The car was still getting a lot of attention every time I went by it.

quote Originally posted by carnut122: The car was still getting a lot of attention every time I went by it.

Tom, it was great to see you there

quote Originally posted by whodeanie: So last night I was able to get a factory squirter from Nissan for the back glass of the car and what I did was run the NOS perge line to it. now when you perge the NOS 2 streams will come out over the back glass D.

I love it

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Was wondering if you have touched that NOS off yet. Was thinking of throwing a 50
or 75 hp shot on my 350 and was curious if traction was an issue. Very nice car, Ray

Here are the last few pic's I got while I was finishing Clay's car

quote Originally posted by whodeanie: Tom, it was great to see you there

Dean, it was good seeing you too. Sorry I couldn't stick around. I was their trying to sell the Mustang GT convertible, so I didn't want to stray too much. The next time your buddy wants to bring all of his cars, tell him that I'll be happy to drive either of the Vettes, the Viper, the Lambo or even the chopper.

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quote Originally posted by carnut122: Dean, it was good seeing you too. Sorry I couldn't stick around. I was their trying to sell the Mustang GT convertible, so I didn't want to stray too much. The next time your buddy wants to bring all of his cars, tell him that I'll be happy to drive either of the Vettes, the Viper, the Lambo or even the chopper.

yea! me too

Did you every get the rims?

quote Originally posted by ClayTonto: Only have a stock photo, mine will have gloss black powdercoated centers. It will probably be 3-4 weeks before I recieve the wheels, I do have my tires though, and can't wait to roast,ahem, break them in.

Nice work Dean.. Well done..

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quote Originally posted by madcurl: Did you ever get the rims?

The wheels were never made and the Compomotive still has my money. As soon as I get it back I will be getting Bonspeeds.

quote Originally posted by ClayTonto: The wheels were never made and the Compomotive still has my money. As soon as I get it back I will be getting Bonspeeds.

Just for giggles. Do you think Whodeannie will let you test fit his BonSpeed rims onto your car? I think we all would want previews.

Sorry to hear about the Compomotive rims. It seems everybody is trying to rip people off.

quote Originally posted by madcurl: Just for giggles. Do you think Whodeannie will let you test fit his BonSpeed rims onto your car? I think we all would want previews. Sorry to hear about the Compomotive rims. It seems everybody is trying to rip people off.

LOL! we where just talking about that
Clay wants 18" on his but I might bolt mine on his car to see how they fit on a non 88 car.
if I do I will get pic's for you.
D.

Clay,

Which Bonspeeds you planning on getting ?

quote Originally posted by whodeanie: LOL! we where just talking about that Clay wants 18" on his but I might bolt mine on his car to see how they fit on a non 88 car. if I do I will get pic's for you. D.

Nudge...

quote Originally posted by ClayTonto: Deltas

Are you going to stick to the same size as before or are you up sizing?

quote Originally posted by madcurl: Are you going to stick to the same size as before or are you up sizing?

I will at least be going with 18s this go round, maybe bigger

wow this car looks effin amazing thts all i gatta say its nice thinkin of just re creating my whoe car its possibel

Waiting on those BonSpeed pics.

quote Originally posted by madcurl: Waiting on those BonSpeed pics.

quote Originally posted by madcurl: Waiting on those BonSpeed pics.

O.K.
Here are some camera-phone previews:


BTW I went with Enkei instead of BonSpeed

Those look wide

Lets see some pictures of the rim! I love enkei's!

They sent me the wrong lugnuts and no center caps. Give me a few more days for better pics.

quote Originally posted by rcp builders: Was wondering if you have touched that NOS off yet. Was thinking of throwing a 50 or 75 hp shot on my 350 and was curious if traction was an issue. Very nice car, Ray

Terribly sorry, I missed your post until now.
PM sent

I have never cared enough to post a demand of pictures, but I have to say, you sold your old wheels and have "pictures" of your new wheels, but I want to see them.

Thanks in advance,

Chris

Well, I am out of town 'till this Sunday, but here are a couple of quick snapshots I took last time I was home for just a couple of hours. I have not even lowered the car and taken out of the garage yet. The pics don't really show what they look like on the car, so I'll get her out and snap some more this weekend.





These are Enkei RPF1 18x8 in the front 18x10.5 in the rear w/ BFGoodrich KDW 225/40-18 and 295/35-18 respectively.
They are incredibly light and strong. I weighed them before installation and, even with the tires, the rears weigh 51 lbs and the fronts 41 lbs. For perspective my smaller diameter 17x7.5 wheels and tires I had before weighed three pounds less (48 lbs) than my new rear 18x10.5. So I went up one inch in diameter and three inches in width and gained only three pounds. I lost seven pounds in the front for a Total weight savings of eight pounds...with bigger tires!!!

BTW, My old wheels went to a good home:

Those look great! I can't wait to see what it looks like a couple steps back with them on the ground

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Clay,
the wheels look great!
I can't wait to see more of them.
D.

Pics as promised:










And the Ebony and Ivory shot (gotta keep the wife happy):




I really love these wheels and tires. Traction is phenomenal. This setup will lay waste to my old WS6 Firebird or Porsche 951.

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87 GT Tilt Clip-Widebody-RamAir-Fastback-GlassHatch Powered by SBC 383 6-speed w/ NOS
Build Thread

Goals in Life:
1. Get Married..........Check!
2. Build Dream Car..........Check!
3. Get Wife to Come Back...

Clay the wheels fit and look nice on the car.

Looks great!

Clay

The car looks great, and the wheels look really nice on the car.

Are you still using the adapters on the rear ?
If you are how big are they ?

Can you please tell me,
how big where the old wheels on the back ? the ones on the yellow 328.
and what size of adapters you were using ?

Thanks for your help

Thanks, guys.
The old wheels were 17x7.5" 35mm offsets. I used 2.75" 5x100 to 5x100 adapters.
The new rear wheels are 18x10.5" 15mm offsets with 1" 5x100 to 5x4.5 adapters.

Thanks for the info

***"takes note and continues dreaming" ****

quote Originally posted by madcurl:

Old Man Winter has put a freeze on things.
I did get to drop off my door panels at the Upholstery shop. Just waiting on the material from Mr. Mike.


I'm debating on whether or not I should upholster the dash or leave it painted.

Hey Claytono, how does the handling feel using the newer style rear sway bar? I haven't but mine on yet and was just wondering.

quote Originally posted by madcurl: Hey Claytono, how does the handling feel using the newer style rear sway bar? I haven't but mine on yet and was just wondering.

The handling is superb. No body roll at all with the HHP bars. I will be going to Road Atlanta this year to get it dialed in, because I can't break it loose on the street to find it's passive over/understeer limits without doing way over the legal speed limit or power inducing an oversteer.

i must say i enjoy your car very much. hopefully some day mine will look somewhat similar only slightly longer

I got my door panels back from upholstery: