Post a pic of your real car

[Cale]

Well if that's the case then I'll probably do that to my new tires when I get them. Mind linking which one you have?

These are what I bought. I would recommend going to your local autozone/Advanced and just picking up a duplicolor Hot Tires marker though so you don't have to wait for delivery. One marker should be enough for all four tires.

EDIT: would help if I pasted the link

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LU3N6P2/?tag=gtplanet-20

 

[ildd]

These are what I bought. I would recommend going to your local autozone/Advanced and just picking up a duplicolor Hot Tires marker though so you don't have to wait for delivery. One marker should be enough for all four tires.

EDIT: would help if I pasted the link

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LU3N6P2/?tag=gtplanet-20

Thanks, I love the look of white lettered tires (for the most part) and have seen multiple examples of them on Miatas. Most people either spray paint them or use a paint pen, but say it only lasts a week or so before yellowing.

 

[Cale]

For reference this is how it looked after I scrubbed them.

 

[Cale]

Thanks, I love the look of white lettered tires (for the most part) and have seen multiple examples of them on Miatas. Most people either spray paint them or use a paint pen, but say it only lasts a week or so before yellowing.

Also my friend and I just finished installing a NOS kit on his NA. A 70 shot really woke that thing up. Worth the $700.

EDIT: Also raised letters are much easier and less stressful than inset ones. So you may be in for a PITA depending on the tires.

 

[Grandea GTR]

For reference this is how it looked after I scrubbed them.

Dat BBS.

 

[Northstar]

Here is my 2007 PT Cruiser that I bought because my old car was DOA.



It's not the greatest (although I do like the color), but it only had 93,000 miles on it so it should last a few years, at which point I will probably get a car that is actually fun to drive.

 

[Icy J]

For reference this is how it looked after I scrubbed them.

Hm, kinda tempted to try that on mine with some random white markers just to see how it looks...I imagine they'll fade pretty fast just in case it looks meh... (photoshopped pic)

 

[Cale]

The paint hasn't faded one bit so far.

 

[Slash]

 

[Team THRT Drift]

Keeping to the truck "theme"

 

[Slash]

With that, I'll post two more.

 

[Grandea GTR]

With that, I'll post two more.

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Curious about the age of that truck

 

[Team THRT Drift]

Curious about the age of that truck

It's not an old truck. Just took a lot of beating from Mother Nature.

 

[Grandea GTR]

It's not an old truck. Just took a lot of beating from Mother Nature.

So, like about early 90's or so?

 

[Zyla]

So, like about early 90's or so?

Mid-80s.

 

[Team THRT Drift]

👍

I think it's an '87.

 

[Slash]

It's not an old truck. Just took a lot of beating from Mother Nature.

It is a classic however.

But this pretty much. It's taken quite a beating overall over the years, even after being fully rotisserie restored in the early-mid 1990s. Since it's sat (other than being started and moved periodically) since late 2007, it hasn't really gone anywhere. In fact, the rust is gotten horrible since we parked it. If I showed you pics from 2006 versus today, the difference is quite astounding. While there was rust back then, pretty much no clear coat had even started peeling yet. Fortunately that restoration back then makes things easier when it finally is restored again, since the mechanical side of everything is in great shape meaning we literally have to lift the old body off and put a new one on. But I chalk up a lot of the severe rust being due to the fact that a lot of the body on it at the moment is cheap aftermarket meaning the body panels are half the thickness of OEM. See first pic in this post. That's an aftermarket tailgate (and the 4th one IIRC).

Mid-80s.

Yup.

 

[sems4arsenal]

@Slash love those shots, no way these are phone shots right?

 

[Slash]

@Slash love those shots, no way these are phone shots right?

They are actually phone shots, nothing more than a Samsung Reality with a 3mp camera. I did edit them, but the only thing I really changed was the contrast, brightness and occasionally if it needed it, saturation. In fact several of those are entirely unedited.

 

[sems4arsenal]

Impressive @Slash yeah share more of these.

 

[Slash]

Impressive @Slash yeah share more of these.

Thanks man! I'm really happy with how they've all turned out. I'll take more when I get some time. I've really wanted to do some good interior shots but the lighting hasn't been right when I get the time to. Too bright.

 

[Doog]

Awwwwww yeeeeea, just before the storm hit.

Well, that's nice.

What happened to the wing?

 

[Davis]

tree'd

 

[SVX]

Awwwwww yeeeeea, just before the storm hit.

Did that storm happen to hit a year ago?

https://plus.google.com/11038506373...6059028367409310466&oid=110385063733953894075

 

[CSMDuty11]

Uh oh, drama is gonna hit, better get the popcorn and umbrellas..

 

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

 

[Grandea GTR]

What happened to the wing?

That, along with the front lip, managed to get severely damaged in the storm, sadly (Wing split in two, lip got ripped off). Luckily nothing else.

Did that storm happen to hit a year ago?

https://plus.google.com/11038506373...6059028367409310466&oid=110385063733953894075

Nah, there was another one that recently hit Texas (I think) a week ago...?

The Evo is actually a friend of ours, so sorry if I sounded so possessive of it (couldn't take a good picture of it at that moment, so I used that photo instead). So, for the time being, it has been sitting around our driveway until new parts came in. He allowed me to drive it around freely, so there's that.

I would take a picture of how it looks right now, but it isn't around me at the moment.

EDIT: Anywho, here it is right now:

Problems began developing inside the Evo's engine, with the head gasket and all that doodad.

A more detailed pic of what used to be where the wing was.

And another front that shows the new addition to the family alongside it.

 

[ildd]

Got my plates and plate accessories on this morning

(s63 for scale)
rear bracket says "I'll bet you a new car" "I can stop faster than you" and the front is held in by one nut

 

[Grandea GTR]

Got my plates and plate accessories on this morning
View attachment 358636 View attachment 358637 (s63 for scale)
rear bracket says "I'll bet you a new car" "I can stop faster than you" and the front is held in by one nut

Does that roll bar say something?

 

[ildd]

Does that roll bar say something?

"Apex Everything"