1981 and 20's
Oct 7, 2012 | 02:06 PM
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1981 and 20's
Just wanted to show my new project. My 1981 Beige, original 62K car with documentation.
http://www.vettesinc.com/uploads/3/1...70360_orig.jpg Don't know if this pic will show or not.
Oct 7, 2012 | 03:14 PM
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Looks awesome. need to drop the rear a little though
Oct 7, 2012 | 03:15 PM
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Looks great! Love the wheels.
Oct 7, 2012 | 03:21 PM
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Thanks for the comments, yes the whole car needs to be dropped never really did like the stock height look. Body will be hugging the tires when I'm done.
Oct 7, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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So what all modifications did you have to make to get them to fit?
Oct 7, 2012 | 05:20 PM
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Nice improvement over stock rims.
Oct 7, 2012 | 06:02 PM
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Thanks AVGI.....Red ...you don't have to modify at all you just have to have a backspace of no more than 5" 4.75 is better. I used 255/35ZR-20's and that will make sure that the tire and wheel combo is just slightly larger than stock 15's ...about .75 larger.
Oct 8, 2012 | 03:13 PM
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Wheels look really good. Now drop it little to make it perfect!
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Oct 8, 2012 | 11:40 PM
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That looks awesome :-) nice job. That is the look I'm going for. But when I'm done with this car it will look more like this
http://vettesinc.com/uploads/3/1/3/6...49853_orig.jpg my attempt at Photoshop.
Last edited by DennisGreen; Oct 9, 2012 at 01:02 PM .
Reason: add pic