Finally got my New Coy's wheels on.

[TonyL]

After a fun day of cutting and banging, We got it in the weeds and tucking rim. Still not done though. Dont have pics of how she sits right now. We had to do everything twice, to get it to sit perfect for me.

Much to my relief everything fit perfect, and went pretty smoothly. All the measuring and second guessing paid off big time. Thanks to PRRC for the Coy's Their service and pricing cannot be beat! (http://www.paradiseroadrc.com/)

Before:
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After:
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1st test with all 4 on. Not low enough for me.
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Oh. and,


THANKS TIM AT PRRC!!! (http://www.paradiseroadrc.com/)



More pics to come when she gets done tomorrow.

[psybock]

nice wheels! they look fantastic!

[TonyL]

Thanks! now all I have to do is take it all back apart and paint everything underneath. I'll also have to find someone around Sacramento that can fab up some new headers for me They are getting way too close to the ground like they are. I'll have to cut into the rear panel, but it'll look better that way anyway.

[slck6t9]

Way to go Tony, those wheels look good on that car.

Scott

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

WOOOOW.. so funny how much a new pair of shoes changes a car.

[Jims78elky]

Tony,

Very cool wheels!

Sure has come along way...


Enjoy!


-Jim

:)

[Martin71RS]

looks cool Tony!! I like those wheels very much...even thinking of getting them in 18/20 myself.

just a bit lower and it will look even better (but will you have enough ground clearance?)

[Patrick]

Looks good! It always amazes me what the right set of wheels can do for a car.

[JChristian1835]

100000x better... I do agree though.. a little lower and it would be PERFECT. but it looks great now.

[novanutcase]

Thanks! now all I have to do is take it all back apart and paint everything underneath. I'll also have to find someone around Sacramento that can fab up some new headers for me They are getting way too close to the ground like they are. I'll have to cut into the rear panel, but it'll look better that way anyway.

Spintech? Looks GREAT by the way and, Yes, Tim at PRRC is a real nice guy but don't forget about Bianca!

[PRRC]

Tony, They look great on the vair.Glad you had a chance to get them on.
Novanutcase.Yeh. Bianca is alot better looking too. Thanks Guys
Tim

[TonyL]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

/Thanks Tim, Bianca, and Jim! You guys are awesome. More wheel orders to ensue! (My brother can hardly wait after seeing this come together.)

[PRRC]

Just a quick shout-out to Novanutcase & TonyL.....Thanks for all of the kind words...I'm glad that someone pays attention to me...HA HA! :usa: Take care & talk to you both soon....Bianca PRRC

[formula98]

Hey Tony,

The Coy's look great! I love mine!

[TonyL]

I love them. I was SO worried that my car would never have rims with "lip" I was told by every Corvair guy out there that it couldn't be done without extensive modification. Turns out it was very simple and standard after all. 17x8s with 4.5 inches of backspace with 205/40 zr 17s (I wish I'da went wider.) No mods have been done, and nothing rubs. After staring at it a bit, I've decided that later I'll step up to a slightly bigger rear. possibly a 45. Rides a lot better now with the new poly bushings and new shocks.

(forgive the blurry area, my kid touched the lens without me knowing.)

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[JChristian1835]

Did the car settle alittle? It looks KILLER right now... Great job guys! I love to see something besides the usual cars being modified. Absolutely beautiful.

[TonyL]

nope. It has been lowered twice. In the first pic it wasn't low enough. So we chopped a 1/2 coil off the rear and a 1/4 on the front. Also, the rear's camber was off a bunch in the first set of photos, and has been corrected in the last ones.

Seeing like it is today was like a realization of a dream. I've been planning for so long to see it, I can't believe it's real.

Now comes the fun stuff. We're working on the spoilers, the disk brakes and the interior. 7 months to go till hot august nights.

For BOTH cars.

[PRRC]

Tony, Looking good. I will send you out a couple t-shirts. We are having them made up with the design Ben Hermance did for us.
Tim

[TonyL]

sweet! Thanks!

[OLDFLM]

Tony,
Are

[OLDFLM]

Tony,
Are those chrome or polished?
V/R,
Ty

[brrymnvette]

I want an update on when you figure out disc brakes. I'm trying to figure out how to get them on my 65 to. I don't want to spend $1200 on a setup that isn't that big.

After a little snooping on ebay, I found this company. I'm emailing him to find out what calipers and such we're supposed to use on the corvair. Hopefully it's something a Wilwood caliper will fit.

http://www.scarebird.com/6928.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-Corvair-Monza-Chevy-Spyder-front-disc-brake_W0QQitemZ220067969119QQihZ012QQcategoryZ3356 4QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


I'd order from the website to save the $14 shipping.


***Updated, added the response I got back on what parts to use.***

[novanutcase]

Ya might want to check these sites out:

http://discbrakesrus.com/index.htm

http://www.raceshopper.com/index.shtml (http://www.raceshopper.com/index.shtml *****Read) *****REad the FAQ. Lots of good info there!*****

JOhn

[TonyL]

I was planning on going that route myself, brrymnvette Baer makes a setup for those calipers and rotors so one could easily upgrade.

Not too shabby. some of the hardcore autocrossing guys at corvaircenter.com use that setup.

[TonyL]

Tony,
Are those chrome or polished?
V/R,
Ty

They are chrome. I didn't want the hassle of polishing all the time.

[OLDFLM]

I'm emailing Tim!
V/R,

[brrymnvette]

I found these after looking at that site. The second car has 18x10's.