Aaron's ST162 - Possible future "Green Machine"

Aaron's ST162 - Choosing a Colour Scheme!

This is my little beastie, I took these pictures just after me and the missus got back from a date at Skateaway :thumbsup:
I did a bit of detailing earlier today and thought I'd get some pictures before it got dirty again :driving


P1030252 by DeL337--, on Flickr


P1030250 by DeL337--, on Flickr


P1030246 by DeL337--, on Flickr


P1030240 by DeL337--, on Flickr


P1030238 by DeL337--, on Flickr


P1030234 by DeL337--, on Flickr


P1030232 by DeL337--, on Flickr


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P1030227 by DeL337--, on Flickr


P1030253 by DeL337--, on Flickr

Damn it's hard taking pictures in the dark

You can see in some of those where I sanded and covered up some rust on the driver's side door. Don't worry, I have a set of mint doors sitting under the house waiting to be repainted and bolted up :thumbsup:










I just got my license about a week ago so I've been having a blast finally being able to drive around.

I put some brand new balljoints and new second-hand hubs with near-new bearings in 2 days ago and god damn does it make a difference! It'll be even better when I get an alignment

Can't wait to start painting, need to pick a scheme, gather supplies and find a good place nearby that'll let me rent a spray booth.

I'm thinking black with green trims to go with green underglow and grille lights. Too ricey?

aaron.

 

Still got a bit of deciding to do..

I was thinking since I have about 100 green LEDs I could make the rear spoiler, bump rubbers etc.. green and have green keyhole LEDs so I don't scratch my paint trying to find the hole, green underglow for show and various other green lights just for fun.

Nothing solid yet till I do a mockup on Photoshop, might even go orange or something :thumbsup:

aaron.

 

Me too :thumbsup:
The set of 16" wheels came with the car, I got the stockies from my parts car.
The reason for the odd setup is that 2 wheels on both cars had next to no tread left, so I took the good ones and slapped them on.

When I can afford a set of Nankang NS-II's I'll put the 16"s on both ends.

The orange looks sweet, and white wheels will always look good :thumbsup:

I'm trying to keep away from tinting any of the lenses, it's illegal but people do it anyway. It looks pretty nice but it'll be just one more thing to get pulled up for, and being on P plates they won't hesitate :aargh

I used to play a lot of NFS before I knew anything about cars, I think I might still have a bit of the NFS mentality hanging around up in there

That bumper on the black/white one looks pretty nice, I might get my Dad the anything-to-do-with-building-and-fixing-shit legend to help me build something like it when I trek back up their way with the missus.

I was just about to fire up Ye Olde Photoshop to give it a go actually

I know what you mean, I'd be temped to turn all the glow on cruising on the highway at night for kicks. And tickets would be a pain in the ass having a pretty low income :byodood

Eventually once I've finished painting and stuff I want to be able to compete in show'n'shines, I want to be able to see my reflection in the paint!

That's pretty much my goal, something rare and different that I can be proud of.

Did I mention that mine is the only 4th gen that I see on a daily basis?
Whenever I see another one I wave, both my missus and most of the time the driver is like wtf why are you waving?

aaron.

 

Nah I hardly see any car with underglow or grille lights, plenty of unneeded wings though.
I'd like to see more glow and show, it gets boring with the same old bogan cars driving past all the time.

I think the scene in Perth is more into glow and show, in Brisbane it's mostly badly kempt Silvias and Skylines and V6 Commodores with chevvy badges :barf

aaron.

 

Yep, got the full set, covered in gutter rash from the previous owner, but nothing a bit of sanding and paint can't cover up :thumbsup:

16x7J they say, not sure about offset. Running Nankang NS-II 205/50s.


P1030259 by DeL337--, on Flickr

 

Here's a mockup, displaying my mediocre Photoshop skillz


Green Machine by DeL337--, on Flickr

aaron.

 

Too Star Wars? I don't see it, if anything too TRON

I'll try out some more colour combinations and see how it goes! :thumbsup:

aaron.

 

This and some more subtle changes coming up!


Green Machine_M TL by DeL337--, on Flickr

Any suggestions for a better colour scheme? I like "Green Machine" personally, but I'd like to see some different colours on my car before I decide.

aaron.