Dedicated Day 2 Thread

[m22mike]

Sammy...
Some things were done ,"Back in the day" that I never thought were cool, painting anything white on the undercarriage might be one of them

[Salvatore]

I never did it either Mike on the brake drums or undercarriage BUT may look cool now with my car being Fathom green and checking out some old magazines. Can always repaint the drums easy enough.

[scuncio]

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Sammy...
Some things were done ,"Back in the day" that I never thought were cool, painting anything white on the undercarriage might be one of them

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The fenderwells and front frame stub on my COPO Chevelle were painted white by the original owner. Might have looked cool with the tube-around-the-framerail Super Comp headers.

[owners2]

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Any of you old Day-2 guys ever paint your brake drums white back in the old days? I was toying with that idea. Opinions?

[/ QUOTE ]I have a copper 71 Z that the rear wheel wells & brake drums are white,kinda looks cool & i haven't changed it & my lime green 71 Z that's posted in this thread with big aluminum slots & L88 hood has it's gas tank painted white & from behind it looks cool & i haven't touched it.

[427TJ]

I remember the lowriders painting brake drums white. Richmond/East Bay area, California, 1970s. Usually five-spoke Rocket deep-dish mags with small WWs.

[MosportGreen66]

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thats really a great look. He should ditch those emblems...

[turbojet427]

I would like to run the biggest tire I can. If I remember correctly the car has 285 60 drag radials on a 8" wheel. I was thinking that a 14" wheel will made the tire look bigger b/c of the increase in sidewall. Just a thought.

[PxTx]

Might want to start a new thread about Cragar SS wheels on a 69 Camaro. One of the most popular 8" wide Cragar SS wheels that is Camaro friendly has a 4.5" backspace.

I would only consider L60's these days, but I'm not sure what other people have done to fit that size or other radial sized on a 69 Camaro.

Things get more complicated if you want the original Cragars from back-in-the-day. Easier if you would accpet the modern offering, as they will build custom offsets. You will have to accept the different spoke shape, unilugs or modern acorn lug pockets and a center cap with dark blue and a little "R" for registered trade mark. Not as cool as the old ones, but if a big radial tire fitment is #1 priority then this is hardley a compromise.

[turbojet427]

I don't want to run the drag radials anymore. I am thinking of M&H Racemasters or the L60s. I want a bias ply tire.

[mockingbird812]

That'll look killer!