Black '93-'97 TA in Cloverdale

Out running errands today, saw a black '93-'97 TA pulling onto 184th in Cloverdale. Nice looking car, really nice looking rims. If anybody knows the owner, I'd like to know what brand of rims those are. 5 spoke, probably 18", chrome finish. Anybody know the owner of the Trans Am? Driver was a young guy with short dark hair.


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1999 Trans Am Firehawk #C008 M6
All GM options, most SLP options, lots of aftermarket parts

Seen the car a couple times in cloverdale. Drove past him tonight even. I will send him this way if I run into him.

isnt that craigs car
quickta or whatever his nickname is

That sounds alot like Craigs car , crome 18" R's :bow:

Sounds like 1quickgt. Craig. Haven't seen his rims yet.

Twitch, by "R's" do you mean ZR1's? If so, they werent ZR1's, the spokes were thinner, the central hub wasnt as big, and the transition from spoke to spoke was a right angle, not a curve, like the ZR1's. Im looking for a replacment for my OEM Firehawk rims, and these were really good looking rims. If anybody sees the car, see if you can spot the brand of rims for me! Thanks guys.

I think the 'R' wheels they speak of are the same ones on the Cobra's, late 90's style

i think...

That does sound like Craig's Car, these are the wheels he has...

Cobra R Rims (http://www.afswheels.com/v2/ecommerce/WheelCatalog/400/CR5lc10ka.jpg)

I gurantee that was craig

Hmm, those could be the rims. I thought the spokes were thinner, though, and they didnt have that curve to them. Anyway, if it was Craig, tell him about this thread, and ask him to confirm that was him. Thanks guys.

hey guys yup thats me i live right of of 184th and 64th there....but ya there 285-35-18" chrome cobra r's thanks for the complemnts:D now all i need are those damn sportlines

The spokes arent quite as curvey ,

http://www3.telus.net/public/a7a74501/ax.jpg

Nice car, Craig. Any pictures of the rims straight on, close up? And, ballpark, what does a set of those 18" rims cost?

thanks bud:D uhh ya i have a few pictures but i cant host them for some stupid reason.. i think there to big... i actualy bought the wheels of dave (twitchb!tch) so hed could prob tell you how much he got them for... i think they had to be custom made though...you live in cloverdale?

I dont think you can get them anymore . . . I tried to have them build me another set in 18 x 10.5 but no go.

Go on Jd's web site and on his main page my cars in the backround with a clossup of the wheel. . . . theres also some really cool vids to watch while your there :bow:

Found the picture, Twitch, very nice rims (and car too, BTW). So they were custom ordered, and are no longer available? Just my luck. I suppose, ball park for a set of 18" rims, you'd be looking at around $2000 for rims, eh? I'm still puzzling over what to do about my OEM Firehawk rims; the chrome is starting to get quite pitted on the outside, and the inner surface is in really bad shape. A replacement set from SLP is around $1200 U.S., but with no guarantee the inside surface wouldnt deteriorate just as badly over time. So, the search continues!

No, I dont live in Cloverdale, but in Newton. Hope to meet you guys in person sometime, maybe at a show this summer.

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1999 Trans Am Firehawk #C008 M6

They didnt start out as a custom order , when the took my money they quoted me two weeks to my door. 3 months later they explained to me they had to be built and plated because of the chevy bp. I personally think the person talking the order didnt know the difference in chevy / ford bp. Im also trying to get a set of 18 x 10.5 saleen wheels done up in my bolt pattern . . . . they will look pimpy. Im selling my c5's this winter.

There are alot of kewl chrome wheels availible . I have a set of 18 x 10 smoothie II's ( polished ) coming up brand new from boyd that I will be selling . 18 x 10 much kewler . . . .and I take visa now hint hint .

;)

Theres also these that I just finished bolting up

18 x 10.5 w 295's front and rear . . . . and they said they wouldnt fit :p

http://www3.telus.net/public/a7a74501/fatass.jpg

http://www3.telus.net/public/a7a74501/slant.jpg

http://www3.telus.net/public/a7a74501/rear.jpg

http://www3.telus.net/public/a7a74501/front.jpg

what was the damage in total for those rims Dave.

Would the same vendor have them in ZO6 rims 18* 10.5?

Yup, 1700.00 cdn for the set of four chrome 18 x 10.5 zo6 tax included.

IMO, zo6 wheels on t/a's = :barf:

im guessing youve never seen them in chrome on a 2002 ws-6:bow:

i have..

t/a's are harsh pimp cars.. they need harsh pimp wheels. these wheels are pimp, but not pimp enough.

:bow:



pimp/

Yup , P I M P !! :cool:

Amit your bringing your sister to the meet right :p

only if you bring yours.

:p

Originally posted by wu6fiend
I'm still puzzling over what to do about my OEM Firehawk rims; the chrome is starting to get quite pitted on the outside, and the inner surface is in really bad shape. A replacement set from SLP is around $1200 U.S., but with no guarantee the inside surface wouldnt deteriorate just as badly over time. So, the search continues!


you can always have em sent off to santa ana plating: http://www.chroming.com/index.htm get em rechromed and they have a option of polishing the barrel (inside) as well. as far as i know they do superior work:bow:

they charge 100 per wheel plus 25 per wheel for barrel polishing. that way you still have your oem wheels on your firehawk.....or you can just buy a different set from twitch or i :D

Originally posted by Tw!tchb!tch
Yup, 1700.00 cdn for the set of four chrome 18 x 10.5 zo6 tax included. I really like the Z06 rims, I saw them last week on 1999V6's firebird. Man are they sweet looking, how about a small group order Twitch?

I wish one of you enterprising guys would start selling SLP stuff, so I could buy from you, instead of from SLP or from that bunch of crooks in Montreal. Right now my only option is SLP directly, I guess. Thanks for the link, Twitch, I sent that company an email inquiring about the cost. Only problem is, my car is a daily driver, so I would have to find some way of keeping it on the road while the rims were off being refinished. I wish I could buy a replacement set of these rims locally! I want to keep the OEM look, so going to a set of aftermarket rims is not the best option for me.



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i know this is off topic but i heard a song today by sammy hagar called trans am hahaha it's all bout his T/A big nasty 6.6 haha it was good for a laugh