Show us your 'Virtual Vibe' !

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kostby
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Re: Show us your 'Virtual Vibe' ! (Mr. Poopypants)

Post by kostby »

Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants »That is sweet, It makes it look a little more sporty.Agreed, but I should've lowered it. I just saw the PHATBOYZ toy cars at Wal-Mart, and it looks a LOT like some of those! Slightly off-topic, but speaking of toys, Matchbox has the (BMW) Mini with Union Jack top, and the latest VW Microbus concept out in 1/64th scale.
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Re: Show us your 'Virtual Vibe' ! (kostby)

Post by 4X4CHICHI »

It took some major work with a sawzall, but I finally got my 38"ers to fit.

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Re: Show us your 'Virtual Vibe' ! (4X4CHICHI)

Post by 4X4CHICHI »

weak huh?
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Post by faygolovinjuggalo »

i love the pictures... good work... exspecially that purple one
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Re: Show us your 'Virtual Vibe' ! (4X4CHICHI)

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ROTFLMAO! Your 'Sawzall' Vibe' is TOO funny 4x4Chichi!Looks like something I'll see advertised in Indiana AutoRV (a regional weekly used car publication) in a couple of years! You must be ahead of your time!
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Re: Show us your 'Virtual Vibe' ! (kostby)

Post by kostby »

Here's 'NASCAR' Vibe. I dropped the nose, put in HID headlights and fogs, and smoothed out the front fascia.

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Re: Show us your 'Virtual Vibe' ! (kostby)

Post by drummerdude »

i like the headlights a lot on that... looks good man!
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Vibe GTO! (Engine compartment)

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The Vibe GTO engine compartment is sorta cramped, but with 350 horsepower in a Vibe, who gonna LIVE long enough to need to change sparkplugs?

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Re: Show us your 'Virtual Vibe' ! (kostby)

Post by kostby »

A redo of the Cherry Chop-top, slammed down like it should've been in the first place. Now it's lookin' like a 1949 Mercury lead-sled!Still needs wheels, though.

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Re: Show us your 'Virtual Vibe' ! (kostby)

Post by kostby »

Just a quickie 'nose job'!The SEMA show is coming up soon. Can anyone get some pics to post?

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Re: Full frontal View! (Mavrik)

Post by nismo »

Here's a pic of my carLittle poopy, sorry. Inder Singh

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Re: Full frontal View! (TRD4reel)

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Yeah, I park mine under a big soft maple tree that makes my Vibe a favorite target of neighborhood grackles and sparrows! Gotta wash it again tomorrow!
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Re: Vibe GTO!

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Quote, originally posted by kostby »I just haven't had much time to play lately, so here's the latest, just a photo-warp.Possible captions:1) I KNEW I shouldn't have parked so close to that Suzuki Aerio!2) Someone left the Vibe out in the rain. I don't think that I can take it, cause it took so long to make it, and I'll never have that recipe again. OH NO! (lyrics reappropriated from the song 'Macarthur Park', for the many Vibers under 40!)3) ADD YOUR OWN CAPTION... IT'S A VIBE AVEO!!!Quote, originally posted by kostby »The Vibe GTO engine compartment is sorta cramped, but with 350 horsepower in a Vibe, who gonna LIVE long enough to need to change sparkplugs?I'll take one please.No, make it two. Just in case I break the first one. Here's what mine will look like if I ever get the money for the wheels I want:
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Re: Vibe GTO! (ragingfish)

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Nice photo-mods!How about a GTO grille in a '350' Vibe to let all those big poncho ponies breathe???

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Re: Airbag suspensions anyone?

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Mavrik's 'way low' Vibe courtesy of a radical photochop.

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Re: Mavrik take two (kostby)

Post by kostby »

Mavrik,Here's what you actually wanted - about a 2-inch photochop.

