Right, first off I wanted to say hi, this being my first post and all it seemed suitable

Next I wanted to run a few ideas past you all and ask for some advice:
This may sound a little bit weird, but I wanted to mod my stilts Predator style. Basically what I was thinking was 'armour placting' the springs with painted bike tires, painted or dulled into a suitably Predator esque color scheme. Then on top of that put a pair of strings, inter twining and crossing every inch or so, to represent the trophy vest. Last but not least I was thinking about adding trophy hoops onto the calf straps.
Yeah... Sounds weird, but I persoanlly think it would look pretty awesome >.<
Just an idea for the bike tyre, the middle gut plate and groin guard (or something like it):

Any ideas on how I could pull these off? Also, can I superglue nylon string to rubber?
Lots of questions, I know, but I like to know what I'm up against >.<