rory_a
03-26-2010, 11:27 AM
Hi all, I'm Rory, and I'm new to the pro-touring scene, and this site.
My dad's about halfway through his frame off resto on his '66 Vette Vert. Going with full custom frame that resembles the original with custom double a-arms front using stock spindles/knuckles and brakes, and inverted a-arm rear multi-link with four-link trailing arm set up and much more.
Just finished glassing in a set of NOS fenders fixing the previous owner's disco flares, and a set of bullet turn corners as well.
No pics yet, not to that stage.
Basically here to research wheels at this point. The chassis and all body and engine work is being performed at Ferdie's Classy Chassis here in Sparks by Ferdie and my dad. I'm making the finer decisions like wheel choice.
Last year I built a '60 VW Sunroof Bug with a pro-touring flavor. 17x7s all around, raked stance, Ford Estate green over cream and brown interior, and a stock engine as I'm a bit broke. Full body-off resto, all the nice bits right down to stainless hardware throughout. It's getting a teardown and full body (body off again) respray in the next year or two as I have not been happy with my first attempt at body work and paint.
I've also got another VW project that I'll be either starting soon or selling to pay bills. Waiting to see how the next few months pan out before I start anything on it. But plans call for four-link rear with coilovers all around using a heavily narrowed VW front beam with coilovers. Disc all around, a healthy tranny raise for drop with no camber, big engine, and the works. It'll be the first of it's kind - at least as far as I know.
Anyway, I'm here to do some research and track down a set of wheels that will look the part on a one-off pro-touring C2 Vert Vette. If you have any pics or ideas, pass them along, I'm at a loss.
Rory
My dad's about halfway through his frame off resto on his '66 Vette Vert. Going with full custom frame that resembles the original with custom double a-arms front using stock spindles/knuckles and brakes, and inverted a-arm rear multi-link with four-link trailing arm set up and much more.
Just finished glassing in a set of NOS fenders fixing the previous owner's disco flares, and a set of bullet turn corners as well.
No pics yet, not to that stage.
Basically here to research wheels at this point. The chassis and all body and engine work is being performed at Ferdie's Classy Chassis here in Sparks by Ferdie and my dad. I'm making the finer decisions like wheel choice.
Last year I built a '60 VW Sunroof Bug with a pro-touring flavor. 17x7s all around, raked stance, Ford Estate green over cream and brown interior, and a stock engine as I'm a bit broke. Full body-off resto, all the nice bits right down to stainless hardware throughout. It's getting a teardown and full body (body off again) respray in the next year or two as I have not been happy with my first attempt at body work and paint.
I've also got another VW project that I'll be either starting soon or selling to pay bills. Waiting to see how the next few months pan out before I start anything on it. But plans call for four-link rear with coilovers all around using a heavily narrowed VW front beam with coilovers. Disc all around, a healthy tranny raise for drop with no camber, big engine, and the works. It'll be the first of it's kind - at least as far as I know.
Anyway, I'm here to do some research and track down a set of wheels that will look the part on a one-off pro-touring C2 Vert Vette. If you have any pics or ideas, pass them along, I'm at a loss.
Rory