well, here they are. eventually they'll go on the white car.

 

Dang those tires are huge. how did you fit those on iroc rims? I've always liked your car. but i do think the front end needs to be lowered some now. Sweet car none the less.

 

not really into the "Balloons" out back

 

how did i fit them? well, i took them to wal-mart and said "hey, i want these tires on these rims", his response: "yes sir, mr. bossman sir!" that's how. the car doesn't handle for crap, but that's not the purpose of this car. weight transfer is the name of the game here. car doesn't even have a front sway bar on! anyway, when the new car goes together, i think the front springs will be trimmed alittle to let the front drop about an inch. in the meantime, this is how it's gonna be.

 

not alot of people are, but i love the look. always have i guess...

it also helps with the ground clearance, if you notice the dual exhaust hangin under there. and the 4.10's are a little much without having the larger tire to help with fuel mileage, etc.

 

No need to be a dick. i just didnt think it was possible to fit 295's on a 8 inch rim.

 

ummm...maybe i read his response to you worng. but i dont think he was being a dick at all.

 

It's possible, just not recommended because of the loss in sidewall stabability when turning. Since he's all about straight lining his car, corners don't mean much to him, so he's willing to sacrifice the handling.

BTW, I love the fatty-boomba-lattys out back!

 

295's belong on 11 or 12 inch rims......

 

wow, didn't mean to come across like a dick. that's not how i meant it.

oh, and graboid, for handleing, i see where your coming from, but just for looks, ground clearance, and fuel efficiency, these work JUST fine!

 

Looks mean, especially from the rear

 

I noticed that, thought the rear looked higher than usual. Doesn't look as "balloon" as I thought. Not bad.

 

yes, the rear is a bit high, but also take into account that even though ground clearance has INCREASED, fender gap in the rear has DECREASED compared to stock, so it gives it a bit of a lowered feel. the non gfx part also plays a roll too.

 

they fit with no problem... the thing is, you have to run like 20-25 psi in the tires so they ride flat and dont wear out the middle

 

i've got 30lbs. in them right now.

 

Roll through some water, then onto some dry pavement and see what your contact patch is.

 

looks dangerous in a bad way, so long as you like it.

 

i don't understand. i ran 275/60/15's on a 15x7 rim and everyone was ok with it, now i've got a 295/50/16 on a 16x8 and it's bad? the tire grew 1" in width, but so did the rim...

not going around 90* turns at 70 here guys.

 

Good idea in theory, but personally i wouldnt sacrifice the handling ability.

But hey, its your car and if it works for you, more power to ya! Gives it more of a drag car look.

 

wow, someone actually got it! it is a drag car...that i drive everyday very conservatively on the street.

 

got some fresh pics of it all clean and a sunny day so you can actually see the car. these were taken in Downtown, Macon, GA, in the industrial area...i frickin' love that area.

 

looks great! One of the only SC I like on this board.. and the tires out back look pretty sweet.. a little too 'balloony' for me, but only by a little.. more of an old school look, which fits with your car.

 

Car looks good bud! Very artistic pics too....

No-GFX .....It seems as if we are starting to get more and more members of the no-gfx club these days...we are no longer the "ugly" camaros to most people!

P.S.- I love that hood.

Matt

 

One of the best staggered looks i've seen on our cars. Much better than this...



Didnt post this to start the flame war, I agree it looks like.. well..

 

Or this!

My car when I first dropped in the 350:

 

hehehe.. well, the pic that I put up is of a car of a friend of mine... and he thinks its the coolest around...

 

thanks guys. yeah, really tryin' to push for some more respect for us non-gfxers. jbenge and a few others have incredible lookin' sportcoupes and that's what i'm after. the new car is going to be so incredibly badass, it's hard to describe!

i think one of the reason's my tire combo works so well is that the back tires aren't so big that they don't fit the body lines of the car. they tuck under the fender lips nice and don't lift the body of the car too much.

 

looking good, the olny part i dont like is the noise everything else is ok with me, just dont hate me cuz i have GFXs

 

I hate to bust your bubble, but no one cares wether your car has GFX or not.

fbodies can look great either way.

 

uhhh NO. No-GFX = ugly

Don't worry though, I also don't like 90% of 3rd gen Firebirds either.

 

man, if you had any idea how much people really cared...









lol, j/k dude, i've been very sarcastic about the whole thing, guess people just didn't see that.

 

here we go again...guess BFG lied on the fitment of these. Because of the larger sidewall, they are ok on a 8" rim. If they were a 35 or so aspect ratio, Graboids statement would be on target.
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/assets/pdf/radial_ta.pdf

 

I hate it when people use thier opinion as law

 

It's a damn appearance board. Appearance by its very nature is subject to personnal views. When did I say it was law? Don't get all butt hurt by it.

 

butt hurt? eew hehe

 

How 'bout some 70* turns at 90 per?

Looks great, love the graffiti/mural in the background of that pic- was that area out towards MLK blvd?

Drove by there, had to turn around, there is a Carribian/American food store, has this mural of panda bears painted on the wall of the building sitting at picnic tables around a '53 or so Chevy- it cracked me up so bad I had to go back for another look- do you know the one I am talking about Matt?

 

yes, i do know where your talking about! that graffiti wall is right behind MLK blvd. it's frickin great. we took some pics out there for my band several years ago and i just fell in love with that whole area.

 

when are u gonna get the hood painted?

 

well, i'm not, i kinda like the mis-matched look...









j/k, if you notice in my sig, i'm working on another car, and you'll see it all one color next month.

 

So you're keeping both cars?

 

nope, taking the entire drivetrain and interior out of the red car and putting it into the white car, and then the whole front end as well...actually, it's gonna happen pretty quickly! then, the red body will be either trashed, or sold to someone who's willing to fix lots of rust.

 

what the....seems like a puzzle to me

 

sure, kinda like a puzzle, making one good car outta two not so good cars.

 

Since you are a girene putting your butt on the line all the time, you can call our cars ugly any time you want

 

staggered shouldn't look staggered...

This is a good stagger..

http://www.omnipotent-goku.com/iroc/...rofile_001.jpg

 

needs louvers or blisters....

 

Well me louvers decided to emulate the batmobile while on the freeway doing about 80. Unfortunately, no machine guns came out of my hood... would have been cool though.

 

well, i guess its all opinion... but i really cant tell the stance on that with that angle...

 

*update*

fried the fuse panel in my 1987 sportcoupe wednesday on my way to work. the tcc power wire fell on the exhaust and grounded out, fried the ignition side of the electrical system.

so...

i thought it'd be easier to just go ahead and swap the 310/700r4/4.10 7.5 into the new body. it wasn't ready yet for it, but i was going to do it in 3 weeks anyway. so far i've got the motor/tranny/rear in the car, all brand new brakes all the way around to include rubber lines and calipers up front. e-brake is hooked up. i boxed the lca's and painted them black last night. tonight i hooked up the starter/battery and got the VATS almost eliminated so the motor turns over now and the windows go up and down and the hatch release works. it's gonna be alot of work, i still gotta build the guage cluster and get the interior swapped over....lots of work left.......man it's late. i've pulled two all-nighters now, hope i can get up to go to church in the morning and still be worth a dang the rest of the day.

 

fired it up about an hour ago, moves around on its own now too...need to get the guage cluster built and some other odds-n-ends to include the front clip.