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 Ollie
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 09:59 AM |
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The Hellaflush Movement
After travelling around the US for a month, I was increasingly curious as to what the term, "hellaflush" meant and what it entailed. After searching
around I discovered that it involved getting the best fitment to a car's wheels as possible, creating a 'flush' look.
I really like the look, and I was wondering whether other people either liked, or disliked the look?
Ps. Those that dislike jap cars may be offended 
Click below to view!
Hella Flush Video
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 10:19 AM |
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that vid was pretty groovy 
I still have a massive softspot for 240z's...
its definitely a good look. nuffin worse than an unfilled guard.
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 10:20 AM |
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can you explain a bit more re "the best fitment"? I still don't quite get it...
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Ollie
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 10:30 AM |
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It's basically trying to get the best possible offset and size (of tyre and wheel) to fit under- or just out of- the guard. The photos explain best,
I can't quite describe it.
It started with vw's then went crazy in japan
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 11:07 AM |
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It looks nice and suits those cars. It looks particularly nice on the MkI Golfs too.
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 11:25 AM |
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I like the filled out look, but not when the wheel is wider than the tyre 
Bit like the German look in the old VW Beetles, I think.
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 11:31 AM |
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Stretched tryes look awesome. Not game to run too much stretch on mine though. 
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 11:32 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by OMClarke
It started with vw's then went crazy in japan
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I assume that you mean that it started in Japan and then the VW scene copied it.
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 11:49 AM |
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I've been following this movement and the "Stance" Movement while now, and i love the concepts.
Its all about getting the right "Stance" on the car. Low, nice wheels, OEM or not, getting to all just FIT... Some like the wheel to sit flush with
the guard, other like it to tuck rim, others like to poke a lil 
A lot of these guys run their cars lower than anyone here on a daily basis, ripping a sump off is no uncommon 
From memory, the wheel being wider than the tyre originated in Germany and had something to do with a law change regarding tyre size, so stretching a
narrow tyre onto a wide rim was their solution, i could be wrong though.
For those of you interested, head on over to http://www.stanceworks.com and http://www.dubkorps.com, two great communities that are helping this scene
massively...
I guess i should add some pics of my Favourite cars then too...
Good Ole' Rusty, in a few of its incarnations...
How the car sits now, 5" chopped top, 4" more drop, new, one-off gold-plated 17" ronal racing splits, a diesel-rubbed body
Love it or hate it, its thinking outside the box...
And this might give some insight into the rest of the scene
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 11:49 AM |
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yeah VIP look originated in japan and I still fail to understand the appeal, most of them look like some fat ass has sat in the car, broke the
suspesion and flattened all the tyres
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 03:17 PM |
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Some of them look pretty cool, but when the wheel combo is poking out of the guard and obviously couldn't have any travel at all without damaging the
body then its gone too far. Race cars sit low with fully filled guards and stretched rubber fitment (sometimes) but the suspension still works. I look
at speedhunters.com a lot, they often have heaps of coverage on these style cars, as well as anything else interesting!
Depends if you like cars where form follows function or vice versa.
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 04:25 PM |
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Yeah I agree Owen, I think these cars show a strong stance (pardon the pun) toward the 'form' rather than 'function'.
Still, some of them = 
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 05:43 PM |
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oh god! tyres stretched like that  reminds me of ride on mowers.
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 06:00 PM |
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Doesn't do anything for me but each to their own. Where the wheels extend out beyond the body it is also illegal here.
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 07:13 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Yogie
Doesn't do anything for me but each to their own. Where the wheels extend out beyond the body it is also illegal here.
Yogie
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Wheels extending past the body is also illegal in the States... But that's half the fun of modified cars...
Saw this pic and instantly thought of this thread...
Gotta agree! The way a car sits can really make or break a car, the stance on my Panel van now is almost perfect...
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 08:16 PM |
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Its not illegal to have the tyres out past the body line on a Mk 1 morris cooper s as that was how they were made from the factory but it was changed
on the Mk 2 cooper s when they fitted them with flares.
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| posted on November 5th, 2010 at 08:22 PM |
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I'd KILL for that Oudi but all I can think of is GUTTER RASH!!!!!
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| posted on November 6th, 2010 at 02:08 PM |
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fan of some, hater of lots, neat fitting is fine, but NO gap & 2" outside your guards isnt fitting, nor is the im going to give this 30deg neg
camber so i can fit my 11" wide wheels under stock guards- people in japan drive like that too not just park
im doing my bit already
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| posted on November 8th, 2010 at 05:12 PM |
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That BMW is awesome. Love the air brush effect down the side. Wouldn't look too outta place in a pack with a few of the drag beasts I've seen on
here, with the luftwaffe emblems on the sides of their bugs.
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