Anyone ever had a set made..made a set..bought a set of aluminum IROC wheel center caps?I found an old post with onebinky(?) showing a set he made.I would really like to do something like this as opposed to the plastic GM ones that way I can polish them to match the wheels when they are done.

 

I ran into a similar problem with my rims after polishing them. The rims turned out great, however the centers were old and not very attractive. What I did was painted the caps with the same dark metallic gray that I used for the backgrounds on the rims. It looks pretty good. I realize polished aluminum centers would have loked nicer, but finding them and having the same metal colour might be difficult.

 

We (at Mallory Billet Aluminum Products) have made sets for various 4th gen, Boyds, and Torque Thrust II rims. If a few of you guys got together and wanted them, I could try and convince the general manager to let me design it, and put them in production...

Andris

 

Andris,

How much do you guys charge for the 4th gen center caps and such?I am just trying to get a basic idea on pricing so we have a starting point.I would be more than willing to pop for a set!Let me know a basic idea on pricing and how many definites you would need to get this ball rolling?Is etching a possibility?Like in my case I would like to get Z28 etched into them if they were made?

On another note..how is the car coming along?Glad to see you still own it after all these years,seems like everyone has sold theirs anymore..use to talk with you a few times in Spring Valley?You may remember my car..check my sig!

 

OneBadZ,
I just had a conversation w/ our general manager about the centercaps. We've got the 4th gen ones shown under the "whats new" tab at www.mbaproducts.com. We'd need 10 commited folks to get the centercaps into production (and I could either find a third-gen camaro rim here or you could swing by, and I'd take measurements from yours... Mine are long gone...). They are bolted in from the inside, so we'd be CNC machining four inside "washers", the outer centercaps, then CNC engraving "IROC", "Z28", or even something custom on the centercap, so it'd actually be machined on the face, and not just painted on or a sticker. Price would be ballpark around $100 for the set of four engraved w/ backing plates and bolts, and credit cards would be be collected, but not charged until the centercaps shipped.



Spring Valley's been a while ago! I stopped going once the ricers started annoying everyone. Is it still going on? The car gets wilder every year, and is turning more into a road racing track beast (w/ license plates). This winter I'm fabbing a dual NASCAR style side exit exhaust from the turbos back, and replacing the decoupled torque arm to a more road race friendly fabbed 3rd link setup. Random updates got posted to http://www.skulte.com/turbo.html.

Andris/Z28tt

 

Please be advised that IF there was enough interest generated to make these caps, it would take at LEAST 3-4 Months before we would eb able to do anything.

Paul Roswell
Sales Manager
MBA Products

 

Example of what I did for my plain center caps, I had IROC-Z decals made at a sign shop for around $10.00.

 

I could also ship a wheel to you guys for designing the center caps as they are unmounted and stripped and sanded for polishing.

That would make it easier as whomever may buy in would have more time to save for them.How would I go about setting this up.If I get a definite 10 people do I inform them to give you a call with a credit card number to buy in for a set?I am a definite as of today and can ship a rim to you guys for design and development.We need nine more guys.Anyone out there interested in a set of Iroc center caps?These will be for the 85-87 model years Iroc wheels?

 

hey this sounds like an awsome idea and mba is an awsome company. im a member of ctfba and they let us use their lot for shows. they r great people. anyway id like a set of these caps too and i just happen to have a set of irocs not currently on the car. if you guys need a rim i could let you use one of mine as long as i have it back by spring time. they are the 85-87 style im pretty sure the later ones had diff size caps, could b wrong. anyway if you wanna use one of my rims let me kno.
matt

 

Yeah,but those look to be aftermarket or even forth gen wheels.The Iroc wheels have black plastic center caps.These would be bolt in aluminum canter caps for 85-87 Iroc wheels..an actual aluminum insert that bolts on (not as easy to steal for the losers that have my original set from GM) and can be engraved with iroc,z28,etc..and then polished to match the polished wheel as many board members have on their cars.

 

So right now we have 2...anyone else????

1.onebad82z
2.camaro430sut

and two people offering wheels to use for making them.

 

You are correct.The 88-90 Iroc wheel center caps are a different size!

