Steelies FTW/night oppo

"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes) 04/10/2014 at 23:17 • Filed to: None

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Love this color and the wheels. It has a real retro feel to it.

D > Frank Grimes 04/10/2014 at 23:21

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I read about this build not long ago; the steelies are actually temp and I believe the finished car had Fuchs.

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Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > D 04/10/2014 at 23:25

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Fuchs are cool, but the steelies look waaaaaayyy better!

Frank Grimes > D 04/10/2014 at 23:33

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yeah i was reading about it on flyin miata. here is the fuchs when you first mentioned the wheels I thought of the 5 spoke 911 type before I saw the photos later on of the finished car.

D > Frank Grimes 04/10/2014 at 23:38

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Yeah, I didn't know Fuchs was such a big family. I'm not incredibly well learned in Porsche lore

D > Frank Grimes 04/10/2014 at 23:40

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tiger'd

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Frank Grimes 04/10/2014 at 23:48

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It's beautiful. Honestly. It just is.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Frank Grimes 04/11/2014 at 00:23

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I dig it. There's a lot of Elan in that profile, especially with the steelies.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Frank Grimes 04/11/2014 at 00:23

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I dig it. There's a lot of Elan in that profile, especially with the steelies.

SteyrTMP > Frank Grimes 04/11/2014 at 01:10

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Meh... I'm of the "If it ain't deep, it ain't shit" group. That, and I think everything should have either: BBS-style web-spoked rims, preferrably black with deep-dish machined lips, or white 6-spoke rims, also deep dished.

If this set here had a deep dish... hot damn:

Or maybe these... Yes, this was me, and my second car. You can't see it, but about 500 feet away was Nelson Ledges Road Course:

Frank Grimes > SteyrTMP 04/11/2014 at 13:37

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I think you might like mesh wheels as much as me. But there is something good about a retro type car like the miata or mini wearing retro type wheels. What is the story with the tuxedo and the road course? Are you just some kind of classy hitman?

Frank Grimes > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 04/11/2014 at 13:40

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I think its the paint. The old school paint job really makes a big difference.

SteyrTMP > Frank Grimes 04/12/2014 at 02:05

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I built my Seven two houses down from Nelson Ledges, and I ran the Mini on it a few times. Back before I was married, I used to wear things like that all the time. Now, not so much. Long story.

Frank Grimes > SteyrTMP 04/12/2014 at 11:17

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I will just assume you were some kind of badass then.

SteyrTMP > Frank Grimes 04/12/2014 at 13:35

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Heh. I dunno. I used to have to wear dress clothes to school (private school), at which point I couldn't wait to get into jeans or something... once I graduated I started working in factories, which required wearing grungy clothes. I didn't like looking like a slob, so I started gravitating toward suits and tuxes and whatnot... I guess they neutralized the mohawk, and I definately got a few looks. It was fun. I'd do it again if I knew I wouldn't trash the clothes right away.

Now I'm machining, and I wear BDUs most of the time. I don't really go anywhere, so when I do, I'm usually wearing the racing suit with the Seven.

I'll have to see if I can find a photo of me with the mohawk, shooting the M16, in a suit. I have someone somewhere, I think. Those were the days. 2-3000 rounds at a sitting, 80-90 bucks a thou.

SteyrTMP > SteyrTMP 04/12/2014 at 13:45

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Meh, couldn't find any good photos, but I did find this one... Used to hang out with this girl, and we had gone to some antique/thrift store, and she bought a parasol... and asked me to hold it for some reason or another.