yoda,
well said!

 

Hey, Billy Bob! I think you're messin' with us! I would suspect you are an older gentleman who has "out-riced" the "Rice Boys", from the look of your accessories (can you say J.C. Whitney catalog?)! You're probably a closet "ricer" the way you defend those guys! You give real good 'ol boys a bad name! I think you should change your handle to "RICE POPS"!!!

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HotRodSix
'98 STX Flairside 4.2L
Best 1/4: 16.26 sec. @ 84.4 mph
Dyno: 180 rwhp / 228 ft-lb

 

I remember seeing that Riceboy page about 3 years back.....I was in SHOCK the first time and it continues to astound me as to how great these folks think their cars look....oh well....I see enough of them up here in Canada and I just make it my daily laugh.

Bill....I agree with some of your thoughts on the Can Auto Workers....the Ford gent.s at Oakville really do give a care about what they build, however, as far as the other cars built up here.....I have owned 2 Z28s (95 & 98) and all I can say is that I am VERY glad that those people are not building our trucks because those cars are put together with much haste....enough said.

Paul G.

 

Paul G:

I have long ago lost the post I printed and it is off the board, but the Oakville boys were that concerned about how customers liked their Lightnings, or didn't like them, that they had a toll free number we could call and discuss the vehicles. I did it once and talked to an engineer who was very knowledgable and enthusiastic about the fact that Oakville got the nod to build these nastys over several other plants.
OH CANADA!!!!!!!

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Bill Murray
99.5 Lightning
Oxford White
Bedrug/ARE LSII lid

Tow Package CD Player
Superchip
HobbyTownUSA Graphics
Identical 1/10 Scale Tamiya RC Truck incl. graphics.
Truck interest e-mail:
fastwhitey@myf150.com
4 heavy decals!
Kennesaw (Atlanta) Ga.

 

Just one more photo. Brought to you by the same folks that gave you the Lightning.


PS. If you care to check out the features on this car go to Zing and look under (new albums / rice burners). You will be surprised who helped to build this car.
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BillyBob - 1999 Ford Lightning pick-m-up truck
Yosemite Sam "BackOff" mud flaps, NRA sticker, Bug Deflector (painted to match), Running lights, 5th wheel hitch, Turbo wing spoiler on roof, super winch, Grille Guard, Step Bars, Visor, Lund Razor back fairing, Vent visor rain deflectors, Headlite/taillite covers, Bushwacker Fender flares, Trailmaster Lift Kit, Hella driving lights, Lund shadow wiper cowl, billet grille, Easy Rider rifle rack, whip C/B attennas (dual), B.A.S.S. decal.

Yet to come, "Power Stack" exhaust like the big rigs!!




[This message has been edited by BillyBob (edited 12-20-1999).]

 

Dang, Billy Bob! That must be the result of that dy-verse-city stuff I keep hearin' about. Looks like sumthin' a secreetery would drive. Sure ain't gonna drive no purse-swinging front wheel drive piece of dog doo! But that darn thing on the back would make a nice place to set yur beer!

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JimmieJoe Jetter
1972 F250 4x4

 

BillyBob and now JimmyJoe:

I think I am going to change my user name to Cooter or Daisy or the Duke Boys.

BillyBob, and I am totally serious, get me a price for the Yosemite Sam Back Off mud flaps including ground UPS and I'll buy a pair from you and actually run them on my Bolt. I checked out the stack exhausts, and with the chassis config on the Lightning, it would be too much trouble. Maybe I'll just run a Confederate flag off the radio antenna.

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Bill Murray
99.5 Lightning
Oxford White
Bedrug/ARE LSII lid

Tow Package CD Player
Superchip
HobbyTownUSA Graphics
Identical 1/10 Scale Tamiya RC Truck incl. graphics.
Truck interest e-mail:
fastwhitey@myf150.com
4 heavy decals!
Kennesaw (Atlanta) Ga.

