I drove the car to the nearest filling station and back a week ago and then to a friend's shop yesterday to get some minor welding done. Here are some pictures until I figure out how to update my site (I'm at my storage limit).





What do you all think of this wheel:



I know it's not stock, but I really like the look of 17" wheels with 10" tires out back. I wish I could see it PhotoChopped onto my car (hint, hint).

You mean, something like this?

But if you put on large rims, you'll need to lower the suspension as well...

He said 17"s, not 20s...

Eewwww.....

Ash, You didn't slam it enough. There's at least an inch between the rockers and the drive.

Seriously, you're a champ!

How about this one - in 17":

Ash - I'm still laughing over those 20s:)

Lookin' good John.

Here's a good looking 17" billet from wheel vintiques

(Summit)

I would have to slap anyone who would put 20's on a bird.

John, that's looking SaWeet! I really like the first set, they liik like a take off of the Hurst Wheels, and are a great chioce for any Pontiac.

Yeah, it's a fine line 17" or 18" is about it, but as wide as you can go always looks hot!

Man, I gotta get working on the bird!

Thanks for sharing the new pix!

Brett - 67 Drop Top 455!

John You have done a masterful job in bringing that pony car back to tip top shape. I think it looks great.
Jimbo

Yo holmes - you got to paint that puppy something sharp, and put some wide whitewalls on there with those rims!



edit: fixed image due to some "suggestions".

now it needs shaved handles and wipers, curb feelers and a chopped windshield... :p

Great work, Ash!

I like Pontiac's stance and lines better. Call me old fashioned, I'll admit it.

You know Vicki - that's what *I* thought! Ok... let me go whip something up...

ps - I don't know how to make curb feelers, so I'm skipping those, but only out of ignorance.

Does anyone know how to get blood out of my dress shirt? I'm OK now, but my eyes did bleed for quite a while.

Ok - I'll let you draw in the curb feelers...

I think I was a *little* aggressive with the windshield chop - but hey, if you're going to take the time to chop a windshield, at least make it noticeable, right?

If I ever see a first gen with that sort of treatment driving down the road, I will put the owner out of my misery.

Ashtray, lets see some pix going the other direction. Smaller wheels and gold spokes and flake paint. Add some sparks coming from the rear too!

Now that's UGLY!

Oh my gosh!!! Ash, you could be the next Chip Foose, Bobby Alloway, Xzibit or something. You might have to jazz your name up Azhe Tre' If only I had your inspirational concepts earlier I'd be going after the Ridler award.

I hate to be so presumptious as to offer artistic advice, but I think gold plating the bright work would finish it well. And some Daytons man, that car needs some Daytons or how about these: Bling Bling Wheels

Now THAT's Biz zare....

I'm impressed. That's a really clever bit of engineering design. The images are raster scanned to the spokes of LED lamps. It's powered by the wheel rotation.

I found the patent for this online at the www.uspto.gov. Patent number 07001053.

The good news for John is they are available in 22's. You could upload the bird emblem or chevron image to your rims.

OH MY GOD Steve! You are the man. Great "Photochop" work.

Well, I just ordered the Two Tones (first Azhe Tre' rendering). It'll be 6 - 10 weeks before I get them.

Steve: I've kept those pictures for posterity. I'm going to create an "Alternative Lifestyle" section on my website and host them there:)

John,

Glad you liked them! Hahaha No need to pay me for my services, really. Your appreciation is payment enough for my hours of long work creating those masterpieces - but if you really felt like doing something for me, you could send me those Rally II's after you're done with them! j/k!

(I actually like my rims...)

Good luck with the 17's! I'm sure they'll look sharp. Now you need to decide what tires to put on them! You should totally do something aggressive in a summer tire - though with rubber that soft, you'll probably smoke the rears bald in less than a month!

Steve,

I'm putting Nitto NT555s on them. They'll come mounted and balanced with lugnuts and free shipping from Newstalgia Wheel. I can't wait.

You should sign your masterpieces so that they'll have greater value years from now when you're discovered.

If you every make it over to Ohio, let me know and I'll buy you a few cold ones.

John

John,

Yeah - but you can have an original one from before I used to sign them! Makes it more rare, or something. Of course, like any artist, it'll only be valuable once I'm dead - and I'm not sure how you can tell if a computer jpg file is an "original" or not! hahaha

Thanks for the invite - ditto on the MD side. Post some pics when you have the actual tires mounted - they'll look slightly different b/c you'll be able to see through the rims, unlike the pics I did up.

Steve

Steve: Will do.

Scott: Didn't mean to ignore your suggestion. I looked long and hard at the billet ralleys but seeing them in person convinced me not to go with them. They're too flat in profile. If they'd started with a thicker piece of metal and strived for the deep features of the original rim, they'd look better. Plus, I think they should've done something to compensate for the absence of a trim ring. I think they could've made an integral trim ring since the thing is carved out of aluminum.