Midnight Special
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...today in Grass Valley that was attended by over 750 antiques, classics and hot rods. We were the only GT/CS in the mix w/ the black 302 4-spd. Lots of attention, curiosity and new friends!
Mustanglvr said:Great pics Tim!
Gee, how many car shows does Grass Valley have every year? Its a small community isn`t it? It sure looks like a beautiful and friendly place to live.
How did you decide to only take the black and gold 302 GT/CS?
Mustanglvr said:Thanks for the reply Tim, sounds like a great place and a great car!
Midnight Special said:...Dave, the rims are 14" chromed styled-steel w/ GT hub caps. The tires are Modifier 605 Steel Radials, P215/60R14 front and P245/60R14MS rear. I couldn't tell (at midnight) if the rims are aftermarket or not, but they are of excellent quality. I bought the car much as you see it, but spent another $3K having the entire underside redone. It was obviously built to go stoplight to stoplight w/ 3:88 gears and very (too) low profile, but its 3,500 rpm at 55 mph was hardly practical. I installed a 3:08 Posi, Sway bar, new balanced drive shaft, raised all fours 1.5", rebuilt the trans, all new front end suspension and 4 new springs... I'm now having a hard time keeping within classic car insurance criteria for wanting to drive it all the time![]()
our special said:Thank you Tim, I was asking because I like, and have, the factory style steel wheels on mine now but I would like to go with a wider wheel, maybe a 14" x 8" or even a 15" x 8".
I think Donna is right, it looks like what you have is a wheel from "Specialty Wheel" because of the all chrome rim instead of the trim ring.
I'm seriously thinking about going with with their wheel because you can get several widths and I like the chrome rim.
Dave
Midnight Special said:...Here's a closer view Dave. The chrome rims really compliment this car nicely. This CS was originally going to Japan to be displayed in the lobby of a new hotel (hence the nice paint & chrome I'm sure;-) but failure to obtain proper permits killed the deal... The previous owner stored it for a few years before I bought it. 'Marty report says it came w/ the 289, 2V, C4. I like the 302, 4 spd. combo much better!