68 chevelle 509 install complete..

[asmith1968]

Congrats, that's a very good looking car. The white combined with the dark rims (with clear/polished lips) looks smoking. Also impressed by the clean looking enginebay.

BTW, what kinda serpentine system is that your using?

I used a March mid-Mount serpintine kit.. It was pretty much bolt on with a long water pump and stock deck height.

[TUBED]

18x8.. 265/40/18

rear 20x10.. 295/40/20

Thanks for the tire and wheel tech. info. and once again it's nice.
Gerald

[dodge]

damn... that looks tough..well done

[Desert68]

Very nice. Like others have said, the white looks great. It's hard for me to tell from the photos - what did you do with the firewall? It looks flat, but it also looks like theres a texture? Maybe it's just my monitor, whatever, it looks great.

Roger

[colt zantop]

looks killer! nice stance, wheels, etc..

[asmith1968]

Very nice. Like others have said, the white looks great. It's hard for me to tell from the photos - what did you do with the firewall? It looks flat, but it also looks like theres a texture? Maybe it's just my monitor, whatever, it looks great.

Roger

Zolatone is what the firewall is sprayed with.. I believe it was the onyx black.. It does not have much of a texture buts it a very durable finish and does very good at hiding any imperfections in my body work.

http://www.zolatoneaim.com/z20_1.html

[goatsa]

Those wheels look great. I've also got an A-body (69 gto) that I want to get new rims for. What is the backspacing on those rims?

[asmith1968]

Those wheels look great. I've also got an A-body (69 gto) that I want to get new rims for. What is the backspacing on those rims?

Rear 20x10 w/6"
Front 18x8 w/4 1/2"

Tires are 295/40/20 and 265/40/18

Ideally, i could have gone 6 1/4" and been fine on clearance to the inside. Its a little tight on the outside but has never rubbed. I have rolled the lip yrs ago so that was not an issue.

One this to take into consideration, at least i did with my car. You will find that the axle is not centered in the wheel opening and when you try and stuff a tire that big in there it tends to be REALLY close to the rear of the opening and would rub on bumps.. I had BMR fabrication make a set of upper/lower adjustable control arms and actually pulled the axle forward in the car about 1/2-3/4". This made all the difference in the world. The only rubbing i have now is the drive shaft yoke on the floor board!.

You may or may not see this issue with the GTO body lines.. good luck