Anybody ever done a custom interior to cover mini tubs?

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caseywan

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I would love to put some 325 rubber under the a$$-end of my car, especially since it's getting a Kenne Bell 331 torque monster that will roast the tires!

But my car has a MINT black interior and is as much a show car as it is a racer (or will be anyway), and if I mini tubbed it I would want to keep it show car looking inside.

 

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There's several answers to this. First of all, you can get all the traction you need from 275s.
But, if you're set on 325s, I have seen them fit with stock wheel wells. It's some serious stuf***e, but with the perfect wheel, rolling, and lots of massaging, it can be done.
If you really wanna tub it, yes, you can make the interior work. We did a mini tub on my buddy's old car and we even made the rear seat fit.

 

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i took mine to a guy that does metal work. i had to do it to pass tech for the track.
he did other work to the spot where the shifter came up in to the car

 

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Yeah, I know anything you want to do with the interior can be done with enough money, I was just curious to see some pics.

Thanks for the pic faststang90, but I was interested in seeing custom "interior" pictures with custom sail pieces or whatever done to cover the tubs. I have seen many jobs like yours with sheet metal interior jobs like that, but it's not quite "show quality"

 

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mini tubs are cool, and so are 325's, but with a 275 tire and the suspension set up right, the bigger tires is actually gonna slow you down. but they will definitly look badass

 

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90lxcoupe said:

mini tubs are cool, and so are 325's, but with a 275 tire and the suspension set up right, the bigger tires is actually gonna slow you down. but they will definitly look badass

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The badass look is mostly what I'm going for, cause I am planning on running BFG 295's and my whole rear will be MM's extreme duty parts with coilovers.

 

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sidewall makes the tire hook

 

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caseywan said:

The badass look is mostly what I'm going for, cause I am planning on running BFG 295's and my whole rear will be MM's extreme duty parts with coilovers.

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thats a tall tire, what gear are you going to run? whats the rest of the combo?

 

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90lxcoupe said:

thats a tall tire, what gear are you going to run? whats the rest of the combo?

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3:73 gears, or maybe 3:55. Built 331, heavily ported TFS heads (went 9's on a NA 345), Kenne Bell 2.2 Flowzilla and heavily ported GT40 lower with meth injection.

How do you know that's a tall tire? I didn't mention what tire or sidewall ratio...

 

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I was assuming u were talking about a 295/65, which is the only 295 drag tire that ive ever heard of, they are like 30 inches tall, and gonna make a 3.73 gear seem like a 3.27ish gear. and they weigh 8 pounds more per tire according to M/T's site.

 

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90lxcoupe said:

I was assuming u were talking about a 295/65, which is the only 295 drag tire that ive ever heard of, they are like 30 inches tall, and gonna make a 3.73 gear seem like a 3.27ish gear. and they weigh 8 pounds more per tire according to M/T's site.

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Thinking of running BFG drag radial 295/30. If I run slicks at the track it will probably be a 275.