Minilites are very old stock, these look to big, but Minilites were Magnesium rims if I remember correctly, thats why they were light before the technology became available.

 

True panasports are not cheap and thats why so many people go with the VB wheels...mini-lites or superlites. I have true panasports on my racecar and for the set it was close to $1,000 dollars. I have a set I have raced on but, they are still in good shape that I will sell. If you are interested let me know.

I will also try to get you pictures of my panasports... It will be an excuse for me to get the car out of the trailer and start doing winter "stuff"...get ready for the season!

Panasports are the orginal. They are the lightest... They are the best....

 

What size are they? 13x7?

 

Yep- I have 3 sets..... man..I think back to the day when I parted with that money.... CRINGE!

 

Don't the the OLD Panasports have a BLUE Center Cap?




Elford Turbo... I knew I've seen it before.

 

Minilites date back to the early 60s, they are the original, they were used on Austin Mini Touring Cars.

 

true that from a true pana owner. you can find Rotas but those they are not as strong as the "REAL" panas.

 

This coming from the.... "**** Capital"

 

You guys are awesome. If you dont mind the pics of your cars panas id appreciate it. Once i get some initial sales going at my new job id be interested if they look the way i want them to. THanks for going to the trouble guys.

 

http://rx7.org/jes/rx7.html

if this doesnt work go to www.rx7.org click on feature cars on the top right corner. then scroll all the way down and click: February 1997 John Schubert's 1981 GSL

 

http://xs35.xs.to/pics/05265/PDRM0117.JPG

 

My question is, are the minilites or whatever from VB lighter than the stock four spoke rims, and how much wider are they? I'm no racer by any means, but I will eventually be looking for lighter and wider rims.

 

Got a pic? I was thinking about doing the same thing. Did you just mask the outer edge and polish them yourself? Or did you have it done? If U had it done where and how much did it run you?


Thanks

 

here ya go. Same panas...hopping from one car to another. Past to Present







and of course, my favorite.

 

really?????????????

but to all seriousness, i've yet to hear rotas fail. a lot of rota wheels are actually reliable and still manage to be both performance oriented and priced below other competitors.

 

Yours is a gsl right? Your thinking of selling those?


Guys thanks for posting the pics. Im leaning towards the conventional panasports now cuz of it. I especially thank boyee for finding that link. Thats perfect!

 

they look like RS Wantanabe rs8. there the same rims that are on the 86 in initial d

http://www.rs-watanabe.co.jp/userspage/ooe.htm

 

no problem!

 

I have a set of REAL panasports on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMESE%3AIT

 

What's the offset on the wheels Rotortuner?

 

I emailed the guy the car belongs to. Hopefully its still active and he will reply. I like the offset and width of how it looks om his car and thats how id want it on mine. I like all the other panasports but they all seem to stick out past the fender lip and i dont really care for that look. The way his are they look like they were specially made for his car which i like.

 

This is off the current topic, but if you look at picture of the car at a 3/4 front view. On the driver side, where the fender meets the air dam it isn't lined up perfectly. The air dam actually looks like it sticks out a inch or two. So I'd think that it isn't a stock air dam with a lip added. But not stock at all, unless they botched it up somehow.