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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Corey_68
http://www.madvet.com/shop?store=4&c...=41&frame=3484

Hope you have LOTS of free time and willing to cut the car.
Thank you so much.And your sure thats the ones on that car?I am not going to do the work,i will have it done.I understand about cutting the car up ,but i have always wanted them flairs and wider tires,c3s look so awsome with flairs.Ive had my car for over 20 yrs,i am going to make it to my likeing finally.The car will be with me till i die,then i will give it to my son.
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Billysvette
Thank you so much.And your sure thats the ones on that car?I am not going to do the work,i will have it done.I understand about cutting the car up ,but i have always wanted them flairs and wider tires,c3s look so awsome with flairs.Ive had my car for over 20 yrs,i am going to make it to my likeing finally.The car will be with me till i die,then i will give it to my son.

Yes those are the ones, I've gone round and round with the idea. For ME it's the idea of cutting an original set of 1/4 panels and drasticly dropping the value of the car.

NOW if the car was wrecked or needed new panels I'd go for it.
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Corey_68
Yes those are the ones, I've gone round and round with the idea. For ME it's the idea of cutting an original set of 1/4 panels and drasticly dropping the value of the car.

NOW if the car was wrecked or needed new panels I'd go for it.
I know what you mean.But im not interested in ever selling it and dont care about the value of it.My car has been through some hard times with me,im going to fix it up good,or a little better then it is now.Its been a good friend to me.
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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Hmmm nice....very retro....
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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I like it!!

Where can you get the Minilite wheels these days?


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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 427Hotrod
I like it!!

Where can you get the Minilite wheels these days?


JIM
www.Team3wheels.com sell them (the LT wheel)

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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Eddie 70
I like the spoiler on THAT car. It just goes with the look of the car in my opinion. Love the big tires and side pipes. All around mean looking ride.
Reminiscent of the Cobra Daytona look from the rear.
BTW- where can you buy those side pipes?
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 11:15 PM
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Thanks lvrpool32!!!


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Very sweet ride, nice find Jay
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 07:21 AM
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www.minilitewheels.com. Go to customer cars then to gm. That's my 79 vette.

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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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Very cool! There's a car with some similarities I've seen elsewhere. If I remember correctly it was silver with dark silver stripes and was in England or somewhere else. Wish I remember. Those cars look nice with that treatment.
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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 07:42 PM
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That is one sweet looking ride. I like everything about it but would personally have used ceramic coated side pipes.
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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Eddie 70
I like the spoiler on THAT car. It just goes with the look of the car in my opinion. Love the big tires and side pipes. All around mean looking ride.
It looks sorta like:



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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 03:23 AM
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lvrpl32,how is your car coming along?Any new pics?
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 427Hotrod
I like it!!

Where can you get the Minilite wheels these days?


JIM
you mean these???



go to www.demon-tweeks.co.uk
you can order them there, with your own specifications
(sorry i must be annoying you with my car pics, i do not loose a single occasion to show it )
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by litevette
Very cool! There's a car with some similarities I've seen elsewhere. If I remember correctly it was silver with dark silver stripes and was in England or somewhere else. Wish I remember. Those cars look nice with that treatment.
That would be Lasse.
http://web.telia.com/~u21203717/stingraylinks/myown.htm
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by MIKER
That's it. Thanks. I love that car too!!!
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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i really like it too Groovey
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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 12:31 AM
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Anyone know where to get some of those wheels?
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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 01:30 AM
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If this was a courtroom, I'd have to say "objection, asked and answered." There were links posted to several sites selling the Minilite wheels, including one in the UK.
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