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    I couldn't believe my eyes

     



    Do you think this thing can actually move on it's own ????
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    For once, I'm speechless.

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    ummmmmm. extreme??? Gonna take years to finish the car, the dude spent all his money on spokes!!!!!!


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    The good thing is

     



    They did not waste a good car! This may be in the same category as the dumpster. I wonder how much it cost to do the wheels? Will the engine have to be on a similar angle as the drive shaft?

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    Double cardon universal, at least he don`t need a lift to change oil what a waste of money..and time.
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    what the hell?
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    well ok ? what the hell is it swap buggy for the boys in the hood
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    For those inquiring minds who want to know, these cars are called "Donks"

    Here's a bit of their history

    Here's the Wikipedia article that didn't connect with the link:
    Hi-Riser (automobile)
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    For the British dance music duo, see Hi-Rise.


    A Chevrolet Caprice Donk, more commonly known by the term "Bubble."
    Hi-Risers are a type of highly customized automobile, typically an inexpensive American-built sedan modified by significantly increasing the ground clearance and adding large-diameter wheels with low-profile tires. Depending on the model and build year, autos customized in this manner can be labeled "donk," "box," or "bubble." All though most cars considered boxes or bubbles are referring to the style of caprice classics where the older ones are a box style and the newers are more rounded making them the bubble style.
    Hi-risers originally grew out of the Dirty South subculture, but the trend has spread across the United States. Vehicles customized in the hi-riser style are distinguished by their oversized (even disproportionate) wheels, ranging from 22 inches to 30 inches or more in diameter, as well as fanciful custom paint-jobs and expensive audio equipment. Suspension modifications similar to those employed on lifted pickup trucks are made to give adequate clearance for the large wheels. Often the suspension is modified so the front end sits slightly higher than the rear end, giving the car a swaggering appearance. Because of the exaggerated look gained from installing a lifted suspension and enormous wheels, donks are also known as "hi-risers" or "sky-scrapers."
    The most popular vehicles for these types of modifications are full-size Chevrolet models, namely the Impala, Caprice, Monte Carlo, and Chevelle. There are three main sub-types of hi-riser, although the distinctions are blurred and open to debate. Most hi-riser enthusiasts agree that a "donk" traditionally is a 1971 to 1976 Impala. They were given this name due to the fact that the "Impala" symbol was referred to as a "donkey" by owners or "donk" for short. To complement the sloping rear, the suspension of donks are frequently higher in the front end than the rear, resulting in a nose-up stance. Other hi-risers are usually raised evenly, resulting in a more or less level stance. A box is another sub-type of hi-riser, usually a 1977-1990-era Impala or Caprice with a boxy or squared-off front and rear end. Other models that are frequently made into hi-risers include the G-body Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass, El Camino, Pontiac Grand Prix, and Pontiac Bonneville.
    Other vehicles gaining in popularity as hi-risers are the Cadillac DeVille and Seville, as well as the Buick Roadmaster. Also gaining in popularity are the Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car sedans. These three are the last full sized, body-on-frame, RWD sedans of which the Lincoln Town Car is the only one still being sold for 2011. In fact, the Grand Marquis in particular is enjoying a slight sales surge due to the increasing popularity of buying them new and turning them into hi-risers. Several rappers have alluded to the Grand Marquis in their music. "Grand Marquis, paint job grape jelly."


    More pics on this link....http://www.rides-mag.com/donkmag/

    I've seen a few of them out here in L.A. An interesting and bizarre fad. Can't imagine that it will last too long....but who knows???
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    well look at it this way the boyz in the hood are getting to be more like the boys back in the woods, in a nutshell people are more alike than you thought ?? a rusted out chevy with a lift kit it has many applications i like gassers with straight axles myself

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    wait till he hits his first pothole.........spokes everywhere

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    Only in North Carolina

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    That's extreme! Hope the guy down the road from me doesn't see that, or I'll have one in my hood; he builds the dang things in his front yard. There are a lot of them around Las Vegas - "donks", that is.
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    I'm just wondering how a person would get into it.
    I just don't know what to think.

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    I'm with Tech................. I guess I have'nt seen everything..........

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