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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 01:48 PM
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The new rims finally came, now i can officially type,
convo pros rock!

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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 01:59 PM
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...you're right, they indeed rock! also your car color rocks, it matches perfectly with the slight mist in the pic and with the grey of the battleship in the background...
they claim these rims are lighter then standard alloys, did you check its weight? they look great anyway..
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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Last year I did a weight comparison of set of stock rallye wheels v. Convo Pros. 2-8X15's and 2-10x15's shaved 56 lbs.

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looks great,really nice 74 you got there
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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Last year I did a weight comparison of set of stock rallye wheels v. Convo Pros. 2-8X15's and 2-10x15's shaved 56 lbs.
Very tempting figures big_G...if i'm not wrong you have 3 3/8' front and 4' rear backspace?...
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by dmaaero
The new rims finally came, now i can officially type,
convo pros rock!
Did you have to shave your hinges to bring down the front of the stinger? That's on my to do list.
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by panic
...you're right, they indeed rock! also your car color rocks, it matches perfectly with the slight mist in the pic and with the grey of the battleship in the background...
they claim these rims are lighter then standard alloys, did you check its weight? they look great anyway..
thanks panic for the nice remarks!

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looks great,really nice 74 you got there
thanks stingraymaniac!

[QUOTE=big_G;1560984149]Last year I did a weight comparison of set of stock rallye wheels v. Convo Pros. 2-8X15's and 2-10x15's shaved 56 lbs.

big g thanks for the info when i was trying to figure out backspace


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Did you have to shave your hinges to bring down the front of the stinger? That's on my to do list.
not yet the glue has come alose under the front clip so there even right now, my car is still under construction

this is my first multi quote post so forgive me if i have it all mixed up david
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Very tempting figures big_G...if i'm not wrong you have 3 3/8' front and 4' rear backspace?...
IIRC, the fronts are 3-3/8 in. and the rears are 5 in.
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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Here's mine when I had the Convo Pro's on it. It looks like had the same look in mind!

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Both '74s, both have stingers, wheels, side-pipes............


curtis74 & dmaaero: Long lost brothers?.....
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by SEVNT6
Both '74s, both have stingers, wheels, side-pipes............


curtis74 & dmaaero: Long lost brothers?.....
and two very different colors!
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by curtis74
and two very different colors!
Oh didn't notice but you are correct two different colors.
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 07:21 AM
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Love those rims!! I'm using them on my race car for years.. They look good and are SUPER light!!

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Back in dec. when i got my vette and found this forum, curtis74"s hood was one of the first things i saw and wanted. I pm curtis and he was very helpful in pointing me in the right direction to get my hood. Thanks bro

Motorhead"s sig pic was a big insperation on the rims, he, curtis, big g, and oliver had some infulance too! Thanks to all of them for there help.

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Both '74s, both have stingers, wheels, side-pipes............cross flags (allthough hard to see in the pics) so i"ll let you slide on missing the flags

Dean i couldn"t agree more it"s still a purple!!!

There is so many on this forum that have helped me so much in the last 6 months for that i am truely grateful. thanks guys david
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You know I would not have thought that the Convos would look good on a Vette. But damn they do!
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Originally Posted by curtis74
Here's mine when I had the Convo Pro's on it. It looks like had the same look in mind!

Post some more pics of that thing like side view!

Jeezus!
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by big_G
Last year I did a weight comparison of set of stock rallye wheels v. Convo Pros. 2-8X15's and 2-10x15's shaved 56 lbs.
That's a substantial weight-savings, and after seeing Motorhead's & Ollie's pictures, I gave serious thoughts to using them on my '82, but I already have $550 invested in chrome-plating my N90 aluminum rims, and a pair of 4"-wheels for the front, and 10" wheels for the back would run me another $1100, so for less-than $350 minus S&H, I'll have 2 of them cut-apart & narrowed for the front:
none-the-less, all cars shown in this thread look fabulous with ConvoPros & Stinger-hoods (I even considered the Stinger C3-hood, but wasn't sure about clearences, and have found a 4.5" cowl-induction hood that'll do the job )

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Originally Posted by dmaaero
The new rims finally came, now i can officially type,
convo pros rock!

Nice looking C3

Here's mine..

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Nice Vette and yes they do rock !

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