DeTomaso Mailing List: April 2000, Message #178

> Hi Chuck,
>
> I'm thinking about buying a set of the Wilkinson Campy look-alikes and new
> tires to go with them.  What wheels and tires do you have?  I heard two
> people make the Campy look-alikes and I can't remember which ones you
have.
>
> Did you get 16's for the front and 17's for the rear?  If so, I think I'd
> like to try them on for size sometime to see how they fit.
>
> Thanks,
>
> JB

John (and others),

I have the PanteraEast (Marino Perna) Campys.  17" all the way around.  I
think
they are 8" in front and 11 in the rear (width).  As for tires, I splurged,
and bought
the Goodyear F1 Fioranos.  (OEM on the McLaren street car).

Size ?

235 45 ZR 17 Front
315 45 ZR 17 Rear  (overall height very close to the stock tire, for the
speedo calibration)

Marino ran several ads in PI or POCA showing his car with there wheels
mounted.

On the PCNC web site, a image of the rear with tire mounted can be found at:
http://www.norcalpanteraclub.org/march13.html

I have a bunch of photos I'd like to scan in, but I need a file converter.
My scanner
creates an approximately 1.5 meg (TIFF ?) file at 300 dpi.  I'd like to
convert that
to a jpeg.  It was suggested to go to download.com and get a free copy, but
I could not find it there (amongst the clutter) Can any one help ?

Why ?  I have a bunch of comparison photos between the Wilkinson and Perna
wheels, on and off cars.

What will you notice ?
As the wheel is enlarged to 17", the size or proportion of the slots and
"boxes" have
to change.  Also, the "ribbing" is handled differently.  There are
significant differences
between the two....once you look.

The best way to decide, is to mount these wheels and tires to YOUR car.

John and others, if you want to stop by, we can mount them on your car.

Chuck Melton