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darkgable79
10-05-2011, 03:43 AM
Did anyone see the episode of Inside West Coast Customs last night? They did a '58 Corvette for the Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am. It reminded me of the Roadster Shop's '62 Corvette.
zzfranczz
10-05-2011, 11:43 AM
yeah I saw it. It looks sick and fresh. I was half paying attention. Did they air brush it to look like the sides were indented rather than mold fiberglass to get that look? I Have it DVR'ed and am meaning to go back and look at that. When I watched it I started halfway in and then half watched the whole show later.
darkgable79
10-05-2011, 12:54 PM
Yeah they did. They brought in someone to airbrush it. They wanted it to give the illusion of the sides being more concave. I was a lil disappointed because they didn't show much of the interior. I recorded it and plan on watching it again.
dontlifttoshift
10-05-2011, 01:42 PM
Sick is right......
http://www.westcoastcustoms.com/blog/?tag=will-i-am
darkgable79
10-05-2011, 02:30 PM
They've built a lot of cars over the years from the original Pimp My Ride to Street Customs and now Inside West Coast Customs. This has to be their best build. I was really impressed with the custom front end that they molded out of fiberglass. Top notch.
dontlifttoshift
10-05-2011, 06:08 PM
Sorry, I meant sick as in vomit
Mr.VENGEANCE
10-05-2011, 07:15 PM
.....garbage.
my79f
10-05-2011, 07:39 PM
Hell the window switches look cheap!
CreepinDeth
10-05-2011, 09:09 PM
If someone gave that to me, I'd have to sell it.
I'm already NOT a fan of early vette's at all, but that just doesn't do it for me either
The only thing I liked is the iPad in the dash to be honest.
zzfranczz
10-05-2011, 09:12 PM
After watching it again, I think they should have made the concave deeper.
darkgable79
10-06-2011, 03:49 AM
The only thing I wasn't a big fan of was the removable white wall on the wheels and the interior. I thought everything else was pretty cool. They went with the LS3 swap and Mastershift push button shifter. So a lot of things I planned on putting in my project they used. I haven't been able to find much about the Mastershift product so I was glad to be able to see someone else using.
Zanie
10-06-2011, 04:38 AM
Not my style.
They have improved allot in the fit and finish of their cars. They had that customized maroon 67 chevelle at SEMA several years ago, and it shined like a rug.
darkgable79
10-06-2011, 04:58 AM
I've never seen one of their cars in person so I wouldn't know what the quality looks like in person. Is that the Chevelle with the different front end? I need to go to SEMA one day.
Tech@Scotts
10-06-2011, 08:04 AM
the quality from what I have seen in person has been well bellow accpetable.... Poor body work, poor fit and finish, poor interior design and quality. It amazes me there still in business
Payton King
10-06-2011, 08:14 AM
The only one that I saw up close was terrible...and the person paid good money for it.
NOPANTS-68
10-06-2011, 08:23 AM
I saw that Rockstar GTO at Del Mar a couple years back- uhhhh whoa. Looks like they painted it in a storm.
darkgable79
10-06-2011, 09:06 AM
I guess the paint jobs only look good on TV.
DartorDemon
10-06-2011, 10:24 AM
wow that looks like crap. Why do these terribly tacky shops have tv shows?
Tech@Scotts
10-06-2011, 10:49 AM
because the real shops would be to boring to watch....
Flash68
10-06-2011, 11:06 AM
Did anyone see the episode of Inside West Coast Customs last night? They did a '58 Corvette for the Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am. It reminded me of the Roadster Shop's '62 Corvette.
That is an absolute insult to the Roadster Shop. No comparison.
Bryce
10-06-2011, 11:08 AM
because the real shops would be to boring to watch....
YEP! and TV likes drama.
darkgable79
10-06-2011, 11:20 AM
I said it reminded me of it. I didn't compare them in any way. They basically copied the style of the Roadster Shop. They say that imitation is the best form of flattery.
nekkidhillbilly
10-06-2011, 11:20 AM
seen worse but
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
darkgable79
10-06-2011, 11:25 AM
seen worse but
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Good one.
armourmark
10-06-2011, 01:17 PM
It looks like plastic
novaderrik
10-07-2011, 03:56 AM
are they even capable of building a car that doesn't look like a tacky piece of crap that was designed by a bored 5th grader?
keneken
10-07-2011, 01:47 PM
What a piece of ****. They ****ed up a very beautiful 58 Corvette. Worse build by far.
go-fish
10-07-2011, 03:27 PM
Now, I enjoyed Pimp My Ride. It was funny. It was like watching a group of clowns pretending to be funny firemen and driving around with 15 of them in a mini sized fire engine. This piss poor example of a show, Inside West Coast Customs, is insulting to my eye's. It's the same clowns pretending to be legit car customizers, but in this one they are serious!
