JJ

06/12/2006 8:06 PM

OT - Rice Rocket DIY

http://filer.case.edu/~jsh28/drew/bodykit.html

Well, it looks as good as about any of them out on the road - and
makes about as much sense. Now all he has to do is get one of those big
coffee cans, put it on the end of his tailpipe, and get an instant 50
horsepower.

Disclaimer: I do not own a Japanese car, nor do I plan on owning one at
any time. My present ride is a '78 El Camino with a built 307, and I'm
quite happy with it.



JOAT
I am, therefore I think.


This topic has 11 replies

Aa

"Andy"

in reply to [email protected] (J T) on 06/12/2006 8:06 PM

06/12/2006 5:51 PM

J T wrote:
> http://filer.case.edu/~jsh28/drew/bodykit.html
>
> Well, it looks as good as about any of them out on the road - and
> makes about as much sense. Now all he has to do is get one of those big
> coffee cans, put it on the end of his tailpipe, and get an instant 50
> horsepower.

Nice - I like how he suggests that you "tape on the front bumper
TASTEFULLY". Any project involving that much duct tape, by definition,
is NOT tasteful, even before you take the bare cardboard and the
overall tackiness into account.
Looks like they had fun, anyway. Better use of time than video games.
Thanks,
Andy

Gr

"Gus"

in reply to [email protected] (J T) on 06/12/2006 8:06 PM

08/12/2006 4:50 AM


J T wrote:
> http://filer.case.edu/~jsh28/drew/bodykit.html
>
> Well, it looks as good as about any of them out on the road - and
> makes about as much sense. Now all he has to do is get one of those big
> coffee cans, put it on the end of his tailpipe, and get an instant 50
> horsepower.
>
> Disclaimer: I do not own a Japanese car, nor do I plan on owning one at
> any time. My present ride is a '78 El Camino with a built 307, and I'm
> quite happy with it.
>
>
>
And this has exactly what to do with woodworking?

Cardboard is made from wood pulp?

Is that the connection?

Yet another useless JOAT post.

JJ

in reply to "Gus" on 08/12/2006 4:50 AM

08/12/2006 2:37 PM

Fri, Dec 8, 2006, 4:50am (EST-3) [email protected] (Gus) doth burble:
And this has exactly what to do with woodworking?
Cardboard is made from wood pulp?
Is that the connection?
Yet another useless JOAT post.

What? I forgot to label this OT?

You'll have to take it up with the Cabal.

There is no Cabal.



JOAT
I am, therefore I think.

Gr

"Gus"

in reply to [email protected] (J T) on 06/12/2006 8:06 PM

08/12/2006 12:30 PM


Fletis Humplebacker wrote:

> Well, that was a useful post. Thanks.

Just like yours.

You're welcome.

Aa

"Andy"

in reply to [email protected] (J T) on 06/12/2006 8:06 PM

08/12/2006 9:22 AM

The only Japanese car I ever owned wasn't an import.

It was a '65 Datsun Bluebird Sport I drove while I lived in Japan. Hand
painted with black semi-gloss latex, I only had a 2" brush so it took all
day!

It is now parked at the bottom of Tokyo bay as part of an artificial reef.

Andy

"J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> http://filer.case.edu/~jsh28/drew/bodykit.html
>
> Well, it looks as good as about any of them out on the road - and
> makes about as much sense. Now all he has to do is get one of those big
> coffee cans, put it on the end of his tailpipe, and get an instant 50
> horsepower.
>
> Disclaimer: I do not own a Japanese car, nor do I plan on owning one at
> any time. My present ride is a '78 El Camino with a built 307, and I'm
> quite happy with it.
>
>
>
> JOAT
> I am, therefore I think.
>

c

in reply to [email protected] (J T) on 06/12/2006 8:06 PM

07/12/2006 3:39 PM

On Wed, 6 Dec 2006 20:06:00 -0500, [email protected] (J T)
wrote:

>http://filer.case.edu/~jsh28/drew/bodykit.html
>
> Well, it looks as good as about any of them out on the road - and
>makes about as much sense. Now all he has to do is get one of those big
>coffee cans, put it on the end of his tailpipe, and get an instant 50
>horsepower.


