Slacker Challenge - Was; Re: [DeTomaso] Cobra R rims

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

Sean,
   
  YOU DA MAN Sean!!!
  I'm glad to see there is still someone out there who is NOT using lack of money (jb) or mommy (jb) or there is nothing available (jb) as lame ass excues to get their Pantera aftermarket wheels and tires at a great price and run on the street, a track event or even an ORR (jb)...;-]>

  Never forgetting to give ORR a plug remember there are just 4 more weeks to go to Silver State... So if you drove to Monterey, Vegas, Pocono or TWS this year your ready for the big time....tired of going around corners at 35 mph? Tired of going around in circles? Okay then, time to walk the walk. BTW, I spoke to one of the Car & Driver editor's who will be doing a story on ORR and campaining a Porsche and he said he will ensure we get some ink and photo coverage. 
  P.S. Still NO Mangusta has ever started and "finished" an ORR.....first one that does Team Pantera Racing will PAY their registration fees.
   
   
   
  Mad Dawg Antenucci
  Team Pantera Racing
Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:
  This is not for the fastidious among us. You know who you are ;)

I wasn't going for cheap, but since it was there, I went cheap. Very
cheap. I've got single slot campies, and I thought I'd be sad if I dinged
them with some spirited driving. So I looked at getting some regular
campies and I didn't think $1000 for a set sounded unreasonable. But I was
intrigued by the Cobra R wheel thread that keeps emerging on the list. I
bought 4 Cobra R rims for $300 bucks, but one of the things that disturbed
me in some of the pictures I saw was the front wheel looked too big at 17"
x9.5", and the tire size was too small for the wheel to keep it from
rubbing. So I bought some repo Cobra R rims at 16"x8" for $100.00 apiece.
Seems they're clearing them out since most folks want bigger rims these
days, so the new ones are very cheap.

I bought some Sumitomos in 245/45WR-16 and 275/40ZR-17 meats from Tire Rack
for $69.00 and $88.00 apiece respectively and put them on the car. The rear
ones fit great. I could get spacers to bring them further out to the
fender, but they aren't as far in as the stock rims anyway, so I'm not
concerned. I can't say the front ones don't rub. They don't rub much more
than the stock tires do, and if I keep away from the extremes (like for
parking maneuvers) they should be fine. They look fantastic!

So for bop around wheels and tires, I didn't spend more than $700 bucks; I
got all new rubber, a great new look, and I don't need to buy wheel
insurance :) See some pics on my Flickr account:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47702694@N00/


-- 
Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65, '68 Mustangs, '68 Cougar, '78 R100/7, '71 Pantera #1382
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso
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