Tookwik's 3E5/7M is FTW build, Pt. 2. (Actual progress occurring regularly)

Which wheels?


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da89soup

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Dec 2, 2005
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Nothing to do with lame ass red but I found this. Could be a repost???


You know you have too much horsepower when:
1. The emissions test guy starts laughing as soon as you pull onto the
rollers.
2. You can't drive your car in the rain.
3. Your 'significant other' is afraid to drive your car.
4. You are afraid to drive your car.
5. You spend more on tires than on food.
6. You spend more on car insurance than on house payments.
7. You look in a state police car and see a picture of your car taped to
the dash.
8. You throw your underwear in the garbage rather than the hamper.
9. You have to go to the track to buy gas.
10. Your mechanic names the new wing of his shop after you.
11. Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher wave you by.
12. You can make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.
13. You're tempted to wear your fire suit just to drive to the office.
14. Red signal lights shift to green as you're approaching then shift back
to red as you're receding.
15. You arrive somewhere before you left.
16. You get pulled over for doing 155 in a 35 but the cops will let you go
if "they can look under the hood."
17. You remove the $2000 stereo system to save 6 lb. of weight.
18. You are not allowed to run in the Silver State Challenge.
19. You get an anonymous phone call asking if you are interested in being
in the Cannonball Run.
20. Your face looks like you are riding a NASA centrifuge when you drive
the car.
22. You need parachute braking.
23. 'significant other' won't even ride in the car.
24 There is no possible way to "sneak out" of your neighborhood at 6 am.
25. Your pets scramble for their hiding spots as soon as the garage door is
opened. (Pets, and all the neighbors...)
26. Family photos throughout the house are replaced with ife-sized posters
of your car.
27. Fuel is delivered to your home: in 55 gallon drums!
28. You carry earplugs in your car.(doesn't everybody???)
29. The only spot on the car which receives any regular cleaning is the
windshield. (what else is there to clean???)
30. You find out that side mirrors don't hold up at speeds exceeding 145
mph.
 

Facime

Leather work expert
Jun 1, 2006
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yes and specifically hand sanding in all the nooks and crevises of a job like that. I hate it so much that I usually end up screwing up the filler because I try to work it just a little too long trying to get it smooth.


Ken I cant say Im in love with those wheels but they definately will be different. I may change my mind when I see it all done. Might have just enough of a race car look to give it that something special.
 

tookwik4u89

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Apr 6, 2005
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LOL......that was a late April fools, there will be NO nascar wheels on my car:biglaugh: I do have it narrowed down to 5 or so possibilities, but that's not one of them.
 

Facime

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Jun 1, 2006
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tookwik4u89 said:
LOL......that was a late April fools, there will be NO nascar wheels on my car:biglaugh: I do have it narrowed down to 5 or so possibilities, but that's not one of them.

lol, ok ya got me. The fact that they were black had me going.

I am still trying to decide on some wheels myself. If there is one single element on a car that sets the tone for the rest of the car its the wheels so its important to get the right ones. I have a tight budget so I am limited by that, but I have it down to about 3 choices.
 

Rajunz

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Apr 5, 2005
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The moldings look awesome Ken...............................and, don't mean to be harsh, but NO BLACK WHEELS, 5 feet away it will look like you just lost your hubcaps, just as soon buy these.......................
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tookwik4u89

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Apr 6, 2005
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These are some options as well as Motegi Togue, though the Work will prob not happen due to price and availability. There are some others too. I find certain styles I like and then cant get the right widths or offsets.
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tookwik4u89

Red T-shirt
Apr 6, 2005
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Back to winter weather.....bah humbug, no pics for a few because no progress due to weather. And 30's this weekend. So for the hell of it, to keep something interesting.... made a poll for some wheels. I know alot of people wont like black at all, but for what I have planned for the car it works for me. There are countless others I eliminated because of fitment options.


1-Motegi Togue

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2-ADR Spartan

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3-SSR Professor SP1

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4-Sportmax 006 w/ red anodized lip

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Facime

Leather work expert
Jun 1, 2006
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I hate to be the dissenter...but Im not fond of any of them really. To each his own of course. Style wise I love the mesh's but Im sorry, gloss black with red lips? Maybe if I saw a photoshop of it on your car I might think different.

My answer to which one you get for your car is the one YOU like the best! :biglaugh:
 

tookwik4u89

Red T-shirt
Apr 6, 2005
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Weez.....you have the right answer....thats exactly the ones I'm getting;) Im just curious.

Buckshot.....same here, I'd need an actual pic first, but if its like that pic:) Im real borderline on that one being too much...but Im not ruling it out.

Vixen....I like those and the price is right.