Fang - New Wheels

[Lobo2me]

I posted this one a few months ago, but was never happy with the choice of wheels. I wanted to keep the original AMT 1:25 scale Dodge Viper RT/10 donor kit rubber, but never cared for the factory Detroit Wheel & Tire wheels. I monkeyed around with some ENKEI92 wheels leftover from a Scirrocco, shaved them down, press fit them into chrome trim rings, and added knock-off spinners. They looked OK, but not the best for this crazy drifter. Plus, I really can't stand fake knock-offs on 1:1 kit cars.

So, I took another dive into the parts bin and came up a set of wheels from Lindbergh's '38 Ford Custom Van. But the low profile rubber was way too small in diameter.

I finally got around to hogging the originals out, and shaved the flange off the back side of the wheels so they'd sit properly in the meaty Michelin's.

I think it looks much better now.

Thanks for looking

[spencer1984]

Nice choice for the wheels, those look great!

[cobraman]

Pretty cool !

[MeatMan]

Nice choice!

[slusher]

Outstanding!!

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint finish. I agree the wheels look much better than the factory style wheels.