Pacific coast Datsun Posted January 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Update on the mags. My plan is to polish them & paint the inserts [still have to pick a color] & then buy smaller tires for the fronts..probably a 185-60-14. Right now my 71 has the stock baloon tires & caps on. Quote Link to comment
pliggity Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 I've got a set of slotted mags/tires I'm trying to get rid of, too! They're in the FOR SALE forum. They came on my 521, but I'm running the stock steelies now. Also, can someone post a picture of the "turbines" for me?! Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Also, can someone post a picture of the "turbines" for me?! Do they have to be on a truck? If not.... Quote Link to comment
irsa76 Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Hmm. It's cheaper for me to ship the wheels from the US to AU then for me to ship them within AU. Lucky I got no $$ right now, still planning on grabbing another 2 trucks before I spend to much on this one. Quote Link to comment
Steroid Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I am glad that You posted the photos of those roadsters. Look closely and You will see that on the top photo, the "fins" go all the way to the outside of the rim. Those, I believe, are Westerns. The next set has a posished "edge" between the "fins" and the outside of the rim. Those should be ET mags. Both, however have a smooth polished area where the lugnuts go. Permacast rims had the fins all the way to the center cap. Permacast had no smooth area where the lugnuts went, they were just cut into the fins. Those are 3 different companys that I can mention right now. I have more information on other manifactures that made them but in Southern California, those 3 companys wher the most popular. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment
Steroid Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Here is what a Permacast looks like. Notice where the lugnut locations are compared to the rims above. This was photocopied from a Product Review in the 70's. Quote Link to comment
808DA6 Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 DOOD! Please post some pics of the 8's in the rear. 14x8 gotsa niiiiice lip no? -Brian™ Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 This is when i had them on my 521 for a few days before i lowered it more.... Quote Link to comment
irsa76 Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Here is what a Permacast looks like. Notice where the lugnut locations are compared to the rims above. This was photocopied from a Product Review in the 70's. I saw a panel van, Aussie version of the sedan delivery, the other day with a set of something similar on. Iirc they were Ansen wheels. From what I gather back in the day, if you ran them on you Panno, you were THE MAN! Only the very best, read most expensive, vans ran Ansens, Cragars and Centerlines. Most guys ran slotted mags, Dragways or Hotwires. Sadly all were 4 or 5 stud so I can't run them on my truck. But have seen heaps on 510s and 1200 utes:D. Quote Link to comment
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