Angry Johnny's 69 Camaro Build

[waynieZ]

Everything looks great in there. I'll be watching this part for sure, I've got 345's to fit too. Nice work.

[Rodknock]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

Everything looks great in there. I'll be watching this part for sure, I've got 345's to fit too. Nice work.

Thank you!!!

[Rodknock]

Buttoned up the rear suspension stuff, and took the car off the rotisserie, for the last time...maybe
Straightened and cleaned the garage a little. Time to strip the doors to bare metal, and get everything hung, and body worked.

[Rodknock]

This is a pretty neat, but not cheap tool, to figure out wheel size, backspacing, width, etc. Made by a gentleman named Mike Keller, who owns a company named Verified Fabrication. It is a very well made and thought out design. The tires (when I get them) actually mounts to it, and you can move your suspension through it's travel, with wheel turned (up front) and see where you might have clearance issues. I figure a $400 tool is a lot cheaper than $2000 wheels I can't use, if I got the measurements wrong.











This was the only issue I ran in to with the tool. Of course it's not designed necessarily to use with the IRS suspension. I called mike, and he told me the tool is thicker in that area for strength to hold the tire, which is what I thought. So I can roughly take away about 5/8" from the thickness, and it should be good to go with 19" wheels. If I set the slides to 20" wheels it clears, but I don't want 20's and rubber band tires..lol

[Rodknock]

Wheel selection. Harder to decide than the color I chose!!!
The first pics are the wheel style I initially wanted (not the color), but have since changed. I'm pretty much going to stick with polished outer and brushed centers, but might go with the Royal Gold center (last pic), but not sure yet.

I'M OPEN TO OPINIONS!!!!

Old first choice







New first choice











Second choice





Third choice. I do kinda like the deep dish look though









Color options for the center section





And the Royal Gold color I mentioned earlier, but not this style of wheel

[214Chevy]

I like the third choice...

[WSSix]

Oh, this is hard. Of the three you've posted, I'm with Marcus. The third choice looks best to me. I'm not sold on the spokes coming out to the edge of the wheel. The others also look really difficult to clean, lol.

Color, not gold. Gold against a bright green doesn't look good to me. I'd go a dark gold/bronze or lighter gray rim. I'd suggest a center that's not so dark in color that you lose the details of the machining. Polished lips with machined centers sounds nice. The polished lip helps set off the wheel from the tire and frames the center to me.

Good luck. I hate the idea of picking rims so much that I'd just copy someone else or get something traditional like a Forgeline DE3P or Fiske FM5 or FM10 and call it done. They're not new but they look great. I'd seriously go mad if I had to choose something new.

[Ketzer]

All great choices!
I have the first style on my 911. I've been extremely happy with BC and the wheels look incredible in person. I ordered mine in the brushed black and they do have a bronze tint to them...which worked out great on the car.

Jeff-

[joeko23]

They John, I’ve got a similar setup to you. 69 Camaro, Heidts IRS, but I have a chassisworks front subframe. Anyway, I ordered 19x11 wheels with 15mm offset which equates to about 6.5” of backspace. I have no clearance issues. I’m also using a 325-30-19 tire.

Check out some pics of my build. I painted my whole driveline almost a candy red, engine, trans, driveshaft, and the diff housing. Came out amazing! Your doing amazing work too and it’s coming together so quickly!

https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...d-0-Fab-Skills

[Rodknock]

Originally Posted by 214Chevy

I like the third choice...

Yup. It's basically like my prime choice, but with the deep dish look. I'm really leaning more towards that as well!!

Originally Posted by WSSix

Oh, this is hard. Of the three you've posted, I'm with Marcus. The third choice looks best to me. I'm not sold on the spokes coming out to the edge of the wheel. The others also look really difficult to clean, lol.

Color, not gold. Gold against a bright green doesn't look good to me. I'd go a dark gold/bronze or lighter gray rim. I'd suggest a center that's not so dark in color that you lose the details of the machining. Polished lips with machined centers sounds nice. The polished lip helps set off the wheel from the tire and frames the center to me.

Good luck. I hate the idea of picking rims so much that I'd just copy someone else or get something traditional like a Forgeline DE3P or Fiske FM5 or FM10 and call it done. They're not new but they look great. I'd seriously go mad if I had to choose something new.

DUDE!!! It was easier to find the color I wanted for the car, than to pick wheels now. Initially it wasn't like that. I had my heart set on Rushforth Night Trains, but now that I look at more wheels, I'm finding others I really like. Ugh

Originally Posted by Ketzer

All great choices!
I have the first style on my 911. I've been extremely happy with BC and the wheels look incredible in person. I ordered mine in the brushed black and they do have a bronze tint to them...which worked out great on the car.

Jeff-

I think that style goes better on modern European cars. Just something about deep dish wheels on American muscle cars I guess. My wheel guy is the one that suggested BC Forged. He said it's the best bang for the buck!!
I'll likely just stick with the brushed centers, but I really do like that Crystal Coffee too!!

Originally Posted by joeko23

They John, I’ve got a similar setup to you. 69 Camaro, Heidts IRS, but I have a chassisworks front subframe. Anyway, I ordered 19x11 wheels with 15mm offset which equates to about 6.5” of backspace. I have no clearance issues. I’m also using a 325-30-19 tire.

Check out some pics of my build. I painted my whole driveline almost a candy red, engine, trans, driveshaft, and the diff housing. Came out amazing! Your doing amazing work too and it’s coming together so quickly!

https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...d-0-Fab-Skills

I subscribed to your thread over there. That car is going to be outstanding!!
I have 345's coming in next week. Hoping they fit!! I haven't fully measured yet, but yeah, that 6.5" offset sounds pretty close just from the loose measuring I did.