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cool!!!

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Nice! Where did you score these?

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The center caps are from another HAMBer, dashman. He does really nice stuff. The truck came from Wally World :P
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great meeting you and your wife Saturday ! truck looks great

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And so everyone knows..... it looked great AFTER being driven from his place (Shreveport area) to Texas. Much respect my internet friend :cool: .

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and great meeting you also SCOTI !

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I somehow missed out on meeting any new members on Sat. but I did check out your truck :Gringo, I like it. It also says alot that you drove it instead of trailering it. Like SCOTI said, much respect.;)

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darn, i thought i met all of the board members that were there, maybe i will be there with my truck in March..LOL, i can dream cant i ??

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Nice truck..

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Likewise- we had a great time and enjoyed meeting you guys :)
Thanks, fellas. Maybe next time I'll be complimenting your trucks ;)
Thanks a lot! It was built to be enjoyed. There was a point on the I-state, it was chuggin' along so smoothly, I forgot I was driving an old truck. Kinda fun working all of the bugs out of the ol' girl...
Thanks a lot! More to come- we were 'inspired' this weekend :chevy:

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Boxes in the kitchen...

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Turned into toys in the living room :D Please don't mind my grubby finger prints...

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Of course I had to check and make sure the center caps would fit. I'd say they fit better than the chrome caps that came with the wheels- look better too, IMO...

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Very nice!

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I'd say they're a good start. 20x8.5, 5.25 BS and 20x10, 5.5 BS. They will need some work before tires are mounted. I have a few ideas for them- more to come as details develop... :chevy:

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Whats the finish on those? looks fairly easy to keep clean.

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Dunno if they're paint or powder, but yes, they would be easy to clean. Think I'm gonna ruin that ;)

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I so want a set. Maybe in the future.

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They're 'cheap'; $724 a set on fleabay...
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Can't wait to see how you ruin it! :lol:

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That isn't bad. I wonder how they would look with a 2/4 drop?

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Where did you get the caps from I would like a set of those for my Coys

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Sweet !!

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Purchased from www.dashman.net. I *think* the Coy's take the same caps as TT2s, but am not sure. You will also have to consider that they may not fit the front hubs with stock rotors/dustcaps- my truck has the 1" light duty '81-'87 front rotors with a shorter snout, and I will have to dent the dustcaps slightly. Dashman does have thicker caps with clearance behind them, as well as with holes that allow the dustcap to stick through, depending on the style you're after. He will also custom make almost anything you want, for a fee, I'm sure. I will say again that these are VERY nice pieces- they fit better than the ones that came with the wheels...
Thanks! I'm not sure, but I think I'll be happy with them once I've 'worked my magic', AKA ruined a perfectly good set of wheels ;)

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I can't wait to see what you have in store for these wheels!

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:metal:

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go Loco, go..... i like..

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Coys and TT II's have different size caps, The Coys are larger.

I see some body work on a couple of spokes in the near future. ;)

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Stay tuned!
Thanks-hope they turn out as envisioned
Thanks! Need some time off work so I can play
Maybe it was the originals that would fit, I thought I read somewhere. Oh well, everything you read on the internet is true, right? :lol: These were even smaller, at 2" bolt circle- I like the look. And yes, maybe just a little work on a few spokes...

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Wheels already look really nice. Interested to see what you have in store...

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They look really good and give them that vintage road race look :metal: I won't have any problems with my dustcaps as I have the Mcgaughey's 13" Brake kit on mine and the Dust Caps don't even come close to the face of the hub.

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That was the plan- now, how to make them look like cast magnesium...

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Hey, Nice score getting the new wheels! Those are sweet! Sounds like a great price too. Is that including shipping?

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Plus ship, I have just over 8 in them, but there were no comparisons (in 20") for the price. Coy's have gone WAY up since I last bought them- not to mention air-body an' they mama 's got 'em now. I saw exactly zero cars on Streeters at GoodGuys- dunno if that's a good or a bad thing- at least I'll be unique! :chevy:

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Got off work a little early yesterday...

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That's how that wheel should look. Bet they would sell alot more if they did. Just saying.

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nice....dupli color has a spray paint "storm gray" i bet it would be really close to that color

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My thoughts exactly :chevy:
I thought about doing that, but am gonna use something a little more durable and without metallic flakes. I also have another layer of depth to add before color...

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Epoxy as the filler?

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Yes, I used 2-part 'kitty hair' to fill, after removing paint and heavy scuffing for some 'tooth'. Added a layer of gold body filler to smooth, followed by filler primer and finishing primer. Was going to use Lab Metal, but didn't wanna deal with the mess. Next step is to make them look more like sand cast wheels- I'm hoping the method I have in mind will produce the effect I'm after...