Non-stock wheels on your 356? Post a pic!

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KRIS VANDORT · #31 Post by **KRIS VANDORT** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:45 pm

Supposedly 67 912 wheels

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Jim Breazeale · #32 Post by **Jim Breazeale** » Wed May 14, 2008 4:13 pm

951 Spare wheels on my 65 C Coupe and 15 X 7 American Racing wheels on a 62 Cab Race car that I owned for a short time. They are the only set of 15 X 7 American Mags I have ever seen! I've had numerous sets of 15 X 6 Americans. The wheels are now on Dink Farmer's "Beastyboy"

Christopher Toy · Wed May 14, 2008 10:35 pm

15X6 & 15X7 Polished Fuchs

Simon Hitchman · #34 Post by **Simon Hitchman** » Thu May 15, 2008 5:16 pm

Christopher could you tell me what size tire your running at the front?

Christopher Toy · #35 Post by **Christopher Toy** » Thu May 15, 2008 6:47 pm

Simon Hitchman wrote:Christopher could you tell me what size tire your running at the front?

205/60/15 front
225/55/15 rear

Jean-Luc CRIADO · #36 Post by **Jean-Luc CRIADO** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:14 pm

Before i'm selling my 356 project, i want installed the GT mag wheel in 6x15 version.....very nice but very rare, rare=expensive...now, i have always my wheels and i have 2 set of an aluminium version in 7x15 for 911/912.....my GT stamped date 69 !

Porsche American Racing Magnesium Wheels SOLD by jean-luc criado, sur Flickr

in france, the local manufacturer sale in 70's a GT wheel name, in aluminium and 7x15...
what do you think ?
I have only 2.....the destination is clearly for the 911 !

GT wheels 7X15 ET 10 by jean-luc criado, sur Flickr

JLC 8)

Christopher Toy · Mon May 19, 2008 10:55 pm

Here's a photo taken at North Meets South, April 2008 of an exceptional 356 Outlaw's front wheel, reportedly mfg by American Racing.
Looks a lot like Jean-luc Criado's wheels above.

Jim Breazeale · #38 Post by **Jim Breazeale** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:48 pm

Christopher Toy wrote:Here's a photo taken at North Meets South, April 2008 of an exceptional 356 Outlaw's front wheel, reportedly mfg by American Racing.
Looks a lot like Jean-luc Criado's wheels above.

Chris

Those wheels are American Racing Magnesium wheels from the 60s. They were powdercoated to provide a smooth, bright finish, acording to the owner. American Racing wheels tend to get dark from tarnishing and also are very porous, thus leaking air right through the rims. Been there, done that! It was a pleasure seeing your 356/930 next to the car in the picture. Good old fashioned hotrodding is not confined just to the Street Rod crowd. Way to go!

Regards

Christopher Toy · #39 Post by **Christopher Toy** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:27 pm

Jim Breazeale wrote:It was a pleasure seeing your 356/930 next to the car in the picture. Good old fashioned hotrodding is not confined just to the Street Rod crowd. Way to go!
Regards

Thanks Jim, really appreciate the compliment from a true pro.
Chris

Adam Wright · #40 Post by **Adam Wright** » Wed May 28, 2008 1:57 pm

How about these? They came on a 59 I found last year. I probably should have kept the wheels, when am I going to see another pair like them.

JOEL JENSEN · #41 Post by **JOEL JENSEN** » Wed May 28, 2008 2:59 pm

Adam,
They look a lot like the wide 5's availble from the usual VW sources. They also have BRM'l in black and grey and Minilite replicas in both 4 and wide 5 patterns. I'm surprised more 356 guys haven't used them.
Regards,
Joel

Terry Nuckels · #42 Post by **Terry Nuckels** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:40 pm

Dan Jacob · #43 Post by **Dan Jacob** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:47 pm

Hello!

I have been fortunate enough to have acquired this set of Jack McAfree wheels for my 1964 "C" Sunroof. I got them about four or five years ago at at swap meet in Ventura, CA. They needed to be polished and I had to have the spinners rechromed. Since then the wheels have drawn many positive comments and several people want to have them. They tell me to NOT leave the car alone!

Dan
AZ Outlaws

Tom Tate · #44 Post by **Tom Tate** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:22 pm

Here is a set of 5 1/2" eagle Alloys on Blackie. Put them on this weekend as I had tired of the stock chrome wheels. The center cap was CNC'd by a local Co and the crest is off a C/SC flat hubcap. These were found on Ebay 2 years ago, new in the box never installed. I had a mahine shop enlarge the bolt holes as they were made for a VW w/ 12mm studs and ours are 14mm. I bought nuts off the internet , they are 22mm and seat down onto the rim as the stud isn't long enough to stick out. I could've put longer studs on but then the stock wheels couldn't use the hubcabs. I wanted to be able to swap them back and forth easily.

Photos were taken w/ the car on the lift.
Notice how the clean (not polished) drums look like modern discs ! Many think that the car has been converted to disc brakes.

Mark Pribanic · #45 Post by **Mark Pribanic** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:11 pm

Tom Tate wrote:Here is a set of 5 1/2" eagle Alloys on Blackie. Put them on this weekend as I had tired of the stock chrome wheels. The center cap was CNC'd by a local Co and the crest is off a C/SC flat hubcap. These were found on Ebay 2 years ago, new in the box never installed. I had a mahine shop enlarge the bolt holes as they were made for a VW w/ 12mm studs and ours are 14mm. I bought nuts off the internet , they are 22mm and seat down onto the rim as the stud isn't long enough to stick out. I could've put longer studs on but then the stock wheels couldn't use the hubcabs. I wanted to be able to swap them back and forth easily.

Photos were taken w/ the car on the lift.
Notice how the clean (not polished) drums look like modern discs ! Many think that the car has been converted to disc brakes.

Looks like the same wheels that were on my '58 when I bought it in 1999. I did not have center caps though...

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