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Re: Mavrik take two (kostby)

Post by AKLGT »

ok, not a fan of the low rider, but the 2" drop looks good
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Re: Mavrik take two (trdvibe)

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"The low.. rid..er rides a little lower..."heh love the pics, thanks! And the first one is LOW to low for me I could be hired as a snowplow in the winter and there is no room for a body kit. (yes folks I'm still holding out on that.) But the other one looks really good with the drop.
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Post by Geo »

As requested here's mine:Lowered, removed side moldings and shaved door handles
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Re: (Geo)

Post by kostby »

Sweet ride! Now if we could just do Lambo doors on a 4-door!
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Re: (kostby)

Post by ebslopp »

Quote, originally posted by kostby »Sweet ride! Now if we could just do Lambo doors on a 4-door!That would be sweet. You could make the back doors rotate counter-clockwise and the front doors clockwise.
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Re: (ebslopp)

Post by kostby »

[Bump]I'm assuming that by now you've all seen Mavrik's post of the tricked-out Matrix with Lambo front doors and suicide rear doors in this thread:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=9607
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Re: (kostby)

Post by savedbyzero »

Cleanest Vibe ever.Shaved door handles. Shaved side molding.Smoothed gas filler door.Smoothed rear bumper.Roof racks removed.No Badging.Red-out tails.Hidden exhuast.And that's about it...

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Re: (savedbyzero)

Post by Mavrik »

Nice, just needs a body kit.
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Re: (Salsa!)

Post by savedbyzero »

Body kit? Um, no. that's the point of it. looks hot without plastic.And as for the VW, EXACTLY!Some of the hottest cars, IMHO, are from the vdub crowd. I'm way more into the Euro look, than the Japanese thing.I'll take that as a compliment!
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Re: (savedbyzero)

Post by kostby »

Wow! Great work I like the clean look, but I could never park it around here. The doors would have dings before I got the keys out of the ignition!
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Re: (kostby)

Post by savedbyzero »

Nor could I! That's why I keep it in my harddrive and save some miles on it!
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Re: Show us your 'Virtual Vibe' ! (kostby)

Post by JustinVGT »

Here is a picture of my Vibe with some simple changes. I want to paint my calipers red and I may get some badge overlays. So, this is what it would look like. Oh, and maybe a VVTL-i decal, it's hard to see, but it's on the front fender.Later,

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Re: Show us your 'Virtual Vibe' ! (JustinVGT)

Post by kostby »

Nice mods!
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Matrix cleared for takeoff

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I found the original on matrixowners. The white Trix was parked in front of many light aircraft. A few minutes for a photo-chop, and VOILA, Matrix with a TAIL!

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Post by VibeGt6speed »

my vibe slammed with these wheels
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Re: Matrix cleared for takeoff (kostby)

Post by AKLGT »

i've heard of a whale tale, but this is something different! LOL
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Re: Matrix cleared for takeoff (trdvibe)

Post by Mavrik »

Everyone please fasten your seatbelts, we will be taking off in one minute.
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Re: Matrix cleared for takeoff (Mavrik)

Post by kostby »

The tail makes 'hitting lift' take on a whole new meaning!
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Re: Matrix cleared for takeoff (kostby)

Post by AKLGT »

now that i have photochop elements, i've been playing around w/ different things this weekend. so i lowered phil's vibe... added some various bling bling wheels to mine to see what it looks like. fixed the front bumper, etc. pic 1: TRD wheels w/ red calipers and fixed front end! including the lower billet grills. LOL

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Re: Matrix cleared for takeoff (trdvibe)

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with dj mike's spiffy bling bling mille's thanks for the pic mike.

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Re: Matrix cleared for takeoff (trdvibe)

Post by AKLGT »

and mav's vibe all lowered about 2" i think. i'm guessing... just went by what looked good to me.

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Re: Mavrik's Vibe photochop

Post by kostby »

Fantastic photochop, Hope! It's so good, it doesn't look like a photochop!
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Re: Mavrik's Vibe photochop (kostby)

Post by AKLGT »

thanks, kostby. but as phil pointed out to me, the rear wheels do look a little too low. oh well! LOL still not bad for a photochop newbie (altho back in college i used to be decent at it for the 2 semester of classes)
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Re: Show us your 'Virtual Vibe' ! (4X4CHICHI)

Post by tribalman »

Quote, originally posted by 4X4CHICHI »here's a couplewow that looks nice.yeah yeah, an old thread, just had it linked too. got any new "mods"?
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