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Dave Butler New Wheels on White Car

dangerous - August 4th, 2006 at 10:30 AM

Finally got the wheels on, but will have to fit new front tyres(these are old and cracked are 14 yearsold!)

Before and after.

MickH - August 4th, 2006 at 11:14 AM

Pretty............ :lol:

dangerous - August 4th, 2006 at 11:23 AM

Weight saving was close to 20kgs.

Doug Sweetman - August 4th, 2006 at 12:09 PM

They suit the car very nicely...... actually I think they look better on your drag car than the car they came off....

Craig Paton - August 4th, 2006 at 05:46 PM

"SPIFFY"

hellbugged - August 4th, 2006 at 10:53 PM

aaaawsome!

Boostn - August 5th, 2006 at 04:11 AM

Hey Dave,
Those tyres look nice and big.
How are they going to fit under STD gaurds?

koolkarmakombi - August 5th, 2006 at 08:25 AM

Phat wheels mate!

dangerous - August 5th, 2006 at 08:53 AM

Thanks for the comments guys.
I have some 7" rims also, that have a 113mm inside half that I plan to squeeze under the back.
Those tyres are 28x9", but I have some new 26x8" tyres to use with std guards.
That should step my power up in the rev range by 500rpm, to 7200@115.
Atleast then it will reach the power peak in 4th gear!
These will be my 1/8 mile in third gear(7800) tyres, after some more testing.

Flintstones - August 5th, 2006 at 08:57 AM

Your car looks like it's a model in the second photo!
Those wheels really fill the guards out:thumb
Cheers

reub - August 5th, 2006 at 10:14 AM

Very nice mate!

66deluxe - August 5th, 2006 at 10:23 AM

Looks good Dave, has taken me back to the 80's.:thumb

Stanley - August 5th, 2006 at 04:44 PM

schweeeet....:thumb

dangerous - August 12th, 2006 at 03:45 PM

Finished narrowing the front beam.

reub - August 12th, 2006 at 03:50 PM

looks better with the narrowed beam installed. :thumb

hellbugged - August 12th, 2006 at 04:13 PM

headlight moulded of the porsche lenses?....noice!

dangerous - August 12th, 2006 at 04:23 PM

Yes ...supoib!

Craig Paton - August 12th, 2006 at 06:18 PM

"VERY SPIFFY" :smilegrin:

Dasdubber - August 12th, 2006 at 10:53 PM

Very nice Dave - love the wheels! I know you like the understated white colour....but its crying out for a nice paintjob (flames?)...my offer still stands! :spin:

dangerous - August 13th, 2006 at 08:12 AM

Thanks for the offer Alan, but I cant think of what would be consistent with the theme, with out looking out of place.
Plus I would prefer to let my performances be the draw card.
I was pretty fond of the blue and green that were there in the 90s..perhaps a modern twist on that Idea?

Stanley - August 13th, 2006 at 07:27 PM

I hear what your saying Dave....but....it does need a little something....even somethin as subtle as the last photo without the sign writing

or not.......:bounce

Dasdubber - August 14th, 2006 at 08:52 AM

Either way, it will always look tough!

nbturbo - August 14th, 2006 at 05:12 PM

How much did you end up cutting from the beam? Certainly made a big difference.

dangerous - August 14th, 2006 at 06:37 PM

I took 100mm.
The wheels stuck out about 50mm from standard so that worked perfect.
Was a lot of work, next time I will save a little longer and buy one already done.

nbturbo - August 14th, 2006 at 08:39 PM

Do you need a football field now to turn around?That B4 pic didn't look too bad.

dangerous - August 15th, 2006 at 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by nbturbo
Do you need a football field now to turn around?That B4 pic didn't look too bad.

No, it is the opposite actually!
The wheel offset has put the wheel centre back to standard,
and with all the stops removed from the beam and pitman arm, it is very good.
But I only drive straight!