Teaser: Rims possibly for sale, 14lbs 8oz ea!

SquareD · 02-20-2006, 01:35 AM

I just got done digging a set of these out of my parent's basement:

They're a set of Raceline mesh wheels. They're 14"x6.5", and weigh in at a scant 14lbs 8oz with center caps! My dad bought these for our 1979 245 roughly twenty years ago. We had them on for a couple years and then they just sat in the corner of the basement. They're in pretty good shape.

These are just preliminary pictures, I want to polish them up once we get back home. They have minor curb rash and corrosion, and one has some gouges from what appears to be wheel weights. I haven't looked them over really well, but overall, they're in good shape and could use a bit work to look excellent. The paint on the mesh part is excellent on all four. They'd make great autocross wheels or just a nice upgrade for an old school look.

I'll post more pics in a few days when I get them cleaned up better. They're the correct fit for rwd Volvos, although I'm going to measure the offset and everything too. Although I can't find it right now, we have a picture of our 245 going around Charlotte Speedway and sitting in the winners circle from back in the day. Anyway. Any thoughts or interest in these?

Alex Buchka · 02-20-2006, 01:47 AM

god. those are so hot. so hot. i'd pimp those in a heartbeat

ZyreX · 02-20-2006, 02:06 AM

excellent rims! why did he stop using them?

blkaplan · 02-20-2006, 03:01 AM

if they were 7" or wider i would be all over em

brickmeister · 02-20-2006, 03:44 AM

possibly interested, depending on price.

ricekiller · 02-20-2006, 04:58 AM

price???????????????????????????????????

77240dl · 02-21-2006, 01:57 AM

not bad lookin for a set of 20 year old rims... im drooling... love the lip on those would look sick on a copper 245

240Psycho · 02-21-2006, 02:00 AM

isaac needs those for his bertone with some bags and some white wall tires

SquareD · 02-21-2006, 03:59 PM

My father said he got these in St. Louis in the mid eighties. All my dad remembers about them on the car is that he didn't really like how they looked and that he had a minor problem with a vibration that he thought was coming from one of them. Once he took them off the wagon, he put them downstairs, forgot about them and never put them back on another car. They were stored in a dark corner of the basement/junkyard. Heck, I wish I would have remembered about these wheels, I'd have put them on one of my own rides. Part of me wants to keep them, because they'd look great with some elbow grease. Unfortunately for me, I need the money.

Give me a few days to clean these up, get a good look at them, measure the offset, and get some better pics up.

BoxDriver2 · 02-21-2006, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240Psycho

isaac needs those for his bertone with some bags and some white wall tires

14" does not clear on a 700 series with ABS.

DMFWallace · 02-21-2006, 04:27 PM

Pricing?

I think they'd look hot on a burgundy 244

SquareD · 02-21-2006, 04:32 PM

Give me a few days to appraise their condition. I'll make a formal "For sale" thread after I decide what I have on my hands and what I want for them. Thanks for your patience guys. Like I stated in the title, this is a teaser...

mikep · 02-21-2006, 07:45 PM

Paging Mr. Plow...

SquareD · 02-21-2006, 07:56 PM

Ha, yeah Towery already PM'd me. Guess who was the other person to PM me voicing interest.

schaff70 · 02-21-2006, 09:05 PM

I'm beginning to thing Towery's house looks a lot like Tire Rack these days.

mikep · 02-21-2006, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D Hulting

Ha, yeah Towery already PM'd me. Guess who was the other person to PM me voicing interest.

It wasn't me. I really want to make it to our 21st anniversary. *pout

towerymt · 02-21-2006, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schaff70

I'm beginning to thing Towery's house looks a lot like Tire Rack these days.

Hoosiers bagged, last years hoosiers below, spare hoosier (bagged) and 16" RA1's on the bottom. 275 hoosier on the bottom of the tall stack, then v710's stacked 4 high. Behind, another spare bagged hoosier with a set of 225/45/17 street tires. Now, the bagged set of hoosiers is gone, but 2 victoracers and 2 v700 ecstas filled that void. Later this week I'm picking up a set of 15" v710s.

Most were cheap, half were free, the 16" V710's I paid for. I'm a collector...a connoisseur if you will, of fine tires.

Oh yeah, I do have some wheels, too. But tires are my forte.

BoxDriver2 · 02-22-2006, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schaff70

I'm beginning to thing Towery's house looks a lot like Tire Rack these days.

Remind me never to show you a picture of what my garage used to look like, i think i showed towery "the wall" when it was intact...and i sold a few sets since then.

