New rolling stock.

[Blown353]

Yay, new wheels. Stole them off some sucka's Mustang... actually, they're the brand new American Racing "427" wheel. Was ready to buy some CCW Classics but then I saw these and changed my mind as I really liked the more vintage look.

The only thing I don't love about them is the center of the knockoff adapters say "Shelby" on them. That was unexpected because they're blank in the pics on AR's website. Actually I don't mind but I'm 99.5% sure I'll get sick of everyone at car shows asking "why did you put Shelby wheels on a Chevy?" Either that or I'll get a court order from his lawyers asking for royalties. :rolleyes: Eventually I'll spin 'em in a lathe and face the logo off. At that point I might put them on a friend's 2-axis NC Bridgeport and use a small ball end mill to put a bowtie outline on them.

Details:

Front: 17 x 9.5 with 5.5" backspace using my old 1/2 worn down 255/45 Michelin Pilot Sports

Back: 17 x 11 with 6.5" backspace using 285/40 Kumho Ecsta MX

Also, since my last round of pictures I've dropped the front of the car another 5/8" and dropped the back another 1 3/8".

Pics...

http://home.comcast.net/~swedish_chef/stuff/ForumStuff/newheels.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~swedish_chef/stuff/ForumStuff/wheel.jpg

[camcojb]

I like those a lot Troy!


Jody

[McssGmachine]

Looks good! :thumbsup: Wish I could fit some rubber like that under my car.

Brian

[zbugger]

Very nice Troy. That looks really good on there.

[Payton King]

I wanted to run those on my car as well. Good choice!

[XcYZ]

Sweet. I like the painted centers.

[Speedster]

Troy -
Those look really nice on your car. They match the stance too. Nice...

[hapevo]

Very nice. :thumbsup:

Ross

[Sales@Dutchboys]

Wheels look great!

-Paul

[907rs]

Much improved look. I like them, Troy! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Steve68]

I'll add myself to the concensus, look great!

[Blown353]

I'm making some custom hubcentric adapter rings tonight out of 6061-T6 barstock (the wheel centerbore is an oddball size and seems nobody has off the shelf hubcentric rings.) Plan is for a .002" press fit into the wheels and a .010" clearance to the hub/axle flange. I'll be hard anodizing them for corrosion resistance.

The wheels work fine as-is being lugcentric (if you take your time mounting them) but paranoia is a driving force behind many of my projects. :P

Better still, hopefully tomorrow night I'll be taking the knockoff adapters to a friend's shop where I can use his 2-axis NC retrofitted Bridgeport to ball mill a bowtie outline on them. Shhhh, don't tell Mr. Shelby! :_paranoid Just need to draw it up tonight and generate some G-code to feed the machine. I'm open to other suggestions in this department but a slight bowtie outline seems like the logical choice.

[Diognes56]

Looking good :thumbsup: .

David

[Jr]

Troy,
The wheels look sick!

What would you guess is the average weight of the wheels?

[Blown353]

Troy,
The wheels look sick!

What would you guess is the average weight of the wheels?

Thanks!

Don't know on the weight, I forgot to weigh them prior to mounting the tires. They were nowhere near as heavy as I expected they were. A front wheel/tire combo weighs in at 51lbs and a rear wheel/tire combo was about 56lbs as measured by me standing on my POS bathroom scale while I was holding an example of each.

And a little update, I can now put my paranoid mind at rest.

Inside of wheels as shipped. Oversize centerbore, not hubcentric...

http://home.comcast.net/~swedish_chef/stuff/ForumStuff/wheelbore.jpg

After some quality time with a lathe and some 6061-T6 barstock (plus Alodine conversion coating afterwards for some corrosion protection) we have 4 of these. Sized to be .0015-.002" press fit into the wheels and .004-.006 total clearance over the front hubs and rear axles. The adapters sit .015" below the wheel's mounting pad.

http://home.comcast.net/~swedish_chef/stuff/ForumStuff/hubring.jpg

The finished product. Put a light smear of loctite on the adapter rings prior to tapping them in for good measure.

http://home.comcast.net/~swedish_chef/stuff/ForumStuff/wheelborewring.jpg

And that's how you make a lugcentric wheel hubcentric. :)

I also faced off the "SHELBY" logos on the knockoff adapters. I ended up leaving them blank. Looks much better now! :thumbsup:

[Steve68]

Nice machine work, nice Alodine, did you use the new pen or brush it on,

[PairOf69's]

how do the 285's sit there, fender lips rolled.? Your car is killer by the way :thumbsup:

[Blown353]

Nice machine work, nice Alodine, did you use the new pen or brush it on,

Thanks! I did the "dunk and swish" alodine method. We had just mixed up 5 gallons so I took a cup of what was left over, enough to completely submerge them.

how do the 285's sit there, fender lips rolled.? Your car is killer by the way :thumbsup:

The lips aren't rolled and I haven't trimmed the wheelwell moldings. Almost an inch to the frame and inner wheelwell and just about 3/4" to the lip/molding-- lots of room. I might roll the lips and try 315/35's when I do paint & body. I'd roll them now but I'm quite certain I'll crack the body filler above the wheelwells. :lol:

[GHOSTDANCER]

Killer Chevelle :thumbsup:

[61Bubbletop]

Wheels look great. Nice Choice!:thumbsup: