Steel wheel teaser...They're on!!!

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Getting close....  

[Rolling_Thunder]

 

[bill440rt]

Ha! Quick on the draw, Chris! 
Let's back up a few, I've got some progress pics for ya.

These wheels come black powdercoat. Let's just say the powdercoat finish is less than ideal. Peeling was observed already in a few areas, even some rust spots right out of the box.
Any trouble spots were taken care of. The fronts were sanded by hand with 220 grit & primed with PPG DP epoxy primer. The backsides were then painted with Eastwood's Underhood Black.

The DP primer was allowed to cure, then scuff sanded again. Paint is 2-stage Dupont Chromabase.

[bill440rt]

The wheels were given 3 coats of base, then two coats of clear. The clear used was DuPont Chromaclear 7776S Snap Dry Clearcoat. I've never sprayed it before, but it's AWESOME stuff! 3-5 minute flash dry time in between coats, dust free in 8-10 minutes. Cure time air dry in 2hrs. Perfect clear for painting small parts, even outside.

Brought the wheels inside after a few hours, they're ready to go!

[bsakal]

Nice work Bill! And it was good to meet you yesterday!

[bill440rt]

Nice work Bill! And it was good to meet you yesterday!

Nice meeting you, too! 

[TexasStroker]

Looking forward to seeing them installed...

[tan top]

good work  ,  look real nice            looking forward to seeing them on the car   

hmmmm   can't decide !  if to paint mine body color now    

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

good work  ,  look real nice            looking forward to seeing them on the car 

hmmmm   can't decide !  if to paint mine body color now   

Body color all the way!   I am stoked to get these things on!   Im hoping when I get the tires mounted they dont chip the wheels

Also hopefully YO or Mike from BE/A will take care of my one bastard dog dish I have.... 

[tan top]

good work  ,  look real nice         looking forward to seeing them on the car  

hmmmm   can't decide !  if to paint mine body color now    

Body color all the way!   I am stoked to get these things on!   Im hoping when I get the tires mounted they dont chip the wheels

Also hopefully YO or Mike from BE/A will take care of my one bastard dog dish I have....  

  yeah i'm leaning to body color again  now , but like the look of black also !!
wonder what the deal is with the thinner fratzog ?? thats the trouble with painted wheels !!  got the balance weights put  on the back side for the very reason even on my black wheels !! & i mentioned in my hupcap thread , thinking of a way to pop the cap off with out scratching , gouging the wheel ! as they are on there pretty damn tight ! ok i'm waffling on a bit now  !!
fingers crossed they sort the rouge cap Chris ! , let us know what happens

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I just bought one of these...hopefully it makes removal cleaner/easier...

[bsakal]

Put a towel behind the tool and wrap tape around the "hook" end, and you should be ok.

[DC_1]

Are you not having a tire store mount these? If you are they should be use to mounting alloy and painted wheels and have a non-marring mounting machine. If you are doing it yourself I can tell you what I use to do when mounting tires to the painted rims on my BMW motorcycle. I would cut the fingers out of a pair of heavy work gloves ( welding gloves) and put the cut off fingers on the end of my breaker bars to keep from scratching the paint. Used lots of dish soap and it worked like a charm. 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

More then likely a high end wheel shop will mount them.  My friend who owns a shop (that dismounted the tires off my old rims) has a wheel clamp machine but doesnt have the plastic insert for the bead roller on top....at least he doesnt yet.  If he doesnt feel confident about being able to mount the tires without damaging the rims Ill take it to the custom wheel shop (and get raped in the process...)

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

cap on 

[Rolling_Thunder]

puuurrrdddddy         

[Ryan]

Very nice.

[bill440rt]

Hey, well whaddya know?? They DO look good!! 
Keep me posted how you make out tomorrow, Chris! 

[Charger-Bodie]

Just an FYI. I always let them dry for a week before mounting tires. Just to be safe. I also put a daub of grease on the nubs of the wheel so the caps go on and off easier. A slide hammer used just pull works great to remove the caps.

