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Ive been offered a pair of early 7' fuches , while I know the back spacing is the same as my 6's I'm not to sure how their gonna sit on the body line whether their gonna stick out  :-\
The 205 tyres I run at the moment on my 6's ballon out a bit on the rim so Im thinking of keeping this profile tyre on the 7's to have a more upright looking sidewall .
Anyone got some pix of 7's or any experience of running these ?
May have some detailed six's for sale soon  ;)

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Not sure if they are late or early but they have a good look on them !

these are late 7s and are really cool.
early 7s are known as the 7R fuchs. they are essentially deep 6s with an inch more backspacing to allow for the fitment of wide tyres on the early 911s.

i like them too. but from what i've seen they fit with running short axles, but i think that if you ran e.g. disc brakes that give a bit more offset they come close to sticking out of the fender. but i'm not sure...

may be the 2 most famous car know with 7" fuchs

...wrapped in awesome rubber!

I ran 7s on my car, big tires

(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/429276.jpg)



tw

The red 66 looks awesome!

Thanks for the input guys

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These one's On Rich M's car look like the pair Ive been offered , the rim's on the pics of the others look more angular also my centers look more like an early heart fuch if that makes sense .
Looks like I may have done a deal to get them detailed for a straight swap with my old 6's  8)

i like seven!!!

dirk

Like that colour , reminds me of the first cal looker beetle I saw in the flesh way back in 87  ::)
Are those 16's up front ?

15X6 with 155/65 in front 7x15 with 195/65 back. painted them different.

the colour is triumph magenta from the 70ties....

dirk

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7r's^
These are the deal.. Fitted W/ a short axle drum brakes, And a 1" billet spacer. 205 70 15

Hi Pip,

Those wheels are the shiznat!

Black chrome?

~Dave

Cool , you must have had a shoe horn on standby with those wheels just in case  ;) :D

got one for a play  ;

(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/IMG_4070.jpg)

Gonna stick a tyre on it "pro temp " see how it looks on the car  ::)

And this little baby  ;)

Beware, that's a cast repro.

Glenn, here's a chart of offsets and part numbers that should be on the back of an original wheel

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=427580

Can't find any part numbers on the inside of the wheels , only markings are 7x15 so think they may be replica's .
Castings markings on the face of the wheel are quite rough under and near the painted area .
Think I'll still get them as 7's are'nt to thick on the ground , but Im gonna hang onto my 6's for the mo  ;)

Glenn keep the 6s and put your money toward a new cam and lifters.

The 7s will not make the car go any quicker. :P :D ;D

May not make the car go quickere but talk about make a statement...  7" just give you that big and little look that traditional hot rods have. Personally, I think it completes the stance and look.

Rick M

Would it be possible to get to see some more pics and spec on this nice car ?

bruce, how did you see that?
i think your 7s look pretty good glenn!

Thanks Rick for that now you gone and dun it. :D ;D

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Look at the 5 triangular holes.  Notice how the hole bends down towards the rim?  Original late 7" Fuchs didn't do that.  Early 7" Fuchs didn't have the same rim profile as the one in this pic.

The wheels on the red car above are also fake.  Nothing wrong with that, they are just heavier, and you have to inspect them for cracks often.

wowzers, you've got eyes...  :)

glad people won't notice once i sprayed them satin black:
 ;)

Its all in the details dude  ;)

(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=10196.0;attach=34590;image)

These ones are real.  No silicone here.

Same with the ones I just mounted on my CHOP. Nothing but the REAL DEAL as they are light, strong and high quality.

Rick M

here's marc car , build in the early 90's , i took that pict in the mid 90's  , and that car had/have 7'"fake fuchs , the car still exist today in the same condition

Received a few emails with questions...don't mean to hi jack the thread.

