where can I post a pic??

this is a text only group. however, anyone interested can always email you for pics. or you can put your pics on a URL and post the link here.

g'luck

cool..okay key i think i did it..lol..ya'll can see it here

know what you think Larry in VaBeach

Two things wrong.

1. Where are pictures of the engine area?
2. Where are pictures of the interior?

Good luck, it looks nice.

there ya go ...

Is it just me or does the rear wheel well look too big or the tire diameter look too small in Pic #1? Something just doesn't look right..

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:11:45 -0500, RicSeyler puked:

The car looks like it's riding a couple of inches high for some reason.

-- lab~rat >:-) Do you want polite or do you want sincere?

hmmm..i dunno about such things...ya'll are the experts . im just the dummy with the goofy grin I can tell you this..back tires are BF G oodrich Radial t/a..P225/60R15. Is that not the correct size???

an "expert" is nothing but a "drip" under pressure :-)

just kiddin :-) no pun intended !

No, too small. The stock was 225/70-15 and the optional was 255/60-70.

Your 225/60-15 is a nice size for a econo Nova driven by a 45 year old unmarried secretary. But even a Nova would sport more if the guy wanted something aggressive.

easy now..my wife is a 45 yr old unmarried secretary..i mean..umm ..never mind... Now i feel like a real wuss on wimpy skins..lol..but isnt a 225/70 even smaller?? I can see now im gonna be hustlin some side jobs for real meat..lol

No, because the 70 series is taller. If it was a 225/78-15, it would be pretty big.

You have a tire roughly 225 mm wide. The height is either 60 percent of the width or 70 percent of the width. If it is 60%, then it is shorter, and a smaller tire.

Just to illustrate with numbers:

Larry's tire has a 135mm side wall height (from wheel rim to tread).

The original standard stock tire was 225/70, so had a 157.5 mm side wall.

The optional factory tires were 255/60s - 153 mm side wall. Wider by an inch but just slightly shorter.

Larry, your tires are almost 2" in overall diameter smaller than the stock size.

Now a question for Tom or others - did the 14mm circumference difference for the optional tire mandate a different speedo gear or is the measure within a margin of error?

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First I need to correct my previous post:

Not sure why my brain farted on figuring the factory tire circumference but it did. The actual circumference difference should be on the order of 28mm - at least I think I did it right:

15" wheel = 381mm _____ (2) side wall heights = 157.5*2 = 315mm Total tire/wheel diameter = 696mm (27.4" - which sounds about right) Circumference = (pi)d = 2186mm (86") _____ 153mm side wall height = 687mm diameter (27") Circumference = 2158mm (85")

_______ Larry's 225/60 tire:

135mm side wall = 651mm diameter (25.6") Circumference = 2045mm (80.5")

So, in response to your question I'd say the smaller tires are very likely the reason your speedometer is off. The speedo gear in the transmission comes in different tooth configurations depending on the trans, rear axle ratio and tire size. You probably have the stock trans and rear gear so the tire size is what's throwing it off.

For each revolution of the wheel, you're going about 5 inches less distance than what the factory equipment is calibrated that you should be going - that's pretty substantial.

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