Raleigh North Carolina and surrounding areas

ordered some Bassett steel wheels with i think 4" back space, all good till i found out lug centric not hub centric. Not many companies make lug cetric lugs for miatas

 

ah just go 315"s

 

Get a hub centering ring that adapts the miata hub to the wheel hub we use to do that all the time! Usually they are made out of delrin or some other similar hard plastic. I've seen a few that were aluminum

 

Shit go 40s and a SAS go big or go home!!!! (lots of chop and cut and weld and bang i mean massage with a bfh)

 

I called Bassett and asked that and they said do not do that an these rims big no no, i got some lugs (needed to be i think 45 degree pitch) from speedway motors.

 

I have never heard that before, HMMMM and of all the aftermarket lug centric wheels i've sold and put on with hub adapters. All it does would be center the wheel around the stud after it is already centered around the hub. Now that's got me thinking I may have to research that some more and see why they are saying that if there is an adverse affect.

BTW speedway motors is the shit. I love those guys.

 

Have you made a decision on the rambler. A friend of mine just so happen to have asked me about it today and sent me a link to the CL ad though I don't think he'll buy it.

 

Going to think about it for the weekend, I totally forgot these had torque tubes, kind of a pain to do alot with. still interested just going to do some research

 

Yeah there is a lot to fiddle with if you are wanting to do anything with them. I wonder if there is a readily available trans that will bolt up to the eng. and it looked like the rear diff was some sort of 9in style. Change the center section of the rear possibly and find a cheap trans somewhere. There is supposedly a good driveshaft shop in Raleigh.

 

I talked to a few of the car old timers around here that watch out for me. And they all say the same thing. Its a great little car be perfect for chilling, but they no me to good and i cant leave good enough alone and they know ill be wanting to change it. They say not worth it for the work involved

 

Yeah idk it all depends. I did a old Buick Invicta (I believe it was) put a junk yard Chevelle rear and links in and a th350 trans. If you could do something like that it really isn't that bad. The most trouble I had with that is the guy wanted an oldschool tail dragger without hacking the trans tunnel. Lets just say the trans on the shoving contest and the tunnel was no more. I did that car with all stock stuff we had to get a driveshaft made but found stock stuff to work. Just welded the pickup points for the chevelle rear suspension all the suspension geometry was there from the factory pretty much so no crazy playing with that and getting that all correct.

 

@Sandman614 @T4RH33L and whoever else is going to URE .... have fun and post pics. I have a busy weekend of doing what Beth can't do with a broken arm

 

What ya gonna be doing?

 

Hammock set

 

Talking shit bout you

 

That sucked balls, but it's out

 

Wish I could of made it out. Doesn't look too terribly crowded yet this weekend

 

I think he hears a

Always plenty of room out here!

 

I hear the black bears out at URE see hammock campers as little cream filled candies

 

or maybe pinatas

Yyou know I have never seen one out there but supposedly this yr there have been a few sightings of them near the camps along the backpacking trails.