New set of wheels on my Compact GTR

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- July 17, 2003 at 2:53 pm #11150
  8ch Ess Vee
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  Hi all,
  
  Just finished a quick mod on my Compact Skyline 😀
  
  A new set of wheels :smiley16:
  
  Take a peek at my gallery for a couple more happy snaps.
  
  http://members.ausmicro.com/memberview.asp?user=8ch%20Ess%20Vee
  
  Any comments queries gratefully accepted.
- July 17, 2003 at 3:59 pm #23193
  ph2t
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  The pics are quite dark so it’s hard to see….But otherwise good job!:)
  
  ph2t.
- July 17, 2003 at 5:59 pm #23196
  8ch Ess Vee
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  Thanks ph2t, I shall take some better pics and post with a bit better close up of the wheels etc. They are quite well detailed.
- July 17, 2003 at 6:22 pm #23199
  barto_85
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  yeah the wheels look great, much better than standard. where did you get the wheels from, and how much?
- July 17, 2003 at 11:45 pm #23216
  micro_Amps
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  They wouldnt be Hot Tunerz wheels would they?
  :)uA
- July 21, 2003 at 3:30 pm #23328
  8ch Ess Vee
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  These ones are called Modifiers actually. The wheels in question came with the white 1999 Honda Civic EX kit.
  
  They weren’t cheap coz I had to buy the whole car obviously to get the bigger wheels and the hubs.
  
  Not many of the other part are usefull sadly apart from perhaps the really small decals and perhaps the exhaust. I thought the remaining spare pieces (racing seats, air cleaner, original wheels, springs etc.) may make reasonable ‘props’ to leave laying around in the little workshop on my track layout.
  
  Cost was around the $25.00 mark from K-Mart, so not a cheap mod by any means, but I think they look sweet.
  
  Only drawback is the tyre compound is really hard, much harder than standard BCG rubber and therfore I don’t think the car will stick very well at all.
  
  Due to the size the wheels the car hardly needs lowering which is cool.
  
  I havn’t finished modifying the front guards yet to be able to give a final verdict on performance, but stay posted and I will let you know.
- July 21, 2003 at 9:21 pm #23347
  brendan
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  yer i got a modifier to but i cut the hood of my celica and put the engine and strut bar in i was thinking about putting the wheels on to.
- July 21, 2003 at 9:32 pm #23348
  barto_85
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  looks cool brendan.
- July 25, 2003 at 9:08 pm #22124
  8ch Ess Vee
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  Reminds me of the Nissan Pulsar ad on tv where they squeeze the bigger donk in and push the bonnet down!!
  
  Looks like a good job, well done
  
  The modifier wheels are a fairly straight forward mod, fronts especialy and I think they look fairly neat too.
  
  I just need to fine tune the mounting of the hubs onto the rear axel. I was thinking even a thin layer of solder may do the trick to build it up enough.
- July 26, 2003 at 2:48 am #22137
  micro_Amps
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  Brendan, whats the green car in the photo?
  :)uA
- July 26, 2003 at 6:38 am #22152
  BilboFOL
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  How does the car drive with those wheels?
  Are the tires rubber?
  
  I’ve seen Modifiers in the US for under $12.00US, not sure of the conversion to AUS dollars. Haven’t picked one up yet, now I may have to if they drive well on the BCG.
- July 28, 2003 at 2:19 am #22191
  brendan
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  i thought about it and i put some modifiers wheels on my car to.
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