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I ran 195/60/15's on 7 inch Dotz Mugello's on the Legerra for a while. 27mm spacing required to clear the chassis rails which are in the same place as ford escort and cortina inner arches in relation to the hub face of the back axle. This produced the odd side effect of making my capri speedo match my GPS and GPS speedo app on my phone exactly (unlike the 205/60/13's they replaced) They wouldn't suit the 'tina as they have naff all dish. There are a couple of sets of alloys on ebay which might work but they are in the UK... 15" ZCW R5 Gun Metal Grey alloy wheels 4x100/4x108EXIP ALLOY WHEELS 4x108 BBS look a likeThanks for that, i think you find that the Mugellos have an offset of 30 or 40 if i remember right and that´s why you need spacers to get them to work. I´ll not be buying secondhand wheels this time because by the time they´ve been sorted out and repainted i can buy a new set for more or less the same money and even more so if i have to pay for international postage. I´d narrowed it down to the Starmags (13x7)... or the BBS replicas in 15x7 and was going to order the BBS but then i found these yesterday. Ronal Turbos 15x7 ET 28 The Ronal turbos don´t have enough dish and will probably need spacers to get them to work on the Cortina but they do look good. I was surpised to see that you can get them new which doesn´t make it any easier. I think i´ll have another mooch around the Net and see what else i can come up with. Anyway whist i´m still playing around with which wheels i want, i got the enginebay sorted out yesterday. That´s most of the respay finished, well the red stuff anyway. The Dash needs repainting in black, the front axle too and one or two bits and bobs out of the engine bay but with a bit of luck paintwise that should see me more or less finished with the spray gun. Cheers, Dave
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Hey mate, make sure that I am just saying what I think, not wanting to be some know it all. I really love your work and your skills are way past my abilities or the lack of.... I love the Starmags, they look period correct and will look good. BBS wheels (replicas or not) make a turd look good. I love them and I don't think that there is 1 application that is not suitable. The Ronal turbos are again a great wheel but I don't think they will suit your car. You are building a car that (I think) doesn't exist but looks like a factory car. With wheels like the turbo you might spoil that kind of touch. Again mate, your car, your wheels, your dream!! Not the littlest bit of nastiness intended. Just my worthless 2 cents.
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Last Edit: Jul 24, 2016 11:39:09 GMT by rblote
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RWD offset wheels are uncommon new these days sadly (unless you want minilites or 7" RS wheels) so 15's with bolt on hub extensions rather than 'loose' spacers seem to be what most of our club members use. I've got a few sets of old 13 and 14 inch alloys for the kit cars and as soon as I've got time (ha) will finish the wheel polishing machine I've been making and get some spun up. I like the BBS rep's but prefer the starmags, shame they don't come in 14 or 15 inch really...
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1988 DUTTON LEGERRA MK1 - SPARES DONOR 1989 DUTTON LEGERRA MK2 - CURRENT PROJECT 1990 DUTTON LEGERRA ZS MK2 1990 DUTTON LEGERRA ZS MK2 DUTTON PHAETON S2 - Resting DUTTON PHAETON S4 - Resting DUTTON PHAETON S4 - PROJECT X DUTTON SIERRA S2 - Resting
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Hey mate, make sure that I am just saying what I thin, not wanting some know it all. I really love your work and your skills are way past my abilities or the lack of.... I love the Starmags they look period correct and will look good. BBS wheels replicas or not make a turd look good. I love them and I don't think that there is 1 application that is not suitable. The Ronal turbos are again a great wheel but I don't think they will suit your car. You are building a car that (I think) doesn't exist but looks like a factory car. With wheels like the turbo you might spoil that kind of touch. Again mate, your car, your wheels, your dream!! Not the littlest bit of nastiness intended. Just my worthless 2 cents. Cheers mate No probs mate, i know exacty where you´re comimg from. You´re right about the period correct thing, that´s why i´m taking so long to make my mind up.
