<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18pt"><div></div><div>Post it to the De Tomaso Forum....that is a much larger group and all the experts ;-) are there.<br> </div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff"><em>Mad Dawg Antenucci <br></em></font><font color="#ff0000">Team Pantera Racing</font></strong> </div> <div><em><strong>The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing <br></strong></em><font color="#0000ff"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com">www.teampanteraracing.com</a></font></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> John Bentley
<gndplne@yahoo.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> tpr@teampanteraracing.com; Asa Jay Laughton <asajay@asajay.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tue, May 17, 2011 3:20:20 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TPR] tires and wheels<br></font><br>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">AJ,<br><br>we need to change the "I'm told" to "I know"! :)<br><br>If we can find some type of production car wheels that will fit, that would be great. Then we can start looking in junkyards and craigslist.<br><br>Standard steel wheels can be found for $50, which is closer to our target. I'm guessing the offset will not be quite right, so we're looking for anyone that has tried this.<br><br>Can you give your Mustang guy a call and see if he has any ideas?<br><br>J<br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 5/17/11, Asa Jay Laughton <i><asajay@asajay.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;"><br>From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay@asajay.com><br>Subject: Re: [TPR] tires and wheels<br>To: tpr@teampanteraracing.com<br>Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 3:12 PM<br><br><div class="plainMail">I'm
told, but have not verified yet, that Mustang Cobra R wheels fit <br>nicely in a 17x8. And I think they can be had for as little as about <br>$150 each, maybe less depending on where you get them. I've been <br>meaning to check it out and had a guy in our local Mustang club all <br>lined up but we've not got together to do a test fit.<br><br>Asa Jay<br><br>Quoting John Bentley <<a rel="nofollow">gndplne@yahoo.com</a>>:<br><br>> Listers,<br>><br>> TPR is working hard to find parts for Peter-The-German's Pantera. <br>> One of the missing pieces we need is tires and wheels. Peter has a <br>> set of Campy's, but we all know how difficult it is to find rubber <br>> for those. So, we are starting to look for the cheapest solution <br>> that would allow
running in the Touring group at SilverState in <br>> September (where we hope to have at least 10 Panteras) and still be<br><br><br>> decent for running around town (no race tires). They don't have to <br>> be fancy, they just need to work.<br>><br>> So, does anyone have any recommendation for steel or other cheap <br>> wheels in a size (diameter, offset, width) that would allow us to <br>> also find suitable V-rated DOT road tires to fit the normal <br>> narrow-body Pantera?<br>><br>> JB<br>><br>><br>><br><br><br><br>-- <br>Asa Jay Laughton - sent from somewhere other than home<br>******************************************************<br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.racingagainstautism.com">http://www.racingagainstautism.com</a></span><br><span><a target="_blank"
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