Post 810945 by Dangerous Dave on 2017-04-08 20:12:20
Nothing wrong with a bit of DIY refurbing :D
Looking good mate, be nice to see the finished product!
Post 810946 by M-R-P on 2017-04-08 20:15:01
Soon enough Dave mate. ;)
Post 810947 by Doingitsideways on 2017-04-08 20:21:49
Good progress there.
Let's have your postcode. Mine will be there shortly ;)
Post 810949 by MoleT-5R on 2017-04-08 20:53:51
I look forward the the finished pictures, as I have no doubt in your skills Martin, everything you've done to the old plodder has been excellent....swedish day silverware coming for sure mate
Post 810951 by Harvey on 2017-04-08 21:56:15
Nice work , looking forward to what colour you choose. :B_thumb:
Post 810952 by M-R-P on 2017-04-09 00:33:12
[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;810949]I look forward the the finished pictures, as I have no doubt in your skills Martin, everything you've done to the old plodder has been excellent....swedish day silverware coming for sure mate[/QUOTE]
Cheers mate, 2 years running would be nice but there's some nice cars coming this year. Should be a good day.
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;810947]Good progress there.
Let's have your postcode. Mine will be there shortly ;)[/QUOTE]
Nope!
Right bloody ball ache these wheels are, not doing any more :P
[QUOTE=Harvey;810951]Nice work , looking forward to what colour you choose. :B_thumb:[/QUOTE]
I've chosen ;)
Post 811031 by M-R-P on 2017-04-11 21:29:54
Bugger!!!
Just found a flat spot :(
Was hoping not to have to spend any more money on these.
Post 811032 by MoleT-5R on 2017-04-11 21:46:48
[QUOTE=M-R-P;811031]Bugger!!!
Just found a flat spot :(
Was hoping not to have to spend any more money on these.[/QUOTE]
lol...thats normal....this is a flat spot.....
20160911_104838 by moleadrian, on Flickr
Post 811034 by M-R-P on 2017-04-11 22:00:43
Bloody hell! What did you hit? Dover?
Post 811035 by Harvey on 2017-04-11 22:07:06
Thats not what anyone needs , went flat or bad vibration :(
Post 811038 by Doingitsideways on 2017-04-11 23:00:57
Maybe me viewing the pic on the phone, but that doesn't look too bad.
If it holds pressure and balances up, I'd run on it :)
Post 811140 by M-R-P on 2017-04-14 14:28:32
Well that's just bloody marvellous...
Took the nebs to be spun to see how straight they are and one is so badly buckled it's scrap! :(
Anybody got a spare kicking about?
I'm not bothered about condition as long as it's round and not shaped like Richard O'Brian's head.
Post 811141 by M-R-P on 2017-04-14 14:49:15
Well that's just bloody marvellous...
Took the nebs to be spun to see how straight they are and one is so badly buckled it's scrap! :(
Anybody got a spare kicking about?
I'm not bothered about condition as long as it's round and not shaped like Richard O'Brian's head.
Post 811145 by The Flying Banana on 2017-04-14 16:33:56
i had pegs once ..its was super buckled and a flat spot .. a local wheel specialist true'd it easily and took out flat spot ..you must have a place near you that can do it
Post 811150 by Doingitsideways on 2017-04-14 18:10:57
Ah, balls.
Could be worse though and be shaped like Kryten's head!
Post 811153 by M-R-P on 2017-04-14 20:15:37
[QUOTE=The Flying Banana;811145]i had pegs once ..its was super buckled and a flat spot .. a local wheel specialist true'd it easily and took out flat spot ..you must have a place near you that can do it[/QUOTE]
I'll be contacting a few places on Tuesday, they're all closed for easter.
Roughly how much did the repair cost?
Post 811174 by The Flying Banana on 2017-04-15 14:22:55
£50 straightened it and it was straight as a Roman road
Post 811333 by M-R-P on 2017-04-21 14:27:34
Just had a voicemail from my local wheel specialist...
My repaired neb is ready for collection :)
Will update later.
Cost: 72 quid.
Post 811334 by MoleT-5R on 2017-04-21 15:26:36
do you reckon they'll do this for the same price....
Post 811335 by MoleT-5R on 2017-04-21 15:33:17
not noticed I've popped this pic up already on your thread Martin and not replied to your comment.....no it wasn't dover but a pothole that was almost as big.....no potholers were injured during the destruction of this wheel, whilst I was being a nice Volvo driver and giving way to oncoming traffic. Doh!!
Post 811336 by M-R-P on 2017-04-21 17:53:29
Just picked the wheel up and the guy said it took some work. "it was like a 50p" were his exact words lol.
Any way, I can get on with finishing the wheels now, sadly, they won't be ready for incarnation tomorrow but Swedish day is looking good :)
Post 811427 by M-R-P on 2017-04-27 10:35:12
Wheels now finished and look pretty good.
Pics will follow later when I get them on the car.
Post 811436 by M-R-P on 2017-04-27 18:42:01
They're on!
The car just came off the jack in these pics so it's not sitting right but they look pretty bloody good I think.
Post 811440 by Harvey on 2017-04-27 20:26:11
Looking forward to next weekend at the Swedish day meet to see them. :)
So I got busy with the dremel, small orbital sander, chisel (yes, you can chisel aluminium believe it or not), tin of filler etc etc.
The worst one being filled..
All the wheels had various amounts of corrosion inside...
Again, grinder, filler etc.
Fortunately, this is only on one wheel but every bolt hole has corroded and needed digging - out (there's no way I'm splitting them so don't ask lol)
Some filling...
Bit of primer to protect the exposed surfaces...
Slow progress grinding the rim flat but getting there...
Filler primer and some sanding to complete the surface...
(the bolts have plastic caps on them to keep them clean)
Full primer coat...
From this...
To this...
I'm not posting any more pics for now as I don't wanna give anything away until Swedish day or maybe the southern meet on the 22nd if I get them finished and balanced.
Stay tuned!
