tire project- complete!

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I am embarrassed to admit that my aluminum-bodied CSX4145 has still been wearing it's original BF Goodrich hockey pucks until yesterday. As crappy as those tires are (even new), the original owner of my car was able to run a 10.7 sec, 127 mph quarter-mile e.t. with them! I thought that was impressive.

I had been perseverating over which direction to go with my tire replacements. Always a fan of the look of the billboard-lettered Goodyears, but I was concerned about all of the comments about tram-tracking, flat-spotting, and fast aging, and so I went with the Avon CR6ZZ tires from Roger Kraus Racing. Still, I wasn't ready to give up on the look of the Goodyears, and I had debated just stencil-painting the Goodyear billboards on, but in the end I used John @CompClassics to transform my Avons into Goodyear billboard tires (roughly). The job was done reasonably quickly, at the agreed price, with great care; also- excellent attention was paid to proper shipping so the tires showed up without damage.

I will tell you that working with John was a real pleasure, and the job his outfit did was top-notch. I am quite pleased with the end result, both in terms of appearance AND handling!

I was concerned about the extra grip throwing some debris up into my aluminum coachwork, so I carefully applied some dense 1/8" foam into all of the vulnerable areas of all 4 wheel wells. I would think this would cut my chances of a ding or bullseye down by about 98%.

I am fortunate enough to have a few assorted automotive treasures, and I am frequently asked which is my favorite to take out. Today I was reminded why I generally respond the way I do: "My Shelby 427 Cobra!"

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Cobra Avon tire project by William Brunner, on Flickr

Cobra Avon tire project by William Brunner, on Flickr

Cobra Avon tire project by William Brunner, on Flickr


Cobra Avon tire project by William Brunner, on Flickr


Cobra Avon tire project by William Brunner, on Flickr

Cobra Avon tire project by William Brunner, on Flickr

Cobra Avon tire project by William Brunner, on Flickr

Cobra Avon tire project by William Brunner, on Flickr

Untitled by William Brunner, on Flickr


Cobra Avon tire project by William Brunner, on Flickr