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magnum 500 wheels

Reply #15 –
Quote from: FLSTCI71;259425
IMHO, I have to say I have not seen a set of wheels that make a 20th look any better than the stock gold trimmed set. When those wheels are like new and clean, they are drop dead gorgeous!!



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FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII

magnum 500 wheels

Reply #16 –
Quote from: FLSTCI71;259425
IMHO, I have to say I have not seen a set of wheels that make a 20th look any better than the stock gold trimmed set. When those wheels are like new and clean, they are drop dead gorgeous!!


x3 guy I know in town here had one with the gold....looked sweet.
1987 TC

magnum 500 wheels

Reply #17 –
Yeah seriously in the end I kinda keep going back to 'em...I really love em. I am so in love with the whole color scheme on this car. They definitely had a good eye for it!
 
HAVI - I'll do one with the vintiques soon...school is kickin' my ass this week. Break next week so that should be ample time. :hick:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

magnum 500 wheels

Reply #18 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;259432
Yeah seriously in the end I kinda keep going back to 'em...I really love em. I am so in love with the whole color scheme on this car. They definitely had a good eye for it!
 
HAVI - I'll do one with the vintiques soon...school is kickin' my ass this week. Break next week so that should be ample time. :hick:


no problem, dude.  Winter ain't going away any time soon here.
1987 TC

magnum 500 wheels

Reply #19 –
Quote from: FLSTCI71;259425
IMHO, I have to say I have not seen a set of wheels that make a 20th look any better than the stock gold trimmed set. When those wheels are like new and clean, they are drop dead gorgeous!!


With RWLs they are. I hated keeping the silver ones I had clean though. :giggle:
Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB SN-95 front struts and shocks, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)

magnum 500 wheels

Reply #20 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;258836
I'd also LOVE to see some old rallye wheels on one of these. Maybe I'll 'chop it this weekend if I feel like it LOL. I did this awhile back with pictures of a friends car that was at JUST the right angle so the wheels looked right. Shocking how well they fit. The second I did I went "thats IT I MUST have slots" hahaha

I know exactly what a Cougar looks like with slots, because I had one :D My dearly departed 88 Cougar had 15X7 rear and 15X5.5 front slots on it. I could not find any that fit the 4X108 bolt pattern, so I had a machine shop drill new holes in a 4X114.3 bolt pattern set I found at a junk yard (I believe they came off a Datsun 260Z). The machine shop also made hubcentric rings for me so they'd fit properly. The rims + machine work only cost me $180 total. I then did my Thunder Chicken Wheel Restoration on 'em (this was the first set I'd ever done it to), painted the centers black and left the lip natural machined aluminum. They were absolute hotness.

I don't have any good pics - this was the days before everyone and his dog had a digital camera, and taking pictures actually required planning, commitment, and money, and you kept your pic whether it turned out well or not. Here's a pic of the Cat with the slots on it after the aforementioned restoration/refinishing of 'em:


Then I wrecked 'em :mad:
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣
 

magnum 500 wheels

Reply #21 –
Yeah you've posted that whole bit before, glad ya did again. If I look closely at the front wheel I CAN make out a couple of the slots. That is pretty neat too not only slots but dark with a polished outer rim! Too bad about the wreck man thats a nice lookin cat there. :(
 
I kinda feel like the slots I 'chopped on are a little bright :hick: My buddy polished his up, they used to have the dull satin finish they usually come with. So that's why they look like that just the pic I had to work with haha (kinda like you were saying :hick: )
 
But that looks awesome. Im a real sucker for black center + polished outer. My other friend's mint 89 beretta has GTZ wheels and he polished the outer lip and it just looks SICK.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane