Plus sizing tires/rims on a CMC wide body

ALB posted:

This is turning into something that may take a while (a winter project?) so I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest- don't order tires right away. When you have the rims in hand and you can bolt them on to the car (adapters or re-drilled discs and drums), find a used tire shop and buy a junk 205/50 or 225/50, get it mounted and see how it will fit in the rear. Yeah, it'll cost a few bucks, but then you'll know. And if you go with 225/50's on the back it will look soooo badass!

Just a suggestion- Yoda out _{(for now, but back you know I will be!)}

PS- And for those who's criticism is you can't rotate tires with different sizes front and rear- REALLY? You're going to worry about whether you get 8 or 10 (or even 12) years out of a set of tires when they really should be replaced after 6 or so years any way? It's a fairweather fun car, for Pete's sake! _{(I want to use another term but I'm trying to keep it family friendly!)}

Ok- with that off my chest, I feel better now...

Totally agree. Get the wheels and tires and running will be more accurate since non are the same with measurement. It can be close. 

Just my experience. 👍

Al is right.  I figure a set of rear tires will last three years on my car (excessive rear camber and driving habits :-) ).  

That is actually three summers, but I put a lot of miles on each summer.  I live with the fact that rear tires are disposable.  Actually, they make the supreme sacrifice a tire can make, and all for my fun...

You can get some inexpensive 205-15 tires and run them this summer on existing rims and brakes.  Check Walmart or TireRack.  The lower the treadwear rating the sticker the tires usually are. There are a lot of decent inexpensive Asian made tires available.

Bob: IM S6 posted:

Al is right.  I figure a set of rear tires will last three years on my car (excessive rear camber and driving habits :-) ).  

That is actually three summers, but I put a lot of miles on each summer.  I live with the fact that rear tires are disposable.  Actually, they make the supreme sacrifice a tire can make, and all for my fun...

Increase fun factor 👍🤙😎

I decided to take the rims that came with the kit and have them powder coated black.  My dad suggested this idea and I think they turned out pretty nice.  My dad built this CMC and I just got it back from the shop for brake work and carb rebuild.  He just passed away from cancer.  I hope he's looking down and smiling at his project car... on the roads once again!

Sorry about your loss, the car looks great.

Lookin' good Bob!  Sorry about your dad, it's never easy. My dad of cancer 40 years ago (I was all of 22, and he was just short of 51). These days, whenever a friend's dad passes I'm just a little jealous they've had the benefit of his experience and wisdom all these years.

The wheels and car look very great . Good idea!. Sorry for your loss. I love the CMC/FF Californian cars. I bought mine for that reason. I hope you get a lot of enjoyment out of the Speedster.

Beautiful! I'm sorry to hear about your Dad passing. You definitely have something that will make you smile and think about him.

Wow, Bob - Those look way better painted black than the original Chrome/Gold!

Sorry about your Dad.  I'm sure he would be pleased with how the car is turning out.

@OverKILLLL Bob if you put a pin stripe of red around the top of the small bolts I think it would nice

Your dad would be very proud, I'm sure. Those look great!

calmotion posted:

@OverKILLLL Bob if you put a pin stripe of red around the top of the small bolts I think it would nice

Do you mean motorcycle tape or pinstriping around the outer lip of the rim?

I'd paint a red pinstripe around the wheel rim about 1 inch in.  Would be just enough to break up all the black.

WOLFGANG posted:

I'd paint a red pinstripe around the wheel rim about 1 inch in.  Would be just enough to break up all the black.

I like this idea!  If/when I pull the trigger, I will share it here.  Thanks!

Bob,

I lost my dad last year. I'm really sorry for your loss. Great job on the wheels-- it looks great!

Question...........I want yellow disc brake calipers on my future Spyder. Since These brakes are designed to operate in a high temp environment way above 400f ,  do I need to disassemble them in order to have them powder coated Yellow ?....Bruce

I've painted calipers using the caliper paint kits with excellent results.  They come with spray brake cleaning stuff.  I used a short bristle brass brush and toothbrush to ensure all oil and rust were off.  I then used the brush on paint - let it dry and gave it a second coat.  I did not try the spray caliper paint as I was painting them on the car.  I used DupliColor and a Rustoleum product from Amazon for $24.  It's rated at 900 degrees.  There are other products like G2 and POR-15 but they are 2x the cost. 

Powder coating calipers is a pain as you have to disassemble and many surfaces have to be protected from the coating (with clay or special tape).