Curt sent me a couple teaser pics yesterday, here they are. LOOKIN' SWEET!!!!!!:TU: I'll post more pics when I get them home with tires mounted,and with them on the car. Went from rusty,dorky looking 14x6,to beautiful 15x7.:bglasses:
Cool looking wheels! Where was McWheels out of? Oh, and who rehooped them for you? Sorry for all the questions...I just like stuff like this.:bglasses:
Curt McKim is the wheel maker, his compnay name is McWheels. He is out of Slater, Iowa. (515)685-3397 The centers are original GM center's that were cut out of a set of 14x6 wheels that I supplied. He get's new chrome rim shells from a supplier. I believe he can get chrome 14x6,14x7,15x6,15x7,15x8,15x10 You'll have to call for pricing. Mine are $110 each which includes the labor of cutting out the centers,sandblasting,prime&paint,reweld into new rimshells.
Hey Tom, Those Buick super sports wheels in the chrome rimshells look AWESOME!!! :TU: I can't wait to get my set done!
Lets get some T/A's or polyglas tires on them and install then shoot some pics...They look awesome,always wondered?
Thoughs wheels look GREAT!!! I have a set of four of these wheels also and this would be cool to make them into 15" like these that you had done. I like the fact they are different and not seen everyday on our cars. Like everyone else here I would love to see these with some nice white letter tires mounted on a car.:TU: I would love to have a extra one of these wheels for the spare in my trunk. if someone here has a extra one they would sell.
>>Post an ad in the Buick Bugle. I did a little while back and a guy from Texas had two wheels he wanted to sell but I already aquired a set by then. I don't have his contact info or I would certainly give it to you.
They look nice....But, I think I like them completely painted instead...Just my opinion as who am I,but the guy with 15x10 dog dishes on his car...lol Wonder what they would look like 15x14?? hmmmm....
Hi Tom, Those super sport wheels look really good on your car with the tires. I'm definitely going to get mine painted body color along with the chrome rimshell and will probably use raised letter tires as I always favored that look.
Those look fantastic. My 71 GS350 came with those wheels but I sure would like them to be 15" with chrome rims! I will have to try to find another set of bare wheels! Great look.
Hi Tom, I think that the natural charcoal grey finish on the wheels looks good against the green exterior of your car.
Tom, very nice look. Thinking about doing it to my 71 vert. Do you have Curts web address or phone? Thanks, Bob
:TU: I was wondering that myself. I heard them mentioned in a couple other threads, but had no idea what they looked like. Now I know!
>>Hi Ian, The Buick Super Sport wheels in the style you see on Tom's car were only made from 1971-1972. In '71 the only size for these wheels was 14x6 and in '72 the size was 14x7. They only came painted a charcoal color and had trim rings on them. I know they were offered on the Skylark and GS and I would think on the 71-72 GSX as well. McWheels is actually customizing a set of the Buick Super Sport wheels for me right now. I will have two of the wheels resized to 15x7 and welded into chrome rimshells like Tom did and the other two wheels resized to 15x8 in chrome rimshells for the rear of my car so I can continue to use the 275x60x15 tires on the back. McWheels is also painting the normally charcoal centers burnished cinamon for me so that they match my car's paint job. I'll post pics of this set up when it is all complete.
