DRTDEVL
Roll Me Over
Reged: 08/14/01
Posts: 2881
Loc: HELL Paso, TX
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As I have been contemplating crossover steering setups, I came across this site. Holy bejeeezus!!!! I have never seen such idiocy in my life!
Words cannot describe my thoughts right now... 
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"A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living." - John F. Kennedy
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Anonymous
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I guess these setups just have to be strong enough to get on and off the trailer. It makes me wonder what the judges look for. Must be paint and chrome. These things should be called ugly sculptures instead of trucks. 
Cisco
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BoostedInline6
Body Damage is Cool
Reged: 08/24/01
Posts: 2205
Loc: N. California
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If you ever feel like you do shoddy work, just take a browse through that website and you'll feel much better!
I'd rather not think about the fact that I share the road with these rigs.
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2000 4Runner | 5-speed | E-locker | Tundra/OME 2" lift | Stubbs Sliders | Deckplate/TrueFlow |
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Anonymous
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the people that make chit like that should not be allowed to reproduce. this would make the streets and the whole world a better place.
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Anonymous
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So what is the correct side to Gusset my new S shaped draglink?,LOL  . Very scary indeed, they just need to convert some of those to hyd steering with flexable hoses, if there not to be driven on the road. or maybe that would be safer than some of those designs .....Karl
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Anonymous
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Wow we do have some smart people living in this world.......  Makes me worry about the person driving in front of me
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stock87
Body Damage is Cool
Reged: 07/31/02
Posts: 1668
Loc: Placerville, CA
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Wow... just... wow. Few things render me speechless. This has.
I stand in awe of the engineering genius featured on that page.
Fortunately, these creations will have the tendency to remove their creators from the gene pool. Unfortunately, they will have the tendency to take others with them. Darwin award, anyone?
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My Truck: 1987 XtraCab DLX 22R 4WD 5 Speed Manual
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"Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you." -Jeremy Clarkson
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javven
Rock Warrior
Reged: 08/18/03
Posts: 792
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Don't know that I'll vote for Bush, but I would say that running the foriegn policy of this nation is more than I'd like to be responsible for.
As to the rigs shown here... well... this is why:
If you're stupid, please... don't have sex.
If you must have sex, please... have sex with appliances.
Preferably appliances smarter than you.
That way if by some miracle you reproduce, chances are the resultant wiggler will be smarter than you.
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Change your oil hot and often.
07 Taco V6 4WD 5-Auto
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javven
Rock Warrior
Reged: 08/18/03
Posts: 792
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It's always interesting to meet the person behind comments like the ones on that web page. While I 100% agree with the negative view of the rigs in question, I'd hesitate to say the author is exactly... gifted.
I really doubt any of the builders of the trucks pictured actually make money at their trade. Further, none pushed their builds as the way to do it, at least not that was mentioned. I'm sure they think their rigs are cool, for the most part. Some probably do think their rig is junk.
I don't hit people, for the most part. I haven't had to do anything that dumb since I was a teenager, thankfully. So, the author's safe enough from me. Contrary to popular opinion there are other ways to express yourself. I'd point out that the website itself is just barely functional, the text is really a joke, the structure is nonexistant and the site really shows what happens when you spend 20 seconds learning html. There are tables! There are cells! GASP!
Woah... there are even calls to image files.
OK - lets let fly. The site's a joke, wholesale. I hope you never have to look at the code, ever - it's a mess. The only thing applied to it is ignorance. No standardization or organization. If you ever had to run a real site your brain would explode in a very small cacophony.
I don't know who wrote this site, and frankly I don't care. I really don't hold anything against them, at all. It's nice that someone takes the time to say 'Don't let your rig end up like this', but I really think it could have happened with less 13-and-angry attitude. It's really cool that you know something about steering geometry, and maybe you can actually do the hard math involved that tells you how much of what material you need where given the forces involved. Excellent.
But the rest is just waste and shows things you don't know. But hey - it's your site. Just like it's their rig. Beauty of this country.
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Change your oil hot and often.
07 Taco V6 4WD 5-Auto
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Adam F
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Reged: 01/29/01
Posts: 11592
Loc: Cincinnati, OH
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Who cares about how well his site is built? It's not meant to be flashy and well written. It's a bunch of pictures and text, and it works just fine for what it does.
The guy has a strange sense of humor, and personally, I think it's hilarious.
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88 4R, 350 V8, R150 5 speed Sold 
97 4R, stock, daily driver
98 Sienna, kid and dog hauler, wife's ride
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