66
78x94 ida's
off white interior w/oatmeal square weave
empi coach wheel, berg shifter
real 15x6 24x4.5 fronts
fake  ::) 15x7 26x9.5 rears
only ran 12.20's in street trim because of the heavy ass fake cast wheels  ::) (By the way, all 4 wheels were given to me)


(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/204941.jpg)
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/204943.jpg)

This is what I started with. Complete resto all done by me in 7 weeks  :o

(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/204940.jpg)

And here is a pic with "real" 8's

(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/601130.jpg)

Thanks for all the compliments  8)

tw

Here is a comparo pic of a late 7 (left), and an early 7.

Thanks for the info on those early and late 7's.
I also like that pic from Tony with those 8" at the back.Awesome.
Now my question,in how many sizes (width's) were they made by "fuchs"?Does that some one know?

Early deep-dish Fuchs. All 15" sizes.

4.5" 901.361.012.01 42mm positive offset
5.5" 901.361.012.04 42mm positive offset
6.0" 901.361.012.00 36mm positive offset
7.0" 901.361.012.05 49mm positive offset

911.361.020.10 6x15 36.0mm offset (Late Fuchs)
911.361.020.41 7x15 23.3mm offset (Late Fuchs)
911.361.020.42 8x15 10.6mm offset (Late Fuchs)
911.361.020.03 9x15 3.0mm offset (Late Fuchs)
911.361.020.05 11x15 (no offset?) (Late Fuchs)

and they're back....different size though and only 250 cars. :'(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K4xOgLSgtg

Thanks for the info Steve. (and on that 911 sport classic they are 19"  :o )

Peter  ;)

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Im kinda gettin the impression here that these 7" fuch's may not be the way to go  ::)
Cleaned one up yesterday and gave it a quickie detail , will go and pop a tyre on it later and let the jury decide 6" or 7"  ::)
these ones don't appear too heavy but I will weigh both 6" and 7"'s just for the hell of it  ;)

Glen,I have some real 7s to sell if you want some?

cheers richhie,uk

Well my fronts are fake so I was thinking of going the full hog with the rear's  :D

14":
5½

15":
4½
5½
6 early and late
7 early and late
8
9
11

16":
6
7
8
9

Thx Bruce,now I know them all.  ;)

Right then you orrible lot  :D here we go the vote .
In the red corner we have the the current champ an original 6" fuch weighing in at a heathy 13lbs and wearing an Avon 205 70 15 with a 10mm back spacer
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In the blue corner we have the contender , the rookie , the fake 7" fuch coming in with an weight of 15 1/2lbs and wearing the same Avon 205 70 15 but this tme without a back spacer.
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 ;D ;D
Ok guys opinion's please , 7"s are still very rough and need a lot more work , for example I need to look at my centre cap without the back spacer .
But the one thing I do like about these fake 7's are the centre's they look the same as an early 6 , a little detail neither of the two original 7's  have late or early
Just wanted to see if they would work with my narrowed IRS rear end ?

i'd buy them off you any time, i love 7s in the rear.
hope you don't  ;D ;)

The 7" looks good, you'd get away with a 5mm spacer in there Glenn

You can try the 5mm spacer from the front wheels of my car if you want

They look both good,but you asked our opinion,so: 7" please.

Normally I would say go with the 7's, but since you have the "early 4.5's" up front, I think the best match is a early 6 or 7 in the rear.

you could always stick the 6" on the front with a 155  ;)

Plan is to hang onto the 6's to use with my slicks - the spacer so they can tuck up nicely .  ;)
but I like your idea Ron  :D

but does it have the line lock light? ;D

I think you should sell me the car and stop the worry ;D

(Car looks good either way-- and I really like 7's, but I'm with Zach on this one)

my two cents... keep the change.

~DR.

do what makes YOU happy dude  ;)

Cheer's Dave , I may hold you to that offer one day  ;D
Got the lense's , just perfecting my limo tint technique  ;)
Will post some pix soon as Ive got them on the car

Your car , your choice but IMHO the 6"

The early 7 is identical to an early 6 as viewed from the outside.

i think the 6" looks much better on it. ::)

henk!!!

Gonna run with the 6's , with my IRS set up Ive found found that when I launch the tyre catch's the fender / wing .
Wont be a problem if you run short swing axle's .
So if anyone wants a pair of 7's drop me a PM  ;)