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Not mounted, but an idea of how the darker bronze turned out. Used a black base coat and three top coats of bronze.

Mike, I also have a set of 15x10 with 4.5” backspacing for track use. What bolt pattern do you need? I’ve painted these a darker bronze since this photo was taken, but here is how they look; a bit more dish than the 17” wheels.

Well, this finishes off the ‘new’ look for the new ‘old’ Storker. I’ve always loved the look of the minilite wheel, but never thought there was any company out there that produced the size I would want/need for street trim. Along comes Trans Am Race Engeering out of Australia to answer the call with what they call the Superlite. TARE producs exactly the size and width I needed for the street; 17x8 up front and 17x9.5 in the rear; somewhat aimed at the Poe touring guys. They can do custom offsets (up to a minimum of 4.5” for the 9.5” width; I’m running a .5” spacer to take me back to 4” BS for the rear) as well as whatever bolt pattern you require (yep, 5x4.75 for us GM guys). There wheels are even available through Summit Racing in various widths/sizes and back spacing. TARE has a distributor in CA who stocks blanks which can be machined and shipped to you on this side of the world. Wheels come standard with a clear powder coat on the outside, but can easily be painted/powder coated to suit. I used Dupli-Color’s Adhesion Promoter, 105 Bronze Wheel coating and Matt wheel coating to give the wheels the look I wanted. And easy touch up if things go south. :jester:

Beagle, if if you’re willing to make the drive, there are two very well-built Stalkers in Indy (both cars on the high-end of the quality built bell curve). One is owned by jbanker (forum name). See post #258 for photos of these superb 7s: http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?7852-Stalker-85-headed-back-to-Arkansas/page26

Slonie, Welcome aboard. Great looking Cat. :cheers:

Mike, I am relaxed...or, was that ex-laxed? :jester:

Beagle, Welcome to the crazy, insane world of 7s. Croc has an SV for sale; well sorted and ready for both street/track duty. X

Well, how much did you get for the Brooklands? :jester:

Bump back to the top for the ‘Croc’ mobile. Somebody in want/need of a well sorted Cat needs to pull the trigger on this car. . . . . . :lurk:

Fixed that, did’ga? :jester:

Good ole’ boy rocket car. http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=13794&stc=1 Elon Musk rocket car. http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=13795&stc=1

Kiwi, Welcome home . . . sorta. I just ordered some Superlites from Trans Am Race Engeering for the Storker. Coming from your neck of the woods; Queensland, I think. Anyway...where you been? :toetap05:

When I get to NJMP, we can fix that. :jester: :smash::smilielol5:

Great shot!

DRILL, DRILL, DRILL! :smash: Inspiration: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=21338

Dave, Congratulations! I remember reading about the contest and decided not to enter because I didn’t think I had a chance in he77 of winning anything. How about posting a few shots of the Westfield with those oversized track sneakers. :jester:

Would sharpening my hydroplaning skills out of turn 1 on Lightning get me ON the list? Scared to even ask what Mike has to do to fall back into good graces with the powers that be. :jester:

Hmmmmm...a minivan on a lift in a man cave. That’s just wrong on so many levels. :svengo:

That’s exactly how a ‘real’ man cave should look.

Mike, I wish I had an extra 30K. I’d love to have the car as a driver and stable mate for the storker.

done

Had a regular windshield. Switched to Brooklands...loved them. Now running a carbon fiber windscreen. Still have the Brooklands; will not part with them. I track my car and the cf windscreen is much lighter than the Brooklands (not much street driving these days). However, if I replace the cf windscreen with anything ‘see through’ in the future, you can bet it will be my Brooklands.

Russ, Ill put May 10-13 on the radar and try and make this with family/work schedule permitting. Shane

Mike, If the Cat is still in the stable in July, I want a ‘spirited’ ride. Thought I’d throw this in from the 2014 USA7s event at NJMP.e

That is one really whopper-sized garage! :jester: Time for the real deal. :auto: