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04-28-2011, 01:04 AM | #67 |
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lol @ domo face. the event looked like a great success
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04-28-2011, 09:49 AM | #68 | |
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You are correct...it would have problems actually being totally submerged in water...but thats not what we built it for. We are not a competitive off road company. In fact this is the first vehicle we have actually gone skyward with instead of south. We built it to show what we are capable of doing and to get our company attention. We built it because, we as a company, do things to vehicles that are not considered the norm. Thus the reason you will not find ANY of the upgrades on our X5 on any shelves of any stores on the planet. All four of the vehicles we drove nearly 2000 miles from Chicago to Vegas for the show follow the same motive. If you could have ridden with me down the Vegas strip and witnessed the mob it drew you would have realized we accomplished our goal. But seeing as you are a fellow Chicago local I trust you won't just take my word for it. Our facility is just outside the city and you are more than welcome to come check out what we do in person. It would be my pleasure to give you or anyone else a tour...hell, if you give us a visit and still aren't convinced we're about as far from a joke as you can get I'll buy you lunch. Check our site out at www.fluidmotorunion.com and feel free to shoot us any questions about any build we ever do. Its hard to be mad at a fellow BMW fanatic...and with all the bolt on parts and shelf bought upgrades seen at shows it is completely understandable why someone would come to some or your conclusions. But I'm not a guy that likes grudges...too tired after a 32 hour drive home for that. I'd rather you check us out in person...I'm sure we'd get along like peas and carrots. Last edited by aj@fluid; 04-28-2011 at 09:59 AM.. Reason: spelling |
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04-28-2011, 01:45 PM | #72 |
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Nice shots! Great to see Amway is still in business!!
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04-29-2011, 01:40 PM | #75 |
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Excellent pics!
E34 M5 looks good!
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however, I hope you can at least understand why I would call modifications such as a snorkel on that truck a joke. four-wheeling has been a hobby of mine for about 15 years, and I'm much more familiar with off road vehicles than performance cars. I know full well what it takes for a vehicle to be competent off road, and the reality is that a snorkel would be one of the last modifications you would make to that car if your goal was to make it trail worthy. a snorkel on an X5 is as useless as tits on a boar. there are so many more important pieces of hardware that you're missing (not least of which is a 4-wheel drive transfer case), and it would be so expensive to add those that it makes absolutely no sense and becomes a pointless endeavor (hence my comments for calling it a joke). an X5 is just a terrible platform for an off-road vehicle. having said that, I now understand why you've made such modifications (i.e. to showcase your talents), so I hope you can accept my apologies for the misunderstanding. I'm an asshole, but I try not to be when I can. for what it's worth, I think it looks badass. maybe I'll swing by sometime to see your operation. |
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04-29-2011, 02:59 PM | #77 |
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i love Fluid's X5...been following the build on their blog for awhile. still gotta see/hear that thing in person sometime.
that fire orange/black P43S combo is just AWESOME. nice photos, guys!
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Like I said, would love to have you come by and take a tour of the facility. The invitation is always open even if only for curiousity. Fellow car enthusiast, on or off road, are welcome anytime. Just ask for AJ (Aaron). |
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04-29-2011, 05:03 PM | #80 |
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For the record, I think that X5 is badass! It was shooting fireballs out the pipes when revving at MFest! I mean it is not an off-road animal but pretty cool for your SUV...... oops I mean SAV!
Can you post up a video of the fireballs at night?
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This is a post on our site about mid way through the build... Hope you enjoy... and yes... like the rest of the vehicle...fire out the exhaust is just because "we can" so please don't ask for a "point" as I probably couldn't explain it. http://www.fluidmotorunion.com/archives/6123 Thanks again.... |
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