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sixfootdan
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Wow beautiful truck Astronaut.
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theastronaut
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Joined: November 19, 2007
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Location: Anderson, SC
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| I would also love it if we had a good option for stock style smoothies in a 16 inch. Would look a little more subtle than the 17s and lots of tire options. |
Found these just now, reproduction 16" split/barndoor smoothie centers to use in your own hoops.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1611094
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| Wow beautiful truck Astronaut. |
Thanks! Been a ton of work to get it this far!
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Zach Thomas
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Joined: August 12, 2008
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Location: Lake Stevens, WA
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| Zach Thomas wrote: |
| I would also love it if we had a good option for stock style smoothies in a 16 inch. Would look a little more subtle than the 17s and lots of tire options. |
Found these just now, reproduction 16" split/barndoor smoothie centers to use in your own hoops.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1611094
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Oooh nice. After I stop wasting money on other projects I'll have to look into doing that, thank you!
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theastronaut
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Location: Anderson, SC
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Just mounted them yesterday. 4/5.5" with 145/165 and skinny Atlas portawalls.
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'63 Beetle Vert
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'66 Chevy C10
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webberjames95
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Joined: January 18, 2011
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Location: Pullman, Washington
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Just mounted them yesterday. 4/5.5" with 145/165 and skinny Atlas portawalls.
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This are the best widened smoothies pics on the samba. THIS is how it should look. This is awesome. Two Thumbs Up 
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Lucky Lager
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Astro do you know specs on this set up?...
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Thank you for the info theastronaut!  Those non-stepped lips look very nice, would love to see them with tires mounted and on a car! |
Here they are on my buddy Sam's '65.
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theastronaut
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Location: Anderson, SC
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| webberjames95 wrote: |
This are the best widened smoothies pics on the samba. THIS is how it should look. This is awesome. Two Thumbs Up |
Thanks
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| Astro do you know specs on this set up?... |
4"/6" wheels, I think 195/60s on the rear but I'm not 100% sure. 6" beam, and he's played around with the torsions enough that he doesn't know exactly where they're at anymore.
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Bret Young
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Joined: August 26, 2006
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Location: Turlock, CA
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| Zach Thomas wrote: |
| I would also love it if we had a good option for stock style smoothies in a 16 inch. Would look a little more subtle than the 17s and lots of tire options. |
Found these just now, reproduction 16" split/barndoor smoothie centers to use in your own hoops.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1611094
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I have wanted to build a set of those ever since I watched the build of Mark's 49 at KCW. 16x5 front/16x6 rear. So sweet.
But those reproduction centers are PRICEY! At $137 each, I better start saving my pennies. $500 for the centers not including the barrels/work done to make them complete rims. But damn do they look sweet. Pearl white bug with blacked out 16" widened smoothies......YES PLEASE! |
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zowiez
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Joined: March 20, 2014
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| why dont i see these on supers? |
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zodlaw
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Location: Battle Ground, Wa.
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You do but just not as often, and hard to find pics.
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vwclap
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Location: Qc, Canada
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HippyTom
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Location: Florida, West Pasco
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:49 pm Post subject: Custom Wheels on my 63 Herbie |
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VW center welded into a new 6" outer rim, 4" offset on the outside, finished in chrome.
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The One And Only Rooster
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Location: Ireland
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Hi there! I need help on deep dishing my 70 beetle! I hope to slam it and also put at least 6" deep dish alloys on them! I don't want to widening the rear wheel arch so if anyone at all can hep me it would be greatly appreciated!
Im young and new at this so every bit of info from you guys that done it would really help a lot! thanks |
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Lucky Lager
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Finally finished painting my Deeps - Installed
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iaccy
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Bret Young
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Location: Turlock, CA
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Anyone seen this car/know who owns it? Or know the wheel size/offset? I love it! =D> |
Even though I am not a huge fan of dumped cars, that thing looks so rad. The combo of vert decklid, plus widened smoothies, plus blacked out smoothies are all major plusses in my book. Now it just needs the hubcaps.
So clean. |
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discoloredcurrency
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Location: West Monroe, Louisiana
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I disagree. I think it looks awesome with the grey drum faces.
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Bret Young
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| I disagree. I think it looks awesome with the grey drum faces. |
It's not a bad look. Just not my preference.
For me, I dont mind the no hubcaps look, but the drums gotta be black. Just my preference.
Either gloss black the drums/lug nuts/spindle caps up front to match the rims or hubcaps. In my eyes, you have Red/Black/Chrome on the exterior of the car....what else is grey? |
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esde
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Location: central rust belt
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I tried on some stainless trim rings and they bit into the white paint much harder than expected.. |
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alfonso_dlt
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Location: Austin TX
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:16 pm Post subject: where did guys but those big hub caps |
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