pics of the more obsure 911 wheels

[Rick Cabell]

Andy,
Thanks for the tip. Yep, those are the wheels. I little to much for me to spend right now. I emailed the seller that I have a 5th wheel for him so offer as a spare!

[ttweed]

Originally posted by andyjboy
Rick - there's a new post in the parts for sale section for a set of 4 7x15" magnesium Minilites which look exactly like your wheel.

If those really are original mag Minilites and not the later aluminum ones, it is not a good thing that they are powder coated. It is very important to be able to detect cracking in the older mag wheels, and powder coating can make crack testing problematic.

TT

[andyjboy]

Tom Tweed wrote:

If those really are original mag Minilites and not the later aluminum ones, it is not a good thing that they are powder coated. It is very important to be able to detect cracking in the older mag wheels, and powder coating can make crack testing problematic.

I agree entirely - most of the original magnesium Minilites I've come across in recent years would only be suitable for 'shows' as opposed to any serious use.

[Hoffen]

Originally posted by Jens
These are for the 911 too, RSR fendered ones anyway. 8 1/2 & 10 x 15s. I think with blacked out centers they would look great on a vehicle modified "for sports purposes".

Wow. Those are American Racing 200S wheels, which were quite popular with the hot rod guys decades ago. I recall my dad had a very wide set of those with the gray textured centers on a flared fendered '66 Corvette back in the day.

I never knew they were available in 911 offsets/bolt patterns, although I believe that American Racing still makes that wheel, and the Torq-Thrust D as well. (Non Mg, obviously...)

[Jens]

I found out that American Racing will make the Turbo Thrust II in 911 pattern. Special order. It's the same look as the New Mustang Bullit wheels. I was given a car show price of $265 each. No worries about aged magnesium failures.