[Rockcrusher72]

Originally Posted by Norwood

So they are after market rally's? Pontiac never made a 15/8

Yep, I got them from Wheel Vintiques back in 2003...

http://wheelvintiques.com/shopsite_s...ml/page51.html

[Norwood]

do you remember Where you got the trim rings?

[Rockcrusher72]

Originally Posted by Norwood

do you remember Where you got the trim rings?

Same place, Wheel Vintiques. Got the center caps there too...

[CaptCrunch]

Originally Posted by Rockcrusher72

Same place, Wheel Vintiques. Got the center caps there too...

cool......I was going to order some 15x8's from them but their site isn't clear on the trim rings..........what are the offsets???................awesome car BTW.............

[Lloyd-TX]

I believe that the 8" C3 vette rings are the same as those on Rock's car.

[Rockcrusher72]

Originally Posted by CaptCrunch

cool......I was going to order some 15x8's from them but their site isn't clear on the trim rings..........what are the offsets???................awesome car BTW.............

It's been awhile so I pulled out the invoice. Looks like the backspacing is 4 1/2. Here are the line items on the Wheel Vintiques Invoice.

item number: 60-5834042
Description: 15x8 RALLYEII 5-4 3/4 SILV 4 1/2" B.S.

item: 3002
Desc: 8" O.E.M. Style Trim Ring

item: 5000-A (These are the center caps)
desc: Pontiac Motor Div. "PMD" (Black on Red)

[CaptCrunch]

Originally Posted by Rockcrusher72

It's been awhile so I pulled out the invoice. Looks like the backspacing is 4 1/2. Here are the line items on the Wheel Vintiques Invoice.

item number: 60-5834042
Description: 15x8 RALLYEII 5-4 3/4 SILV 4 1/2" B.S.

item: 3002
Desc: 8" O.E.M. Style Trim Ring

item: 5000-A (These are the center caps)
desc: Pontiac Motor Div. "PMD" (Black on Red)

excellent!..............thanks!

[Rockcrusher72]

Originally Posted by Larry Navarro

hmmm.....i tried looking up BFG in 245/50-15 and there's no such tire.
Is it a 245/60?

I pulled the invoice and yes, the fronts are 245/60 not 245/50. Like you said I don't think there is such a tire from BFG.

[Rockcrusher72]

Originally Posted by CaptCrunch

excellent!..............thanks!

You bet!

If you order any of that stuff you might want to clarify the part numbers, my order was from back in 2003 so things may have changed...

[CaptCrunch]

Originally Posted by Rockcrusher72

You bet!

If you order any of that stuff you might want to clarify the part numbers, my order was from back in 2003 so things may have changed...

I will......and thanks again!.......I wasn't seeing the trim rings for the 8" wheels which is what I want to run.......I also was trying to decide between 245 & 255 series tires ....

[MetalHead175]

Here's some current pics of my 70 Bird almost through its restoration process...I want to have it done before the last open drag night which is october. I've got every part for it, and it's now just a matter of a few weeks of assembly and paint. I can't decide whether to paint it the silver now, or just keep it in that black primer to expedite getting it to the strip.

[giles]

It is almost done.....
I really like the way these cars look with Rally IIs, but my car is a Honeycomb car! I'll probably put some Rally IIs back on it the near future and post another picture....

[Brewster]

Looks great!
I really like that black wall look with the honeys. Killer!

[Onerarebird]

Here's my 73 TA clone. 70-73 firebirds are hard to find here in ND. So I found this one stripped out at the junk yard and started building it up. It took 10 years of weekends and just finding the extra parts to put into it but here it is 95% complete.Everything in it is pontiac....just a different year engine 400 (78), doors (78) fenders (75 &76) nose (70-72) hood & scoop (ebay). So much fun to drive. thanks

[giles]

Thanks Brew, Keith K has mentioned more than once that my blackwalls look "wrong".
I think raised white letters look great on Rally IIs, but honeycombs scream for blackwalls!

Onerarebird, that is awesome that not only did you rescue another bird from the crusher, you made it into a very worthy ride! Please post pics!

[carcollector]

I like the blackwalls too. Also gives you more tire options.

[RWS]

After being a member of this forum for about 5 years, I thought it was about time I posted a few pictures of my '70 Formula.

These were taken at this year's POCI convention in Spearfish SD.

Didn't see many of you there, unfortunately. Attendance generally seemed pretty low (about 200 cars), at least in comparison to the last one I was at (in 2001, in Red Wing MN).

[keith k]

Originally Posted by giles

Thanks Brew, Keith K has mentioned more than once that my blackwalls look "wrong".
I think raised white letters look great on Rally IIs, but honeycombs scream for blackwalls!

Chris, OK... just to humor you I have to post the pic below of my first Firebird (apologies to the forum that it's the wrong year). The picture was taken sometime around 1985, and as you can see it has honeycombs with blackwalls

How could I let this happen, you ask? Well, back then I was really into corner carving around the wonderful back roads of Southwest Virginia. So I put on a set of 225/60 VR15 Goodyear Eagle Gatorbacks -- the grippiest tires available in those days, and blackwall only, of course. The car was on 14s when I decided to buy the tires, so I needed some 15s fast. And wouldn't you know, the only thing I could find that weekend in the local Parts Trader was a set of honeycombs from a '76 T/A (in great shape, and for only $75 for the set if I recall).

Not to worry, though, I soon found a proper set of 15x7 Rally IIs to replace them

[keith k]

Originally Posted by RWS

After being a member of this forum for about 5 years, I thought it was about time I posted a few pictures of my '70 Formula.

Nice car!

[Trans-Formula II]

Here's mine...