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I bought one of these in 1988 when I got my first '66 Newport that had poverty caps. I still have it!

I was gonna say, they not real available in the Pacific Northwest where I live. Cost me $150 out the door, and $30 to fix the bent rim.

The bead is just slightly pushed in where the dent is Probably a 16th of an inch.

We've got a "wheel" repair shop here in town that I"ll take it to on Monday and see what they want. I'm guessing $50 . . .

Wouldn't a tire shop be able to do it?

Picked up this set of four 15 x 7“ wheels from a 80s Fifth Avenue. Just noticed there’s a bit of a dent in one of the rims. Can it be repaired?

Thanks everyone. I thought I saw on one of the "wheel identifier" sites that some Fifth Avenues came with 5 x 4" bolt patterns, so I was confused. From what I'm reading here, they are all 5 x 4.5", with the 3 nubs for dog dishes, and are 15" x 7". Hoping to pick them up by Monday.

Will 15" wheels off of a mid 80s Fifth Avenue fit a C Body. Supposedly they are 15" with a 5 x 4.5" bolt pattern. I don't know if it's an M-body or an R-body, and the salvage yard is confirming they are 5 x 114.3mm and not 5 x 100mm. Also hoping they have the 3 "nubs" for dog dish hub caps...

Looks like Chevy Engine Orange in that photo, to me . . . could just be the lighting of course.

yep, that's the one I knew about already. Good photo, thank you!

Hi Aside from those few models that had parts of the brake drum painted red where it could be seen through the wheel slots, did Chrysler Corp. ever paint brake drums or were they just left to rust? Just curious, thanks.

That looks like a lot of pitting … doubtful.

Are they not in Portland anymore?

That was what I was thinking. I am considering getting a kit and doing it myself. I have the Bendix booster, not the Kelsey Hayes.

So on my 66 Newport, I recently have a slight hiss coming from the brake pedal inside the car. It goes away when I apply the brakes. There is no rough idle or anything associated with a vacuum leak to the engine. I’ve had a brake booster fail before, but the symptoms it displayed were a loud...

Yes!

It was the PO who put all the new parts on. I doubt any cutting or arc matching was done. I’m not sure how many miles he put on the car in the 3 years he owned it, but I’ve put probably 1200 gentle miles on it since getting it in January. I’m gonna take it all apart and put it together again...

'66 Newport, 11" x 2.75" front drums. all new drums, shoes, springs/hardware, wheel cylinders, hard brake lines, soft brake lines . . . Slight pull to the left on hard brake application. Not sure what might cause this when everything is brand new. Ideas? Already planning to tear down...

Gonna be a few weeks until I get back to it, but I’ll post it in my build thread and tag you.

The levers on mine are above the star wheel, not below it.