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Projects Two things make a car: Wheels and stance.

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by flynbrian48, Nov 30, 2017.

  1. DDDenny
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    Yessir and you gotta wonder why so many "miss it by that much"!
     
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  2. slowmotion
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    The perfect match of the rear tire radius to body radius just puts this one over the top! Well done!
     
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  4. topher5150
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    I think to many people miss that and end up looking like they're riding on skateboard wheels
     
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  5. Baron
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    Thank you !
     
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  7. TERPU
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    Because the rest of the world isn't as picky, retentive, and obsessively oriented as the few of us with the 'Tisms :)

    OR maybe it's just because taking one spring out, or putting one back in, getting the perfect tires, width of the rim, shock length, steering rod geometry, ackerman, fender clearance, body line tire relationship, air pressure, centering the wheels in the openings, squaring the ch***is, perch orientation, reverse eye, no reverse eye, juice brakes, spindle relationship, axle width........................
     
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  8. I like em when you can’t see the rear tires

    mmmmmm
     
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  9. rust&patina
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  10. DDDenny
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    Ryan Reeds' *****'n 37

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    Some pretty snappy rides there gents .....
     
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  13. I am sharing this from the “Bandit” thread. Overall it is a great picture - lifestyle, kid on a bike, hot rods, black and white, could use a dog maybe. Unique stance on the 5 window. I might not have built it that way, but I would be checking it out.. F3718D50-C392-4CBA-B4C9-1FE8CA9D95AB.jpeg
     
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  18. MMM1693
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    In my opinion if you get the car a little too low and the tires too far up into the fenders it gives the car a skate board look Dan :cool:
     
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  19. How does this translate once it is on the ground? Good camera angle, or *****in stance? 00EAAC4B-EE03-41B7-ADCF-1F5F64FCA636.jpeg
     
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  20. 79F45860-477E-44CA-B840-20A497A19BD0.jpeg Another one that catches my eye every time I scroll through my pictures.
     
  21. How come the roof angle is so much different than this one? CF7A5DA1-6D92-4378-81C4-2CD38F136501.jpeg
     
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  23. rust&patina
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    Credit to Tom Davisen .. :cool: 1934+Five+Window.jpg
     
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    There are no drag strips near me. We once had 4. Islip 1/8 mile, N.Y. National, Long Island Dragway and Englishtown. I lowered the front and it handles better and removed the fender well headers (they are hanging on my garage wall. I think it worked out okay. 57 Pass side B.JPG Headers II.jpg
     
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  26. topher5150
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    why dose it look like the back wheels are on backwards?
     
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