. Side pipes with a carbon wingy thing, just stop. Also, it’s not 1985, stop it with the cowl hoods.

I actually don’t hate this grille, good job here.

On to this near perfect Charger (if we ignore that it’s a ‘69 with the garbage split grille)

WTF are these 20” steelies? I appreciate the concept of going with steel wheels, but these look like a terrible cartoon.

Im not even sure there’s a sidewall to that tire. Not everything needs an 18” brake rotor, and certainly not a car that won’t ever see a race track.

Again, it’s clear they’re great builders, but why do the make such stupid styling decisions on otherwise amazing cars?

Shoop > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 22:23

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It’s SEMA. I think both look amazing

AestheticsInMotion > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 22:23

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I agree with you on the wheel choice for the Charger but.... We’ll have to agree to disagree on the Javelin. That thing is gorgeous

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 22:26

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You can’t just haphazardly mash together styling cues from 40 years apart.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > AestheticsInMotion 11/01/2017 at 22:26

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It’s a well built atrocity

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Shoop 11/01/2017 at 22:26

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Not an excuse.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/01/2017 at 22:26

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100% agree

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 22:33

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American rice. I would appreciate it a little more if the wheels were an actual performance setup rather than the donks with paper-thin tires and excessive fender flares.

Scary__goongala! > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 22:34

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I imagine a 20in diameter steel wheel that is also wide must weight as much as the average person. Thats great for the handling....

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 22:34

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The steelies are cool. Needs moar tire tho. Yea the AMC is kinda ugly. Just too much going on

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 11/01/2017 at 22:35

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Those are pretty much stock flares on the Javelin.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 11/01/2017 at 22:37

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What it should look like:

Possibly my favorite all time car (close battle with Calder’s BMW CSL art car)

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Scary__goongala! 11/01/2017 at 22:39

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I like the OEM-esque aesthetic, but these just look wrong at this scale.

shop-teacher > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 22:42

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I’m with you on both counts.

TheJWT > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 22:47

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Yeah the amount of work that goes into their cars is nuts, but I’ve never been a fan of how they look

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 22:48

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Hmm, you’re right, somehow just looks exaggerated because of the STANCE BRUH and the ridiculous wheel size.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 22:50

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You’re a towel

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > TheJWT 11/01/2017 at 22:52

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They love billet and carbon way too much.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/01/2017 at 22:53

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Nyet

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > shop-teacher 11/01/2017 at 22:54

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Woot

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 23:02

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Some people like originals , some people prefer the cover versions and some people don’t like either. Don’t fight it. Just accept that it happens. As long as it’s done with talent and conviction then all is good.

Personally, I think most of this sort of thing on old American ‘muscle cars’ is akin to putting lipstick on a pig but like I said above...

Takuro Spirit > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 23:03

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I blame the cheese and beer up here. Maily because I’m a few beers in myself. But holy fuck those CHarger wheels. UGH.

sony1492 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 23:05

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The fact that they raised the center of the cowl is unforgivable, among many many more things

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 11/01/2017 at 23:08

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Wrong is wrong, there is no gray area with these.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/01/2017 at 23:15

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There’s no grey. These were shit before the window dressing so they are still shit afterwards. IMHO.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 11/01/2017 at 23:25

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The Javelin is the greatest muscle car, which is why I’m so frustrated by this abomination

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/02/2017 at 06:19

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Yeah well the Ford Falcon XY GT might want you to see that different...

...and it’s priced at a level even the idiot SEMA crowd might think too much to fuck with.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 11/02/2017 at 08:29

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Too many doors, not enough Trans Am.

John-Palazzo > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/02/2017 at 12:55

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“Well built atrocity” is how I’ll always describe the RingBrothers cars from now on.