Thread: Hi Hot Rod lovers, I'm from La.

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I have a 1935 Dodge KC 2nd Series Truck, been having it for 51 years. Me and a friend has just finished restoring it to original outside with a Chevy 5.3/4L60E under the hood. I have mag wheels on it and electric windows, cruise control 90 Chevy steering col. and original 2000 Chevy instrument cluster, also a good radio/CD system. The engine has about 300 hp and the truck weights 2500lbs, not a bad combo. I'm running about 1500 RPMs at 70mph which is a little slow RPMs, but I'm working to get a lower rear end ratio. It's painted a flat black with a few chrome goodies, let me tell you about the paint. I went to an auto paint store and asked for a gallon of flat black with the harder and thinner, they quoted me a price of $ 800.00, way over my budget. So I went to Tractor Supply and bought a gallon of tractor flat black for $ 25.00, and it's so hard you have to grind off the paint if you want to weld. The final coat was with John Deer Blitz black for $ 45.00, so I painted the frame and all the body for less than $ 100.00. and it looks great. The wheels I found at a swap meet, but I don't know the brand, can anyone identify these brand of wheels?

Don't know what the wheels are, but it sounds like you did alright financially regarding the paint.
If it's cheap...I like it!
(Free, or being paid to remove it is even better!)

And welcome to CHR; enjoy your time here.

Welcome to the club.. nice to see you here.

Can't help you with the wheels/tires tho'....

Welcome to CHR! Looking forward to some pictures of the truck, but I cannot help on the wheel history.

Welcome, hope to see more pictures. Congrats on the paint solution, that is a great tip! The wheels look like something I seem to remember from the 80's, try googling aluminum wheels and check images till you find something close.

It appears to be a Jeep wheel..

look carefully at the back side-wheels back then had to be identified and tested to be allowed on the road-----SFI specs
part of the start up of SEMA

Look like Centerline Champ 500 wheels. Those went out of style about 25 years ago..........taxing the memory like that is mean.

Welcome aboard.

Wow, you guys a sharp, on the wheels, thanks for the info. I will be loading some pics of the 35 Dodge truck soon.

This is a Jeep wheel that looks similar, but not sure it's the same - 1997 Jeep Wrangler 15x8-aluminum-alloy-5x45-bolt-pattern-wheel-rim-9007

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Look like Centerline Champ 500 wheels. Those went out of style about 25 years ago..........taxing the memory like that is mean.

Welcome aboard.

There was a set on my 76 Vette when I bought it and then I ruined one. They are very hard to find, at least that was my experience.

Originally Posted by rspears

This is a Jeep wheel that looks similar, but not sure it's the same - 1997 Jeep Wrangler 15x8-aluminum-alloy-5x45-bolt-pattern-wheel-rim-9007

For some reason that didn't load up, Roger.

Couldn't get this in the post before and you can see the difference

Originally Posted by Big Bodie

The wheels I found at a swap meet, but I don't know the brand, can anyone identify these brand of wheels?

Chicago Wheel is about as close as I can get, but have no rivets...
http://chicago-wheel.com/wp-content/...to-530x354.jpg

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Originally Posted by NTFDAY

For some reason that didn't load up, Roger.

It's a link. Here's the image -

jeep.jpg

1997 Jeep Wrangler 15x8-aluminum-alloy

Wow I didn't know that these wheels were that old. I bought all 4 of the wheels and tires at a swap meet for $ 225.00, which was a good deal. They fit my truck super. Does anyone have any of these wheels for sale?