On Thu, 05 Jun 1997 22:38:50 -0400 "William C. Mills"
<williem@mindspring.com> writes:
>I remember that there was a couple of threads last year about wheels
>from
>different cars which would fit a 'B. There was comment that Z car
>wheels
>had the same bolt pattern and offset as a B rostyle wheel. I saw a
>'79
>roadster last weekend while traveling that had very nice looking alloy
>wheels. The owner said that he got them at Tanglewood British Car
>Meet last
>year and they were from an early Datsun Z car but he couldn't remember
>what
>model they were from. Does any one remember which Z car wheels (240,
>260,
>280??) fit the MGB? A visit to my local junkyard today turned up a
>set on a
>'78 280Z that looked like the ones this fellow was sporting. Did
>anyone
>save the thread on the wheels (seems like Saabs and Datsuns were
>discussed).
>
>Bill Mills
>'74 'BGT
>Raleigh
>
>
Bill,
The 280Z wheels are the same bolt pattern and offset as the "B".
But check the center hole. Some wheels had a smaller center hole than
the B hubs centers.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
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