WELL..............

[Ishiftem]

They came with extra lug nuts!

 

[LMBRJQ 60]

Lovely car Phil,
Need to get some miles on it now but i guess you are heading into winter

Cheers

Steve

 

[bjburnout]

They came with extra lug nuts!

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[Iowa 409 Guy]

Glad to see you got it on the road. What's your corvette club #?

 

[Phil Reed]

409!!!!!!!

 

[bjburnout]

Just add Phil........

 

[Fuzz1957]

Vette looking real good Phil! (Do realize you weren’t in picture, which helps). Get it on the road this fall and enjoy the road.

Fuzz

MAGA

 

[bjburnout]

Hey Phil did you ever consider a 61 model........

 

[409gang]

UP DATES:

1. Finally got all rims and tires on the car!!!! 3 of the original hubcaps fit perfect but 1 was bent slightly because it would not install correctly. Found a Corvette restorer within 4 miles of the house. He had a nice hubcap and he gave it to me!! Cured the wheels and tires problem!!!!!

2. The mags and tires left this morning!!!!!!! $200 and there are outta here!!!!! Left rear rim was bent from the porta-jack but customer didn't care!!! WHEE!!!!!!

3. When I drove the car at Volvo, I felt the front end was very loose and as a condition of the sale, they offered to have the front end aligned. When the car was delivered, the steering was still the same. Finally asked the Corvette guy, he recommended an alignment shop in Independence...a suburb of KC. I went in yesterday....Greg spent 3 hours on the alignment...toe in, caster and camber. He adjusted the steering wheel alignment.
When I left his shop I could tell the car was more stable...not much slack in the steering wheel. But the rear good news was when we got on the interstate.....given 4:11's and the wrong speedometer gear in the Muncie.....we were showing 90MPH and the Corvette was like riding a rail!!!!!!! No slop in the steering wheel!!!! Almost rides like a 2020 Corvette!!!!!

I am REALLY HAPPY!!!!!

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Did you ever tell the guy how the wheel got bent? Lol

 

[dm62409]

Hey Phil did you ever consider a 61 model........
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Holy crap ! look at the size of those........ whitewalls.

 

[Don Jacks]

Whitewalls?I never made it past those blue "Bumpers"!

 

[1958 delivery]

Headlights
Those would blind Phil for sure

 

[Phil Reed]

Candy doesn't like White........
The gal's chest looks like the front bumper of a 55 Buick!!!!!

 

[chevytaylor]

Red's are faster Phil, love the new wheels

 

[Tooth]

Nice Phil, now it looks like a Corvette! Funny how wheels can make or break the looks of a vehicle and yours looks fantastic now I would leave it just like it is! ENJOY THE RIDE

 

[Phil Reed]

Thanks John!!!!! The salesman said right up front about first thing most guys change would be the tires and rims.

 

[Junky]

Thanks John!!!!! The salesman said right up front about first thing most guys change would be the tires and rims.

I am of the opinion, that all the tire and wheel changes on modern cars is because people want their car to look different, however, when they are done, it looks pretty much like all the rest of the cars that have new wheels and tires installed after the factory ones are removed.

 

[La Hot Rods]

Then all the factory one look like all the other factory ones. Phil's car and he can make it to his liking and that is all that matters to Phil.

 

[DonSSDD]

Some models just look better with stock wheels, Phil’s is one of those.

 

[Phil Reed]

Thanks Don!!