I'll be keeping this one for the next time I hear a suggestion for
dressing up a a car. And it's the racing stripes that actually give
all the extra HP. The coffee can on the tailpipe merely announce it.

I'll give these guys a 10 for innovation and design and another 10 for
the super technical instructions.

Pete

c

in reply to [email protected] on 07/12/2006 3:39 PM

08/12/2006 2:09 AM


> I can see you're not mechanically inclined. Here's the proof, and
>easy to follow instructions.
>http://www.angelfire.com/nc2/mycoffeecan/page1.html
>
> Here's some more background, if you wish to expend your knowledge.
>http://www.riceboypage.com/

Liar. According to the second link, the HP's all in the racing
stripe. The racing stripe makes the car much faster when parked.
The coffee can merely allows all that extra HP out when it tries to
pass you. There is evidence that when a coffee can is is installed on
domestic vehicles the power boost can be significantly increased
with the addition of 2 stripes of contrasting colors.

A thick coat of Rustoleum applied with a 4" brush will give an
estimated 18% HP increase (varied by your paint color) and lighten
the car by 4% for those faster take offs on gravel.

Enjoy
Pete

JJ

in reply to [email protected] on 08/12/2006 2:09 AM

08/12/2006 1:10 AM

Fri, Dec 8, 2006, 2:09am (EST+5) [email protected] doth now burble:
Liar. =A0<snip of verbage>

Moot point anyway. None of them are going to be as cool as my El
Camino, and no matter what you do to one, they won't sound near as good
either. If I was gonna go for a furrin car I wouldn't go for a ricer,
I'd opt for a Yugo, a man's car.
http://www.sromagazine.com/boards/showthread.php?mode=3Dhybrid&t=3D90868&h=
ighlight=3Dyugo



JOAT
I am, therefore I think.

JJ

in reply to [email protected] on 07/12/2006 3:39 PM

07/12/2006 12:31 PM

Thu, Dec 7, 2006, 3:39pm (EST+5) [email protected] doth claimeth:
<snip>=A0And it's the racing stripes that actually give all the extra
HP. =A0 The coffee can on the tailpipe merely announce it.
I'll give these guys a 10 for innovation and design and another 10 for
the super technical instructions.

I can see you're not mechanically inclined. Here's the proof, and
easy to follow instructions.
http://www.angelfire.com/nc2/mycoffeecan/page1.html

I'd give 'em a ticket for being drunk in public.

Here's some more background, if you wish to expend your knowledge.
http://www.riceboypage.com/



JOAT
I am, therefore I think.

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to [email protected] (J T) on 06/12/2006 8:06 PM

07/12/2006 1:44 AM


"J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> http://filer.case.edu/~jsh28/drew/bodykit.html
>
> Well, it looks as good as about any of them out on the road - and
> makes about as much sense. Now all he has to do is get one of those big
> coffee cans, put it on the end of his tailpipe, and get an instant 50
> horsepower.
>
> Disclaimer: I do not own a Japanese car, nor do I plan on owning one at
> any time. My present ride is a '78 El Camino with a built 307, and I'm
> quite happy with it.
>
>
>
> JOAT
> I am, therefore I think.
>

Yeah, that was a Ford that was all riced-up. My son says the proper name
for the big exhaust tail pipe is "Fart Pipe".

FH

Fletis Humplebacker

in reply to [email protected] (J T) on 06/12/2006 8:06 PM

08/12/2006 11:50 AM

Gus wrote:
> J T wrote:
>> http://filer.case.edu/~jsh28/drew/bodykit.html
>>
>> Well, it looks as good as about any of them out on the road - and
>> makes about as much sense. Now all he has to do is get one of those big
>> coffee cans, put it on the end of his tailpipe, and get an instant 50
>> horsepower.
>>
>> Disclaimer: I do not own a Japanese car, nor do I plan on owning one at
>> any time. My present ride is a '78 El Camino with a built 307, and I'm
>> quite happy with it.
>>
>>
>>
> And this has exactly what to do with woodworking?
>
> Cardboard is made from wood pulp?
>
> Is that the connection?
>
> Yet another useless JOAT post.
>

Well, that was a useful post. Thanks.


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