cld
Active Member
Finally got rid of my old chrome mags and got plain black steelies. I got various junkyard ones and they were wobbly, more pitted, etc. than I thought, not really useable in current state, so I finally just resold 'em and got 15" Wheel Vintiques from Summit despite the warnings. $93 each with free shipping, and I was going to spend more than that on redoing old ones. The classic car shop I have been going to and have talked up in other threads (Great Hills Automotive, Austin TX) said these wheels were much better than other WVs they have seen in the past, said WV must be using better mfg techniques or quality control or something.
I am actually starting to prefer the plain steel without the dog dishes and might just run it that way. I know some of you will be horrified by the white letter tires and no caps because C bodies are supposed to be whitewall luxury liners or some other rule, but I just like it and the meaner, more stripped-down look seems to get more comments. I get a lot of younger guys who are normally into the big alloys saying "holy **** that thing looks badass!"
Also put in new Mity Mounts. They are not full poly like the Shumachers but somewhere in between stock and poly and considerably cheaper at $129/set. Holy crap, first time I started it I thought there was something wrong with the 383... I was so used to the rotted out marshmallows it was mounted on before I never felt any vibrations before. I can't imagine how it feels when you're running full poly mounts. Getting used to it now and it just feels tighter and more alive. With the new mounts in i opened the secondaries all the way for the first time in many years and couldn't get the smile off my face!
I am actually starting to prefer the plain steel without the dog dishes and might just run it that way. I know some of you will be horrified by the white letter tires and no caps because C bodies are supposed to be whitewall luxury liners or some other rule, but I just like it and the meaner, more stripped-down look seems to get more comments. I get a lot of younger guys who are normally into the big alloys saying "holy **** that thing looks badass!"
Also put in new Mity Mounts. They are not full poly like the Shumachers but somewhere in between stock and poly and considerably cheaper at $129/set. Holy crap, first time I started it I thought there was something wrong with the 383... I was so used to the rotted out marshmallows it was mounted on before I never felt any vibrations before. I can't imagine how it feels when you're running full poly mounts. Getting used to it now and it just feels tighter and more alive. With the new mounts in i opened the secondaries all the way for the first time in many years and couldn't get the smile off my face!
Especially on the rears. Or... does anyone make a center cap for regular steelies like this? Not a snap-on cap, which I have, but a small center cap where the wheel holds it against the hub.
