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Posted by: boxstr May 10 2003, 04:34 PM

Found this in a corner of the warehouse today, looks familiar, but check the center cap that came off of it. 5.5x 15 wheel no name on the back or front.
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Posted by: boxstr May 10 2003, 04:35 PM

Center cap....


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Posted by: Jeff Krieger May 10 2003, 05:19 PM

Yup, those look exactly like mine. Still not 100% sure what they are.

Posted by: ChrisReale May 10 2003, 06:41 PM

maybe for a Fiat or Alfa Romeo? They look nice....

Posted by: markb May 10 2003, 06:42 PM

Can't tell you what brand they are, but I've got a couple sets laying around if you want 'em. I'm not fond of them personally.

Posted by: ChrisReale May 10 2003, 06:45 PM

My money says they are Italian. Thats my college education at work there...

Posted by: ! May 10 2003, 08:31 PM

Popular knock off for the bugs....more than one company made them.

Posted by: Lawrence914-6 May 11 2003, 08:20 AM

Hey Z... howz your flarez?

-Rusty

Posted by: ! May 11 2003, 08:26 AM

Cut the arches and installed the rears......the conversion flywheel, fans and cooling shrouds, spacers and the 993 wheels arrive next week.....could be on the road at the end of the month.


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Posted by: Lawrence914-6 May 11 2003, 08:54 AM

Looks good. You gonna attach them with dzus fasteners, or meld them into the body?

Posted by: ! May 11 2003, 09:46 AM

Gonna leave the fasteners exposed. Call the car "Frankenstein" ....

Posted by: Lawrence914-6 May 11 2003, 10:08 AM

Paint the flares, body and fasteners all different colors.

-Rusty

Posted by: Mark Henry May 11 2003, 10:38 AM

They are Western stars, common 70's wheel made in the good old USA. I've never seen that type of cap, may be home built/modified.

I have the same wheels drilled for small 5 bolt VW van '72-89.

Posted by: Jeff Krieger May 11 2003, 11:36 AM

I thought they were Western wheels too because a few years ago GrassRoots MotorSport was doing a restoration on a 914 that had the same wheels and I emailed the magazine and asked them what kind of wheels they were and the guy said "Western" wheels.

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 11 2003, 12:32 PM

they look like my neighbors boat trailer wheels. four lug and all. hmmm....what is their width?

Posted by: kafermeister May 11 2003, 03:46 PM

I just checked the set that my dad has. No markings on the rims other than "pat-pend" and "15x5" on the back side. No markings inside the bead area eather. Dad's have no screw holes for the bolt-on center cap, thus it uses a push-through.

Rick

Posted by: krk May 11 2003, 04:30 PM

Z,

Maybe this could be your "inspiration" pic!



kim.


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