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  1. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    Two 1973 LDO Mavericks (one 4 Drag one 4 driving like Mad on the roads :) ) also have a 75 6cyl Stock! Ok, well sort of Stock :P
    what you guys think?

    i was looking at the new american racing one that i really like but the guys there are so hard to get ahold of..

    soooo i just saw these come out and was thinking.

    http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/racewheels.html

    what you all think?
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    m&m,
    i like the look (y) , just not the...
    DUAL DRILLED FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION AND UNIVERSAL APPLICATION. :hmmm:
    i am not the one size fits all person ...frank...
     
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  3. MaverickGrabber

    MaverickGrabber MaverickGrabber1972

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    that and the price:eek:
     
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  4. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    Two 1973 LDO Mavericks (one 4 Drag one 4 driving like Mad on the roads :) ) also have a 75 6cyl Stock! Ok, well sort of Stock :P
    hum good point but weld superlites and cragar drag lights also had that universal dealeo too. maybe i just got use to it.

    but there is one way around it! change my car to spindel... lol j/k

    but man you see the weight on those things!

    i'm just looking for differant right now..

    i really like theses http://www.americanracing.com/wheels/details.asp?wheelid=129&name=TrakStar%20-%20Bead%20Lock&style=480R&desc=3-piece%20/%20forged%20alloy%20center&section=R

    but best i can get on these right now is racer net. and they are still a grip.
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    I like both of them(y) .....I am assuming that these are for MY white 73'? :D
     
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    I like the mickey's better. But both look good.
     
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  7. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    Two 1973 LDO Mavericks (one 4 Drag one 4 driving like Mad on the roads :) ) also have a 75 6cyl Stock! Ok, well sort of Stock :P
    huh yeah.. what size would you perfer? :rolleyes:
     
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  8. littleredtoy

    littleredtoy Seth

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    Derek,
    Did your Boyd C sponsorship expire?
    I really like the ones on your blue '73.

    One thing that I have not seen at all
    actually on a car is the 16/17 Cragar
    S/S.

    How would they look?

    Seth
     
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  9. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    Two 1973 LDO Mavericks (one 4 Drag one 4 driving like Mad on the roads :) ) also have a 75 6cyl Stock! Ok, well sort of Stock :P
    nah boyd deal is still good. no way i would change thoses!

    but these would be for the white car... light weight good for drag racing (though the boyd i really like they just weigh to much for drag racing) anways trying to redo the car now. just got the paint today just planing ahead.

    the white car was never sponsored on wheels before.. so i though i might as well try to hore it out and get some new wheels for the car to, to make it look differant. good news is mickey thompson sponsors my white car but thats just for tires. i haven't begged them yet for wheels :D

    american racing said theyd give me racer net at 35% off but thats still a grip! and like i said they are hard people to get ahold of. :(

    again just looking for something new and differant.
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    I will leave it up to you....I trust your judgement:D
     
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  11. Mavaholic

    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    I think they would look better much without that ring of rivits around them. I never got that look.
     
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  12. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    Two 1973 LDO Mavericks (one 4 Drag one 4 driving like Mad on the roads :) ) also have a 75 6cyl Stock! Ok, well sort of Stock :P
    its becuase its a real two peice... centers are supposed to be interchangeable er so to speak. but yeah hense the reason for the rivits and the high price!

    but there are some that are fake (rivit) like the centerline autodrags and lot of import wheels as well.
     
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  13. littleredtoy

    littleredtoy Seth

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    I really like the larger diameter Cragars-vintage look in modern size.
    I dunno about weight however.

    Seth
     
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  14. CometGT1974

    CometGT1974 Gearhead

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    Might as well give Bogart a call and see what they have to say......they've got some nice looking wheels. I"ve heard that Weld is coming out (or may have already come out) with some new style wheels.
     
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    My .02 is that those American Racing units are bad ass! I'd go for them if I were spending your money.
    hehe
     
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