1968 Firebird; A Labor of Lust

[lawless]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it!

A lot of work done right !
Very nice
Gil

Gil, I saw you recently had to roll your fenders and it kind of brought up an area of concern for me. I'm just planning to go with 17in wheels in both front and rear. Probably 8 wide in the front, 9 wide in the rear. I'm wondering how this would fair as far as rubbing goes. The car will have a 2.5in inch drop I believe from stock height.

[Gil]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it!



Gil, I saw you recently had to roll your fenders and it kind of brought up an area of concern for me. I'm just planning to go with 17in wheels in both front and rear. Probably 8 wide in the front, 9 wide in the rear. I'm wondering how this would fair as far as rubbing goes. The car will have a 2.5in inch drop I believe from stock height.

Well, was more bend and try to flatten than roll in fact...
Did it because of the 235/60R15 too wide for the 7" wheel & bulge a bit.

I think it will be necessary to do it for the 17x8 I hope to have them next month...

Also my rear end is a GTO 71 8.5 10 bolt so I think wider than a stock 69... I have chosen 17x8 BS 4.5 all arround, should work for me ...

I'm not aware of the room in a 68 wheel well but should be good with 17x9 BS 5, even a 9.5 BS 5.5...

But if you can roll them before paint, so you'll be sure it won't rub at all.

Gil

[lawless]

Well, was more bend and try to flatten than roll in fact...
Did it because of the 235/60R15 too wide for the 7" wheel & bulge a bit.

I think it will be necessary to do it for the 17x8 I hope to have them next month...

Also my rear end is a GTO 71 8.5 10 bolt so I think wider than a stock 69... I have chosen 17x8 BS 4.5 all arround, should work for me ...

I'm not aware of the room in a 68 wheel well but should be good with 17x9 BS 5, even a 9.5 BS 5.5...

But if you can roll them before paint, so you'll be sure it won't rub at all.

Gil

Thanks for the info, let me know how it goes! I'm a little nervous about how my choice of wheels and tires will fit...


[COLOR=#141823][FONT=helvetica]This week's progress! Some primer after blocking. Moving right along. Waiting on the arrival of the newly restored bumper I ordered from a company out in CA. Fingers crossed fitment isn't a nightmare. Re-pop bumper was a complete joke as far as being "triple plated" as they claimed. Kept the rear repop, though.