DeTomaso Mailing List: April 2000, Message #190

i will be getting a set of halibrand  GT-40's in 17's  from P S Engineering as
soon as my kitty gets out of the paint shop

Melton01 wrote:

> > 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