This topic has probably been beat to death, but I'll ask anyway.

Who owns this car? I want those wheels

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Hi,

these are no wheels!
These things outside are for ventilation for the brakes...called Turbofans
Take a look:

https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige...0572189-223-335

Harald

I know someone does a reproduction for a lot less. We have a couple sets of real and repro at the shop. I'll ask.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;#entry2033925

We did a story on turbo fans in 000 a while back. One of the most misunderstood elements on a race car—they can work, but only under some circumstances. Sure do look cool...

Yes, I'm interested. Thanks for the info. Wondering if could adapt them to my Mahle's?

Mepstein,

I'm interested how they fit to the rims.

I've only seen them on deep dish wheels. The ones at our shop are for centerlock hubs.

The day I'm cranking 200+HP, then I will buy center locking hubs/wheels

These wheel fans can be made for normal wheels too. It has to attach to the center hole. These were on the 70' and 80's factory racecars (956, 962, 924 GTR, etc) to pull in more air for cooling the brake rotors. They just look dang cool to me.

The fans above look like they are attached to Fuchs.
They are normally mounted to these type of BBS wheels
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Turbo Trans Am wheels 15x8.....fan like

I think you could do some really cool custom wheels fans for a street car.

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This company out of Belgium does custom wheel fans if you're in to that thing....

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=d-ln...;epa=SEARCH_BOX

corvair mag engine cooling fans...ya im old..

And then there is .....

One of my teenage favorites, watching Audi dominate IMSA

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