Check out these pics. I'm speechless.

My friend is a proud Aztec owner and he found these pics on some Aztek owners board.

WTF....WTF....WTF.....WTF.....that thing is hideous in stock form...but that thing looks like a fricken bug or something!!! Minivan on steroids????

that is pretty ridicoulous....

it doesn't look that bad to me, well much better then original one for sure
sergei

That aztec almost looks buyable. Definite improvement over stock.

Saw that here long ago. It's definitely got a respectable lift on it and the 2-tone paint kinda masks the fugly-ness a little, but it's still an Asstek...

Now, how is this Xterra related?

Let the shit talking begin. Here we go, AGAIN!

By Far the best looking AZTEK I ever saw...!
(But what did I really say with that comment?)

It's X related as it further demonstrates the Xceptional quality and raw bruteness of our Xs.

Big deal if it is X related or not....it's not a big deal.

That truck was featured in Offroad or one of the other mags about 6 months ago.

Way better looking than stock!

Brent, you've obivously seen everything there is to see here, nothing is new, its time to move on.

Go somewhere else and post whore.

This is the "General" forum. Here are the guidelines for the general forum:

General Xterra discussion not covered elsewhere

Sure Brent was playing "re-post police", but more importantly, he was pointing out that this was posted in the wrong forum.

By keeping threads in the correct forums, it helps people search for older threads and information. When threads are started in the wrong forum, it just makes it harder for people to search later down the road.

Keeping the forums organized and easy to find threads should be a priority for all the users. Otherwise we would have transmission questions in the tires forum and warranty questions in the buy and sell forum.

Can XOC or SWXterraClub (General forum Mods) please move this to the clubhouse please?

Thank you KJ. Perhaps Ian can take a cue from many of the other boards I've seen and put the "misc" section at the top so people that either don't scroll that far or just can't contain themselves long enough to do so will post the off-topic stuff where it belongs and the rest of us don't have to wade through it unless we choose to.

Brent

KJ and Offroad,

You guys crack me up. Are you really that anal? I'm sorry if my post has upset the balance in your universe. I hope the sky doesn't fall on your heads.

I will make a note to check, double check and triple check the content of my posts so I can choose the correct forum. Maybe I will contact Ian to ask his opinion as to where I should post. Lord knows, I don't want to upset the fragile XOC ecosystem with misplaced posts.

Oh, gosh! You know, I didn't search the tens of thousands of past posts to see if this subject was covered before. I can't believe I overlooked that simple step. I guess I should add that to my list of items that must be accomplished in order to post.

MaloCS' list of prerequisite steps that must be accomplished in order to post:
1) Formulate an idea / question / subject
2) Search the "subject in question" through every active forum. Taking care to review each and every post that the search function delivers. I would want to verify that I don't repost old subject matter.
3) Ask Ian where said subject should be posted.
4) Post question / comment on XOC based upon Ian's recommendation.
5) Cross my fingers and pray to that I don't upset the natural order of things on XOC.

Whew! I think that does it. If any XOC members have steps that I have missed please feel free to educate me.

Thanks for enlightening me on proper XOC forum etiquette. I am sincerely thankful for all of your wisdom. I owe it all to KJ and Offroad because they have opened my eyes.

I'm an engineer, so yes, I am that anal.

XOC makes the rules, not me. Imagine how (much more) screwed up this place would be without different forums and the search feature.

Now that you mention it, the Terms of Service in RED LETTERING states is pretty clearly:

Proper etiquette is expected of XOC members. You agree not to cross-post messages, or off-topic messages. Pick the correct forum for your topic, and post it once.

If you are new to XOC, use the Search feature before asking a question.

It's the ground rules outlined in the TOS. If it's not a big deal to you, then maybe you shouldn't have hit that "agree" button. I don't make the rules.

Thanks again! The wealth of knowledge you eminate is never ending. Wow!

Maybe you can help me with a few processes that have been giving me some trouble?

1) paper clips
2) toothpicks
3) envelopes
4) buttons
5) zippers
6) velcro
and the whopper...
7) toilet paper

Now that I understand that you guys are just trying to help me better myself I won't have a problem asking these stupid questions. Thanks!

This post encouraged a xterra discussion. Seems like a General board post to me. So what if it has been posted before. This isn't the sort of topic that you search for to find information about.

We see the same question twice a day about what tires or what shocks someone should buy. This topic has come up twice in SIX MONTHS. Give the guy a break.

stop the whining

HEY not to bad not it might be as rugged as an X but you have to add some big $$$ to get it their, I think it could lose those shiney wheels thou go with somethin powder coated or even silver but not the chrome look it looks as if it were a fake cheap ass chrome too, but hey if someone handed it to me i would take it!

That Pontiac Aztek was featured at the 2001 SEMA auto show (I think it was 2001) It was a show car built and featured by an aftermarket manufacturer. I kinda doubt that any regular Aztek has been modified in that manner (in the same way that no Xterra owner has modified their X with a Pathfinder engine like the Project X)

KJ take a pill and get a frigin life.

it figures he's an eng. they (most of them) have to be anal about something. until someone that knows how to use common sense comes around. go drink a beer and let the techs handle this, we wouldn't want you to get dirty or anything.

That's nasty...

Gone to the Clubhouse

I don't know about you, but I think engineers need to be Anal. Too much is at stake for them not to be. Would you want to drive on a bridge or fly in a plane, knowing that the designers skipped a few minor details?

(I am talking about road designers/engineers and structural designers/engineers. If they make a mistake, LOTS of lives are at risk. Software designers/engineers, typically do not have that sort of pressure. Granted bridge building has been around for a few centuries and the standards are already in place; whereas computers are still relatively new and they are still figuring things out - ie. Microsoft)

A recipe that only KJ could appreciate...


1.) 532.35 cm3 gluten
2.) 4.9 cm3 NaHCO3
3.) 4.9 cm3 refined halite
4.) 236.6 cm3 partially hydrogenated tallow triglyceride
5.) 177.45 cm3 crystalline C12H22O11
6.) 177.45 cm3 unrefined C12H22O11
7.) 4.9 cm3 methyl ether of protocatechuic aldehyde
8.) Two calcium carbonate-encapsulated avian albumen-coated protein
9.) 473.2 cm3 theobroma cacao
10.) 236.6 cm3 de-encapsulated legume meats (sieve size #10)

Directions:
To a 2-L jacketed round reactor vessel (reactor #1) with an overall heat transfer coefficient of about 100 Btu/F-ft2-hr, add ingredients one, two and three with constant agitation. In a second 2-L reactor vessel with a radial flow impeller operating at 100 rpm, add ingredients four, five, six, and seven until the mixture is homogenous. To reactor #2, add ingredient eight, followed by three equal volumes of the homogenous mixture in reactor #1. Additionally, add ingredient nine and ten slowly, with constant agitation. Care must be taken at this point in the reaction to control any temperature rise that may be the result of an exothermic reaction.
Using a screw extruder attached to a #4 nodulizer, place the mixture piece-meal on a 316SS sheet (300 x 600 mm). Heat in a 460K oven for a period of time that is in agreement with Frank & Johnston's first order rate expression (see JACOS, 21, 55), or until golden brown. Once the reaction is complete, place the sheet on a 25C heat-transfer table, allowing the product to come to thermal equilibrium.

They are chocolate chip cookies for those of us that are mere mortals