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Hot Rods "BettyLou gotta new pair of shoes"! New wheels and tires,whatcha think?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Bad Bob, Jan 11, 2010.

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  1. Bad Bob
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    BEFORE...
    [​IMG]

    AFTER...
    [​IMG]
     
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  2. ChevyRat
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    Very nice . Looking good!
     
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  3. Harris
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    Me likey!
     
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  4. slddnmatt
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    didnt even realize you got your tires DUHH!!!!LOOKS *****NNNN
     
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  5. lorodz
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    looks great ....
     
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  6. 38zephyr
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    I liked it better before , maybe paint the wires black though .
     
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  7. cafekid
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    very nice
     
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  8. Flathead50
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    I've always liked wires, but I gotta admit the new shoes look bad***!
     
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  9. Royalshifter
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    Looks good BBBBBBBBob!!!!
     
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  10. ROBERT JAM
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    I'm alway amazed what a wheel and tire will do for a car.You did it good!!
     
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  11. L110Mike
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    Pretty sweet! It's got a great stance!
     
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  12. Irish Mike
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    Bring it by, I'm done re-modeling.....
     
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  13. HotRodDaddy-O
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    Exactly.
    Looks really cool.
     
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  14. KJSR
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    Looks much better and I hear all the cool guys are running black wheel/tire combo now:D.

    Now go to work on that roof line.....
     
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  15. KIRK
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    Looks just right, you nailed it.
     
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  16. Rich Wright
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    Nice. Big improvement.
     
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  17. 3wLarry
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    oh yeah :cool:...now center the rear tire in the wheelwell...
     
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  18. twink
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    Nice! I like the wires to!
     
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  19. menacekustoms
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    I more a fan of chrome reverse, but those look more appropriate than the wires.
     
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  20. povertyflats
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    very cool now
     
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  21. Bad Bob
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    That's the way I got it,so no plans on reworking it. I'll build one myself,someday. I got it to experience a Hotrod. Just gonna drive the **** out of it!!!!
     
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  22. Bad Bob
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    Maybe I should've put it in the ***le! haha!
     
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  23. Bad Bob
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    Might do that,if I had your address!!!!
     
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  24. Bad Bob
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    They were Jimmy Shines old wheels,borrowed from Diamond for the Primer Nats.
     
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  25. 562roadster
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    Looks good Bob!
     
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  26. DRUGASM
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    lookin sharp
     
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  27. dieselc
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    Looks better!
     
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  28. Road Kill PU
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    Great stance and good looking tire wheel combo.
    Later,
    ****
     
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  29. HOTRODPRIMER
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    Man,,I love the new look and the heavy rubber rake!:D HRP
     
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  30. Bad Bob
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    I put 8" wheels with a 5" back spacing,to get rid of the big gap between the body and the tires.

    Before...6" gap
    [​IMG]

    After...3" gap
    [​IMG]
     
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