Wheels for the Greenbrier... Yeah, I'm asking for opinions...

Yep, posted earlier.

 

Actually, I got the wires you need for it stacked in front of my garage. It's neighborhood scrub week and my neighbor put out some decent 15" cragar 30 spokes for the junk truck. As they say in Spain, El Scoreo

 

Nope, those are Douche Bag Elites. Cumdumpsters are only available in spinners with cubic zirconia studded rims

 

These people say..................................................

 

I was thinking of something along the same lines as Keystones...

 

These look great, find some good "old" ones.

 

fenton, hawks

 

This way or old skool 13" Daytons (gold also) .

 

Rashy,I got your wheels right here.

Pics show: 4 ea. 14by 7 inch wheels

Back spacing,as I see it measuring from the wheel mounting surface,(flange), to the inner most part of the wheel,(inboard), two of the wheels measure 3 1/4 inches,and two of the wheels measure
3 3/8 inches.
One of these wheels is an American Racing Double Throw Down five spoke'r,the other three are wanna' be's.
They all four look the same to me,with very slight differences,if any.
The major differences are in the lug hole area.
All take shouldered lug nuts.
The difference is in the wear washer,(mounting washer),one is circular,and the other is elliptical.
No uni-lug shit.


Be advised: You are looking at trading material here!


I P.M.'d ya' in the past with shit I was looking for,and I have a small shopping list for your Oklahoma,(or is it Texas,I get the two mixed up) ASS.

Oh yeah,the bolt pattern is the same as a small Chevy pattern,i.e., they were on a '64 Nova,which had been converted to 5 lugs with mid 80's Monte Carlo parts.

P.M. me for the gory details.

Much love.

 

chevy rallies with derby caps

 

i say cragars with skinny whites

 

How about perforated steelies?
90s cop cars and such. I've been told they are the 5 on 4.75 pattern, but I haven't checked.
I'm thinking trim rings, spiders, and the rest painted body color.

 

Those 9C1 wheels are 5 on 5 and look hideous on anything other than a caprice or a trailer.

 

Porsche 914 maybe.The are cool but they are lookin' awful '90s esqueWell you know opinions are like bungholes, uh can you smell what I'm thinkin' here?

 

BTTTDid ya' decide yet,Rashy?

 

It was sort of decided for me. This engine I have is in way worse shape than I thought so I need to concentrate energy and funds on finding a replacement or parts for this one.

I really hate to drop any money into this one being an 80 HP engine...

 

do those have the same motors as a corvair?????
one of my friends is about to scrap a corvair....
i can call him and see if the motor is any good.....

 

Radirs with thin white walls. Depends on the look of your paint and interior work though. Is this a Beaver Baggin' Wagon or Gnarly Dude Transit?

 

I was hoping for gnarly beaver transit...

I have stock in a company that makes penicillin...

 

Please do. Even if the motor is "no good" I'd be interested to know what is wrong with it as I may be able to use parts.

 

**UPDATE**


We swung by Lil' Toots after dinner and ran into a stack of US Indy Mag wheels he forgot about.

They are real magnesium five slots. I like them, alot.

Problem is they are too wide. I stuck one on the rear of the van with the steel wheel still on the front and I like it. ALOT.

Now I'm thinking I just might radius the rear or cut the existing well out and move it up to match the front (3 inches down from the white strip) so I can put some more tire under the thing and balance out the tops of the wheel wells.

If I round them out I will want to somehow put the bead back on so it looks like it was made that way. Lots of work!

If I go that way I will need to locate two 14 X 5 or six wheels to match the back ones with a 3" or more backspacing.



Oh yeah, these wheels have 225 70 14 tires on them and the steelies have 205 70 14's. I think a smaller tire on the Mags may get them to fit but they kinda need that big tire on back.

I'll be sporting the existing wheels tires until I square the engine mess away and then figure it out.

 

Chevy rallys, with 67 flat cap, any size can be found cheap!!!

 

Kool idea!! Moving the rear fender wells to match the front one will gain tire options and it looks better. Lot of guys will never know that you did it. I'll keep my eyes open for some wheels...


If I round them out I will want to somehow put the bead back on so it looks like it was made that way. Lots of work!

Don't round them out. Move the existing fender well up, this will look like the way they should have done it and you won't have to worry making the rounded off one look like the front. Too much work and it won't look as good..... My 2cents, now I'm broke!!

Did a quicky to look at....

Happy Trails,

Mick

 

That is exactly the way I need to go.


I was just gonna drive this thing. I should have known better!

 

I like the torque thrusts shown in one of the photos. Really cool van/parts hauler you have there! Here is my 60 corvair with 15x4 Radirs and cokers

 

CHROME STEEL slots.

 

Well, if you're leaving it as pictured, I'd say full stock hubcaps and skinny whitewalls. Sorry. I love the custom painted wheels on hot-rod roadster's 64 wagon. But, I think they look SO GOOD, they'd make your van appear a little more worn out. PS-while we're at opinions, the "rake" is way too severe. Raise the nose an inch

 

No way on raising the nose! Drop the rear another inch or two. I don't know about opening the wheelwell. It might look more like a late 70's jacked up with ladder bars, nice mullet look... .02