far from a mistake, tell Vic thatbakerjf wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 3:56 pmC1B440CC-02A7-428E-AD68-84FF7CB0B922.jpegahgrafx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 3:44 pm Anyone know what the wheels are called 3up from lower left corner?https://petrolsupplyco.com/products/vin ... -art-print
Not Much Wheel Selection
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1967.5 1600 Roadster
1969 Ford F250
1985 Ttop Mustang GT
1994 Toyota 4x4 Pickup
1995 Toyota 4Runner Limited
1994 Mustang Cobra (my daily)
2015 Subaru Forrester (wife's daily)
1969 Ford F250
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Re: Not Much Wheel Selection
The Pontiac Aztec was different too.
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Old enough to know better, too old to remember why!
1969 2000 solex mine since 1972, under resurrection. (Finally resurrected as of spring 2019!)
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Re: Not Much Wheel Selection
I linked a set of ebay
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Re: Not Much Wheel Selection
They’re very easy to find especially if you’re on the west coast, there’s always a few sets on CL and eBay
Look for the 15x6.5 ET18 size 4x114.3 they’re the ones that fit well as seen from the pics Alvin posted
Expect to pay around $800-$1000 if they’re in decent shape (6-7/10)if they’ve been polished and are 8-10/10 you’ll be more in the $1500+
Make sure the set you get has the centercaps if not that can run you $200 easy for a good set
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Re: Not Much Wheel Selection
Now I know why we have stock wheels. I couldn't make a choice and didn't want to do the math. Same problem with the steering wheel, too many choices so I recovered the stock one. Absolutely no imagination.
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I like my steering wheel. Came with the purchase. It's an Empi GT steering wheel. Commonly used on the VW as a "deep dish" but mine is the one for the Datsun. Many days I feel like switching to a modern one with a much smaller radius but then I get a lot of compliments on it so I haven't changed. I occasionally see this model for sale on Ebay.
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Orange County, CA
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Re: Not Much Wheel Selection
Yeah, sadly Vic’s gone... I can tell you before his car was raffled off (6 or 7 years ago?) those wheels were long gone. Maybe he found something he liked “better?†Maybe he concluded they are hideous and ultimately “a mistake?†We likely will never know.ahgrafx wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:10 amfar from a mistake, tell Vic thatbakerjf wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 3:56 pmC1B440CC-02A7-428E-AD68-84FF7CB0B922.jpegahgrafx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 3:44 pm Anyone know what the wheels are called 3up from lower left corner?https://petrolsupplyco.com/products/vin ... -art-print
Back to you... Anxiously awaiting an imaginative leap forward in Roadster wheel choice, rather than a rehashed/rejected choice made many, many years ago from another Roadster owner... The fact that you got excited at all about a wheel another Roadster owner had on his car over a decade ago (and later ditched) tells me I probably shouldn’t get my hopes up.
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Re: Not Much Wheel Selection
Hahaha Mr Baker having fun
I did go that route trying to be original and looked for something different and ended choosing these for my car which I believed had not been done on a Roadster
Dunlop Lemans TE 14x6.5 ET9
But hey 50 years old car and 30 years old wheel chances are someone else had your idea
A guy in Lithuania send me this
Then we decided to put big brakes on the car so now I have Rota RBs
I did go that route trying to be original and looked for something different and ended choosing these for my car which I believed had not been done on a Roadster
Dunlop Lemans TE 14x6.5 ET9
But hey 50 years old car and 30 years old wheel chances are someone else had your idea
A guy in Lithuania send me this
Then we decided to put big brakes on the car so now I have Rota RBs
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Cool!Pjackb wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:06 pm Hahaha Mr Baker having fun
I did go that route trying to be original and looked for something different and ended choosing these for my car which I believed had not been done on a Roadster
Dunlop Lemans TE 14x6.5 ET9
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But hey 50 years old car and 30 years old wheel chances are someone else had your idea
A guy in Lithuania send me this
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Then we decided to put big brakes on the car so now I have Rota RBs
J. Baker
Lafayette, CA
'69 2000 (Solex)
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those were pretty thrashed and in malaysia so pretty expensive shipping
