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Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
8/19/14 4:11 p.m.
e46potenza wrote:
Swank Force One wrote: Zero offset makes this easy. Every stancetard loves 0 offset wheels.
What's wrong with being a stancetard?

Didn't mean to insinuate that it was bad, just that it's advantageous to OP in this case.

e46potenza
e46potenza New Reader
8/19/14 4:32 p.m.

Fair enough. I'm actually not what I would consider a stancetard. My car is very much still drivable/trackable... just so happens that the wheels I'm running are a bit aggressive. Definitely not 0 offset aggressive but I'd say semi-flush aggressive lol. And I'll just leave this here

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SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid PowerDork
8/19/14 4:42 p.m.

In reply to e46potenza:

I'm just looking for wheels I haven't seen on a LM Corvair before. I've seen just about every GM wheel that will fit along with the typical aftermarket BS. Since my Monza is pretty custom, I really want something that is just as unique.

However, somewhere in my mind I didn't think wheels were as expensive as I thought, so wheels are a long way out yet, so maybe I'll find something in a couple years. I just think I'm going to stick to something simple and cheap for now.

If you haven't seen my Corvair, here it is:

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/1968-corvair-monza-coupe-restoration/74717/page1/

e46potenza
e46potenza New Reader
8/19/14 5:05 p.m.

Definitely an awesome project & it's not every day you see one with such a kick ass back story. Wheels are definitely an expensive upgrade... I need to get mine refinished and one of them needs to be uh... we'll just say "un-bent" lol. Not looking forward to that expense but at least I already have the wheels. The picture I posted was of my dad racing one of his at a track day. It has transam/firebird mesh wheels on it custom painted to match the color of the car (which I believe is a green VW used in the mid-90's). The car itself is a '65 convertible 110 with a 4 on the floor. They also have a '68 hard top with the 110 & an automatic. Corvairs = awesome lol

Side note- I always thought a late model corvair would look sick on a set of staggered BBS LM rep's. Just saying

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid PowerDork
8/19/14 5:11 p.m.

In reply to e46potenza:

There are actually some guys running BBS wheels from BMWs.

Wally
Wally GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/19/14 5:12 p.m.

In reply to e46potenza:

I was just going to suggest BBSs. I think that BMWs share a bolt pattern if that helps the search.

e46potenza
e46potenza New Reader
8/19/14 5:20 p.m.

Pretty hard to beat the look of anything made by BBS. If I hadn't gotten such an amazing deal on my Breyton's I'd have picked up a set of LM reps in a heartbeat. I completely understand not wanting to do what everyone else does though; as much as I love the way CSL wheels look, they're pretty much a dime a dozen on e46's.

failboat
failboat UltraDork
8/19/14 5:39 p.m.

Wow love the bmw bbs wheels on the corvair

Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon SuperDork
8/19/14 7:41 p.m.
SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: In reply to e46potenza: There are actually some guys running BBS wheels from BMWs.

OH MY GOD YES

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
8/19/14 7:43 p.m.

I vote no on the meshies- only because they're super played.

e46potenza
e46potenza New Reader
8/19/14 7:57 p.m.

Yea definitely not a good idea without spacers. Played on some cars, still different on others. Corvair = different. Now when I started seeing staggered LM reps on FWD cobalts... yea... made me glad I found my Breytons

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid PowerDork
8/19/14 10:30 p.m.

Maybe we should just rename this thread the Wheel Dump.

Grizz
Grizz UltraDork
8/19/14 10:49 p.m.
SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: I may have found what we have been searching for. Don't have the money, but I think it's the right look.

My nethers are tingling.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
8/20/14 9:23 a.m.

Gottis are like that.

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
8/20/14 9:25 a.m.

Got that not-so-fresh feeling? Try some Gottis!

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
8/20/14 9:35 a.m.

madmallard
madmallard Dork
8/20/14 10:52 a.m.

the bassett hound looks like he's hawking them for milkbones.

Grizz
Grizz UltraDork
8/20/14 11:40 a.m.

Oh...

Oh my.....

e46potenza
e46potenza New Reader
8/20/14 9:00 p.m.
Swank Force One wrote:

Tasty was literally the only word that came to mind when I saw that picture

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid PowerDork
8/20/14 9:44 p.m.

Leave it up to grassroots to help me find some more rims

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/classic-80s-aftermarket-euro-rims/36684/page1/

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
8/20/14 10:46 p.m.

In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid:

I got your rare wheels right here.

Toda Grand Mechanics. (Not available in 17s though, sorry.)

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
8/20/14 10:51 p.m.

Wait wait wait. I figured it out. Lover souls. Orrrrrrr...... Carvingheads. Carving head 40s would be gangster and fuxk on a corvair.

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
8/20/14 11:13 p.m.

I think i'm feeling the Lover Souls.

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrr SSR Auswuchs.

Volk Monsters?

Work Leadsleds?

Auswuchs. Do it.

Grizz
Grizz UltraDork
8/20/14 11:59 p.m.
mndsm wrote: Wait wait wait. I figured it out. Lover souls. Orrrrrrr...... Carvingheads. Carving head 40s would be gangster and fuxk on a corvair.

I can agree with this

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid PowerDork
8/21/14 1:28 a.m.

Ok, so this kind of diverts away from the stancetard wheels we've been looking at, but these look very reminiscent of the factory Corvair wheel covers. Holy hell I like these.

EDIT: I just looked at the website and found out these are made for Hot Rods, they either come in 16x5 or 18x6. Good god.

Rocket Racing Wheels - Rocket Fire

The original wheel covers:

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