Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build

[66redw/white]

im diggin the work truck man. lol. i may have to turn my wheels inside out. i never even thought of that. good idea!

[theastronaut]

Originally Posted by 66redw/white

im diggin the work truck man. lol. i may have to turn my wheels inside out. i never even thought of that. good idea!

Thanks! Its's a '64 with an original sunroof, dropped on a narrowed (3.5") front beam with 2.5" spindles and torsion bar adjusters, rear has reajusted torsion bars and air shocks to fine tune the ride height. Wheels are staggered repro Porsche 356 rims. Got a 1679cc engine that makes 90hp and 115tq, enough to push it to high 9's, low 10's in the eighth mile. It's what turned me on to the "drive it as-is" style as it still has the original paint and interior. Its not perfect but it's nice enough to take to a cruise in, but not so nice that I worry about where I park it or having to polish on it all the time. Easy upkeep and way more fun than having to pamper a show car.

Shot of the engine.




About the wheels, since you have a set mounted, could you take some measurements- like from the outside edge of the rim to the wheel opening lip front and back so I can get an idea of how much room I have to work with as far as setting the backspacing? Appreciative of any help you could offer!

And, we just had the first casualty of the build, the poor thing has suffered major injuries and it's bleeding steel shot. Gunna have to return it and get a real hammer...

[theastronaut]

Got the first wheel center knocked out. Still have to grind the welds down before I can put the center back in but here's some pics that will give you an idea of what these will look like.




Dropped in backwards, not in place as the center still has to go in another 3/4" or so.




1970's (?) cap layed on top to get an idea of where the cap will sit.




About 6" of lip before the center is knocked all the way in. Backspacing right now (with the center just laying on top of the drop center) is about three inches. That will shrink to about 2-2.25" once the center is in its final location. I've heard of guys running 8" wide rims with 4" back spacing, so these may stick out too far and rub the fenders? I can narrow the rear end to make them fit the rear but might have to find some outer rims with a better drop center placement (more back spacing) for the front.