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I like the BBS rep's but prefer the starmags, shame they don't come in 14 or 15 inch really... Hit the nail on the head there mate, if only the Starmags did them in 14´s/15´s........ I wonder if the RS 4 spokes in 15inch would look any better than the 13 inch ones on a Cortina do?
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How about a freshly refurbished set of period correct porsche 924 teledials? 4x108, 6x15 et20, not so far away from you in Löhne,... Currently on ebay.deThanks for that. I do like those wheels but i don´t think they´d work on the Cortina. The original Ghia wheels do look ok but are just too small and you see them on every second Taunus over here....
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In the August edition of Classic Ford Magazine there's a 2-door Mk5 Cortina estate in white running on black 5-spoke 15" Revolutions which I think works well although the rears might be a tad wider than you're planning to use. Ah, I've found a photo.
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Jul 24, 2016 11:37:42 GMT
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Dammit. You went and made me curious and now I know I can get a set of Turbos delivered to my door on the other side of the world for less than a grand. I can't even get second hand wheels from the other side of the state for that price.
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Jul 24, 2016 12:38:47 GMT
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what about split-rimming some suitable oem alloys. Or banding some steels? like the steels that are on the car now?
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Jul 24, 2016 12:39:08 GMT
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Cortinas use a FWD offset same as sierra/Mk3/4/5escort ect so wheel choice shouldn't be an issue based on FWD or RWD biased wheels ? the capri and RWD escort used the more traditonall RWD offset wheels with more dish. I've ran plenty of cortinas on 7X15 cossie wheels with 225s on the rear and 205s on the front (not lowerd) with no issues so if you stay close to sierra specs you usually cant go wronge, as to my preferance anything close to a 3Dr cossie style is my fav and you can lower later with clearance to spare ? not really a fan of the later latice wheels, been done to death IMHO. How about 5 stud granada Ghia wheels in 14 or TRX wheels from a Ghia ? more work but it will give that factory but moded look ? fair bit of work though but if you like the factory (but not quite) look it may be worth the effort ? TBH effort isn't something you are short of mate
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Jul 24, 2016 16:52:08 GMT
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Last Edit: Jul 24, 2016 16:54:53 GMT by jjp666
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Jul 25, 2016 15:12:17 GMT
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In the August edition of Classic Ford Magazine there's a 2-door Mk5 Cortina estate in white running on black 5-spoke 15" Revolutions which I think works well although the rears might be a tad wider than you're planning to use. Ah, I've found a photo. ...a tad wider ha, you make that sound so easy!! I don´t know if you´ve read the build thread to that Cortina but there´s more work gone into that rear axle than i´ve put into my whole build They´re five stud by the way so wouldn´t fit without a lot of work, you´re right though mate they do look good. Dammit. You went and made me curious and now I know I can get a set of Turbos delivered to my door on the other side of the world for less than a grand. I can't even get second hand wheels from the other side of the state for that price. These Ronals only cost 114Euros each plus popstage to Brisbane. I wrote to the seller yesterday asking him how much the shipping costs would be to Australia but he hasn´t got back to me yet (he probably thinks i´m taking the p**s) what about split-rimming some suitable oem alloys. Or banding some steels? like the steels that are on the car now? I´m not that keen on banded steelies to be honest and the guys that do split rimming over here seem to be getting paid very well for what they do Cortinas use a FWD offset same as sierra/Mk3/4/5escort ect so wheel choice shouldn't be an issue based on FWD or RWD biased wheels ? the capri and RWD escort used the more traditonall RWD offset wheels with more dish. I've ran plenty of cortinas on 7X15 cossie wheels with 225s on the rear and 205s on the front (not lowerd) with no issues so if you stay close to sierra specs you usually cant go wronge, as to my preferance anything close to a 3Dr cossie style is my fav and you can lower later with clearance to spare ? not really a fan of the later latice wheels, been done to death IMHO. How about 5 stud granada Ghia wheels in 14 or TRX