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TREADMILL Winter is
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SHOWTIME We hit up
two major car shows: the
Texas Heatwave show down in
Austin, TX and V-103 in Atlanta,
GA. If you like what you see on the
page head on over to rides-mag.
com for full coverage of each.
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BACKFIRE
PU BLI S HE R
DENNIS S. PAGE
EDITORS LETTER
E XEC U T I V E PU BLI S HE R
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E DI TOR I N C HI E F
EVAN EVO YATES
E XEC U T I V E E DI TOR
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the best custom-car magazine in the world, and we do a damn good job of it.
We dont try to jump on the bandwagon, our lives dont revolve around likes
and reposts, and we certainly arent interested in putting on car showsalthough we love attending them.
I love the fact that our superiors trust us enough to compose a magazine we
know our loyal readers will love, and that they give us the resources to make it
happen. Its been a very successful year for RIDES, and Im proud to be part of a
magazine that is actually doing well in a time where magazines are folding left
and right. Ive said it many times before, but our readers are loyal, and theres
just something about holding your favorite magazine in your hands and not
scrolling through overltered pics on your phones. You want to know the back
story; you want to know how they did it, because that information could possibly aid you in your future projects. I dont think the RIDES reader is someone
who just wants to look at paint and wheels, and I respect that, because Im the
exact same way.
This issue is the denition of a SEMA issue for us as it spans the custom-car
spectrum. As you see on our cover, we have a Pro Touring-inspired Chevelle
SS alongside a tubbed single-cab GMCboth vehicles bagged. Thats a trend
were seeing on our side of the custom fence these days, as literally every
featured vehicle in this issue has thousands of dollars in the suspension,
something we couldnt have said a year ago. I can pretty much say youll never
see another vehicle in RIDES with bone-stock suspension. But dont get mad
at me, its just how the game has progressed. Thanks again to everyone who
has worked with us on this magazine in 2014, and to all of our loyal supporters,
expect nothing but the best from us in 2015!
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being applied
to a wheel
electrostatically
Powder Power
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powdercoating your rims may be a better long-term option.
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the past has been the color-spectrum limitations, as there simply havent been that many
powders available. So unless you wanted
your rims black or a few other generic colors,
it simply didnt make sense. Thankfully, a lot
has changed. Years ago, colors were very
limited, explains Thomas. Today there are
thousands of colors readily available. You can
go from a basic at or gloss black or white to
a metallic orange with a sparkle clear coat.
And with a starting price of around $300 for
four wheels, it certainly makes sense to give
powdercoating a shot.
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IT'S SAFE TO SAY the Atlanta MC conjures up some of his best rhymes while cruising in some of his old-school whips. Besides
just releasing RJ2, the second album from Run
the Jewels, his group with Brooklyn rhymer/
producer El-P, Mike is currently at the tail end
of a custom 1972 Buick Skylark build.
RIDES: Do you remember your rst whip?
Killer Mike: An 85 Buick Regal. It was a
six cylinder. My grandparents had ordered
it without AC. It was fast as hell. It had a burgundy, maroon interior, all-black [exterior].
It was dope.
What did you cop once you got paid?
When I rst got a record deal, I went out and
got a dope-ass Pontiac Bonneville four-door.
[Young] Dro always tells the story about me
driving it up to [Atlantas annual concert]
Birthday Bash clean as hell.
What else do you have in your eet
of cars?
Im a big-time car dude. I got a 61 Impala I
bought from Big Boi thats being built. I have
gone through a lot of carseverything from
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AL GREEN Lets Stay Together
SADE Your Love Is King
SCARFACE I Never Seen a Man Cry
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HUNDREDS OF CUSTOM rides and thousands of spectators were on hand for the 25th edition of the famous Texas
Heat Wave car show. Being in the heart of Texas, everything
from lowriders to stanced-out new-schools graced the
grounds. In addition to the whips on deck, hip-hop artist T.I.
came through to rock the mic.
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MOTOCROSS RIDER
JAMES BUBBA
STEWART JR.S
DAD BUILT A MEAN
MARO FOR HIS
SUPERSTAR SON.
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AMES BUBBA STEWART JR. and his family are certainly a certied car family,
and as our 2010 feature on Bubba (Oct/Nov 2010) pointed out, Junior likes em
new and Senior likes em classic. Yeah, my dad has a gnarly collection of old cars.
He loves them, said Bubba. Theyre cool, but I want a car that you get in and
drive, and like, lets say, hop in, take the Ferrari out and its no big deal. But when
you try to hop in that [69 Camaro], its like, Uhhh, its warming up. Dude, Im not
into that. I want to hop in and go fast wherever I might be going. I dont want to
worry about it. Its cool, though, thats the difference between him and me. Fastforward to the present and Bubbas dad, James Sr., wanted to switch it up a bit.
He built an old-school ride for his son that would appeal a bit more to Bubba with
new-school amenities and a luxurious feel.
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completely gutted the interior, including discarding the factory dash and door
panels. We talked him into cutting out the
original dash and doing it fully custom,
says Thatcher. Over the next four months,
the Monster squad fabricated a one-off,
modern-style dash, and the contemporary motif spread throughout the interior.
Custom hand-fabricated door panels and
a center console were also incorporated,
giving the interior the feel of a new-school
ride while still paying homage to the oldschool. In the trunk, Monster constructed
a clean and classy audio setup filled with
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TO NEW HEIGHTS.
THE LATE 80S AND EARLY 90S, Jeeps dominated the streets
as every dope boy wanted one, every y girl yearned for a ride in
one, and movies and hip-hop further fanned the ame. From being
on album covers like Kool Moe Dees How Ya Like Me Now to being
the sole inspiration for LL Cool Js hit Back Seat (of My Jeep),
hip-hop has certainly embraced the rugged vehicle, founded in
the 1940s. Custom Jeeps were also mainstays in movies like CB4 and New Jack City; of course,
in those movies, the open top provided a great way to pull drive-bys, but thats another story.
Fast-forward to today and Jeeps have made a serious comeback, as everyone from soccer
moms to street soldiers oss em daily. The popularity is mainly due to the availability of the
four-door Unlimited version and the fact that famous athletes and entertainers cosigned them
early. LeBron James whipping his silver joint around Miami in his Samsung commercial during
the 2012 NBA Finals certainly didnt hurt either.
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see
the
Ford
Raptor
ripping through the mountains in the Baja 1000 or tearing through
the snow, as in the case of Ken Blocks RaptorTRAX, but sticking to
the paved streets of South Florida? Thats exactly what happened
when a friend of MC Customs in Miami approached owner Jhulio
Tadeo to completely overhaul his 2014 Ford Raptor.
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