Topic: '79 10th Anniversary T/A "freshening up" started!

[N PRGRES]

Billy,
Is this about the same info you got from Restore a Muscle Car?

For our cars with
unmodified wheel wheels we use 18x9 wheels, 4-1/4 back space front,
5-1/4 back space rear and 275-40-18 tires. This is what we recommend for
unmodified cars.

[SnapOnBilly]

um that looks close, except i wanted wider in the back so we chatted about differant backspacing to get that "look"

[N PRGRES]

What look you going for?

[y88rick]

let me know too. would the back spacing alter from disc to drum rears?

[hada76]

What look you going for?

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[transam dave]

You have done an outstanding job on this T/A-T/A.I know the work will pay off keep up the great job.

[SnapOnBilly]

What look you going for?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           W   I   D   E   

you got it

[SnapOnBilly]

hmmm,  i have no idea if the drum to disc rear will change anything. i've had my car since i was in high school (bought it in '92) so it's the only one i've ever had my hands on in real life. the only other T/A in my family is also a '79 with disc's in the rear. however as i'm writing this, i'm remembering that the '78's had drum rears with the same size wheels and tires i thought. so maybe the backspacing wouldn't change since the factory just did a carry-over of the 15x8 snowflakes on the WS6 cars.

[hada76]

turbos should have same B/S as flakes

[SnapOnBilly]

oh yea i'm sure! GM isn't going to make a whole differant wheel just because. they may have made a new wheel, but i'm sure it had the same dimensions as all the others since they used the same rear axles on all the cars with the WS6 package.

[hada76]

what are the next major steps to do... and... do you have a date your shooting for to hit the street?   not trying to jump the gun but cant wait to see vid of that thing rolling.

[y88rick]

hmm makes sense tome. what kindof wheel you going to run?
im thinking e.a. 212's on the 71
or a centerline galaxy 901 on it not sure which one yet.

[SnapOnBilly]

what are the next major steps to do... and... do you have a date your shooting for to hit the street?   not trying to jump the gun but cant wait to see vid of that thing rolling.

date? ha! no clue
still have to finish the front, get a new clutch, exhaust, and headers. then move to the back and refinish/ replace stuff. of course, money dictates how fast one can go with these projects...

[SnapOnBilly]

hmm makes sense tome. what kindof wheel you going to run?
im thinking e.a. 212's on the 71
or a centerline galaxy 901 on it not sure which one yet.

i'm liking those 18" snowflakes, but not 100% sure yet...

[N PRGRES]

hmm makes sense tome. what kindof wheel you going to run?
im thinking e.a. 212's on the 71
or a centerline galaxy 901 on it not sure which one yet.

i'm liking those 18" snowflakes, but not 100% sure yet...

Sounds like me I want something different than the turbos but for the life of me cannot decide what!