28 Fast Four build

[dutch]

Looking great.
So in a few yrs from now you will go through old project pics and think ; "Oh yea... those wheels were fixed too" .... you know you did the right thing

 

[Torchie]

Looking great.
So in a few yrs from now you will go through old project pics and think ; "Oh yea... those wheels were fixed too" .... you know you did the right thing

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I did the same thing on the front rims of my last truck build. but in that case it was to get the deep dish Caddy Sombrero wheel covers to fit flush on the rim.
Always more then one way to fix something.
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Torchie

 

[charliebob]

DozerII,

How did you cut out the center section? Cutoff wheel or plasma cutter? Interested because I need to reverse some wheels.

Looks great.

Thanks,

Bob

 

[forbigpicture]

I had faith in ya Dozer...[cl[cl

 

[animal]

Great job on the wheels![cl[cl

 

[Burgerman]

Great job on the wheels![cl[cl

2X!
Way to go Dozer. Rock on! Inspiring again.

 

[MercuryMac]

Dozer, good work. Could you talk a little bit about your truing up lathe thing, so I can make one like yours? I have two sets of wheels to check out and true-up; a set of 17" wires and a set of 16" steelies.

 

[Old Iron]

Good job on the wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Had to increase the backspace on a set of 8" Corvette rallies .625" and our method was almost the same, the difference was I done mine vertical.

 

[DozerII]

Thanks for all the support everyone

DozerII,

How did you cut out the center section? Cutoff wheel or plasma cutter? Interested because I need to reverse some wheels.

Looks great.

Thanks,

Bob

Thanks Bob, we used a die grinder with a thin cutting wheel, the second wheel went better than the first, make sure you cut in far enough past the weld so the center seperates cleanly.

Dozer, good work. Could you talk a little bit about your truing up lathe thing, so I can make one like yours? I have two sets of wheels to check out and true-up; a set of 17" wires and a set of 16" steelies.

Thanks MM I had a on ld boat trailer axle I cut one spindle off of, Leveled my steel steel support then leveled the hub and welded the stub to the Support.
We then used a dial indicator to check the wheels and fount they were way out. Once we had the centers released from the welds (they are still very tight) I cut a block of wood at the height I needed from the lower lip of the wheel to the top of the support, then using the block rotate the wheel and tap in the low and high spots till there is no runout this gave us less than 30 thou instead of the 82 the wheels came with.

 

[MercuryMac]

Thanks Dozer, this helps me engineer mine.

 

[Torchie]

The ones I did were 1941 Ford wheels so all riveted. Drilled and punched them out. But like you said. the centers were still tight.
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Torchie

 

[DozerII]

Been under the weather most of the week with stomach problems so the ambition level was nowhere to be found. Started on the trans tunnel yesterday and got it all tacked in today.
Was watching some youtube videos on using the English Wheel, and putting a rubber sleeve on the top wheel allows it to only roll the sheet side to side, perfect for forming the tunnel pieces. I checked for a sleeve on line and from Eastwood it would have cost me a little over $30. Cdn by the time I got it. I went to the local tire shop with my tape measure and came home with a radial tire tube the right size and now I have a about 30 sleeves for $12. Cdn.

 

[Skip]

That's some pretty work, Sir. [cl

 

[forbigpicture]

^^^^ Agreed !!!!!^^^^ love your work....

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[Torchie]

Great Job.[cl [cl
I'm going to have to get one of those English wheels some time.
But then I'd want a Bead roller. A shrinker stretcher and a ........
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Torchie

 

[DozerII]

That's some pretty work, Sir. [cl

^^^^ Agreed !!!!!^^^^ love your work....

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Thanks guys

Great Job.[cl [cl
I'm going to have to get one of those English wheels some time.
But then I'd want a Bead roller. A shrinker stretcher and a ........
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Torchie

Thanks Torchie and all I can say is YUP YUP AND YUP

 

[Burgerman]

Nice work with that sleeve you made D. Sounds like you're feeling better.

 

[DozerII]

Nice work with that sleeve you made D. Sounds like you're feeling better.

Thanks Bman

 

[TruckRat]

Dang that looks great!

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

Nice work with that sleeve you made D.

Agreed! Ingenuity is the mother of hot rodding! [cl

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