Why Not to Buy Knockoff Rims!
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Topic: Why Not to Buy Knockoff Rims!
Posted By: aguard3
Subject: Why Not to Buy Knockoff Rims!
Date Posted: 28-January-2016 at 11:15AM
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Knockoff rims can be a pain in the ass. Finally doing something to my 1972 Fastback! Check it out, be sure to like and subscribe for more content!
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Posted By: 67gt5003119
Date Posted: 28-January-2016 at 1:06PM
Great job! You have TWO torinos?? jealous!! How many projects you have under all those blue tarps? Sounds like someone needs to go to the Henry Ford clinic for and addiction problem  just like Joe!Really nice formal and nice fastback project! Cool video, thanks for posting it up! 
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Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 28-January-2016 at 1:31PM
nice, i didn't know you had a fastback too? like rob said ...whats under those tarps there??? ------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: aguard3
Date Posted: 28-January-2016 at 1:51PM
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Thanks Guys!! In order going front back: 72 Torino Sport Hardtop 72 Torino Sport Fastback 72 Datsun 240z (fully track ready) 61 Oldsmobile Starfire 67 Olds Vista Cruiser (factory 4speed bucket seats) 78 Jeep Golden Eagle 67 Oldsmobile 442 (W-30 Package) Quite a few projects hahaha
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Posted By: GTW
Date Posted: 28-January-2016 at 1:52PM
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Both 4 speed cars right?
Edit: That Vista Cruiser must be uber rare. ------------- Griffin 1973 Gran Torino station wagon 1972 Gran Torino 4 Door 1976 Gran Torino station wagon 1971 Maverick 2 Door |
Posted By: 75GranMan
Date Posted: 28-January-2016 at 1:53PM
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Ya didn't answer the question? ------------- John 75Gran Torino 4spd |
Posted By: aguard3
Date Posted: 28-January-2016 at 1:56PM
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Yes guys, every car besides the Starfire is a factory manual. (only because that was the only option.) The vista cruiser as we are aware of right now is a 1 of 1. and what question was it I didn't answer lol?
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Posted By: aguard3
Date Posted: 28-January-2016 at 1:59PM
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And the torinos are both 4 speed as well. I made a more in depth video of it if you wanna check it out. here you go!  |
Posted By: Regul8r
Date Posted: 28-January-2016 at 2:00PM
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nice! Didn't know the Cragars were made in Brazil. as for the washers... do the cragars have the oval slot and that is why you need the slot washers? ------------- Carl Corey (Moderator/Event Coordinator) Contact ANYTIME! 1976 Ford Elite "Lola Mae" 97 Suzuki Intruder 1400 US Army Retired |
Posted By: aguard3
Date Posted: 28-January-2016 at 2:08PM
| Cragars are made in USA, just these were "knockoffs" and then were superhard to take off. They have the washer to accustom a 5x4 up to a 5x5. Therefore making them a universal fit type deal. |
Posted By: Regul8r
Date Posted: 28-January-2016 at 2:43PM
Cool description! BTW, where did you get the 300 # on Q-4-spd Formal roof cars? ------------- Carl Corey (Moderator/Event Coordinator) Contact ANYTIME! 1976 Ford Elite "Lola Mae" 97 Suzuki Intruder 1400 US Army Retired |
aguard3 wrote:Posted By: aguard3
Date Posted: 28-January-2016 at 3:21PM
| Thanks man! I got it off the Marti Report I had done on the car! It tells you what # it is with all of the options it has on it! Pretty neat! |
Posted By: 67gt5003119
Date Posted: 29-January-2016 at 4:09AM
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Sounds like you have some fun projects going on. So you had a hard time getting those cheap cragars off the car, sounds like you had to knockoff the knockoffs?? thank you, thank you, I will be here all week! We would love to see some pics of your other stuff too! |
Posted By: Paul100ca
Date Posted: 29-January-2016 at 6:10AM
Great to see the younger generation appreciate the old school cars..... ------------- Nothing stops this train. |
Posted By: Regul8r
Date Posted: 29-January-2016 at 1:09PM
Would love to see the Marti. That would be pretty cool. ------------- Carl Corey (Moderator/Event Coordinator) Contact ANYTIME! 1976 Ford Elite "Lola Mae" 97 Suzuki Intruder 1400 US Army Retired |
Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 30-January-2016 at 5:15AM
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do the wheels actually have a Cragar logo or brand name on them anywhere, they may have been licensed to produce in Brazil? seems to me you'd have the same issue regardless of quality or origin due to the Unilug design, US produced Cragar wheels with Unilug slots do the same thing also, are those foreign Cragars hub-centric, does the center hub fit to the wheel or does it float around? ------------- 72 GT Ute |