wheels from a Ghia ? more work but it will give that factory but moded look ? fair bit of work though but if you like the factory (but not quite) look it may be worth the effort ? TBH effort isn't something you are short of mate I´ve got some TRX Granada wheels hidden in the spares car and great minds think alike Rob, i think i´ll have a go at converting the Cortina to five stud at a later stage when i´ve got bored with the BBs replicas Nice one but i prefer them polished mate..... Thanks for that. I do like those wheels but i don´t think they´d work on the Cortina. ... Thanks for all your effort on Photoshop mate but those Porsche wheels are not going to happen Update 25.077 Well my holiday is over and i´m back at work so the updates are now smaller and take a bit longer to do I gave the Dash has a new coat of paint yesterday so i can slowly start putting it back together again. I still haven´t made up my mind on the wheels justyet, i´m spoilt for choice at the moment unfortunately. Cheers, Dave
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Jul 25, 2016 18:45:24 GMT
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Keep it Ford Mustang 15" Turbines
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Jul 25, 2016 19:03:10 GMT
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Keep it Ford Mustang 15" Turbines They are good, do US Fords have the same pcd though?
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Jul 25, 2016 20:43:10 GMT
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Yes, Fox body did. 108mm is 4 1/4"
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Jul 26, 2016 19:04:14 GMT
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Keep it Ford Mustang 15" Turbines Intersting alternative, i´ve never seen them on a European Ford either. Update 26.07 Well it´s not a proper update as such as i haven´t touched the Estate today. Once i´d knocked off work i popped down to to Gelsenkirchen to pick up the seats that i´d bought for the Cortina. They´re Recaros out of a 1990 Escort cabrio. The problem with them is that they´re pretty expensive sold on there own, so i had to buy the whole car to match..... Believe it or not the whole car cost me what a single seat would have cost so chuffed with that!!! The seller needed it shifted fast ....so i did The front seats will clean up well and i´ll try to use the material off the rear seat to recover the one in the estate so that they match. ...and the rest of the Escort will be going on Debay to pay for the seats
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Jul 26, 2016 21:26:24 GMT
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While you've got the Escort there, it would be rude not to try the five-spokes on the Cortina... I do like the idea of the Mustang wheels though, factory with a twist.
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1968 Cal Look Beetle - 2007cc motor - 14.45@93mph in full street trim 1970-ish Karmann Beetle cabriolet - project soon to be re-started. 1986 Scirocco - big plans, one day!
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Jul 26, 2016 22:14:15 GMT
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I was thinking that the spoiler needs to be sat on the roof... Looks like a pretty tidy example, though. Have you got seats to replace what you're taking out?
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While you've got the Escort there, it would be rude not to try the five-spokes on the Cortina... I do like the idea of the Mustang wheels though, factory with a twist. You´re right i should try them out but after a lot of faffing about i´ve ordered a set of these, so they´re surplus to requirements..... I was thinking that the spoiler needs to be sat on the roof... Looks like a pretty tidy example, though. Have you got seats to replace what you're taking out? They all look good on photos mate, i´ve definately driven worse though. As far as the seats go i´m not faffing around with it, i´ve stripped it of all it´s goodies, most of them are sold already and the rest goes over the weighing bridge on Friday so that i can get back to rebuilding the Cortina
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Update 06.08 Change of plans, the red wheels that i´d ordered and paid for were no longer available so i´ve gone for a set of these instead..... i´m not too sure about the gold so if it looks naff i´ll give them a coat of red that was leftover from the respray. I haven´t got anything done on the Estate the last couple of days as i´ve been busy turning the Escort into cash ....once i´ve flogged the last bits and bobs i´ll hopefully have the Escort paid for, the new wheels and some money in my pocket too so chuffed with that:P Cheers, Dave
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Last Edit: Aug 6, 2016 15:25:17 GMT by Oldbus
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