Cutting up vintage mag wheels to get what you want - Page 2

Plowman · #11 12-23-2011, 09:31 PM

Yes,looking good and cool. *Paul

skierkaj · #12 12-28-2011, 05:07 AM

The "Mag Center" in the Keystone pic isn't magnesium, it's aluminum. To my knowledge, Keystone never made any Kustomags with mag centers.

I have seen both chrome AND polished centers. I think they were both available.

The 15x4 skinnies do have taller centers than the others. My 15x4's and 15x10's have two different center diameters, and I know both are untouched originals.

Sheradon does good work. Buddy of mine had his Spyders done there- same "Guy" in the V8Buick post. Same principle on a Keystone- cut the center off the wheel, and re-weld the center to a new rimshell.

I have a pair of 15x4 skinnies as well as a pair of 15x10's I might have narrowed to 8's. Two NOS sets of caps too.

Think I covered all the questions and helped clear some things up a bit.

P.S. The two different center paint colors were silver and black. I think everything pre-70 was silver, post-70 was black.

Hemicolt · #13 12-30-2011, 11:58 PM

Didn't Keystone make a wheel called the "Rogue" that was one piece and had gray centers? I think they looked alot like the "Classics".

**PxTx** · #14 12-31-2011, 02:41 AM

Hemicolt · #15 12-31-2011, 03:49 AM

I don't see a picture?

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**John Brown** · #16 12-31-2011, 05:09 AM

Gotta be a v8buick member to view their pix. Here it is....

Hemicolt · #17 12-31-2011, 07:09 AM

Yeah, that's the ones. I remember my Dad having a set on a 70 GTX when I was a kid. I remember thinking that name was something really bad and mean back then..lol

**PxTx** · #18 04-13-2012, 02:26 AM

I thought this would be interesting for anyone who liked this thread or idea.

I just saw this on ebay. The first picture is a 14x7 wheel NOS and the second is 15x7 NOS. Looks like the same center used on each of these.

markinnaples · #19 04-13-2012, 06:19 PM

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Just as an aside, who besides me stared at the reflection for a long while just in case there was a glimpse, lol?

**black69** · #20 04-14-2012, 01:00 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markinnaples</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: John Brown</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Gotta be a v8buick member to view their pix. Here it is.... </div></div>

Just as an aside, who besides me stared at the reflection for a long while just in case there was a glimpse, lol? </div></div>

I remember doing that when I was a kid. Everyone I think has to check that out everytime you look at that ad (it cant be just us...).