 

it would be awesome if you could make a polished version of the 88-90 style iroc-z center caps. i am polishing mine and agree that a smooth polished center cap will finish it off just right. for a 100 bucks engraved that aint too bad of a price.

 

Our CNC lathes are tied up for the next 10-12 weeks, as Paul (our MBA sales manager) mentioned, but the prototype work can get completed so it would be ready to run as soon as they open up. The wheel DJP87Z28 posted is for the earlier 4th gen 17x9 WS6, which we have the centercaps made for. I've got ZR1 rims, which could be a possibility as well.

If 10 people are interested, Paul would handle the sales side of the centercaps, and I would do the design/prototype work. We've had the centercaps polished before as well, which really makes the CNC engraving stand out (We can engrave the thirdgen.org logo!).

Year/Model differences so far:
85-87
88-90
15x7.5" vs 16x8"?

Andris

 

I am in for a set of 85-87 16x8 Irocs...with the Z28 logo!

Timeline is no biggee...hopefully that helps us get more people on board for this.We need 10 people to get one specific center cap made up correct?Or can we do 3 people for the 85-87..4 for the 88-90,etc?I just want to be specific for whomever reads this and is interested!

"but the prototype work can get completed so it would be ready to run as soon as they open up"

Let me know as soon as you guys need a wheel to do mock up or whatever..I can ship it tomorrow if needed.Or do we need a list of 10 definites first?

 

im def in. lookin for the same as onebadz 16x8 with z28 on the center cap. if it makes it easier for you onebadz i could drop off a wheel to them im not that far and it would save you on the shipping. i posted on ctfba to see if any of the member would be interested so well c how it goes. i hope this works out cause these would look super cool.
matt

 

Thats cool camaro430sut..whatever works.If you are right there, probably alot easier to just drop one off.If not possible,let me know.I also posted on CamaroZ28.com.I can send one of my rocker emblems for the engraving of Z28 to match the thirdgen font.The forth gen Z28 is a lil different.

 

onebad28Z,

Someone from here, possibly you, would need to coordinate this and keep track of who is in ona set.
Once you get a list of people that meets the 10 sets you can send me the list of names along with their info.

They can then contact me with their Credit card info.
There are no COD's and all info must be here before we make anything.

Each year/style of cap would require the min of 10 sets.

If you have any question contact me at
My Email

 

I would be happy to organize this.There we go guys.We know we need 10 per set!Right now we have 2 definites for the 85-87 center caps:

1.onebad82z (me):85-87 with Z28
2.camaro430sut:85-87 with Z28..please send me your info?

If enyone else is interested please send me an email at onebad82z@excite.com
or john.winship@cmjackson.com with what year (85-87 or 88-90) and design (Iroc,Z28,etc) you want on the center cap along with your full name and username here on the board.Just names and info.Once we have a set list of 10 or more definites I will get in contact P.Roz to then take the next step.

Thanks askulte & P.Roz for all the help thus far..let's hope we can get this going!

 

I made these in a matter of 30 minutes with a lathe, very easy. One thing you must be aware of, the front caps will be difficult to mount as the dust cover is only about 1/4" (if that far) away from the center-cap if mounted flush with a flat back. I used a novel idea, just used red threadlocker to attach them, have driven them like this over 18 months, never lost one, and they can be knocked out from behind when changing/balancing tires.

 

MurcoRS..many thanks for the info on the dust caps.Will forward that on if this gets off the ground.I wish I had a lathe (and how to use it..lol)..wouldnt have to set this up.

So we now have three definites..

1.onebad82z (me): 85-87 with Z28
2.camaro430sut: 85-87 with Z28..please send me your info?
3.DarthIROC: 85-87 with unknown design as of yet

only need 7 more definites!Anyone else?

 

No one else is interested in these??All these polished Iroc wheels being done on this board..and no one wants to set them apart from the rest?We only need 7 more people to get this rollin!!

 

If we got the IROC-Z engraved on it, is that going to be just like the logo, or just some generic lettering?

 

Just like the logo I believe.I will inquire about this and post back.

 

Alright, thanks. Maybe if I bought a set, it would motivate me to finally finish polishing and painting my wheels

 

I just emailed P.Roz.They will use the factory GM logo style for the engraving.

