Frankenstein Turbo Optima

[GotXjaG]

Just got from Ebay. Trying my hand at a resto. I'am new to this forum, but I've gotten so much help from the great folks on here thought I'd try to get a photo up. (I do suck at this!) Hopefully Frank shows up!
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[Coelacanth]

You have two sets of IMG tags. Here's your pic...looks nice! Gold shocks, sideguards, motor guard...and everything looks pretty clean. A great start for a resto project.

P.S. I'll try to get some pics of the parts you need tonight, but at the latest tomorrow night.

[Mr. ED]

unsuccesfull attempt to try hiding the missing parts in the front?

[Coelacanth]

unsuccesfull attempt to try hiding the missing parts in the front?

He's missing those parts, Mr. ED, and mentioned this in another topic. C-carriers, knuckles & 12mm hexes. I PM'd him to sell him the parts to complete his front end.

[j0pp3]

Those sandmaster wheels look familiar

Great start for a resto!

[Mad Racer]

A very good start for a rebuild.

A good find indeed.

[DennisM]

I hate the golden motorguard, I´m not envious at all

[Bo Wallen]

I hate the golden motorguard, I´m not envious at all

I got one Do You Want it ?

[GotXjaG]

So, now that I got hubs and knuckles from Coelacanth (Thanks Again!) I was thinking of new wheels and tires. Not crazy about the pink outrage wheels. I was looking for something old school and came across these.

or these

Anyone have any experiance with these? They are 12mm hex. Look to be for a road car but maybe old 1.9 spike tires would fit?

[Coelacanth]

The first set I could do, but not the second set. Too goofy-looking for my tastes. Are those 12mm hex? Got a link to where you sourced those?

[GotXjaG]

www.r2hobbies.com
They are 12mm.

[Coelacanth]

http://www.r2hobbies.com
They are 12mm.

Hmm, I don't think those will work. They're the same diameter as Turbo Optima wheels, but are much narrower--only 26mm wide. Those are more for drifting & touring cars. You want to look for wheels between 35 & 40 mm wide if you want to use original rubber, 37 to 39mm wheel width is about perfect. Actually, *all* of the wheels on that site are touring car wheels, from the looks of it. The widest I saw was 27mm.

[RedScampi]

Good looking project car! Those wheels are a bit 'blingy" for my taste, but to each his own. Has the car arrived yet?

[GotXjaG]

I thought they would be to narrow. Guess I like them cause they would look good on mk1 or mk2 1:1 GTI. Guess I'll just dye the pink rims black.