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New wheels..

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14 x 7 cobra drag slots.. 185 55 14s on the front, 215 60 14s on the back.
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How do you go on with the spare wheel Tom, do you carry two?
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I have been throwing wheels out of the car as I drive for the past few years, so I have a ready cache of them on the routes I regularly use. If I go on holiday, or a trundle to new places, I drive for a few yards, then leave my vehicle unattended and go back and get a spare, then drive a few more yards, then get out and move the wheel along a corresponding few yards.
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I can't fit spares in the car as my boot is full of bags of cement and paving slabs.
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It would be much easier to just say you don't carry a spare :)
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pbar wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:09 pm It would be much easier to just say you don't carry a spare :)
But less entertaining :)
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Major_Tom wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:48 pm I have been throwing wheels out of the car as I drive for the past few years, so I have a ready cache of them on the routes I regularly use. If I go on holiday, or a trundle to new places, I drive for a few yards, then leave my vehicle unattended and go back and get a spare, then drive a few more yards, then get out and move the wheel along a corresponding few yards.
Must take you ages to get around haha

Love the wheels Tom, particularly the BFGoodrich tyres and the writing :cool:
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Slotmags, best wheels ever. I'm intrigued by them being 14's mind, are they from a Scimitar?
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Yes must agree I do have a soft spot for slotmags
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Major_Tom wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:12 pm Image
Those wheels are just superb Tom. :applaud:

I really love the stance/look of your Capri mate really love the bumperless/trim look. Think it really suits the lines of the Capri. Nice one fella :) :) :)
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Cosmicbike wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2019 2:16 pm Slotmags, best wheels ever. I'm intrigued by them being 14's mind, are they from a Scimitar?
Funny you should say that - about a month ago I was given some 14" dragslots from a Scimitar.... but they're 114 PCD! Just like everyone, I thought that "scimitar wheels fit also fit Fords" but it turns out that's a lie that I only discovered after shodding them. Found those Ford fitting wheels from a guy in Malvern.. think they're off a Ford 100E van.
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Fordoholic Nick wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:43 pm
Those wheels are just superb Tom. :applaud:

I really love the stance/look of your Capri mate really love the bumperless/trim look. Think it really suits the lines of the Capri. Nice one fella :) :) :)
Thanks Nick, yeah it handles very well too, can really throw it around and it just complies.
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D366Y wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2019 2:11 pm
Must take you ages to get around haha

Love the wheels Tom, particularly the BFGoodrich tyres and the writing :cool:
Those BF Goodriches are the best tyres I've ever had.. had Cooper Cobras on the back for a year or two, in the wet it was just guaranteed oversteer even at modest enthusiasm levels. The Goodriches have so much grip its unreal.
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That looks awesome in profile!
I wouldn't have slotmags on my car as they just wouldn't look right, but they do suit the look of your car perfectly. 8-)

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