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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 11-19-2024, 10:10 AM
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Posted By unruhjonny
dealers were known to swap equipment on lot cars...

dealers were known to swap equipment on lot cars prior to sale;
odds are that was swapped from another car in the lot.

‘HF’ was a late-1970 through 1971 A-body wheel;
It’s also a 14x6” wheel.
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-24-2024, 09:16 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
/\ neat! I never knew that!

/\ neat!
I never knew that!
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-22-2024, 03:37 PM
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Posted By unruhjonny
thanks for sharing another May 1970 wheel with...

thanks for sharing another May 1970 wheel with the "later" dating method;

@ either OPH, or 'eagles;
Are either of you able to make a guess when Norris changed from the outer rim date stamp to the...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-21-2024, 09:18 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
I found this to be quite true, and I started...

I found this to be quite true, and I started looking somewhere shy of twenty years ago…
If I look real hard, I might find the receipts for the first two I bought.
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-21-2024, 08:05 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
dude - that post nails it out of the park!! ...

dude - that post nails it out of the park!!

Thank you for contributing!

I would really appreciate any more you might be able to share.

My Kelsey Hays IF wheel is as follows:
K1/8* 10 /\ 18...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-21-2024, 04:32 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
I apologize if I am confusing anyone; I just...

I apologize if I am confusing anyone;
I just realized I mistyped earlier;
First context:

"M" = Motor Wheel
"K" = Kelsey Hayes
"T" = Norris Industries / Norris Technologies / Norris...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-21-2024, 01:39 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
You are seeing things which are not there. ...

You are seeing things which are not there.

Here is the image again:

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=512166&stc=1&d=1557804782

For clarity " /\ " is...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-21-2024, 12:45 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
myth? I just learned this from a guy in...

myth?

I just learned this from a guy in California;
I have seven wheels here that happen to have the exact same stampings - which I didn't previously know to look for.

HERE...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-21-2024, 09:21 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
Your set is interesting; I wonder if Norris...

Your set is interesting;
I wonder if Norris went to the valve stem dating later in the 1970 model year(?).

What I have observed is they all decode the same;
I have also observed that Norris...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-18-2024, 04:14 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
I just learned something today, and I figured...

I just learned something today, and I figured this might be the best thread to share it in;

Apparently pre-1973(?) Norris manufactured wheels had the date codes hand stamped on the inside edge of...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 05-21-2019, 11:08 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
this post has left me scratching my head. (I...

this post has left me scratching my head.
(I only JUST now noticed it)
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 05-21-2019, 09:24 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
I think this was my source; ...

I think this was my source;

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=512704&stc=1&d=1558488202

eighth listing from the top;
curiously there is no indication of a...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 05-21-2019, 12:48 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
I apologize if I have caused any confusion, I...

I apologize if I have caused any confusion, I will look into this and properly reply when I find the source I got that information from.

I actually find it curious that no 14x6" Rally II is...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 05-17-2019, 09:09 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
I was going to write a long winded response, but...

I was going to write a long winded response, but I stopped myself;

I consulted with:
1) my February 26th (1970) salesman pocket guide,
2) my (Jim Osborne reproduction) '70 Firebird Illustrated...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 05-17-2019, 07:28 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
I've done a good amount of research on wheels...

I've done a good amount of research on wheels applicable to 1970 Firebirds;
I also expanded it to include other wheels I might come across.
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 05-17-2019, 12:46 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
They have indeed become rather tough to find; I...

They have indeed become rather tough to find;
I didn't get my set for cheap, but I think considering what these are going for of late, I got a fair deal - and these ones are really nice.
The guy I...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 05-14-2019, 05:03 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
incase someone here has missed in sharing some...

incase someone here has missed in sharing some knowledge - it seems like you and John are the go-to guys on this...



I may have mentioned these wheels, or another Norris wheel I have here...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 05-13-2019, 11:37 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,335
Posted By unruhjonny
Since the OP seems to have his answers, maybe I...

Since the OP seems to have his answers, maybe I can be humoured, and someone here can help me;
I have a set of Norris wheels, but the full date stamp seems to be absent;
Did Norris adapt the full...
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