starion facelift.. to rice or not to rice

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:43 am

hey guys and gals!

was bored, and started wondering.. what if the big jap tuning companies like jun, veilside, chargespeed etc paid some due attention to the starion.. what would they come up with..

SO.. i've come up with my very own (and very crude) drawings of what a rice style front end for a starion would look like :D

My question to you is.. if this kit was available off the shelf (BWAHAHAHAHA rofl), would you consider getting it? or do you think i've just ruined the look/ appeal of the car?

comments? love mail? hate mail? death threats? I'm interested to know what the community thinks

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:47 am

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thrash · Post by **thrash** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:15 am

new and improved!! with less of a gapping hole and more space for your number place

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NachoMan · Post by **NachoMan** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 2:03 pm

Looks like a snowplough at the front.
I think if it wasn't so long, ie ground clearance, and if it didn't jut out quite so much it would look ok.

Just my 2 cents, but it's your car...

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 2:20 pm

lol, i WISH that was my car.. that one actually works i believe.. and looks good.. well.. before i defaced it anyway..

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 2:21 pm

the starion is a boxy car.. lots of angles.. no smooth curves.. so a curvy front bar wouldn't suit it methinks..

Website · Post by **WidebodyWoody** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:32 pm

For s straight body, I would buy a kit any day, BUT for a widebody, I think they got the kit JUST right. They could have made the rear wing slightly better, and there are one or two slight mods to the front that could be done, but besides that, I think it is perfect.

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 6:55 pm

this one is to address nachoman's comments about the original "design" looking like a snowplough

i think my drawing skills with paint are getting better :D

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beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 2:30 am

I vote for "the starion isn't a rice car and shouldn't be messed with like this.. shame on you.." but my girlfirend says its nice :) well, woman, what else to say :)

I think that Starion is old school Jap GT car and its beatifull as it is, and it should stays like that. :)

decoy · Post by **decoy** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:10 am

nice original idea with the header panel there, although it'd probably work better with the late model bonnet. last one doesn't look toooooo bad.

i've dug up some old decoy rice for ya:

tmz_99 · Post by **tmz_99** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:03 am

scooped bonnets = t3h s3x

compressor · Post by **compressor** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:50 pm

thrash wrote:this one is to address nachoman's comments about the original "design" looking like a snowplough

i think my drawing skills with paint are getting better :D

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i like it its fat :beer go fot it id say hope you have the power to back it up

2JA's · Post by **2JA's** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:27 pm

decoy's silver one screams 350z, the other hmmm aquired taste i think, the blue one has potential though it doesn't make me puke rofl

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:24 am

decoy's first one i don't know, but i do like the look of the metal replacements for the rear side windows.. too bad i need them to see my blind spots.. otherwise i'd actually consider that

the second one has a modded 180sx front end, doesn't it deeks?

hope you have the power to back it up

and no, my car doesn't have any power.. power costs money i don't have.. yet..

i'll be amazed if my car can churn out 50kws at the wheels :x

work on the power end of things should be starting late februry 2008, if i keep the car that long.. since i want ONE car that can be a daily driver AND decently quick, i might just get something else for now and come back to starions when i can afford to leave a car in my garage 11 months a year.

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:37 am

decoy wrote:nice original idea with the header panel there, although it'd probably work better with the late model bonnet. last one doesn't look toooooo bad.

Say, what part are you refering to when you say "header panel"?

and come on, we all love the bonnet scoopp.. i was actually thinkin of lowering it so the top of the scoop sits aligned with the top of the headlights (when down of course), and having the middle section lowered, so there would be smooth low areas between the angular headlamps and the bonnet scoop

i'll post up another picture after i've drawn it.. wait till i'm bored and high again.

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