GTV wheels & rear windows

["James Tyson" <jftyson@domain.elided>]

Eleven years ago my 73 GTV was restored with Shankle Supersport F&R springs 
& swaybars & orange Konis.I bought a new set of 15x7 Panasports with 30mm 
offset-intending to mount them with Yokohama 205/50-15 autocross tires.I had 
one tire mounted and test-fitted it on the GTV without clearance 
problems-but it was tight.The wheels unfortunately were warped,and my 
supplier informed me that there weren't any more 30mm offset 15x7s on the 
shelf.If I was in a hurry for wheels there were 24mm available or I could 
wait a month or so for a 30 mm set.I stupidly got impatient,ordered the 24mm 
set,fitted one with the tire and it rubbed-I forget whether it was front or 
rear or inside or outside.
  There's only a 1/4 inch difference in offset between the 2 different 15x7 
Panasports I tried on my car.I expect every Alfa(especially older ones )sits 
a little differently.The point here is that if you want to use 15x7s on a 
115 GTV that's been lowered-wheel offset and tire width become critical.
  With regard to GTV rear windows,I have somehow managed to acquire 
somewhere between 4 and 6 of them over the years(some are clear,some are 
green,and I think all have defroster wires).I collected them thinking that I 
was one brickthroughthewindow away from catastrophe.I still have them all.If 
anyone ever needs a rear window-let me know.





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