New Zealand Datsun Club

Nothing wrong with driveway paint jobs!
my 110 was painted in a nor-wester, on a wetted down gravel driveway
As long as the car is prepped well, and you have someone on the gun who knows what they are doing!



Paint is about 18 months old in this photo

^ My thoughts exactly

Also, I think original colours are the business!

Wow man that looks good!

Yea ive got a mate who works for a painters in nelson here, he said he will spray it for $500 including paint.
Im going to get it all prepped myself. Its not that i dont trust him to do it,
but at least that way i only have myself to blame if it aint sraight as before the paint goes on...

On the sus/rims front:

-Ive found cobra springs thru my oppersition (BNT) 256+gst each pair
now that i have the part numbers i will be able to get a staffie price thru work! (Repco)
-I got a quote for a set of Black/Chrome lip sport max rims & tyres fitted for $1300 from U-save, as long as they are the right offset.

So does any one know where i should look to find the offset for my bluebird?

As far as I am aware Sport maxxs only come in 0 offset

You will struggle to get them on a 910. Most older rear wheel drive cars have factory offsets between +15 and +25

0 offset will rub or stick out from guards generally.

My rims on rear of my C110 (car in my avatar on left) are +6 offset and they JUST fit without hitting guards

Stick with factory colour they look the best anyway in my opinion. That way if you ever have to repaint a section it will look the same. If you start adding pearls it can be really difficult to match. Especially when most people go with 'a little of this, a little of that' mixture

yea see i was wondering about that...
they said the best idea was to take the 'bird in, but that will ave to wait till i have some spare $$$

Yeah take it in and see thats the best way dude. I think Sportmax's will look the business, ginge will be JELLY! hahaha So if you can hemi them on do it.

Sportmax will fit fine they will just look super gay because they aren't awesome old japanese or 14"s

Bluebird strut can hack a - offset wheel IIRC.

cheese910 wrote:Sportmax will fit fine they will just look super gay because they aren't awesome old japanese or 14"s

They will still look good and agree, not as cool as some jap wheels.

thats a 14x8 -14 on the back
sportmax should fit easy with a good dose of low and undersize tyre