Moebius - Planning and Tires

[IBuildOneFortyEight]

Placed an order for this kit. 

I’m looking at doing a two tone paint scheme.
Gloss Black and with either a Candy Irish Green or Candy Purple  

Is anybody familiar with or have they used Aoshimo tires and rims.

The bigger question is what size tires should I be looking for a nova? 15, 16, 17
 

 

 

 

[Mark]

I'd get the kit in hand before buying any wheel/tire setup.  It's based on a stock Nova.  It might be "cheated" a bit to allow for the tires already included, but if it isn't stock in the area of wheel/tire fitment, it's pretty close to stock.  The stock Novas came with 13" or 14" wheels depending on which engine it came with, and the tires weren't wide at all.  

[Exotics_Builder]

I've used Aoshima wheels on previous builds.  One thing to consider is that they wheels are 1/24 and the model applied to is 1/25.  Effectively, the 19 inch wheel shown in your photo would scale out to about a 20 inch on the model.  The wheels/tires are also wider in many cases and could be a problem for fitment in the wheel wells, particularly the front. 

As Mark already said, it is best to have the model in hand and measure your clearances before making a wheel choice.  Here's a 66 El Camino with Aoshima 18 inch wheels used.

[IBuildOneFortyEight]

Thank you Mark and Exotics. Truly appreciate the insight.
 

I did a Google search for a 65 nova wheel and it did say 14” to 15”. 
 

I’ll wait till the kit arrives.

[Oldriginal86]

There isn’t a bunch of room in the wheel wells for any tire much larger. Plan on tubs in the back and a subframe in the front with custom inner fenders. Might be easier to use the chassis from the ‘66 Nova.

[Mark]

'66 underbody is pretty much the same, as the '66/'67 was just a holding action while the '68 was developed in conjunction with the new for '67 Camaro.

Really, one of the companies doing one of these early Novas ought to have developed a full-on pro touring version, with wider rear tubs and a fabricated front subframe with Mustang II or a fabricated tubular A-arm setup.  And, an LS swap to bring it right up to the present day.

[IBuildOneFortyEight]

3 hours ago, Oldriginal86 said:

There isn’t a bunch of room in the wheel wells for any tire much larger. Plan on tubs in the back and a subframe in the front with custom inner fenders. Might be easier to use the chassis from the ‘66 Nova.

Point taken. I’ll take small steps. 

[TransAmMike]

Iceman collections has various tires in different sizes and widths.  Check out his wheels also because they will fit the wheels.

[IBuildOneFortyEight]

1 hour ago, TransAmMike said:

Iceman collections has various tires in different sizes and widths.  Check out his wheels also because they will fit the wheels.

Thank you! I will check them out. 

[Oldriginal86]

On 5/28/2025 at 9:58 PM, Mark said:

'66 underbody is pretty much the same, as the '66/'67 was just a holding action while the '68 was developed in conjunction with the new for '67 Camaro.

Really, one of the companies doing one of these early Novas ought to have developed a full-on pro touring version, with wider rear tubs and a fabricated front subframe with Mustang II or a fabricated tubular A-arm setup.  And, an LS swap to bring it right up to the present day.

I should have been more specific with the “pro street” version of the Nova kit.

[IBuildOneFortyEight]

This is one of the color schemes that I am considering. It is Irish Candy Green on Black.

The other is a Candy Purple on Black. 

BTW…I love these rims on this car. If anyone knows of an aftermarket supplier they has these let me know. 
 

[Oldriginal86]

Check out “ Jays resin “ on EBay. Looks like his Weld S80.