[tan top]

I just bought one of these...hopefully it makes removal cleaner/easier...

oh yeah i remamber them tools now !!  not seen one for years & forgot all about them

cap on  

  nice  
 

Just an FYI. I always let them dry for a week before mounting tires. Just to be safe. I also put a daub of grease on the nubs of the wheel so the caps go on and off easier. A slide hammer used just pull works great to remove the caps.

 yes of course slide hammer , good thinking   was looking at the flat L shaped end attachment too a while back ! was thinking of making something , never put two & two togeather  
good idea  

[doctor4766]

cap on 

Fark, how good does that look!!!! (?)

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Just an FYI. I always let them dry for a week before mounting tires. Just to be safe. I also put a daub of grease on the nubs of the wheel so the caps go on and off easier. A slide hammer used just pull works great to remove the caps.

I dont know if I can wait that long!!!  Might not be able to get them mounted till Thurs or Fri of this week anyway

Good tip with the grease...Ill utilize that one.

For shitz & gigglez I ordered up these as well....no real prying necessary with these....just hook & pull (hopefully)

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Got the rims mounted up this evening....havent taken the car out to get the full effect yet but daum....!!!!

Changes the whole look of the car.  That crappy bastard aluminum cap I got wont even stay on the rim!!   Gonna have to drive to the show minus 1 cap for the ride & put it on at the show.  hopefully YO ships out the new caps soon.

More & better pics to follow....

[69 OUR/TEA]

Wow,looks really nice Chris !!! Everything go good mounting them I geuss ?

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Wow,looks really nice Chris !!! Everything go good mounting them I geuss ?

Not too bad.....a little scraping on the edge of 1 rim.   When the tire was mounted it covered it up for the most part....a small amt of touch up paint & all is well

[Charger-Bodie]

She looks sharp!!

[tan top]

Got the rims mounted up this evening....havent taken the car out to get the full effect yet but daum....!!!!

Changes the whole look of the car.  That crappy bastard aluminum cap I got wont even stay on the rim!!   Gonna have to drive to the show minus 1 cap for the ride & put it on at the show.  hopefully YO ships out the new caps soon.

More & better pics to follow....

   wow !!   looks real good !!      makes the car looks so different      awesome stuff      

[DC_1]

Very nice.....got love steelies!

[resq302]

I still don't know what to think of the steelies yet.   Seems like too much of the same color on the the car.  If it were my car, I probably would have stuck with the magnums.  Maybe some wider shots of the car might change my mind but still kind of in the air on it.

[69 OUR/TEA]

I still don't know what to think of the steelies yet.   Seems like too much of the same color on the the car.  If it were my car, I probably would have stuck with the magnums.  Maybe some wider shots of the car might change my mind but still kind of in the air on it.

      True,alot of the same color on a car,but gives it that"no frills,all business" look.NTM,probably how most came with,dog dish or hubcaps.
    And acutauly,my cars color,black,is the only color Charger I don't like them on as with the tire being black right next to the rim.To much black now.Not saying I will never have and put a set on,because after your car is done,you can get bored real easy and want to change it up alittle.
  The only thing Chris has left he can do is tear it down and go back to the orig color red!  Maybe in a couple years?? 

And yes Chris,def some more shots! 

[Skyview69]

 they look nice...would love to see some more pics with them on 

[bill440rt]

I definitely gotta see this outside now! Wow! 

Glad to hear they didn't get too screwed up when they were mounted. I'm relieved that the color match is good, too! 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

saw some sun so I decided to try and get some good pics in my "pics spot" only to get there too late & no sun..

Gladly the 3 caps stayed on (got 1 comment about the cap missing)

Also got 2 "Daum ni$$a thats tight!"

Dont recall ever getting any of those with the Cragars or Road Wheels

[Bob T]

Gets my vote also 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

A few more over cast shots....  Car looks red!!  (rims match though) 

[69 OUR/TEA]

I never really gave that look alot of thought,(dog dish),but man that does look freakin awesome. :drool5:Chris,IMO,thats the best looking your car has been as far as wheel/tire combo.Sorry,but I like it in red alittle better to!!!!!!

