by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 02/24/2017 at 12:08
by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 02/24/2017 at 12:08
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Undeniably cool looking, though really cooler than I want. But the look is growing on me slowly. Perhaps if it were a 75-series tire instead of a 70, I’d like it better. Remember that O.C. is an old family guy...
The set of rims was $75, the used tires were $20 apiece, and the mount and balance cost $15 at the local VoTech high school.
There is definitely an Oppo faction that favors the old rim and dog dish look, but I can’t get there...
I welcome your thoughts and comments on this.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
02/24/2017 at 12:11, STARS: 4
Might be alone in this but I like the stock style wheels. I’d just strip off/blast the wheels and give them a fresh coat of white paint with a clear coat. No dog dish caps.
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
02/24/2017 at 12:16, STARS: 0
I think they look good, are you going to try and claybar the paint?
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
02/24/2017 at 12:19, STARS: 2
If no dog dish:
We actually had the last set on our van. Nice.
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
02/24/2017 at 12:30, STARS: 1
Steel wheels are best wheels.
"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
02/24/2017 at 12:43, STARS: 0
Looks good with the S10 (I think?) wheels, IMO.
"Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney" (braddelaparker)
02/24/2017 at 12:53, STARS: 0
I’m in the clean up the steelies/dog dish camp, I think either option would be perfect.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/24/2017 at 13:09, STARS: 1
Those rallyes look nice. They’d have to have a GMC center cap though...
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/24/2017 at 13:10, STARS: 0
That’s an option. They’d have to be 15s though; stock on this van was 14". It was a special order that I bought from the original owner with 80k original miles.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/24/2017 at 13:11, STARS: 0
By either option, do you mean steelies versus the current Camaro mags?
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
02/24/2017 at 13:11, STARS: 0
Yes, in this day and age 14" wheels are not really worth having on a lot of stuff.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/24/2017 at 13:12, STARS: 1
I’m not familiar with the term
claybar
. I’ll probably try Barkeeper’s Best Friend, or else Comet and a green scrubby pad,
a la
David Freiburger.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/24/2017 at 13:12, STARS: 0
Those are Camaro rims. The look is growing on me a little, and the price was certainly right, but I may switch to a 75-series tire.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/24/2017 at 13:13, STARS: 0
Certainly they have the look, but they’re also a good deal heavier. I was told once that
unsprung
weight savings are worth more than
sprung
weight savings, pound for pound.
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
02/24/2017 at 13:17, STARS: 0
Clay Bar is for the paint work on the van, not the wheels it will really make the paint shine. For the wheels if those are what I think they are (Off a late 90s S-10) they are clear coated, so use something made for wheels or the aluminum will oxidize.
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
02/24/2017 at 13:17, STARS: 0
Yeah but unsprung weight doesn’t really matter unless you’re on a track day or hauling a boat down a mountain pass. I don’t think I’d notice the difference from behind the wheel.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/24/2017 at 13:19, STARS: 0
The exact look I want is a slightly stylized, plain steel wheel, but my options are slightly limited because my bolt pattern is 5x4.75. One of these years, I’ll find a set like this, then get them bead blasted and powder-coated silver.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/24/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 0
Yes, I realized that you were talking about the body paint.
The rims come from a Camaro and I’ll leave them just as they are. I don’t want flashy; I want
utile
.
"Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney" (braddelaparker)
02/24/2017 at 13:40, STARS: 0
Steelies versus dog dish, although I guess they could kind of be one in the same.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/24/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 0
I love tradition, but I cannot embrace the dog dish. Just too ugly.
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
02/24/2017 at 14:24, STARS: 1
Whoever told you those are Camaro wheels is a liar. While S10 and Camaro wheels are interchangeable, those wheels were only ever offered on the S10 from the factory.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/24/2017 at 20:24, STARS: 0
Maybe they were merely mistaken. So you’re telling me I have S-10 rims?
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
02/24/2017 at 20:27, STARS: 0
Yep. Thats what the LS trim level S10s got wheel wise.
(press photo)
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/24/2017 at 21:39, STARS: 0
Thank you for setting me straight on that.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/25/2017 at 09:25, STARS: 0
Yep, they were the factory rims on my ‘98 S-10. They’re good looking wheels, but definitely not Camaro wheels.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/25/2017 at 10:40, STARS: 0
That they’re S-10 rims makes me feel better about having them on Rusty. The 70-series rubber is about right as well. That size was a recommendation from an Old Guy on another forum.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/25/2017 at 14:00, STARS: 0
Haha! Come on man, it’s a ‘71 Vandura that you going to cruise on the highway. You will never be able to feel the difference in weight of the wheels. Steelies and dog dishes fo lyfe!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/25/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 0
Yeah, I think it’s a good size tire for it. Put the front wheel on with center caps, and take a picture from farther back.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/25/2017 at 16:55, STARS: 0
Oh, with a T-5 trans and the right gearing, posi-trac, I’m hoping to be able to get it sideways...
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/25/2017 at 16:56, STARS: 0
Center caps are Chevrolet, though... I’ll probably leave them off. I may mount 75s, also...
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/25/2017 at 18:17, STARS: 0
You’re really nickel and diming yourself to death with all these used tires. If you want to drive cross country with this thing, spend the money on whatever wheels you want and get some new tires in whatever size makes you happy.
Personally, those wheels look crappy without center caps.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/25/2017 at 19:01, STARS: 0
Um, the entire van looks pretty crappy...
Once I get it actually RUNNING, and I can shift it into gear, and make certain that the front suspension is intact and the brakes, then maybe I can think about registering it. And start driving it around town. I think that at that time, perhaps, it might be a good time to go shopping for some tires. Just getting a set of rollers on this thing has been a chore and I am broke and I have two kids in college and oh, yeah: they suspended me from my job this week on account of the malice of a fellow educator, so in all, I’m largely satisfied with the progress I’m making.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/25/2017 at 19:14, STARS: 0
Good points about the van :)
Uh-oh! Hopefully you’ll be able to weather that storm. I’m pulling for you!
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/26/2017 at 11:01, STARS: 0
Also, Roadkill is an inspiration. As for the other, I don’t mind telling you about it, but we’d need to trade an email offline. oliphant.chuckerbutty at gee mail if you want.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/26/2017 at 11:38, STARS: 0
Gotta love Roadkill!
Email sent.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/27/2017 at 11:53, STARS: 0
I have the center caps, but they need to say GMC or I can’t use them. Besides, they’re plastic and slightly cheesy. I have some other ideas about how to dress the rims up a little bit, but the mechanicals are the first order of business. Actually, the weather stripping is pretty high on the list as it’s rotten and crumbling on the entire vehicle.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/27/2017 at 13:52, STARS: 0
Picky, picky, picky :)
Weatherstripping would be a good thing to do first, keep the evil water out.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/27/2017 at 15:50, STARS: 1
Wheels, weatherstripping, window regulating mechanism in the driver door, front door latches. I’ve already bought the latches; Dave the Car Guy helped me with some part numbers on those.
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
03/03/2017 at 20:06, STARS: 1
I think I have one of those in my garage.