Project Bad Penny - more changes because done is boring

[Steve1968LS2]

Steve,

I saw BP driving around cruising grand last night. It looks great!

Yea, I told the guys at BOS that they could take her for a cruise.. I think she's at Cars and Coffee today. I have too much work to do this weekend :(

[Flash68]

I am still waiting for the gunmetal wheels to make their way back on. ;)

[fbody_mike]

Yea, I told the guys at BOS that they could take her for a cruise.. I think she's at Cars and Coffee today. I have too much work to do this weekend :(

If it was at Cars and Coffee today I missed it

Next time......

[Steve1968LS2]

If it was at Cars and Coffee today I missed it

Next time......

The one in Carlsbad.. the BOS guys took it there.

I am still waiting for the gunmetal wheels to make their way back on. ;)

End of summer.. Love the HTM.. miss the look of the gunmetal, so I will be sending them to Forgeline to have these done.

[Steve1968LS2]

I just got a set of ones for 67/68... there is a TON more room for the tire to travel up.. Technically they arn't much wider, but the curve seems to offer more internal room.
.. on the set I have they weighed in at half the weight of reproduction inners. I was really happy with the fit and finish.




You'll notice that they arn't much wider (and inch) but the there is more of a curve and the dip near the opening for the control arms is less.. so there should be more clearance. Also, the opening for the control arms is two inches wider for aftermarket control arms. The area for the tires to go "up" is quite a bit more. It's also nice that all the holes are filled..

[Steve1968LS2]

And here they are installed.. like Matt said, we had to trim a tiny bit off near the back of the upper C6 arm, but I think that has more to do with my set back arms. The glued on nuts didn't work well at all, I'm going to reccomend to Matt that they swap to clip nuts which worked great. Fitment was excellent. This weekend will be the first big test on rubbing.

[Steve1968LS2]

Also in the process of moving back to a gunmetal colored wheel center.. Loved the HTM finish, but the grey just fit the car (or maybe I was just used to it).. in any event these wheels are killer. Weight for the 18x12 wheel (with Ti fasteners) was 25 lbs. I will send my fronts back to Forgeline to get coated.

[Vicinity]

Ah, man, you painted them? :(

[gearbanger]

So who makes the stepped lip wheels in wider that 10" (9.5)? I have been told by Intro that 9.5" is the widest hoop you can get in the billet wheels, without major expense in makeing custom hoops. Any truth to that?

[ccm399]

So who makes the stepped lip wheels in wider that 10" (9.5)? I have been told by Intro that 9.5" is the widest hoop you can get in the billet wheels, without major expense in makeing custom hoops. Any truth to that?

http://www.forgeline.com/products/pe...ries-step-lip/

[Steve1968LS2]

So who makes the stepped lip wheels in wider that 10" (9.5)? I have been told by Intro that 9.5" is the widest hoop you can get in the billet wheels, without major expense in makeing custom hoops. Any truth to that?

Well they must be wrong since my stepped lip Forgelines are 18x12 with a 6" backspace.. I would call Scott over at Forgeline and ask.. maybe Intro just can't do it?? Also, remember that these at three piece rims.. inner hoop.. outer hoop and center.. maybe Intro is talking about a two piece wheel?

[Steve1968LS2]

Ah, man, you painted them? :(

Yep.. I like how it already looked.. plus my car doesn't have a lot of CF on it. Now on a car like Track Rat I wouldn't have painted them.

Plus, I got blems to save $$$

[srh3trinity]

Looks great. I like that you are going back to the charcoal centers. It is the best color for Penny IMHO.

[icemanrd19]

Do they make a rim similar to this but without the step lip?

Yea, optima is just for giggles this year.. with the car now in a "done" state I can work on car control over the winter and whop some butt next season.. or at least have fun tryin'

Will hopefully run her at the Phoenix Super Chevy show in two weeks.. good wheel time.

My new wheels are done at Forgeline.. we used blind Titanium fasteners to knock off a few pounds.

[Steve1968LS2]

Do they make a rim similar to this but without the step lip?

That's my rear actuall current rear wheel (for trivia) .. I believe the answer is yes that they offer it in the other lip... but the step looks better and helps with brake clearance.

[John Wright]

Steve, I like that wheel....The stepped lip looks good when you have that much polished hoop showing to the outside<---just my opinion.

[Steve1968LS2]

Well... first time for BP on the drag strip.. went well.. first pass I smoked up the clutch (sorry Will) and the second pass in the True Street deal I ran an 11.478 at 124.82... considering the track was a bit slippery and it was hot I'm pretty happy with that. I made no changes to the car (no shock softening, etc).. had a full ...tank of 91.. only adder was a set of MT drag radials (running at 18lbs). The 68 beat the 2010 that Will was driving from Centerforce (sorry again Will) but he put in a valiant effort.. either way we both win since I'm running a Centerforce clutch. Also won the Media shootout with the fastest time of all the media/magazines in attendance.. That should be good for bragging rights for awhile. Best part of day was driving 120mph on the banked NASCAR oval next to a Boss 302 driven by Evan Smith, Editor of Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords.. epic!

I'm car 302:


Of all the awards I hoped to win one day I never really expected one of these.. Yep, I won a real-deal Wally driving BP in the drags.. who would have thought? Thanks to Henry at Chevy High Performance for sponsoring the class.. Fastest Media car.. also won overall champ for fastest of all Media and Manufacturers cars. It was a good weekend even if I did fry my clutch into molten slag. Also thanks to Mickey Thompson for hooking me up with tires!

[Flash68]

Bringing home the hardware. Nice!

[jtomas801]

Congratulations on the awards, especially a Wally. Saw the car parked at the autocross today but was only able to see it run once, I'm glad I was finally able to see it in person, lol. Again, nice job!!!!!

Thanks,
Jon

[Steve1968LS2]

Congratulations on the awards, especially a Wally. Saw the car parked at the autocross today but was only able to see it run once, I'm glad I was finally able to see it in person, lol. Again, nice job!!!!!

Thanks,
Jon

I only ran once.. and found my clutch was truly FUBAR.. I would hit the gas and nothing would happen for a bit.. it was like I had a 4,500 stall converter. Still ran a 39.. she's on the lift right now waiting for parts to show up.. mounting up my R888s for next weekends Porsche autocross.