Set of early 70 1/2 Z28 Camaro rally wheels

[Rainer]

I have a set of four early style Z28 wheels for sale. These are the first design that came on 70 1/2 Camaros. They have the very narrow oval valve stem hole. The wheels had a couple different coats of paint on them, so I cleaned one up in my bead blaster. As you can see from the pics, they will look great once stripped. One of the wheels does have some spots where it rusted and some pitting occurred, but the other three are very clean for the most part. These have not been in road salt. The lug nut holes on all the wheels are in great shape and not worn out.

I looked all over these wheels and did not see a date code or the AU letter code. So, these would be correct for any build date on a 70 1/2 Z. They are stamped "GM" so they are original equipment. I will ship these for actual cost through FedEx ground. Price is $800. Paypal payment OK if you don't mind covering their fees. Email me at [email protected]

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[CamarosRus]

Rainier, The date/mfg code starting with K 1 0 would be down in the void below the trim ring, next to the valve stem hole. I have never seen a set not stamped.

The hard to find 5/8"x1" clearance hole wheels are a partial production year wheel. As best we could determine at www.nastyz28.com (http://www.nastyz28.com) the changeover to 13/16"x1" hole wheels occured around June 1, 1970

While your price may (or may not) seem stiff to some, if you have a show quality early to mid year 70 Z-28 and are missing these wheels, its a dead give away to lack of originality.......

[Hylton]

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.... if you have a show quality early to mid year 70 Z-28 and are missing these wheels, its a dead give away to lack of originality.......

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It's usually the first thing I notice when I go to shows.

[Rainer]

Hi Chuck - Thanks for the comments. I have had these type of wheels in the past, and have seen the date stamped where you indicated on those wheels. I also had an undated wheel in the past as well. These current wheels do not have the date there. I even bead-blasted in that area to remove all the paint. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

I just looked back through some old emails and you told me the same thing last year about never having seen an undated wheel when I had one for sale back then http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[COPO 70 RS/Z28]

Look in the area on the rim between where the tire beads seat, the part which would be under the tire.

Some times the stamps are there.

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[Rainer]

Here's an update on these wheels. I know these wheels should have a date code on them, but they do not have any stamps inside the groove. I have had these AU wheels in the past, with dates, and I have seen what it looks like and where it is located. The AU and assembly date code is not where it is supposed to be on these wheels - period.

Now, what I did find is the general date code in between the bead area near the Kelsey-Hayes stamp (i.e. the interior wheel stamping). These are coded K-1-0, so they were manufactured in 1970. They also have A and 4 stamped below the "15x7 JJ" stamp (see pic). According to my Colvin book, this means that the rim component (less the center) was manufactured in the first production run (possibly January) and the 4th day of the month. Colvin states that this is not necessarily the same date that the wheel was manufactured (i.e., components welded together), but it can be in some cases.

Now, consider this - the exterior date code near the valve stem hole is the wheel assembly date. However, on this type of wheel, once they are assembled, it is impossible to stamp them in the standard location. Therefore, the outer rim needs to be stamped with the assembly date first, and then assembled to the wheel center. Could it not be possible that Kelsey-Hayes was not set up (or some workers were not prepared) to stamp and then assemble the wheels when it was likely standard operating procedure to assemble and then stamp with assembly date? In such a case, these very early wheels may very well have gone unstamped after assembly. Who knows?

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