 

Me too- I am interested too but I'd like to see IROC-Z on them......sets them apart more than just Z28.........!

Put me on the list!

 

So we now have four definites..

1.onebad82z (me): 85-87 with Z28
2.camaro430sut: 85-87 with Z28
3.DarthIROC: 85-87 with unknown design as of yet
4.Jamsgirl: 85-87 with IROC-Z

only need 6 more definites to get the 85-87 set going!Anyone else?

 

Put me in for a set of IROC-Z centercaps.Email me when/if the quota gets met please.

 

Off topic: Andris, ever get those wheels put on? Any pics yet?

On topic: how many people are in on this currently total? Thinking of getting a set if I polish my wheels while I get the tires changed.

 

So we now have five definites..

1.onebad82z (me): 85-87 with Z28
2.camaro430sut: 85-87 with Z28
3.DarthIROC: 85-87 with unknown design as of yet
4.Jamsgirl: 85-87 with IROC-Z
5.IROCZ4BD3: 85-87 with IROC-Z..email me with your name as if we get enough people I will need to provide this to MBA so they know when you call them with your credit card to order they know you were in the GP.

only need 5 more definites to get the 85-87 set going!Anyone else?

86IROCNJ..we have five total right now...need 10!Polish those wheels and add these center caps to really set em off!

 

comon guys you kno your gonna want center caps that are one of 10 sets. then you could be like i got one of the origional ten. not to mention they would really set off a set of irocs, the best lookin rims IMO.
matt

 

yeah if they were for 88-90 style. why doesnt anyone do anything for the best looking Iroc wheel? they make several centercaps for the 85-87 style and make aftermarket 85-87 style rims. Why???

 

Let's not turn this into a post about which year is best!We all have our opinions.I am trying to get this setup so we can have a lil added flash to all those polished 85-87 IROC's rollin around.Want a set for 88-90 wheels?Convince 9 other people that they want them also..send me all of your info...we will need an 88-90 wheel to send to MBA for design and production...and you will have your set.


You mean to tell me there isn't five others that want a set of these?

 

well, MurcoRS just pm'd me about that and he maybe able to punch out a set for me if i get the dimensions for it. hopefully more people will get in on this

 

Come on Guys!No one else wants a set of these?Five more people and they become a reality!!

 

i posted about this on Fbody hideout and Fbody addict and no replys

 

I wanted a set of these 7-8 yrs ago...I found that classic industries sold billet aluminum caps for around 100.00 here`s a picture, they secure from the rear with a allen head bolt and a large aluminum washer

 

Those are the exact ones I originally wanted as I had remembered seeing them in Classic Industries catalogs years back.Now that I want to get them for sure..I can no longer find them in the catalog, and when I called they were said to be discontinued!Do you by any chance have the part number for them?..maybe if I call up with a part number I can get somewhere!

I aslo posted this on CamaroZ28.com and NEThirdgen.org..got a total of 1 response from Camaroz28.com..DarthIROC

 

Yep those are nice but it would ROCK if we could get some that have IROC-Z on them or any kind of stamp we wanted!

 

yea those r nice but the engraving we are going for will be much better looking.
matt

 

Get anyone to turn them and the emblem can be easily etched into them. I preferred blank.

 

We get five more definites and we can get whatever we want engraved into them..or leave them blank.We can also polish them to match for those of us with polished IROC's or leave them as they will be machined to match the factory supplied IROC look.

 

Update:

1.onebad82z
2.camaro430sut
3.DarthIROC
4.Jamsgirl
5.IROCZ4BD3
6.irocz8686

only need 4 more!!!!

 

Anyone else interested in a set of these???

 

I am definately interested, I have the 85-87 16x8 polished IROC's and would like a set with IROC-Z engraved on it. I didn't have time to read all the posts cause I have classes but I'll check back later and see what info I need to leave here.

 

You have mail!

Update:

1.onebad82z
2.camaro430sut
3.DarthIROC
4.Jamsgirl
5.IROCZ4BD3
6.irocz8686
7.Apok


only need 3 more!!!!

 

Anyone else?? Time is almost up to get the names in to get these into production!

 

Have you been quoted a price yet?

 

unpolished..$108 shipped

polished..$128 shipped

both with engravings