I miss those days

SquareD · 02-23-2006, 03:26 PM

Ok, the official "For Sale" thread is up. Go check it out:
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=64198

02-20-2006, 01:35 AM	#1
SquareD † Gettin' Frumpy... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The STL	Teaser: Rims possibly for sale, 14lbs 8oz ea! I just got done digging a set of these out of my parent's basement: They're a set of Raceline mesh wheels. They're 14"x6.5", and weigh in at a scant 14lbs 8oz with center caps! My dad bought these for our 1979 245 roughly twenty years ago. We had them on for a couple years and then they just sat in the corner of the basement. They're in pretty good shape. These are just preliminary pictures, I want to polish them up once we get back home. They have minor curb rash and corrosion, and one has some gouges from what appears to be wheel weights. I haven't looked them over really well, but overall, they're in good shape and could use a bit work to look excellent. The paint on the mesh part is excellent on all four. They'd make great autocross wheels or just a nice upgrade for an old school look. I'll post more pics in a few days when I get them cleaned up better. They're the correct fit for rwd Volvos, although I'm going to measure the offset and everything too. Although I can't find it right now, we have a picture of our 245 going around Charlotte Speedway and sitting in the winners circle from back in the day. Anyway. Any thoughts or interest in these? __________________ 1985 744ti m46 \| 13.8 @ 100.5 \| headwork, iPd cam, browntops, 3" DP to 2.5" TME catback, NPR IC, Billy HDs, TME springs, iPd sways, TME strut brace, CT lower brace, iPd panhard rod, OEM splitters, e-codes, M5 lip spoiler, 90+ tails, e36 Style 5's, etc.. 1994 945ti \| New DD \| Perfos, lower braces, more coming... 2000 TT600 \| TOR pipe, K&N, remapped fuel \| Brit 600 supersport Last edited by D Hulting; 02-23-2006 at 03:25 PM..

02-20-2006, 02:06 AM	#3
ZyreX Board Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway	excellent rims! why did he stop using them? __________________ '83 Volvo 240 '05 Volvo V70 2.0T '13 Volvo V40 D3

02-20-2006, 03:01 AM	#4
blkaplan 50 shades of beige Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rockville, MD	if they were 7" or wider i would be all over em __________________ www.BEIGEPOWER.com Kaplhenke Racing Facebook

02-20-2006, 04:58 AM	#6
ricekiller Board Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: beaverton	price??????????????????????????????????? __________________ 83 turbo 242 lowered 3 inches converted to lh 2.2 .52 ar word up g

02-21-2006, 02:00 AM	#8
240Psycho 300- Club! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Port Richey, Florida	isaac needs those for his bertone with some bags and some white wall tires __________________ *..::VFBG::..* Kyle with a '91 244 (build in progress!)2.5L ̶1̶6̶V̶ 8V turbo T5 worldclass trans '90 245 the work horse with 260k 04 S60R 6 speed '00 S70 T5 for the wife

02-20-2006, 01:47 AM	#2
Alex Buchka 8 cylinders Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Göteborg, Sweden	god. those are so hot. so hot. i'd pimp those in a heartbeat

02-20-2006, 03:44 AM	#5
brickmeister Board Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC	possibly interested, depending on price.

02-21-2006, 03:59 PM	#9
SquareD † Gettin' Frumpy... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The STL	My father said he got these in St. Louis in the mid eighties. All my dad remembers about them on the car is that he didn't really like how they looked and that he had a minor problem with a vibration that he thought was coming from one of them. Once he took them off the wagon, he put them downstairs, forgot about them and never put them back on another car. They were stored in a dark corner of the basement/junkyard. Heck, I wish I would have remembered about these wheels, I'd have put them on one of my own rides. Part of me wants to keep them, because they'd look great with some elbow grease. Unfortunately for me, I need the money. Give me a few days to clean these up, get a good look at them, measure the offset, and get some better pics up.

02-21-2006, 04:32 PM	#12
SquareD † Gettin' Frumpy... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The STL	Give me a few days to appraise their condition. I'll make a formal "For sale" thread after I decide what I have on my hands and what I want for them. Thanks for your patience guys. Like I stated in the title, this is a teaser...

02-21-2006, 07:56 PM	#14
SquareD † Gettin' Frumpy... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The STL	Ha, yeah Towery already PM'd me. Guess who was the other person to PM me voicing interest.

02-23-2006, 03:26 PM	#19
SquareD † Gettin' Frumpy... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The STL	Ok, the official "For Sale" thread is up. Go check it out: http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=64198

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