1967.5 1600 Roadster
1969 Ford F250
1985 Ttop Mustang GT
1994 Toyota 4x4 Pickup
1995 Toyota 4Runner Limited
1994 Mustang Cobra (my daily)
2015 Subaru Forrester (wife's daily)
1969 Ford F250
1985 Ttop Mustang GT
1994 Toyota 4x4 Pickup
1995 Toyota 4Runner Limited
1994 Mustang Cobra (my daily)
2015 Subaru Forrester (wife's daily)
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thanks PJ yes im on the west coastPjackb wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 12:30 pmThey’re very easy to find especially if you’re on the west coast, there’s always a few sets on CL and eBay
Look for the 15x6.5 ET18 size 4x114.3 they’re the ones that fit well as seen from the pics Alvin posted
Expect to pay around $800-$1000 if they’re in decent shape (6-7/10)if they’ve been polished and are 8-10/10 you’ll be more in the $1500+
Make sure the set you get has the centercaps if not that can run you $200 easy for a good set
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1967.5 1600 Roadster
1969 Ford F250
1985 Ttop Mustang GT
1994 Toyota 4x4 Pickup
1995 Toyota 4Runner Limited
1994 Mustang Cobra (my daily)
2015 Subaru Forrester (wife's daily)
1969 Ford F250
1985 Ttop Mustang GT
1994 Toyota 4x4 Pickup
1995 Toyota 4Runner Limited
1994 Mustang Cobra (my daily)
2015 Subaru Forrester (wife's daily)
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I'm not specifically looking for a choice that no roadster has ever done troll, do you know every roadsters wheel choice its ever had? 311s doesnt contain every roadster owner. I'm looking for something different, that wheel is not commonly used for a roadster that is for sure, so that would meet my criteria, its a vintage wheel on top of that so im sure many years ago people have used it and not used it. It makes me laugh inside when I see comments like yours, oh how boring your life must be...bakerjf wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 3:10 pmYeah, sadly Vic’s gone... I can tell you before his car was raffled off (6 or 7 years ago?) those wheels were long gone. Maybe he found something he liked “better?†Maybe he concluded they are hideous and ultimately “a mistake?†We likely will never know.
Back to you... Anxiously awaiting an imaginative leap forward in Roadster wheel choice, rather than a rehashed/rejected choice made many, many years ago from another Roadster owner... The fact that you got excited at all about a wheel another Roadster owner had on his car over a decade ago (and later ditched) tells me I probably shouldn’t get my hopes up.
1967.5 1600 Roadster
1969 Ford F250
1985 Ttop Mustang GT
1994 Toyota 4x4 Pickup
1995 Toyota 4Runner Limited
1994 Mustang Cobra (my daily)
2015 Subaru Forrester (wife's daily)
1969 Ford F250
1985 Ttop Mustang GT
1994 Toyota 4x4 Pickup
1995 Toyota 4Runner Limited
1994 Mustang Cobra (my daily)
2015 Subaru Forrester (wife's daily)
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Re: Not Much Wheel Selection
ahgraphx,
Here are a few suggestions to help you, and make this thread you created helpful:
1)Tell us your budget
2) Be specific about the type of wheel you want, ie beginning with "I want a wheel that is not commonly seen on a roadster" would have been sufficient
3) If you like a wheel you find, post it here so we can help you procure it and get the correct fitment
4) Avoid opinions on how wheels look, good or bad. It's YOUR roadster. You will be looking at it
Wheel choice should be a fun experience. As a wheel nerd, I enjoy the hunt.
Here are a few suggestions to help you, and make this thread you created helpful:
1)Tell us your budget
2) Be specific about the type of wheel you want, ie beginning with "I want a wheel that is not commonly seen on a roadster" would have been sufficient
3) If you like a wheel you find, post it here so we can help you procure it and get the correct fitment
4) Avoid opinions on how wheels look, good or bad. It's YOUR roadster. You will be looking at it
Wheel choice should be a fun experience. As a wheel nerd, I enjoy the hunt.
Alvin Gogineni
San Jose, CA
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Re: Not Much Wheel Selection
Those are sick Jack! I'd skip the brakes and Rotas just to run the Dunlops!
Alvin Gogineni
San Jose, CA
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1997 Acura Integra GS-R
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San Jose, CA
1967.5 SPL/SR20
1997 Acura Integra GS-R
2022 Chevy Bolt EUV
zcarblog.com
YouTube
My SR20 Build Thread
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Re: Not Much Wheel Selection
...says the guy whose daily driver is a “2005 Mazda 3 Hatchback.â€
This entire thread was founded on your rampant ignorance and condescending remarks about the Roadster community. Through humor, fatherly advice, and education we’ve all tried to give you a face-saving out; however, you seem stubbornly unapologetic/clueless.
Good luck with those wheels!
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J. Baker
Lafayette, CA
'69 2000 (Solex)
Lafayette, CA
'69 2000 (Solex)