tomo Posted 3April, 2016 Report Share Posted 3April, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 18April, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 18April, 2016 A couple of pics of the finished build; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symsy Posted 19April, 2016 Report Share Posted 19April, 2016 A couple of pics of the finished build;Like that interior ..better than those dog tooth retros that are getting a big overpopular in my books.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 19April, 2016 Report Share Posted 19April, 2016 Different choice of wheels would be my vote. Not a fan of the botched Fuchs, they seem to be all the rage though for these backdates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 19April, 2016 Report Share Posted 19April, 2016 Different choice of wheels would be my vote. Not a fan of the botched Fuchs, they seem to be all the rage though for these backdates. not much choice with a narrowbody 964 backdate like that, l guess. gotta clear those brakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 19April, 2016 Report Share Posted 19April, 2016 Heaps of choices, especially when your spending this level of coin. I don't get that if your going to build a non original car why you would bother to replicate 'look a like' parts badly. Why not be creative and make it your own?A set of BBS rotiforms would do the trick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 19April, 2016 Report Share Posted 19April, 2016 Heaps of choices, especially when your spending this level of coin. I don't get that if your going to build a non original car why you would bother to replicate 'look a like' parts badly. Why not be creative and make it your own?A set of BBS rotiforms would do the trick! the face of the wheel would still be ludicrously pushed outwards. i.e.still looks gumby, can't get around that brake clearance paired with narrowbody.but yes might as well customise it with something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 19April, 2016 Report Share Posted 19April, 2016 Well, not a thing I would change on the silver car. Except maybe the color.never liked the pistachio green car. Maybe it's the Matt paint, maybe it's the wheels, just don't care for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 19April, 2016 Report Share Posted 19April, 2016 Different choice of wheels would be my vote. Not a fan of the botched Fuchs, they seem to be all the rage though for these backdates. I'm missing something here. What's up with the wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 19April, 2016 Report Share Posted 19April, 2016 I'm missing something here. What's up with the wheels?The dish/offsets just look wrong....................don't you think? (front wheels) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 19April, 2016 Report Share Posted 19April, 2016 yeah the face of the wheel is just shoved all the way out, actually protrudes beyond the lip. It's more obvious from a less side on angle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 19April, 2016 Report Share Posted 19April, 2016 The dish/offsets just look wrong....................don't you think? (front wheels)The fronts look like every other 16x6 fuchs. That's how they are. Typically 7's are used with 8/9 rears, I think the combination of wider rears (8 or 9 inch?) with the 6 inch fronts exaggerates the difference. Perhaps @tomo can chime in and set the record straight.for comparison16x6"fuchs 16x6 wheels 002 by Harvs11, on Flickr2 wheels on left are 6's, 2 on right are 7'sWeb.4.Fuchs by Harvs11, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 19April, 2016 Report Share Posted 19April, 2016 I'm guessing the ones on the rep are a 17, not a 16 - this adds to the odd proportions. Yes they look similar but I don't think they look any good...............maybe its just that I've never thought 16 x 6 fuch's look any good either. Narrow 15's on an early car are a completely different story. Each to their own though. Not trying to hack on the car, it looks nice - just not feeling the wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 19April, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 19April, 2016 The fronts look like every other 16x6 fuchs. That's how they are. Typically 7's are used with 8/9 rears, I think the combination of wider rears (8 or 9 inch?) with the 6 inch fronts exaggerates the difference. Perhaps @tomo can chime in and set the record straight.for comparison16x6"fuchs 16x6 wheels 002 by Harvs11, on Flickr2 wheels on left are 6's, 2 on right are 7'sWeb.4.Fuchs by Harvs11, on Flickr I am with you Harv's they look the same to me , The gossip is that they are 6x16 and 8x 16 oem Fuchs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-S Posted 20April, 2016 Report Share Posted 20April, 2016 The car looks fantastic, would love a backdate if money wasn't an issue or my car was a mutt in the first place. I agree with Hugh on the wheels though, something isn't quite right with them on a silver car. Given it's in the UK I'd be picking up a set of Minilites or Cromadoras for it, either that or the alloy "steel lookalikes" our friend in California has made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-banger Posted 20April, 2016 Report Share Posted 20April, 2016 Is it because the wheels aren't painted correctly to replicate a Fuchs flat 6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 21April, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 21April, 2016 The Finished Pics some of the pics seem to be in the wrong format (eg) reduced for the webIs it because the wheels aren't painted correctly to replicate a Fuchs flat 6?I rekon you have hit the nail on the head on the backdate the spoke looks to be polished to the base of the wheel which makes them more prominent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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