[tan top]

     ,  yep !!  good choice painted steel wheels & hub caps !!  car looks awesome Chris 
yeah i like the red look too 

[69rtse4spd]

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[Ryan]

Very cool

[Rolling_Thunder]

255/60/15 ? 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

255/60/15 ? 

Yes all the way around

[Chatt69chgr]

Chris----car looks like a million dollars.  I use all the pictures you post as reference for my restoration.  And I like the color you used better than the stock R4 or R6.  I bought a set of the same dog dishes when Mike first got them in several years ago.  Will probably go ahead and order a set of the same steelies you used. 

What make are the redline 255/60/15's?

[TUFCAT]

Chris you know me by now so I won't muddy up this thread with my opinion about Magnum 500's on Chargers.....oops, I think I just did.

Actually, your car looks pretty good like that. Maybe sumthin' to do with the color but it works well together.

Question:  What did the car come with originally?

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Chris----car looks like a million dollars.  I use all the pictures you post as reference for my restoration.  And I like the color you used better than the stock R4 or R6.  I bought a set of the same dog dishes when Mike first got them in several years ago.  Will probably go ahead and order a set of the same steelies you used.  

What make are the redline 255/60/15's?

Thanks!  

I got the tires from www.dbtires.com a while ago (2002)  They are a generic brand made by BF Goodrich (not exactly sure of the name)

Chris you know me by now so I won't muddy up this thread with my opinion about Magnum 500's on Chargers.....oops, I think I just did.

Actually, your car looks pretty good like that. Maybe sumthin' to do with the color but it works well together.

Question:  What did the car come with originally?

Thanks Tuffy!

Originally my R/T came with the W11 14" full wheel covers.....blech  

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Couple of cool shots my friend Kevin took at a car show this past Sunday...

[Rolling_Thunder]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/original-1968-Dodge-Coronet-Hubcaps-Superbee-Charger-/320757290075?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4aae9fd45b

You mean these Chris?    come on buddy -  you know you want to    


I'm a sucker for the stock look myself -  I just with the W15 wheel covers came on a 15" wheel -

[kokxville]

Looks awesome Chris  

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/original-1968-Dodge-Coronet-Hubcaps-Superbee-Charger-/320757290075?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4aae9fd45b

You mean these Chris?    come on buddy -  you know you want to    

Already have a set  

[Rolling_Thunder]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/original-1968-Dodge-Coronet-Hubcaps-Superbee-Charger-/320757290075?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4aae9fd45b

You mean these Chris?    come on buddy -  you know you want to    

Already have a set  

I almost saw that coming     

[randr]

  me likey!!

[Patronus]

total matchbox! turnin' heads for sure 

[C500]

very nice indeed     Thanks for posting up 

[hemi68charger]

Hey Chris..
Must say, the steelies do add a different and very nice look to the car.   

Looks great......

[bakerhillpins]

Chris

Absolutely love the steelies and dog dishes. My favorite wheels hands down.      Totally green with envy.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Great, heres some more pics then    

[ACUDANUT]

 I'll go against the grain here, they just look too cheap for me.
Cragars would look 10 times better. 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I'll go against the grain here, they just look too cheap for me.
Cragars would look 10 times better. 

Got those too....when the mood changes

[mpdlawdog]

NICE I love that look...I think I am going to keep my 500s and keep a set of steel wheels for a change!

[C500]

Just ordered my steel wheels from summit too.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Just ordered my steel wheels from summit too.

[mysil bergsprekken]

Nice work. Looks awesome! 

[Charger4404spd]

The steelies look great Chris. So do the Cragars. Are the rear tires 275's on the Cragars?

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

The steelies look great Chris. So do the Cragars. Are the rear tires 275's on the Cragars?

Thanks Steve

The rears on the Cragars are 295/50/15

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,69757.0.html

[Charger4404spd]

The 295's look really good. 
Do the wheels have 5 or 5.5" BS ?

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Cragar 500Series Eliminator 15x8's (all 4) with 4.5" back spacing
Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/T 245/60/15 front & 295/50/15 rear