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| Porsche Rescue |
 Feb 18 2007, 09:47 PM
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Saving and Enjoying Old Porsches  Group: Members Posts: 2,978 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Bend, Oregon Member No.: 64 Region Association: None  |
My 80K mile '76 came to me with aftermarket alloys which were installed as a $250 dealer option when the car was new. They are pretty ugly now and I am switching to stock steel "sport" wheels. The dealer at least did it right and provided an alloy spare. It is 31 years new. If the 4 on the ground looked as good I would leave them on. The tire is a Continental 165 HR 15 which has clearly never been used. It still has the little mold "nubs" and a yellow stripe around the circumference of the tread. I would say it has never been on the ground except I installed it today to hold the car up while I do the wheel/tire swap.
The car also came with a dealer option of a "deluxe shift knob" at $6.95. It is the common black leather one with the Porsche crest. Couldn't buy a nice original 5-speed knob for 10 times that today! Attached image(s) 
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| Porsche Rescue |
Feb 19 2007, 07:13 PM
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Saving and Enjoying Old Porsches Group: Members Posts: 2,978 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Bend, Oregon Member No.: 64 Region Association: None |
Got her done. Back to stock. I feel better now.
edit: except for the trim rings (when I was a teenager we called them "beauty rings"). Attached image(s) 
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| mrgreenjeans |
Feb 19 2007, 10:12 PM
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mrgreenjeans Group: Members Posts: 213 Joined: 9-February 07 From: N.Dak. Member No.: 7,520 Region Association: Northstar Region |
QUOTE(Porsche Rescue @ Feb 19 2007, 09:13 PM)  Got her done. Back to stock. I feel better now. edit: except for the trim rings (when I was a teenager we called them "beauty rings"). Primo !!! mine did not have the chrome rings, and altho, I have seen them about, not so sold on the look or the originality. One loses too much of the wide flange showing to the world and makes the already skinny wheel and tire look narrower.....imho Nice ride. in Fact beautiful !!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) Use the old wheels about the house, like winding up the garden hose, or mounting them on posts, to use as shop stools. Or, melt them in a fire and use the al. ashes to sprinkle on the lawn....I dunno if it would be good for anything, but you'd be rid of the ugly buggers............imho mrgreenjeans |
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| Porsche Rescue |
Feb 19 2007, 10:40 PM
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Saving and Enjoying Old Porsches Group: Members Posts: 2,978 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Bend, Oregon Member No.: 64 Region Association: None |
"mine did not have the chrome rings, and altho, I have seen them about, not so sold on the look or the originality. One loses too much of the wide flange showing to the world and makes the already skinny wheel and tire look narrower.....imho"
I hear you. I kinda like a little shiny "bling", but they would look good without the rings too. They aren't the rings I wanted. Got them online. Thought I was getting the deeper looking "squared off" ones like on a Camaro Rallye wheel from the 70's. |
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Posts in this topic
Porsche Rescue New 31 year-old tire and wheel Feb 18 2007, 09:47 PM
Porsche Rescue Here's the car with the wheels I am removing. ... Feb 18 2007, 09:50 PM
mrgreenjeans
Here's the car with the wheels I am removing.... Feb 19 2007, 12:05 AM type4org
Pretty cool...what do you plan to do with the ret... Feb 19 2007, 02:30 AM jd74914
Pretty cool...what do you plan to do with the re... Feb 19 2007, 08:11 AM Porsche Rescue Car was one family owned until I got it last fall.... Feb 19 2007, 10:03 AM Pat Garvey
Got her done. Back to stock. I feel better now.
... Feb 19 2007, 07:44 PM mrgreenjeans
"mine did not have the chrome rings, and alt... Feb 22 2007, 10:29 PM rdauenhauer Jim those are hideous! :sick: Feb 23 2007, 03:31 PM Porsche Rescue Whadaya mean! They are OE and you're a CW... Feb 23 2007, 05:56 PM |
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