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Necoa #: 8280
Location: 24Europe
Joined: Oct 03, 2006
Posts: 60
Year: 1970
Model: El Camino
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:22 pm Post subject: new wheels on my 1970 elky ;)
Hi Guys,
About 6 weeks ago i found some very nice 18" foose wheels for sale @ ebay.com in Texas and i thought they will look nice on my 70 el camino. The seller shipped the wheels to my home in Holland and today i received the wheels at home. I like the 18"foose wheels on my 70 camino.... Here some pictures.
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and i bet you have a model or a die cast that looks just like that, too....dont you?
i have never been a fan of the trend for bigger than stock wheels. i think 15"s look just fine. but your car is pretty outstanding looking on its own, and 18s are not that much "too" big, so the whole package looks pretty proportional and tasteful. i give it thumbs up. _________________ Rob Tabish
Missoula, Montana
77 El Camino
83 Toyota Landcruiser
81 Honda CB900F
81 Honda CB900Custom
Necoa #: 572
Location: 10(IL,MN,WI)
Joined: Jan 28, 2003
Posts: 3615
Year: 1984
Model: El Camino
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject:
First off let me say that you have a very nice looking Elky...so don't be offended when I say that I'm not a big fan of wagon wheels and after all it is your Elky not mine...but you have what I consider to be the best year Elky made. There's 3 cars that, and this may seem nutty and I would almost give my left one to own one and they are a 1969 SS 427 Camaro, a 1970 SS 454 LS6 Chevelle and a 1970 SS 454 El Camino...I realize yours is not the 454 model...but if I owned your Elky, I'd have it looking as close to original as possible and that would include the factory SS mag wheels, and not wagon wheels...but that's just me. _________________ "The day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8
Very nice Andre, I like the new wheels. _________________
1981 Chevy El Camino
1991 Chevy S10
"The only thing collecting dust in my garage... is my broom"
Necoa #: 8280
Location: 24Europe
Joined: Oct 03, 2006
Posts: 60
Year: 1970
Model: El Camino
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:34 am Post subject:
rtabish wrote:
and i bet you have a model or a die cast that looks just like that, too....dont you?
i have never been a fan of the trend for bigger than stock wheels. i think 15"s look just fine. but your car is pretty outstanding looking on its own, and 18s are not that much "too" big, so the whole package looks pretty proportional and tasteful. i give it thumbs up.
haha you won the bet
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@ theelcaminofactori
Everyone has there opinion on wheels, but mine is the one that counts.
thanks guys i am realy happy with the wheels tnxs _________________
Necoa #: 572
Location: 10(IL,MN,WI)
Joined: Jan 28, 2003
Posts: 3615
Year: 1984
Model: El Camino
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:33 am Post subject:
355el-camino wrote:
Everyone has there opinion on wheels, but mine is the one that counts.
Your absolutely right...and I gotta say those wheels do look better on there then the Cragar SS wheels did. (did I just admit to liking wagon wheels...oh boy) _________________ "The day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8
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VERY nice!!!! im jelous . i would like 20's in the rear and 18's in the front but looks great just the way it is. how much did you cop thous for? _________________
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I think the wheels look great, & so does your Elky! 18" wheels look great on an Elky, but I think that is the limit...anything bigger than that looks too "wagon wheel". The 18's look perfect though. I'll probably go with 18's on my '72 Chevelle project too. _________________ 1986 El Camino SS
1972 Chevelle (project)
2000 Corvette
1995 Lexus SC 400
1992 C1500 truck (4 sale)
2003 GMC Yukon
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It's your car, make it your own! 
. i would like 20's in the rear and 18's in the front but looks great just the way it is. how much did you cop thous for?
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