IMHO i reckon that car's should stay the same colour they came the factory from.
paint it origanail because it's a good colour

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Shean Connery ish Shexty shex and shtill shexy

1964 hillman minx under resto at the moment
BUT DATSUN COMING AFTER THAT
FORMERLY JDM120Y

Could happen yet Chester - I've got plenty of time to make the decision...

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SR20DET 1971 Datsun Bluebird 1800SSS Coupe - 11.58 @ 122.40 MPH 18PSI GT2871R and PLMS NIStune
Historic 1971 Datsun 1600 Wagon - L series nostalgia
Historic 1967 Datsun 1000 Wagon - A series resto

Slowly collecting parts for the VB10, now have a new set of (rare) upper and lower balljoints, A15 engine, twin 40mm webers, DR30 stumpy 5 speed (to be adapted to A series ) coupe round gauge cluster inc tacho, some 12" hotwires and whitewalls, front windscreen (thanks for delivery Dave), all good stainless for gutters screens and sills, all good badges, some straight bumpers, plus my lightweight (5.2kg ea) 14x6 Watanabes arrived from NZ this week - $AU325 for the set - bargain! The offset is absolutely perfect for the 1000 too The measurement the Kiwi seller gave me was out by 15mm (should have had the wheels sitting 15mm further in), but as they arrived, the fronts sit just inside the guard lip - awesome

Picked up a set of new 165/55/14 Yokohamas locally from eBay for only $60 ea too!

I like this version of the Wats, cos the spokes slightly overlap the rim.

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SR20DET 1971 Datsun Bluebird 1800SSS Coupe - 11.58 @ 122.40 MPH 18PSI GT2871R and PLMS NIStune
Historic 1971 Datsun 1600 Wagon - L series nostalgia
Historic 1967 Datsun 1000 Wagon - A series resto

This thing is getting hotter by the minute.

What happened to "stock"?



As for colours, I was thinking a warm beige, or Ford Kashmir, or even Plymouth Petty Blue.

Yeah good call Sean - I think 'stock' has lost some of it's appeal - because now I appear to be headed for 'stock enough to just qualify for bloody strict NSW historic rego'

I'll have to look up your colour suggestions, they sound good

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SR20DET 1971 Datsun Bluebird 1800SSS Coupe - 11.58 @ 122.40 MPH 18PSI GT2871R and PLMS NIStune
Historic 1971 Datsun 1600 Wagon - L series nostalgia
Historic 1967 Datsun 1000 Wagon - A series resto

'Essentially stock' allows you to have a hot engine and some nice wheels in my opinion

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green200b - aka Alistair

The fleet:

Australia:
'80 200B GX - the green200b - hibernating
'81 RX-7 - 12A extend port - daily
'74 RX-2 - 13B bridgeport - cruiser

Europe:
'93 200SX - CA18DET - tourer

This shirt design has got me thinking I should stick with the orig blue colour - or close to:

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SR20DET 1971 Datsun Bluebird 1800SSS Coupe - 11.58 @ 122.40 MPH 18PSI GT2871R and PLMS NIStune
Historic 1971 Datsun 1600 Wagon - L series nostalgia
Historic 1967 Datsun 1000 Wagon - A series resto

yeah that blue does look good...thats why im painting my 1200 in the original blue again....

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71 1200 sedan! now a a14 turbo project