rims

The Celica Supra rims are almost on the car! I dropped them off at the address where the tires were delivered and I could pick them up three hours later (at 20:30) with tires and fully balanced. :)

I didn't have the time yet to put them on the car or even shoot some pictures of the rims, but that will be very soon! Then we're going to see how much the car resembles the Carina GT-R

Edit: now with picture!

I ordered the tires through Delticom (autobandenmarkt.nl) for the Celica Supra rims yesterday. Falken ZIEX ZE-912 became my choice since I had some good experience with the Falken ZIEX ZE-512 under my Trueno.

This is how they look:

The ZE-912 are asymmetric tires which should be a slight improvement above the ZE-512.

Please note that these tires are bought for grip since my Carina is not really a powerhouse, so what use would it be to buy something else than grip tires? ;)

Yesterday I finally brought the Celica Supra rims to Hil Coatings to get them sandblasted and powdercoated.

They are going to be silver-grey, just like the OEM rims of the Carina AA63 GT-R had:

I can pick them up next thursday!! :)

I thought I finally made up my mind, but unfortunately I'm doubting again...

The story started when I just bought my TA60 Carina and The Doctor (user on AEU86) offered me some retro 13 inch OZ wheels. They looked fantastic, however when I put them under the Carina I noticed that the only way they would look nice would be if I lowered the car at least 5cm...

Then I spotted some advert on Markplaats offering 15 inch Zenki (early type) Celica Supra wheels. These wheels are 6J with an offset of 20 and would nicely fit under the Carina. However Robokill (another user on AEU86) was in need of 15 inch Celica Supra wheels because his 14 inch don't fit around the RX7 FC calipers he's going to use on his AE86 racer.

Now Joe sells 3 sets (3 sets!!!) of Wantanabes!

If I only had the money... :( :( :(

Perhaps selling the Celica Supra rims to some Japanese ricer will make enough money. ;)