Kudos to Ben Y, Eastsidebimmer.

[PaulTWinterton]

Ben sold me some wheels and I'd like to give him some praise.

I live in Vancouver, Canada, and he's in Indianapolis. He organized, packed, and shipped a set of (Western) wheels to me.

Great communication, packaging and follow through. The wheels look as advertised, and the price was good.

I'd buy from Ben again, if I needed anything he has for sale.

cheers Ben,

Paul Winterton

73 Inca Tii #2762958

[eurotrash]

I agree, Ben IS the bee's knees.

[260chrisb]

Just goes to show you us Hoosier '02 owners are not all bad!!

[jgerock]

I purchased a nice Roundie grill from Ben about 1 year ago. Good stuff from good folks.

One of my favorite shots of Ben's car from the Vintage NC 2010 event.

[eurotrash]

Just goes to show you us Hoosier '02 owners are not all bad!!

I'm a Hoosier boy too! Born at Ball Memorial in Muncie..

[eastsidebimmer]

Thank you Paul, you asked great questions, were super easy to work with and I was delighted to find them a good home just north of the border. Looking forward to seeing pictures when the transformation is complete! Proceeds from the sale go to my 68's restoration fund.

And now for a top tip. Uhaul sells a 15x15x48 box that is designed to ship a set of golf clubs. This box can be cut down to ~30 inches for the shipment of 4 (13" or 14") wheels together in one ~60lb box. (not considered oversize on weight or height) Double cardboard between the wheels and plenty of packing material in the sides and corners will get the job done.

[TBBMW]

Thank you Paul, you asked great questions, were super easy to work with and I was delighted to find them a good home just north of the border. Looking forward to seeing pictures when the transformation is complete! Proceeds from the sale go to my 68's restoration fund.

And now for a top tip. Uhaul sells a 15x15x48 box that is designed to ship a set of golf clubs. This box can be cut down to ~30 inches for the shipment of 4 (13" or 14") wheels together in one ~60lb box. (not considered oversize on weight or height) Double cardboard between the wheels and plenty of packing material in the sides and corners will get the job done.

Very good to know, Thanks for that information. It cost me a small fortune to send a set of BBS wheels out west last year via FedEx.

TB

[PaulTWinterton]

Final Installment:

Took Ben's wheels to a wheel painter for priming, painting, and clearcoat. Then over to a polisher that runs the wheels on a lathe.

The result is truly awesome! Can't wait to see them on the Inca Tii.

Cheers,

Paul

Vancouver, Canada

73 Inca Tii, 2762958

[jgerock]

Those are very nice. Looking forward to seeing how they look on the Inka. What tires are you going to use?

[PaulTWinterton]

I get confused every time the tire topic comes up. It seems that there is no perfect tire size without some rubbing somewhere.

So... I'm sticking with the skinny 165x13 tires as the car was delivered with in 1973. When these tires wear out, I'll revisit the idea of 175 or 185 width.

I'm hoping to have the wheels on the car today and take some pictures.

cheers,

Paul

[PaulTWinterton]

Here's the final result. Picture is less than professional, but it shows the wheels well.

Paul Winterton

Vancouver Canada

73 Inka Tii #2762958

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[TBBMW]

Very Nice!

[GoFaSSter]

Those wheels will look great. Absolutely flawless!