engine colors, I need pics and ideas!

[themadscientist]

I have not decided on a color yet for the block and the covers of the mighty mite I am building for the 180. I have seen some wild stuff but I am sure I have seen 10% at best of what is out there. Post up pics of non-original motor color schemes on the CA and drop any ideas or "I would love to see,,," kind of stuff. The sky is the limit, this will be one of the last decisions I will have to make so I want to do something fun and original.

The color should look good with a rod sticking through it in case I screw up the build and it goes BOOM!

[bentvalves]

Dark-ish gray of some sort on the engine block rather than black would look nice, but color schemes are really a in the eye of the beholder type thing.

[KEMP]

my motor is coming out soon for a rebuild, i plan to clean it up(block) and keep it natural iron looking for a clean finish, along with my current pink/purple valve cover combo, haha i like being in the un-usual side. pink and purple draw attention to make the motor look "gay", but then they dont realize the turbo, lol

[themadscientist]

Nothing is off the table, I have winnie the pooh all over the interior panels and I used to drive a pink skyline, I am a certified freak.

[KEMP]

you sound alot like me, only i wish i had i skyline, lol

i have mine posted on here, just recently, looke on page 2, or it might still be on page one, i like it, its neat and unique

[Bwana]

[ca18detgabby]

my little pony.......

[r34 gtr]

Winnie the Pooh that bich up! Make it match the interior, and have Julian do it for you. Ive got faith in him.

[ca18detgabby]

i was always an Eeyore girl

Winnie the Pooh that bich up! Make it match the interior, and have Julian do it for you. Ive got faith in him.

[r34 gtr]

i was always an Eeyore girl

You would be, wouldn't you.

[themadscientist]

Winnie the Pooh was for my first wife, I am more of a Tigger guy. You can tell.

[LeroyBrown]

where did you get your tigger icon from. thats dope.

[ca18detgabby]

where did you get your tigger icon from. thats dope.

uses that icon on myspace and AIM to lure kids back to his house

[ca18detgabby]

You would be, wouldn't you.

are you saying Im emo or something? my bf says the same thing

[themadscientist]

uses that icon on myspace and AIM to lure kids back to his house

Candy, I use candy.

[mmm240]

I love this color.

[ganma_ca]

Dude I say you do it up Mazora style, true JDM beautifulness!!!!It would look sweet and you can say you kept the paint true jdm style wise

It would look like this hot sexy beast, (only on your engine instead lol)

http://flickr.com/photos/sevensixnyc/744817519/

[bradt]

painted my block silver. Easier to see oil leaks. I'm more of a function over form kind of guy though.

[mazikowski]

I still demand to see that block... and the vehicle it's in for that matter!

[bradt]

You'll have to come over some time. Still need help with it. I have been busy getting the motor swapped in my AE86 so I can drive it around though. Should keep me entertained until the CA is ready to drive.

[CakeEater]

I went for A green that looks exactly like the older Kawasaki racing green/ semi-gloss black for other components aswell as the block. Looks really good in person with a high-gloss black engine bay. The intercooler piping is in a krinkle green that matches the rest.

I like it and thats all that matters.....



I was thinking of doing it the same colour as the car, but I decided to go the complete opposite to make it interesting. It would still be a cool colour....

[themadscientist]

I thought about green but I have seen your motor and you did it well so I would say that color has been represented.

[ser20det]

http://www.automotiveblogger.n...3.jpg

http://images.geekazoids.net/hks_180sx.jpg

Sam

I thought about green but I have seen your motor and you did it well so I would say that color has been represented.

Same shema but on theengine... seen one the other day on a rb26 and it was nasty :P

Old school hks FTW

[sjbsuperman1425]

hey TMS, if you have Need for Speed Underground 2, just start trying the different colors on there to see which looks best, its what i do with rims, paint, body kits, etc lol.

[r34 gtr]

dupont makes a "safety orange" that is really cool. Its a bright fluorescent orange that glows under a black light. It would scream at people from your engine bay, and I have not seen anyone with a similar color to boot.

[sicj]

something different = zebra or tiger stripes on the whole engine

damn. now I wish I did it...

here's mine.

[ard]

i would go black. matt black. i like to hide things. especially modifications on engine

[themadscientist]

I do too, I am not a hood popper. You guys see more of my engines than most people that stood next to it every saturday night. Those nosy types used to piss me off. Worse than paparazzi.

"what do you have"? "none of your business, go away"

[mbmbmb23]

Now thats badass =)

[jeremy242]

John Deer Green block(not a ca but you get the picture)Gold Valve Cover\Green for the money gold for the honies