TorqueAutoMotiv
donated to get this wow
little cleaning and some new rubber and they will look good on my rebuilt gtp thanks boost lol
who likes em
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BoostJunki3
Needs A Turbo
make em black. for sure. nice buy, good jobnow, sell me your rims!
in the fs section. :th_thumbsup-wink:
Sandman
New member
Nice choice on wheels. I had a chance to pick some up a while back and now wish I took them.
Just to add this in that car was just finished being built. It's a very baddass car now. RWD converted with a turbo 3.8.
Here I found you a few pictures. You can give me some thanks :th_winking: After seeing these pictures I say DOOO IT!!!!
Just to add this in that car was just finished being built. It's a very baddass car now. RWD converted with a turbo 3.8.
Sandman
New member
BoostJunki3
Needs A Turbo
thats on a blue car.....looks nice.....mine on a silver car, it just doesnt look as nice.
SnowDrift
New member
dont paint them
Golgo, is that yours that got totalled? I saw that picture when the car was for sale and remember it well. I drooled over it for days when we were looking for a newer GP.
BoostJunki3
Needs A Turbo
getting powdercoated guys dont worry no spray paint here. next spring....
They aren't cast aluminum are they?
I've heard horror stories of cast aluminum wheels becoming brittle and breaking apart from powdercoating. The GTX wheels I picked up were powdercoated and were not done properly (Chrome shouldn't be sand blasted in most cases the surface is stronger than the cast aluminum underneath), I would powder coat them again but I have no idea how much heat they were already treated to.
Just thought I'd share. I'm always over cautious when it comes to things like that. A reputable shop should know what to do.
I've heard horror stories of cast aluminum wheels becoming brittle and breaking apart from powdercoating. The GTX wheels I picked up were powdercoated and were not done properly (Chrome shouldn't be sand blasted in most cases the surface is stronger than the cast aluminum underneath), I would powder coat them again but I have no idea how much heat they were already treated to.
Just thought I'd share. I'm always over cautious when it comes to things like that. A reputable shop should know what to do.
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Bio248
DUI BABY
youve heard wrong. 400* is no where near the point where a wheel, even if aluminum, would start to break down.
Sandman
New member
You have to do a different process with aluminum for powdercoating. Doing it the same as steel treatment does weaken the aluminum. What ends up happening is that the metal becomes brittle and can break under high stress situations. I know it messes up the metal's strength properties given to it through the manufacturing processes.
Ridin ON Chrome
New member
jesus... eaton finally finished that car.. That thing has takin forever..
now I wanna see some times
Sandman
New member
Yea like 3 years, but he was doing it pretty much by himself in his spare time I believe. The thing sounds nasty though, I can't wait for numbers either.