Saturday, August 12, 2023

New set of wheels and lugs


So, I bought a few weeks ago "new old" set of wheels. These are 20 something years old wheels and tires are at least 10 years old, but both are in good shape. 

As my El Camino has just some rims with some tires so that it could roll on the trailer and in the container when it was shipped to Finland. And of course into my garage.

But since those wheels were just to keep it rolling it didn't have all the lugs and those were mix matched, so I ordered a new set from the internet. 



While I was searching for the right one, I came across black chromed lugs and even thought my friends were against them, since those chip easily.



So I bought also Chromed ones too.


Now I just need to change the wheels and roll the El Camino out and give the engine bay a good power washing.

I could've rolled it out, due driver side front tire being flat. So I have to change those Super Sport-wheels under and roll it out.


But I have been very very lazy. And then I saw a "craigslist" listing about GM wheels with tires for 90€. So I went to Lohja and bought them.


And these are from 5th gen El Camino. These are spiked winter tires, but all I need them is for me to roll out and in the El Camino so that I can wash that engine bay.


I also bought Holley Street Avenger 670 carburetor. Because I got it "cheap". 

I guess, now I really need to change the flat one and the rest and roll it out and wash the engine bay.

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