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    1. #1
      Join Date
      Oct 2007
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      Paducah, KY
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      What's wrong with me???

      Okay, I knew I wanted some 18" mesh style wheels. So, got some 18" CCW Classics. Love them. Now, working on the 6.0l/t56 swap, the car's been setting for awhile and I keep looking at other wheels, like the Rushforths in black (esp since the deal is going on) or some other high dollar wheels. Why can't I be happy with my CCW's. They look great but yet I'm wanting something else. Anybody else go through this and should I just finish the car and stick with what I have or buy something else? I'm happy with the CCW's but when I see other wheels

      Darren


    2. #2
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      Aug 2004
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      Walla Walla, WA
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      I'd go with the "just in time" parts delivery scheme - order what you need about a week before you need (not want) to install it. Anyone who builds a car (including me) could save $1,000's doing this.
      Mike Kelcy - '68 Camaro with some stuff done to it.

    3. #3
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      SoCal
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      Not to give you any bad ideas, but it can be good for a car to have an extra set of wheels so you can run your street tires on one set and save your competition tires for events on the other set . . . I didn't say anything
      Brett H.

      1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
      1991 Mazda Miata
      2005 Ford Mustang GT

      1987 Ford Mustang GT - Sold 06-29-2014
      1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera - RIP 9-17-2011
      1992 Chevrolet Corvette - Sold 10-12-2017

    4. #4
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    5. #5
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      Yup. I'm with Mike:

      Stockpiling is for Squirrels

      Of course, even if you follow that philosophy, you might still find yourself upgrading your car when you're "done".

      jp
      John Parsons

      UnRivaled Rides -- Modern upgrades for your ride.

      UnRivaled Rides recent project -- LS9-powered 69 Camaro

    6. #6
      Join Date
      Oct 2007
      Location
      Paducah, KY
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      That is a good philosphy and probably should have used that. I know I have a few parts that I bought and sold b/c of doing things different. What sucks is it's easier for me to buy parts then to go work on the car I mean I have everything I need to get the car driving or pretty much everything, but yet I still check out the For sale thread daily

      Well, better get into the garage and off here. Thanks for the tips and yeah, that screen name is gonna be the death of me!!
      Darren

    7. #7
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      Mar 2006
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      doesn't everyone have 4-5 sets of wheels per car...?
      '67 Buick Skylark GS400 funny car "Ingenue" 8/10 HRM / Gasoline (Swedish) cover & feature 2/12
      World's only Buick-powered Buick Funny Car!
      Used to be known as musclecarjohn

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    8. #8
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      Quote Originally Posted by musclecarjohn View Post
      doesn't everyone have 4-5 sets of wheels per car...?
      hahahaha Working on my second set right now!
      Todd

    9. #9
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      Nov 2004
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      Colorado
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      The idea of not buying stuff ahead of time is great, but one problem is that until you have all the parts bolted on you don't know if they will all work together.

    10. #10
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      Sep 2007
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      Welcome to my world!

      Quote Originally Posted by indebt69 View Post
      Okay, I knew I wanted some 18" mesh style wheels. So, got some 18" CCW Classics. Love them. Now, working on the 6.0l/t56 swap, the car's been setting for awhile and I keep looking at other wheels, like the Rushforths in black (esp since the deal is going on) or some other high dollar wheels. Why can't I be happy with my CCW's. They look great but yet I'm wanting something else. Anybody else go through this and should I just finish the car and stick with what I have or buy something else? I'm happy with the CCW's but when I see other wheels
      MarkK

    11. #11
      Join Date
      Aug 2004
      Location
      Jacksonville, FL
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      I think we are all guilty of it at one time or another during these builds. Kind of like me, I have a perfectly good LT1/4l60E in my car with all of the bugs worked out. I have a L92 crate motor with a rebuilt t56 sitting next to it taking up alot of space in my garage (get grief from the wife every day BTW). Something about her not being able to park her car in the garage Nothing wrong with the LT1, just wanted a change, unfortunatley its a pretty expensive one though.
      Chris
      1968 Chevy Camaro SS
      LT4 (coming)/T56 DSE suspension

      1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass S convertible (442 Clone)
      LS3/4L70e, DSE suspension





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