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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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best pics I have at the moment:





They are made by Impul, but are pretty much a direct copy of the weds or SSRs I believe.
Hmmm, interesting. I don't think they are SSR's. Those are possibly "Linea Sport" fins, or "Weds" fins. The centercaps wouldn't fit those because they are not threaded.

Here are some linea sports:

http://www.memoryfab.com/wheels/used/20100628173143
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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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linea sport caps

http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r54598895

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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 10:57 PM
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the back of the wheel says Impul

edit: Finally found them! Impul FZ Special!
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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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the inovator before the imitator is Rays engineering/ Volk racing and they where called "artisan spirit"
they where super lightweight 3 piece originally 14 inch
and the common spot you will see the real thing is when you look at the walkinshaw rx7's used in euro racing very successfully in the early 80's

i have a set on my rx2
and they still stun the tyre fitters as to their very light weight
-- a genuine very high quality set of rims



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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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I love the design. I can't find any information about my particular set however. I just know they were intended for a 4 door nissan in the 80's and I'm guessing they are ridiculously rare in the US.

Now that I've seen the centercaps, I have to have them!
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Starfox07
I love the design. I can't find any information about my particular set however. I just know they were intended for a 4 door nissan in the 80's and I'm guessing they are ridiculously rare in the US.

Now that I've seen the centercaps, I have to have them!
I tried looking on yahoo auction japan for your caps. i couldn't find any but I did see these mesh impuls that have a similar center piece to your wheels.

http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h142170475
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 08:08 PM
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I emailed IMPUL who claim they stock some parts. Hopefully they have something or at least can steer me in the right direction.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 03:37 PM
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anybody know who makes these wheels?
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeNoble
anybody know who makes these wheels?
pretty sure they are modular wheels. search "Modgies" its a New Zealand trend.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeNoble
anybody know who makes these wheels?
You can sometimes find them for sale on www.ausrotary.com Like the poster above me said its a NZ and AU thing. I saw them on a old Corolla once. They looked ok but not really my style.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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yeah i tried checking ausrotary but its not working
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Jibaro 12A
You can sometimes find them for sale on www.ausrotary.com Like the poster above me said its a NZ and AU thing. I saw them on a old Corolla once. They looked ok but not really my style.
I think they look pretty sweet on the flat black and they would match my new steering wheel.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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Yeah they def would look good on a flat black RX7. I thought you had some old school Libra's?
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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I tried checking ausrotary and turned up nothing. I did see a set that sold on www.rotorespr.net its a spanish board. Asking price was $950 w/o shipping! For that price I'd go with some Rota RB's or some old school mesh IMO. I love how they look on this rolla though.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 08:05 PM
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yeah ive go libras but i wanna go with somethin else
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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pssst modgies in there nick name


the quality ones are called
centerline ( brand ) convo ET and i think they are still available,,new
though usually mazda PCD is a custom option
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bumpstart
pssst modgies in there nick name


the quality ones are called
centerline ( brand ) convo ET and i think they are still available,,new
though usually mazda PCD is a custom option
thanks for that, thats just all i knew them as.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by bumpstart
pssst modgies in there nick name


the quality ones are called
centerline ( brand ) convo ET and i think they are still available,,new
though usually mazda PCD is a custom option
yeah but they only come in 4-4.25" and 4-4.45". are either of those equivalent or close enough to 4x100 or 4x110?
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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ok so apparently 4.25 is approximately 4x108 so how hard would it be to make that fit on 4x110?
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 06:30 AM
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last bloke i knew that bought some had them ordered for a custom drill , twas aloong time ago


contact the factory directly
the other manufacturer from australia with something similar is dragway
( less holes and smoother centre )
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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Someone might be interested in these Autobahns 15x7 +10 4x114.3.

http://forums.club4ag.com/zeropost?cmd=tshow&id=81553
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 06:26 AM
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couple nice pics of 7's i found
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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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14x7 4x110 +0 work meister

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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ayo513
14x7 4x110 +0 work meister
ayo513, were those wheels re-drilled for 4x110?

-Berny
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