My GTi on 13inch rs8s

well this is my GTi, I just love driving it. saved from doom at the breakers yard, done a fair bit of welding to her. lowered 30mm (total geuss ), there's a fair bit gone under it, built in 3 weeks for a trackday. rolls the 13" watanabe RS8's on the road, steels on track (cheaper tyres).











all about offset. allegedly they are et6's, came off an ae86. I have never measured them, but they are more like et15 to look at.

thats nice and 10/10 for saving it from the scrappy

very nice indeed my kitty exhaust lol coulers offset each other perfect

steve

Cheers mate still need some paint work sorting, but for the mo I'm happy razzing it about
Not too shabby for a £150 car (has cost about £650 in total though....).

Cheers Steve, I just had to take the p1ss and do hello kitty only now my mates think I'm obsessed

de stickered and clear indicators that would look lovely

steve

plus boost lol

I like the graphics- child of the tasteless 80s me
now the boost, maybe. getting used to its terminal lack of grip it has first. Slid all over an airfield trackday on 185's and its not that far off stock!

Is that you Edd?

Cheers
Atchi

Hey Atchi, yeah its me. Hope all's good your end mate

Hey,

I like wheels, mate.
It looks wide... what J is it?
I think reg says one of the latest Gtis.

You know what you can do when the Gti body gives up!
I have started my wirings so I shall start engine this summer!
When I get it done, I think I will be eager to drive it...

Cheers
Atchi

How much does one of them wheels weigh with the tyre on?

stevieh6 wrote:How much does one of them wheels weigh with the tyre on?

I'll have to weigh one for you, they are very, very light! Less than a stock steel with no tyre easy.

iv just realised
is that a hello kitty exhaust pipe?

dominator wrote:
is that a hello kitty exhaust pipe?

Certainly is

Oh, Atchi, they are 6.5j rims, look wide but have bags of offset. the 165 tyres help a bit too. the body has given up once on this already, I couldn't beleive how these things like to rot!!!

Hi Edd,

What tyre size is it?
165/?-13... mk1 came with 165/65-13 and I had 165/55-14 on my mk1.
It was Sirica compund tyres so it was really good.

Cheers
Atchi

stevieh6 wrote:How much does one of them wheels weigh with the tyre on?

Long time to reply to this, but just under 8.5kgs each. Stock steel with 185/60 14 tyre weighs 14kg on the same scales.

Atchi, you are right- they are 165/65 13. They are uniroyal rain experts, and if you shop around they come in at under £24 each + vat.

Hi Edd,

I have seen Watanabe 13" Magnizium(did I spell it right?) alloys in Yahoo Auction Japan. It is only £145 for a set of 4 with brand new tyres.....
I'm not sure if I can ask my compnay to bring it in for me for free....

I asked boys in Nissan to machine my drive flange to 100mm PCD. So I can use Honda alloys. May be I can get hold of race alloys for K-cars.

Cheers
Atchi

magnesium, but I know what you mean so spelling is irrelevant makes them very light wheels!
thats a cheap set of four! you shouldn't tell me that, I thought i got a bargain paying £100 for these four (tyres were extra).
I was going to use some kei type wheels on my min, they are usually only 4.5 or 5j wide though and in really high offsets, or were when I found them.

Hi Edd,

Here you go.
PCD is 114.3 and 6.5J.

http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h143110358

1.8Kg/wheel, 4.2kg with tyre!
I want it but.....I'm getting 100PCD!

Then, I quite like those!

http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m74382290

What do you think Edd!?
Fitting to my Mini with G13B rally engine!

Cheers
Atchi

4.2kg with tyre

I want them, how do you find this stuff? Do you speak japanese...

Do they do them in 14"? I dont think 13's will go over my calipers

Hi,

I am Japanese and top ones are 14" wheels with 185/60-14.
You should be able to just fit them as it is.

£152 as it is but delivery charge from Japan will be very expensive. But If you try to buy them in UK. You will be paying £300 each easy, as it is race spec alloys.
Interested? get in touch with me and I will let you know who to get in touch with!

Cheers
Atchi

your figures must be wrong, you must mean 4.2kg without tyre. Tyres are heavy

I may be interested though. But would want 195/45/14 Toyo T1R tyres fitted

How much would a set be posted to UK?

Hi,

I have checked it and you are right.
Wheel is 4.2Kg..... . They are 1.8Kg lighter than same design by Watanabe.

My Mini drive flange is getting modded to 100pcd with M12x1.25 instead of 3/8" std Mini. I can start to look for 13" wheels for Honda/Mazda/Renault/Toyota/VWs.

I would love to find light wheel, may be split rims.

Cheers
Atchi

they look the same as watanabe, what make are they?

They are Watanabe wheels.
But it is race version hence Magnesium.

Cheers
Atchi

were can i get my hands on a set of them wheels!!!!!!!!