Hey guys.....new here....my first pic.

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 2:02 pm

Now that I can see the pic... that's beautiful. Looks like you matched the paint for the areas you worked on so that you wouldn't lose the factory details (z badge on the side, etc.)... good thinkin'.

hue35

Ahh5hit · Post by **Ahh5hit** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 1:05 pm

Ok, I will try to post a pic myself again. How is this?

Post by **CaboWabo** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 3:11 pm

that's ba-ling!
frickin awesome ride Ahh5hit - love those rims!

noxorc · Post by **noxorc** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 10:33 pm

Oh yea... those rims looks great.

love the color.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 11:46 pm

Yeah those rims in the body color look nice, and is that a disk brake rotor I'm seeing?

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Sun Jul 13, 2003 1:02 pm

Kick ass car you gots... The rims are the shit dood...

silla

Ahh5hit · Post by **Ahh5hit** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 6:51 pm

Thanks guys! The rims are from DUB City Import Racer diecast and they come with the disc brakes that can be removed.

Ahh5hit · Post by **Ahh5hit** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 7:07 pm

How about the Ferrari inspired look with the gold rims?

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 7:47 pm

Man, those are some fly ass rims... How about a tutorial on how to install them? Great job...

silla

Post by **CaboWabo** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 8:05 pm

no kidding, those look great on that car!
great job mang.

I second the motion for the tutorial

Ahh5hit · Post by **Ahh5hit** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 9:07 pm

Thanks guys!

As for mounting the front wheels. I remove them from the Muscle Machines Tuners diecast. The wheels are 3 piece...the hubcap fits up to the backplate, and the tire wraps around both. Remove the hubcaps from the backplate and leave the tire on the backplate.

Carefully twist off the front wheel pins from the existing knuckles using pliers or a Gerber to hold the knuckle and the head of the pin. Make sure to pull straight out.

Next carefully hand drill 3/64" holes in the backplate of the wheels. You may have to wallow(sp?) out the hole a little. Check that the pins go thru easily. I found it necessary to remove some of the hub on the rear of the backplate to be flush with the outer part of the backplate. Then reinsert the wheel pins through the new front wheel backplates into the existing knuckles. Push the pins and the backplate all the waY up to the knuckles. Make sure to leave enough play for the wheels to spin. Install the hubcaps.

For the rear wheels, I twist off the existing Zip wheels fron the axle, but leave the gear. Completely assemble the new wheels. Carefully drill 3/64" holes in the new wheels the exact diameter of the axle. Do not wallow(sp?) the holes out. Put a drop of super glue on the end of the axle and press fit the new wheel all the way up to the gear. (You may have to shave some of the rear of the wheel first.)

On the other side, test fit the new wheel assembly and get it even with the gear side. Measure the gap betwwen the wheel and the chassis. Cut a piece of Q-Tip tube that length minus a little for play. Install that piece of Q-Tip stick over the axle for a spacer.Now put the glue on the axle and press the wheel on. Adjust how far the wheel sets equal to the other side.

Here is a pic of the wheels 3 piece design...

Ahh5hit · Post by **Ahh5hit** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 9:08 pm

Here is a pic of them installed...note the spacer.

Ahh5hit · Post by **Ahh5hit** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 9:09 pm

Here is a pic of some of the other style hubcaps that can be installed. Just pull the tire back a little bit, remove the existing hubcap, and install the new one. No need to do any other mods, just change out the hubcaps.

Ahh5hit · Post by **Ahh5hit** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 9:21 pm

You will need to shave some of the front fenders to get full steering. These wheels are wide.

Post by **CaboWabo** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 11:20 pm

excellent tutorial and pics Ahh5shit!
thanks pimp!