1969CamaroRS
10-07-2011, 05:14 PM
I always thought their builds looked good on TV... I'm sure lighting and camera angles can make a huge difference to what you see in person. I did question thou the quality of something that could be built in 1-2 weeks no matter how skilled the group of people were that were building it (went for Overhauling and the like as well).
junk builds, but they keep getting work? cant buy taste
DRJDVM's '69
10-08-2011, 11:28 AM
The shop is a marketing machine... But their builds are crap
As soon as I hear they are doing a build like that in a month..... You know it will be crap. You can't do that radically of a build in that time frame and have it be quality work... Period
BigMal69
10-08-2011, 11:37 AM
I actually like the way they modernized the classics. We can argue about fit and craftsmanship, but I think we can agree that they are one of the few shops out there doing complete classic/modern hybrids. That in itself is a big engineering feat.
67Malibu
10-08-2011, 08:51 PM
I have always heard their work leaves a lot to be desired - that Tron Audi they built is undriveable during the day because of the reflection and with those wheels you can't drive over 40 MPH - But did anybody see that wide body 67 Chevelle in the background (kind of interesting)
The shop is a marketing machine... But their builds are crap
As soon as I hear they are doing a build like that in a month..... You know it will be crap. You can't do that radically of a build in that time frame and have it be quality work... Period
x 2
Matt@BOS
10-09-2011, 08:37 AM
I actually like the way they modernized the classics. We can argue about fit and craftsmanship, but I think we can agree that they are one of the few shops out there doing complete classic/modern hybrids. That in itself is a big engineering feat.
It is one thing to build it, and make it drive down the street, it is another thing to actually engineer it so it works as intended...
Matt
Mr.VENGEANCE
10-09-2011, 09:07 AM
heres the main guy at West Coast Customs doin MMA
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Vicinity
10-09-2011, 12:09 PM
heres the main guy at West Coast Customs doin MMA
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Barrel roll!
Lot of haters on here I see..keep it positive guys
troysspeedshop
10-09-2011, 01:54 PM
I see a lot of their stuff is hacked up booger I'm still pissed off 69 camaro f***** up
HotRod47
10-09-2011, 03:32 PM
I'm positive that I hate that car!
Mr.VENGEANCE
10-09-2011, 03:32 PM
Lot of haters on here I see..keep it positive guys
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
SLO_Z28
10-09-2011, 05:18 PM
because the real shops would be to boring to watch....
Says the guy from the shop that had one of the more interesting builds on the show "Rides". Real shop, real people, really badass truck!
sixfivepost
10-09-2011, 08:01 PM
Hey, they do what the customers want, I don't necessarily think it's their fault for some of the bad taste of some of their high end customers. As long as their customers are happy...
novaderrik
10-10-2011, 12:29 AM
Lot of haters on here I see..keep it positive guys
are they in some sort of car customizing Special Olympics where everyone wins because they put forth some effort and they all go out for ice cream at the end of the day?
if not, then i'd say it's fair game to say that the things they create suck.
darkgable79
10-10-2011, 04:22 AM
Hey, they do what the customers want, I don't necessarily think it's their fault for some of the bad taste of some of their high end customers. As long as their customers are happy...
That's what I was thinking. To each his own.
Flash68
10-10-2011, 10:15 AM
Hey, they do what the customers want, I don't necessarily think it's their fault for some of the bad taste of some of their high end customers. As long as their customers are happy...
That's what I was thinking. To each his own.
I think it's pretty clear that's not how it typically goes there... the customer, often a well-known deep-pocketed star of music, sports, or whatever, says "do what you do" on this 19xx Brand X car..... and they go to work and put their crap together and reveal. They may have a bit of input (I want a kick ass sound system!) but a knowledgeable and informed car customer is not going to take their project to that shop. Period.
And these rock stars and athletes think they are getting a top level product for their 6 figures. LOL
ModernMuseum
10-10-2011, 11:37 AM
This guy looks like he could be related to VENGEANCE:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
edit: either my monitor doesn't have enough colors or someone photoshopped in that guy's hairline :lol:
dontlifttoshift
10-10-2011, 01:29 PM
The only thing worse than that car is that we all keep talking about it.....
They do what they do and people pay them for it. It reminds me of George Barris.....a lot
hdesign
10-10-2011, 04:13 PM
At least we know 8 year olds everywhere will LOVE it!https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/10/5021265_std-1.jpg (https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/10/5021265_std-1.jpg )
sixfivepost
10-10-2011, 06:50 PM
^^^^hahahhaa, now that's funny; I don't care who you are! lol
Mr.VENGEANCE
10-11-2011, 05:38 AM
This guy looks like he could be related to VENGEANCE:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
edit: either my monitor doesn't have enough colors or someone photoshopped in that guy's hairline :lol:
as long as you didnt say I could be related to THIS guy..
