Polished Gumby's on my 05 DSOM: weekend project
09-08-2013, 06:13 PM
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Polished Gumby's on my 05 DSOM: weekend project
So I've finally found the wheels I was after- going thur iteration and iteration in my mind of black ZR1's, Black Z06, or leaving the stock chrome repro 5 Stars on it... I found an awesome set of Polished Gumby's and just could not pass them up. Had the tires mounted yesterday- spent the rest of theat day and today painting the calipers and brackets...
Car has the Z51 package and I think they fill up the new openings of the Gumby's perfectly!
Pulled calipers off completely to paint using 900* caliper paint from a rattle can! 3 coats- about 30 minutes between each- let dry over night. Then using a razor blade, I carefully shaved the paint off the CORVETTE lettering and finished it off with some fine sandpaper to polish up...
Bled the entire brake system and she is back in business!
Let me know what you think!
Before:
After:
DSOM = AWESOME
Calipers are bright red, I thought about powder coating, but they came out great I think!
Car has the Z51 package and I think they fill up the new openings of the Gumby's perfectly!
Pulled calipers off completely to paint using 900* caliper paint from a rattle can! 3 coats- about 30 minutes between each- let dry over night. Then using a razor blade, I carefully shaved the paint off the CORVETTE lettering and finished it off with some fine sandpaper to polish up...
Bled the entire brake system and she is back in business!
Let me know what you think!
Before:
After:
DSOM = AWESOME
Calipers are bright red, I thought about powder coating, but they came out great I think!
09-08-2013, 06:23 PM
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Looks nice, but without putting a before and after pic side-by-side it looks the same to me.
If you like it better that's all that matters.
If you like it better that's all that matters.
09-08-2013, 07:06 PM
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They look good.
09-08-2013, 07:46 PM
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09-08-2013, 08:28 PM
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love the gumby's 
i like them most of ALL c6 wheels ever but i liked your chrome 5stars too.
got a set of chrome gumby's in the garage, there are 2 new front tires in my foreseeable future, at that point i will swap over to the chromes.
btw, my orig equip polished ones have chrome center caps, may have been added later (i'm not the orig owner) or different through the years.
personally not a fan of painted calipers but thats just me, i do like painted/plated rotors though.
i like them most of ALL c6 wheels ever but i liked your chrome 5stars too.
got a set of chrome gumby's in the garage, there are 2 new front tires in my foreseeable future, at that point i will swap over to the chromes.
btw, my orig equip polished ones have chrome center caps, may have been added later (i'm not the orig owner) or different through the years.
personally not a fan of painted calipers but thats just me, i do like painted/plated rotors though.
09-08-2013, 08:33 PM
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Thanks for all the kind words- they Gumbys are a unique rim to say the least- are forged, and really open up the wheels a ton. You can see a lot more rotor and caliper then factory stock C6 rims did. I love the new look, I wanted a cool OEM wheel, I achieved what I was after!
09-08-2013, 09:02 PM
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Thanks for all the kind words- they Gumbys are a unique rim to say the least- are forged, and really open up the wheels a ton. You can see a lot more rotor and caliper then factory stock C6 rims did. I love the new look, I wanted a cool OEM wheel, I achieved what I was after!
09-08-2013, 09:07 PM
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I love the Gumby's too. They are strong, light and really show off the brake discs and calipers. Good move!
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09-08-2013, 09:08 PM
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Burning Brakes
Thanks for all the kind words- they Gumbys are a unique rim to say the least- are forged, and really open up the wheels a ton. You can see a lot more rotor and caliper then factory stock C6 rims did. I love the new look, I wanted a cool OEM wheel, I achieved what I was after!
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09-08-2013, 09:12 PM
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Love my Gumbys.
If you're selling your old wheels/tires, I might be interested. Need some track wheels.
If you're selling your old wheels/tires, I might be interested. Need some track wheels.
09-08-2013, 09:22 PM
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Are those the ones with the thinner spokes? I like those as well, a forum vendor was selling those in chrome I was considering... I went with the Gumbys because I quest to put Z06 calipers and rotors on my 05. Gumbys with a 1/4 spacer are known to be the only stock C6 (none Z06) rim to clear the big rotors/calipers...