 

Cool Bill, can I be Cletus then? Guess I could be Rosco P Coltrain

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Patrick aka Mudder
Arlington Texas (DFW), member of Fordified.
Stone Cold edition F150,Black 98 Styleside S/C F150 4x4 0RP 5.4 3.55ls, Ramsey Pro 8000 hidden winch, Grizzly roll bar,2 Baja lights, 4 165 watt KC lights (I can light up the night with these), Manik grille guard, Westin step bars, Rhino Tailight guards (thanks Pony), Magnum bug shield, Sonic aluminum treadplate 36" tool box, Flowmaster dual exhaust, K/N air filter, 265/75/16 BFG AT/S, American Racing Baja wheels, a Mobil Speed Pass on the back window, a F150 Online sticker, and a Stone Cold sticker on the front windshield . More to come for the 3:16 machine: 2 more KC lights, shocks, and possibly a 3" Performance Accessories body lift. If you would like to see pics, email me at mudder46@hotmail.com or see pics at me and pony's new website www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8, and to hear the exhaust http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8/images/T005.wav
Ford Trucks: "when you absolutely have to have the very best".


[This message has been edited by mudder (edited 12-20-1999).]

 

Hey guys, I live in Southern California - home of the rice burners. It's been big around here for over 8 years now. One thing I witnessed that many of you may not know, is that a lot of these enthusiasts were given these "economy" cars by their parents, and wanted to make the most of what they had. I've seen everything from a 4 door civic with a dolphin sized rear spoiler, to a little civic hatchback that makes such an irritating noise you just want to hit something. But who knows if they had their own money they might have gotten a Supra turbo then we would have to give them respect right? It was and is a huge trend around here, one thing they have that I would like to take part of is the tons of beautiful babes that are always hanging out with them. LOL.

It's one thing to run nitrous to make it into a 16 second car, but to put all this racing stuff all over it because they think that is fast? One thing I love is schooling a rice burner while running errands. Fortunately all I have to do is drive down the right street and it's bound to happen.

But seriously there are some amazing things they are doing to these cars, there are Civics out there that COULD beat a Lightning, it may be modified up the a**, but I know 9 or 10 second Civics do exist. And even in a drag racing magazine, there was one article in their where a traditional hot rodder talked about how the "rice burners" reminded him of the old days when kids would make the best of what little they had.

But I do think it's stupid to make your car look and sound like it just came from LeMans when you couldn't even beat my stock V6 mustang. Even worse when you claim to be from a race team when it's really just a social "party and get girls" group.

One thing that a mechanic showed me before was his old Hemi engine, then he showed me the 4 cyl. engine in a Honda Accord, and said that it was Hemi - influenced. I'm sure you guys heard about the Honda S2000 that cranks out 240 HP or so with a 4 cyl. engine.

Mike

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99.5 Black Lightning
PowerSurge Cone Filter
JBA Jet-Hot coated headers
Flowmaster muffler
So-Cal Lowering Kit; Cal-Tracs traction bars
Watter Wetter
Lo-Jack

 

It is entirely necessary that manufacturers continue to build these cars. They should reamain a constant butt of our jokes and source of our rhetoric because FORD and other domestic auto makers need to be aware that many of us don't care for these cars. Remember a few years back. Ford was close to killing the the Mustang program after the fox bodies and were to intoduce the much maligned Probe as its new front-wheel drive "musclecar." For one reason or another, they did not (the 2000's are bad enough), and I thank God every day. My point is, we would slowly gravitate to these types of cars and trucks if it was not for this site and others like it. KEEP BUYING AMERICAN MUSCLE.

 

i must bow to that!!!!

 

For those who's undies are in a bunch after reading the rice boy page, chill. You might want to read this:
http://www.riceboypage.com/what_is_riceboy/

or even
http://www.riceboypage.com/faq/

Personally, I found the site hilarious.

 

Hi Gang!
I sure do hope that everyone had a good laugh with all of this. Yes, the look of these cars can be very radical and hard for some of us to accept. That can and is the nature of change. I also hope that everyone realizes that BillyBob is a joker, just looking for a hoot. So long for a while, I'll again resign myself to the ranks of being a lurker.
PS. Bill. I don't know about the mud flaps. I my have to rip them off of someone elses truck.

 

Just saw this ... ROFL
http://www.angelfire.com/nc2/mycoffeecan/

 

LMAO!!! That is TOO FUNNY!

Later, Jake...

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Mark P. Jacobs
jacobs@kvr.com

2000 Black Lightning