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« Reply #60 on: March 20, 2006, 20:02:33 pm » |
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I, personally, like minilites but not on a Cal Looker. They do look good on a circuit racer or hillclimb car from the 70s.
Just my two wheels.
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« Reply #61 on: March 20, 2006, 20:06:11 pm » |
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I would love to own a pair of minilites... but Georg has a good point... they look a bit Euro...! but still... hard as nails!
And welcome to the gang Soddli!
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« Reply #62 on: March 20, 2006, 21:15:24 pm » |
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what do think about these 2 wheels cal look or not  fumagali & astro wheels |
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Olaf A./DFL
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« Reply #63 on: March 20, 2006, 22:00:40 pm » |
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what do think about these 2 wheels cal look or not fumagali & astro wheels Both definitely cal-look! though the fumagalis must be pretty heavy…  I love those Astro wheels! -but I think they're even better with the inner circle painted black. Does anyone know if they're also made of steel? |
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« Reply #64 on: March 20, 2006, 22:32:25 pm » |
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I love rivieras too, i have thin lip on front and thik lip back. But they are very heavy i think. Dont know the weight on tem
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Jordy/DVK
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« Reply #65 on: March 20, 2006, 22:43:44 pm » |
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LOOKS GOOD!!!  Do you have disc-brakes because you're running thin lips in the front? Looking at the 1500 sign on your engine lid I assume the answer will be "yes"...  That's good to know that I could running early Rivi's on my bug when converting to disc brakes... |
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"The Full-Throttle Cruisers"
1951 medium brown splitwindow beetle (resto in progress)
1968 Cal-look(-a-like) (my daily driver)
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« Reply #66 on: March 20, 2006, 22:47:01 pm » |
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Tanx. more pictures of the car and wheels are coming soon. I actually think of painting them with a gold color
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Jordy/DVK
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« Reply #67 on: March 20, 2006, 22:52:27 pm » |
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Tanx. more pictures of the car and wheels are coming soon. I actually think of painting them with a gold color
Keep posting them. I'm curious!  Gold would look good on your white '67!!! Combines great with the also very beautiful white!! |
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1951 medium brown splitwindow beetle (resto in progress)
1968 Cal-look(-a-like) (my daily driver)
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Pekka
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« Reply #68 on: March 21, 2006, 09:28:26 am » |
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A cal-looker is a high performance vehicle so I like to emphasize lightness and keeping the unsprung weight as low as possible. On the other the hand I like the wheel to be an original period wheel instead of a repop (as I try to avoid repops in any "important" parts of a cal-looker, such as wheels, steering wheels, shifters etc.). And the wheels must be affordable and attractive. Also some restoration work by myself is OK as this is a hobby... Based on those criteria I've chosen early "deep" Fuchs (5,5" for the front and 6" for the back). I have also managed to buy the wheels (in unrestored condition) one at the time over a longer period to help financing them. My car is not finished but this is the look I'm after:  I do love the period 5 spoke and slot mag wheels obviously preferred by our Norwegian sisters and brothers. Of the 5x205 wheels however my absolute favorite is the Torque Thrust D-spoke (not the Troker repop obviously!). |
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« Reply #69 on: March 21, 2006, 09:52:28 am » |
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Pekka, if it will look like that it will definitely become a very cool cal looker!
In my opinion early Fuchs wheels are one of the best wheels for a cal looker regarding quality, availibility and weight BUT especially in germany there are so many cars equipped with Fuchs wheels that I´m kinda bored of them.
My favorite when it comes to cal look wheels are Centerlines or any vintage 5-spoke wheel.
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Soddli
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« Reply #70 on: March 21, 2006, 10:47:09 am » |
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I would love to own a pair of minilites... but Georg has a good point... they look a bit Euro...! but still... hard as nails!
And welcome to the gang Soddli!
