brian.linn
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Damn, that’s a dead ringer huh?!
Cragar Super Tricks...where are they?
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PurpleBeeper
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Sorry 67, but I sold the 15x8 Centerlines a while back. There were the original Centerlines with no holes in them, just smooth. I still see them for sale from time to time, but the front wheels are a little more hard to find.
There's a guy on this board named Steve (?) I believe in East Alton, IL on this board that has a set of 15x5'ish front wheels he might part with. He re-sells big block harmonic balancers on this site, so you might find him that way. Sorry, I can't remember his screen name. I bought one of his balancers, a 440 block and a drilled 440 crank from him. He's a good guy, fyi.
FINALLY!!
After over a year of searching I have found and purchased a set of Super Tricks for the rear of the Plymouth. 15 X 10's with a 4.5 BS. Perfect! It was an estate sale.. of all things.
About time I got a lucky break! Will show up on Wednesday, via Fed Ex.
The draglites are coming off and SuperTricks all the way around!
Plans are to have them anodized Like below. Anyone have experience in anodized powder coat colors??
After over a year of searching I have found and purchased a set of Super Tricks for the rear of the Plymouth. 15 X 10's with a 4.5 BS. Perfect! It was an estate sale.. of all things.
About time I got a lucky break! Will show up on Wednesday, via Fed Ex.
The draglites are coming off and SuperTricks all the way around!
Plans are to have them anodized Like below. Anyone have experience in anodized powder coat colors??
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Anodizing will give you a better corrosion and abuse resistance.....not sure about color choice between the two tho.
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Malex, that is great news and it just took a little patience. I also like your idea with the gold anodize, will look great on your '64.
Bob
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Polish them, to get that "bright colors" look. Anodizing also dulls/fades in sunlight. I kept my wheels covered when not in use, even in the garage. These were in a storage-unit for decades, and cleaned-up very nicely.
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Tricks are clear-anodized from the factory[spun finish]. To color them, you'll have to disassemble COMPLETELY, then the anodizing will be stripped and redone in color anodize. Any finish repairs/changes, should be done between the strip and re-anodizing.
Garys1969RR
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So are the Super Tricks drilled for both 4 and 4.5" bolt pattern?
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That look is exactly what I'm after. WOW!
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The ones I just picked up are 4.5 and 4.75 Bolt Patterns. 15X10 with 4.5 Back Space. My fronts have the same BP.
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Malex, you have the same wheels I have on the rear except mine have 6.5 back spacing.
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These old school wheels look awesome & so much better than most of these newer black anodized/machined designs these days. However, I did get one hell of a deal on some newer Weld Magnum 2.0's for my Challenger that have grown on me. If it weren't for these I would have went with Champion's Pentastar wheels.
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Thanks@mmissile, i didn't know they were clear anodized, thats going to change the way my old ones will need to be cleaned. Do you have any tips or suggestions?
So.. my Super Tricks showed up yesterday via FedEx. The box showed up and the first thing I thought was, how in the hell can a guy get 2 wheels in that box...
Here is how.
They were taken apart and stacked in the box. The dude never mentioned anything about taking them apart. Anyways, they were very oversold to me.. "damn nice shape" was the description.
What I was sold was 15 X 10 with a 4.5" back space.
What I got was a 15 X 10 with a 5" back space...
The good thing is that I have the room to run them.
Very grungy to say the least.
Hours of cleaning failed to get the corrosion or weld splatter or whatever it is off of the one. Not happy with the look of them..
So, I took them out and had them cleaned up. I suspect the anodize maybe ended up removed and if so, so be it. I'll run them this year like this and then look into anodizing / refinishing the whole set after the race season.
Lots better than what showed up a day ago and they will do the job this upcoming season.
Here is how.
They were taken apart and stacked in the box. The dude never mentioned anything about taking them apart. Anyways, they were very oversold to me.. "damn nice shape" was the description.
What I was sold was 15 X 10 with a 4.5" back space.
What I got was a 15 X 10 with a 5" back space...
The good thing is that I have the room to run them.
Very grungy to say the least.
Hours of cleaning failed to get the corrosion or weld splatter or whatever it is off of the one. Not happy with the look of them..
So, I took them out and had them cleaned up. I suspect the anodize maybe ended up removed and if so, so be it. I'll run them this year like this and then look into anodizing / refinishing the whole set after the race season.
Lots better than what showed up a day ago and they will do the job this upcoming season.
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I just had a couple cleaned up. Maybe the anodizing got cleaned off, not sure, they look 100% better though. I posted some pics a couple of threads up that you can take a look at.
mmissile
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These are cleaned-up originals on my WO, that were nearly mint. I was very careful not to strip the original anodize. Your wheels look great, and will be have to be polished anyways, if you want the look that's on the Aspen.
6PKRTSE
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Man, now I want a set again after seeing you guys with all of these..... LOL. Looking good.
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