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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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my 72

Guys thanks for the recent help. Here are some photos of my 72 I bought back in December. I found it in San Diego and had it shipped to St. Louis. The rims are what were on it when I bought it. They do not help the ride at all. I do have SSII rims but they need blasted and painted. Have not got to those yet. I had to get the horn, fuel gauge, and top working. All those projects are complete. I get a lot of stares and compliments on it.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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Nice car, but I agree the wheels gotta go will even better with the SII wheels
Old Apr 27, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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Nice ride, X2 on the rolling stock......Wheels gotta go. Those just don't look right.
Old Apr 27, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Nice, but I have to agree. I would trade those wheels for some Coddingtons Smoothie IIs if you have to have chrome. Much better looking. Maybe go a little smaller with 18"s or if you're into the pro tour look you could do 20"s in the back and 18"s in the front.
Old Apr 27, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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nice ride but the wheels got to go like yesterday
Old May 3, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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I hate it when guys wreck the looks of a nice classic with those 18" monstrosities. There are a lot of better alternatives, although I think the SSII's look the best. Nice ride! Chumley
Old May 3, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Chumley
I hate it when guys wreck the looks of a nice classic with those 18" monstrosities. There are a lot of better alternatives, although I think the SSII's look the best. Nice ride! Chumley
Those are at least 20" on that car. Not all 18's are monstrosities
Old May 6, 2009 | 06:49 AM
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21" on the front, 22" on the back.
Old May 9, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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As you can see, our community is really solid on keeping an Olds looking good. 21 and 22's?? Holy crap. On the + side you can probably get some good coin from them when they come off. When you paint the superstock 11's what color are you thinking about? If you don't mind my suggestion, I think that black would be a really good accent color for your ride; it would show off the trim rings, bezels and centers nicely. Raised white letter 235 60 15's? Red somehow would be just a little boring. Someone's done a lot of custom changes to the interior of this car, but it still looks nice.

BTW, just something to think about. If you're running with 21 and 22's, someone had to put in a different tranny speedo gear to keep your speed calibrated. You're going to have to change it back and maybe get it certified.
Old May 9, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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Nice ride man! Just like all others said, the wheels have to go.
Old May 10, 2009 | 09:10 AM
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Try to find a powered coat shop, I am having 15x7's done for $50 eh. gloss black.
Old May 10, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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Hey,looks good ,always good to start with a nice piece!The piping on the seats is COOL.Keep us updated,later,BO
Old May 10, 2009 | 05:05 PM
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I was thinking about black, I am not sure how it would look. Thanks for the comments. When it comes to classic cars, I am a purest for the most part.




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