yes, they can be sanded smooth and coated over. Minor imperfections can be filled in with powder. If they are really deep, they can be filled in with metal filler and sanded back smooth before coating.

I like the thin outer edge but not red up on the "Z". I also think if you are going to make the silver rims black to match the car you may as well get rid of the silver on the door handles, lights, etc....

Here's some brand new shots after a layer of clear powdercoat over the pinstripe!

Fresh out of the oven:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...t/IMG_0362.jpg

Up close:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...t/IMG_0365.jpg

Direct sunlight:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...t/IMG_0367.jpg

Close up shot of pinstripe:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...t/IMG_0368.jpg

Tire mounting pictures....


New 305/30/19 Bridgestone RE11's:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/0172.jpg



Pictures of the sidewall. A lot of threads talk about 305 width being too wide for the rear wheel and the rear tires bulging, so I took a few shots. Note that the tires have a recessed bead, not to be confused with sidewall bulge.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/0132.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/0163.jpg

Now for the good stuff! I don't have the center caps painted yet, but within a few days...... will post more as I get things finished up.
I just got these mounted tonight, ran them home, bolted them up, got the car off of the jack stands and ran it into the sunset. As I drove out of town, I finally got away from the shadows and buildings and found a dirt road that was still getting direct sunlight. Unfortunately, this was all I had to work with:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/021.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/023.jpg


Notice the red dot on the fender....It was the sun as it was setting behind the hills. LOL.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/025.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/026.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/028.jpg

In the dark, the color is a little more red-orange
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/029.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/035.jpg

Even more unfortunately, On my way home I came upon an accident where a soccer mom in an Escalade T-Boned a motorcyclist at speed. Poor guy had one leg hanging buy a few pieces of tissue, totally folded up under his body. I took my shirt off and used it as a tourniquet to control arterial bleeding while we waited for the paramedics. I parked my car diagonally in the road to create a safe zone for people at the edge of the street helping this guy. When the police came they thought my car was involved in the wreck, too. I'll see if I can find an x-ray of this disaster tomorrow at work.
Totally ruined my perfect day with my new wheels on the Z. :-(

Nice job, they look good mounted up :tup:

sucks about the accident, but good thing you were there to help. Wheels look great! Nice to see the final product, as I was going to do something really similar had I not bought the nismo wheels.

Nice on,e jumpnig in and helping that guy out...coulda been like most of us and ben dumbfounded.

As for the rims, now you need so 25mm spacers to widen the stance..they are hidden under the flare.

I have 15mm spacers sitting in my kitchen just waiting to get put on! I was afraid to go any wider since I am now running 305 width tires.

On another note, here's the x-rays of the guy's leg in the accident:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...tt/photo-2.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...tt/photo-1.jpg

First one is femur. Second one is tibia/fibula.
:sad:

OMG!!! will that leg be savable? is it worth the years of rehabilitation?

Helping a fella out is not ruining a day. That made the day for that guy and that is so FTW!!


Also, the headlight housing and door handles need to be blacked out.

I still think of Knight Rider....lol

When I was at the scene, the paramedics told the motorcyclist they were taking him to the trauma center where I work. I checked up on him this morning and unfortunately they had to amputate his leg at the knee.

I'm a motorcyclist as well as a medical doctor and when I see human tragedy like this it does ruin my day. That could have been me on the pavement and this guys life will forever be worse than before this day.

Dude, Antelope Valley Nissan? I was born in Palmdale and lived in Lancaster for years :tup:

Damn that leg got tore up. What about the rest of him, anything else major? Poor guy lost his leg, but at least he didn't lose his life after getting hit by an escalade.

The car looks sick! IMO it would look even better with some blacked out headlights. Looks good. Kinda reminds me of the A-Team Van color scheme.

how about a drive by. i wanna see the rims while spinning. that would be an interesting sight.