Thanks :-) I agree....i love the minilites but they belong more on a circuit racer than on a cal-looker. A beetle in "psychedelic paint sheeme", fuchs in front and minilites back would be cool....simply a 1500ST....as this: http://www.autofarm.co.uk/car.php3/SB410.html |
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Jon
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« Reply #71 on: March 21, 2006, 10:51:13 am » |
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Ohh those seats!! |
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« Reply #72 on: March 21, 2006, 10:56:36 am » |
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Ohh those seats!! Yes....seat-porn is spelled....S-C-H-E-E-L.... :-) |
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« Reply #73 on: March 21, 2006, 14:15:32 pm » |
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Ohh those seats!! How are your own seats doing? |
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« Reply #74 on: March 21, 2006, 14:21:11 pm » |
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Well "Fusentast" is draging his feet along... he is cutting the foam for them... sometime this century  |
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« Reply #76 on: March 21, 2006, 17:25:03 pm » |
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Proud member of:
DVK ~ Der Vollgas Kreuzers
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1951 medium brown splitwindow beetle (resto in progress)
1968 Cal-look(-a-like) (my daily driver)
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« Reply #77 on: March 21, 2006, 20:03:54 pm » |
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 waouwwww jordy nice vintage parts but to expensive for me and what do you thinks about this wheels in 5x 130 porsche pattern very rare to see one of this set
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speedwell
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« Reply #78 on: March 21, 2006, 20:05:58 pm » |
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what do think about these 2 wheels cal look or not fumagali & astro wheels Both definitely cal-look! though the fumagalis must be pretty heavy… I love those Astro wheels! -but I think they're even better with the inner circle painted black. Does anyone know if they're also made of steel? olaf this 's another pict from an astro wheels with the inner circle painted in black just for you |
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Olaf A./DFL
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« Reply #79 on: March 21, 2006, 20:15:35 pm » |
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olaf this 's another pict from an astro wheels with the inner circle painted in black just for you
 thanks! -now that's what i call gorgeous! |
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jerry
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« Reply #80 on: March 21, 2006, 21:13:34 pm » |
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I'm sorry, but isn't the azor wheels from a Volvo P1800?
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« Reply #81 on: March 21, 2006, 21:18:43 pm » |
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I'm sorry, but isn't the azor wheels from a Volvo P1800?
//Jerry
sorry jerry never seen this wheels in real and i don't know who is the manufacter of this one they made this wheels for different cars that Volvo?? |
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jerry
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« Reply #82 on: March 21, 2006, 21:31:07 pm » |
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You may be right.
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speedwell
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« Reply #83 on: March 24, 2006, 15:08:03 pm » |
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this my 74 ,It's crazy as a car can change just look by changing rims sometimes it makes more oldschool ( brm ) and sometimes more cal look ( empi 8 )
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« Reply #84 on: March 24, 2006, 15:11:21 pm » |
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this car was my daily driver during almost 10 years love it , I crossed more than 60000 km with: that of the happiness |
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Jee Ent.
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« Reply #85 on: March 25, 2006, 00:18:52 am » |
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If you could call it a cal-look..more a lacy rat.
Whatever. This is my trusty ol' ride.
If anybody ha a set of these Tecnomagnesio rims for sale. Please let me know.
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Griebel
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« Reply #86 on: March 25, 2006, 10:55:25 am » |
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Sander/DVK
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« Reply #87 on: March 25, 2006, 21:09:51 pm » |
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My 914 Pedrini wheels from Mahle on my bug. Hope you like them..   |
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« Reply #88 on: March 25, 2006, 23:57:30 pm » |
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i'll stick with my OG empi 5's
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Oddien
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« Reply #89 on: March 26, 2006, 00:36:00 am » |
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Hello all . I'm new here and would like to show what wheels i got on my looker.
They are 5,5 KPZ with 215/70/15 in the rear and 145/15 in front.
I got another complete set of rims in 4,5 " KPZ and are planning to run those in front with 135/15.
I guess that would be a good setup if i drop the front down just an inch moore.
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