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tom406 04-14-2005 07:54 AM

Re: IF code 14x7 steel wheel on 69 ss camaro
 
I recall this being discussed on the forum before, and I believe Charley Lilliard, who has owned his fare share of '69 Camaros, spoke of a "survivor" SS car he had that had a mix of XT's and IF's on it. If I'm mistaken on this, I'm sure someone will correct me. I believe that XT's and IF's are all but Identical in appearance and specifications.
UPDATED-Dammit, can't I get a single comment posted before someone chimes in and undermines or makes my post redundant? That's it, I'm going to bed....

Belair62 04-14-2005 05:39 PM

Re: IF code 14x7 steel wheel on 69 ss camaro
 
Tom you mistook Charley for someone.

Pantera 04-14-2005 06:40 PM

Re: '69 Firebird steel wheel color
 
I have a IF wheel I would like to "trade only" for a early XT? It is marked = K18 11 29 IF still may be original black paint even.

Also have 3 CL wheels to trade "only"

I really don't want to sell them. Sorry

Pantera

JLP 04-17-2005 06:27 AM

Re: '69 Firebird steel wheel color
 
As I commented on the other site. My T-37 was Silver ('71) and had dark green metalic wheels. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/confused.gif But it was a Freemont car and who know what they were smoking then in CA. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif It also had the wrong cam and lacked cid call out on front fenders. Oh well, made it even a better sleeper. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif Only the driver is awake. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

Kurt S 04-22-2005 01:23 AM

Re: '69 Firebird steel wheel color
 
IF wheels have been documented on early 69 SS cars....

bkhpah 04-22-2005 03:24 PM

Re: '69 Firebird steel wheel color
 
Thats a good question. We had a 69 Trans Am that was the equivalent of an X77 Z/28 in the shop last year that had recieved a real nice restoration and the owner was a very detailed historian on his Pontiacs. This T/A had black steel wheels with Pontiac Dog-Dish caps. As for the DANA Nova we just completed it had black XT wheels on it from new. I interviewed the owner who bought it new from DANA and asked him about the wheels thinking he may have had a mag or something ordered at DANA. He insisted the wheels were black with Dog-Dish caps on black Tiger-Paw Uniroyals. Without his input, I would have just gone with the norm and painted them gold, since all the original XTs had been replaced with rallye wheels at some point. But the trunk still retained every single original component. With the XT still black and the Blackwall Uniroyal. It has been my view that Dog-Dish slated cars were body color and full wheelcover cars were black. In this case it may have been a factory mistake, but I doubt anyone buying a car like that in 69' would think that black rims would look wrong. Why would you? Look to the Mopar camp and you see the black wheel look on there budget style factory racers...BKH https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif


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