Nice car and dog, do you have a link to more car pics?

rlplive, I don't have a link, but I will post a new thread tomorrow for my projects (new member here). I don't want to clutter Rogue's project thread with any more pics of my stuff.

Nick

Cool, enough said.

Frank!


:lol:

LOL...My son just babysat for a week a French Bulldog that crapped, pissed and threw up everywhere....He finally gave a buddy 100.00 to sit the pup at the owners house...It even pissed on the carpet shampooer wen they turned their back on it for a second.

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Rogue:
If you haven't already bought the 17 inch Mini-lites yet, there are two sources for them, but they are very different from each other.

PS Engineering makes a set that are exactly like the originals. He makes all kinds of reproduction wheels for the older cars. He does make the T/A II's (Mini-lites) in 17 inch. He can also go to some very wide sizes. Mine are only 17X12.

If you look closely at the wheels on the original cars, the HUB is FLAT and the spokes come out from it.

The other source is Vintage Wheels Works, they also make a 17 inch mini-lite. Their mini-lite wheels hub is flat except for a small flange that goes around the circumference of the hub. (I think it is probably there for strength) It's NOT exactly like the originals, but it is close.

Here is the difference YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT!!

The PS Engineering are exact and therefore, you MUST run radial mount Calipers, like what you would find when looking at an original Camaro Brake set up. The hub that you bolt the wheel to is raised just above the caliper so the wheels will not hit the caliper. If you try to run these on Corvette Brakes, you must use a spacer to clear the caliper so they will bolt flush on the hub.

That said you will have to allow for the spacer height when you tell what backspace you want for the wheels, and you will need to run longer bolts (Damn I can't think of the right word right now for them) for your lug nuts to have enough thread to mount properly. PSE's are hand built and can put any backspace you want on it. Just know that they WILL NOT FIT CORVETTE STYLE BRAKES, unless you prepare your hub correctly.

The Vintage Wheel Works will mount with corvette style brakes right away, HOWEVER they will not match the original mini-lites wheels the "Trans Am", Racers used. (I don't know if you are a Purest or not)
To make them fit over the caliper they have to back cut the spokes in the wheel so the caliper will clear. (As mentioned earlier, the extra flange was put on these wheels probably because material was cut from the rear of the spokes)

In any event for you and anyone else wanting to buy min-lites for their car, this is the real poop.

Good Luck with your car. It looks great.

Take care,

Ty O'Neal

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evilzee28:

Your Wheels look greats.

Are you using the PS Engineering T/A II Wheels?

I know they are NOT the Vintage Wheel Works wheels.

I just wrote up a post on this thread so Dane, and anyone else, would know the difference between the two of them.

Here is a site that shows a picture of the VWW "Mini-lites", for comparison.

http://www.newstalgiawheel.com/wheel...ubcat3=1111102

Anyway, start a thread on your car so we who enjoy the "Trans Am', Style Camaro's can follow your build.

Take Care,

Ty

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Rogue:

The PS Engineering T/A II's (Mini-lites) Will fit those brakes because of the raised hub (or) Radial Mount Calipers.

Check out PSE, I really enjoyed visiting with the guy who makes the wheels. He is very nice and knowledgeable.

Take car and good luck.

Ty

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Based on your brakes, PS Engineering. They are called the, "T/A II". I wasn't sure you were getting these post immediately or not, so I wanted to post on something that would go straight to you.

Ty

Nige:

Are the larger sizes fairly new?

I checked them a while back and I don't remember seeing them much bigger than 15 or 16 inches.

Ty