Nascar..protouring??

[SicMonte]

Ive been thinking....would the nascar look be considered pro-touring? I have an 88 monte carlo SS...duh...and want to do the pro-touring look....but also like the nascar look. My front suspension is already done with a SC&C stage 2 kit...im thinking about doing the hot rods to hell rear truck arm set up...and I have a nascar boom tube exhaust. But the thing thats killing me is the wheels/tires. I want to get some nice 17's or 18's...but they are way too much $ and the last set I had rode like crap. I have 16's on there now and it rides so much better. I was thinking about getting some 16" Diamond racing wheels....but that would go against the whole "pro-touring" thing. I dunno...just confused.

[71dusterdan]

as long as the car performers what is the difference, there are several nascar inspired cars around here. not to mention that body monte was a nascar ride. hell there are all kind of subgenres evolving around pro-touring. streetfighters, the soft lexus like performers, whatever. as long as it hauls the mail what is the diff. i would like to see your car as a stripped out nascar looking killer. later, Dan

[Steve Chryssos]

Do it!

[yellowrallys]

I was thinking about getting some 16" Diamond racing wheels....but that would go against the whole "pro-touring" thing. I dunno...just confused.

So....do what you think YOU would like, don't worry about going against the grain....who knows, you might start a whole new revolution. Personally, I think the Nascar look is cool. (especially that era) Nothing wrong with being different.

[ProBell]

I am all for doing something different. It is good think out side the box as they say. I have looked for 16 and 17" stock car wheels but have been unable to find them. Let me know if you find something that does not look like a truck wagging wheel. Randy

[zero g]

Rock on. I'm leaning toward that look myself. Aero makes some of those wheels in chrome also.

[SicMonte]

Aero makes them in 15" only...Diamond makes them in 16". The crager "sof 8" is almost the same style...and comes in a 17"...but im going to go with the Diamonds...since I will be actually racing it.

[68Formula]

Go for it. I was thinking of this as well. I want to find some 17" rims that are cheap, light, and paintable (looking for white to match part of the body).

[zero g]

Circle Racing used to make 16" wheels. But upon checking their web site I see they discontinued them.

[zero g]

Those soft 8's weigh about 40lbs each............too bad.

[68Formula]

I was wondering about those. Too bad indeed!

[SicMonte]

40lbs??!!! no thank you....

now...my car is a "suede" black...should i get chrome or black rims??

[TLWiltman]

Black steelies would look evil on your ride. BTW I LOVE the NASCAR-inspired cars. Plain evil!

[68Formula]

Black. Definitely black.

[McssGmachine]

Dude, Go with the suede black and black rims!

[SicMonte]

thats what im thinking of doing....

[71dusterdan]

yeah the soft 8's are heavy but they look absolutely wicked when i stand them next to my duster, specially with the front spoiler cut back to size and the hoop from the cage in. sorry that is how i spent my sunday, building the hoop, cutting the spoiler down and placing the wheels next to it. needless to say i was sexually harrasing myself today. i'm still debating having a red pinstripe painted on my soft 8's. I've got a real woody for this circle track vibe we are building into the duster, it is fresh and wicked. to bad by the time i hit the street it will be yesterday. sicmonte do it now before it passes. and as for suede black dont do it , you dont want to look like you are mimicking a certain mopar! lol hahaha!, Dan

[GBodyGMachine]

Ahh, your car looks good now.
Jeff

[SicMonte]

Too....many....choices!!!!!

[SicMonte]

yeah the soft 8's are heavy but they look absolutely wicked when i stand them next to my duster, specially with the front spoiler cut back to size and the hoop from the cage in. sorry that is how i spent my sunday, building the hoop, cutting the spoiler down and placing the wheels next to it. needless to say i was sexually harrasing myself today. i'm still debating having a red pinstripe painted on my soft 8's. I've got a real woody for this circle track vibe we are building into the duster, it is fresh and wicked. to bad by the time i hit the street it will be yesterday. sicmonte do it now before it passes. and as for suede black dont do it , you dont want to look like you are mimicking a certain mopar! lol hahaha!, Dan


what mopar would i be mimicking?

[Damn True]

Pacer makes a 17" wheel that looks a lot like the 15"ers that are run on cup cars.

[XCESSIV]

That is the look I wanted but could not find wheels I like, there are some Gn's out there with nascar wheels but they are black.I went from 16 inch wheels to 18 inch and like the ride better, if you went to all that trouble with the front suspension put a tire that will optimize the front suspension.

[71dusterdan]

well, mine of course. my buddy and i were tossing this idea around last summer with a tbird turbo coupe of the same era. that is what is so cool about your car, they actually ran those on the big circuit. dive in and start building now!!!!!! good luck bro, Dan

[SicMonte]

lol...i am building...i am building. What did it was the pics of that "ultimate camaro". that thing just does it for me....and knowing that my monte was actually a nascar body...the idea just sells itself. I have a 8 point cage in it already...im just toying around with the idea of actually doing a nascar style cage??...or should I keep the rear seat? The motor is already a 358 small block and the suspension is close enough for now. Im getting 16" diamond racing rims with some actual road racing tires....should be pretty cool.

[SicMonte]

i need some ideas!!! besides the exhaust and the wheel set up...what else would be "nascar-ish" but still streetable......

[Damn True]

a) a sheetmetal spoiler
b) lexan windows
c) a deep air dam
d) shaved door handles
e) a wink mirror

[vanzuuk1]

window straps,kirkey seats and side exhausts.

[Damn True]

Roof flaps?

[SicMonte]

roof flaps...that might be a lil bit extreme. im doing fixed back seats...and i have a window net..and the side exhaust is alread on the car.....

[smack_talker]

Paint, wheels, window straps, and net. Decals will top off the look.

[High Plains Mopars]

5/8 course thread wheel studs with 1" lug nuts. Fast fill gas neck, huge red fuel cell hanging under the car. Wedge bolts above each spring. sheet metal headlight covers. Sheet metal fairings riveted to bumper transitions. Sheet metal air intake ducted to the windshield cowl. twin engine breathers on the left valve cover. Divorced power steering pump and reservior. miles of stainless hoses.

[SicMonte]

fuel cell...good call on that one.

[High Plains Mopars]

For anyone that is interested in the stock car look, Aero Racing Wheels is having a clearance sale on some of their wheels right now. Every thing from 13x6 to 15x12 in black, silver, and chrome in various bolt patterns and offsets. $30 for painted, $50 for chrome, plus shipping. Sale is limited to items listed and on hand. I just re-wheeled one of my cars for $200 and since they are racing wheels, they only weigh 20# each despite being steel.

[SicMonte]

do you have any pics of the wheels on your car???

[High Plains Mopars]

Nope, they just arrived today so they aren't mounted yet.

Check them out here; http://www.aeroracewheel.com/wheels.asp

I got the chrome 50 series, but their clearance is on several other models as well.

[SicMonte]

what are they going on??

[High Plains Mopars]

These will be going under my Challenger. While I'm not going for a nascar theme and vintage trans am racers didn't use these wheels, they aren't too bad looking and they are hella cheaper than the correct minilites I'd prefer to use, so I can put more $$ into other areas of the car for now.

[71dusterdan]

sweet high plains lets see em. that challenger of yours will look tough like that.