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Topic: 1972 vette rims

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1972 vette rims

Posted: 11/21/07 1:17pm Message 11 of 15
csradley
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The lady selling the rims on Ebay e-mailed me the following info on the rims.

"Okay, I have the information from the wheels, but nobody can seem to tell me anything.  Including the Cheverolet Dealership parts dept. or Eckler's.  I have entered the information in searches on online and have not come up with anything myself.  Do you know of a place online that I can search the code?
They are Western Wheels 14018395.  I did find out that Western Wheels is not longer in busines."

She is asking if I can help her decode the rims and I have no idea, any of you guys know? I can ask her to e-mail me some pics of the front and backside of the rims and post them here if anyone knows.



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1972 vette rims

Posted: 11/21/07 7:38pm Message 12 of 15
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Yep, everything I find says that Stephen and Joel are correct. No info about the Western Wheels though. Someone on here may know something about them.

Wouldn't it be nice to have one of those 4 '73s or Zora's '74!!


1972 vette rims

Posted: 11/21/07 7:46pm Message 13 of 15
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My guess is that this was a dealer added option to the customer. I know of a pace car with "original" wire wheels on it that I know the guy bought new from the dealer this way. He wanted them he got them new on the car. The dealer bought them had corvette logos put on the center caps and he brought it home...


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1972 vette rims

Posted: 11/21/07 8:17pm Message 14 of 15
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Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/ Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight" #2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto Member: NCRS, NCRS Texas, Corvette Legends of Texas
To my knowledge, Western Wheels was never an original supplier of rims for Corvette. The factory alloy rims were made by Kelsy-Hays. What you are looking at may well be aftermarket rims, that happen to look like Corvette rims. However, the part # listed certainly looks like a GM #.
The rims I have on the '74 came from a '76 car, and are dated accordingly. They are Kelsy-Hays rims.
Without being able to see them, it's really hard to tell.
It may be possible that K/H contracted some of the rims to Western...

I just went and looked thru the GM parts manual, and found the part #s for the '80, '81, and '82 rims.
'80-'81-'82, YJ8 rims all have part #14022120
The '82 CE rims are part # 14050644
The parts manual does not show the YJ8 rims for the '76-'79 years. This is prolly due to this being the latest(at the time) superceded parts list.Adams' Apple2007-11-21 20:39:00


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1972 vette rims

Posted: 11/21/07 9:30pm Message 15 of 15
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Vette(s): 1972 conv., sunfire yellow, blk interior, blk vinyl and convertible top. Off frame restoration with American Speed 383 stroker engine producing 500hp plus a 200hp NOS system. MSD ignition. Hooker super competition headers with chambered exhaust.
I'm not sure about the C3 aluminum wheels, but I do know that Western Wheels did make some of the 63-66 aluminum knock-off wheels for Kelsey Hayes. That were marked "Western Wheel K-H".


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