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/10/william240-1.jpg
just look at this asholes face... look at it.. thats why i have no remorse to not slander his choice of builder, car, and clothing style..
This guy looks like a stomach ache with legs.. look at his face.. can he not make a face without looking like hes sucking a nowandlater?
Can he not make a face where he doesnt look like a ghetto librarian pedophile?.... Will I Cant?.. Will I Wont?.. make the same damn face
that strikes fear in 10 year old girls(or boys) everywhere?
Hes like a human estrogen shake.. I bet he can shoot a string of lotion out his wrist like Spiderman.. I bet hes known HARD in the streets for
starting Pillow fights.. He would be the perfect lead actor in a movie called "The Kitten Whisperer"
If him and the west coast customs guy ran towards eachother and collided there would jus be a big splash and both would be gone....
and all that would be left is a puddle of lotion n some tight ass clothes on the ground n the aroma of turmoil.
this is the guy he recently got in a fight with..
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/10/perezhilton2-1.jpg
that means Willy had to come in close proximity to this guy.. close enough to touch his face.
I tell you this.. I dont care HOW much i dont like someone.. I wouldnt even approach this guy... even to hit him.
and the other guy.. welp.. hes just your average LA, tattooed, slickhaired, homing pigeon... that mutha fugga looks like he has Luigi from Mario Brothers tattooed on his shizz..
He went into the walmart of tattoos and said "ey homie, give me a tattoo of Luigi from Mario Brothers cause he represents my childhood and struggle, nahmean?"
I dont even know how much of this humans head is brain or gel... I dont know if he technically has a ring finger.. hes legally a damn Lobster with those digits he has held up.
just look.. hes telling all of you how old he is with his hand.
so YES... he would love Lightning Mcqueen..
and I thing WilIAm's nickname(judging by that photo) SHOULD be McQUEEN
astroracer
10-11-2011, 05:54 AM
Removed SPAMMER content... That is all.
go-fish
10-11-2011, 07:57 AM
I dont know if he technically has a ring finger.. hes legally a damn Lobster with those digits he has held up.
I was wondering the same thing. Is he a Dane Cook fan (the shocker) or was he afraid he would get his azz kicked if he threw up the real "West Side" hand sign?
I think Amir can appreciate this since he lives in the ATL but is well traveled; I used to live in the dirty Dirty, not far from New Orleans, and traveled through the ATL regularly. Living in Cali now, I see alot of people that try to act "hard". These celebs and clowns like this West Coast Customs guy with the cartoony tats would piss their pants if they were transplanted into Adair Park(ATL) or Algiers (NOLA).
Simply acting like you know what you're doing wouldn't fly, as a business model, anywhere else besides in the Hollywood set. Any surprise? They're all fake azz people in that "hip" Hollywood set.
ModernMuseum
10-11-2011, 10:51 AM
Haha, A+ tirade. Would read again.
PHXSPEED
11-02-2011, 09:40 PM
They did build a nice 56 Ford for the expendables. That thing was sick!
Tom Welch
11-03-2011, 04:06 AM
It reminds me of a toy that you pull backwards to wind up the spring, then let it scoot across the floor of your Mom's kitchen. Definitely NOT.
WEAVER
11-03-2011, 05:34 AM
Funny ^^^^ The power of Tv these days are making the general public think cars can be built in a week and look good...not
k5warwagon
11-03-2011, 05:46 AM
They did a build of a 1st gen Camaro for Jimmie Johnson. They really f'ed that one up too. It got back to Charlotte and all the electronics (including the stereo) had to be replaced. The guys at Hendricks took it to Z-Max and the damn rear suspension broke completely apart and sent the driveshaft through the floor.
zipsimons
11-03-2011, 09:47 AM
It seems that most shops that become mega giants (in size, not quality and rep) have a bunch of under skilled guys working for them because the shops can pay them peanuts. I used to work for a one man operation and everything was flawless, literally, before delivery. Unfortunately, it was difficult to keep customers flowing who understood the cost of that quality. I have a life outside of work so I ended up selling out to collision. There is not a day that goes by that I dont feel as if im wasting my talents. Thing is, I am able to provide for my family, am on track for retirement, and have cars built for me now. I would much rather build them myself and do it as a sole living but the money and value to an employer just doesnt seem to exist. Its almost own a shop or be owned. I mean no disrespect to any in the industry who have talent and are happy where they are. Shows like these are completely ruining things overall. Sorry I kind of went off the deep end!
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