alloys

[vtrsean]

back to topic for a min

spigot rings to make alloys fit the car


bargain off ebay for £5 delivered
local alloy shop wanted 5 each for them

also for anyone looking to do up there alloys
alumimum is a porous material and needs paint or lacquer to seal the metal and keep the air in, wheels as they look tonight






ok back to the hijack, tws stelths, god I really dislike them but everyone over here seems to love them? views?

[GaryS40]

Originally Posted by vtrsean

just started a refurb today as no point putting new tyres on the old wheels when I want to change them.



you can see why I want 17s they are small in the arch.

I remember these from some time ago!

Fitting bigger wheels doesn't fill the arches, as the tyre wall decreases as the wheel diameter increases, leaving the overall circumference the same, give or take a small percentage.

If you fit tyres with bigger tyre walls, they will fill the arches, but your speedo will be out of calibration, by a long way.

Lowering the car is really the only way to get the arches filled.

Gary

[GaryS40]

Originally Posted by kieran40

They would look good on a mini or a metro Sean , bet they don't stay at that price lol.

Sold for £74 + £35 carriage.

I nearly put a bid in too, but I already have three sets.

Gary

[GaryS40]

Originally Posted by kieran40

The pepper pots were on the fiestas and some later mk4 escorts the 1.3s they made,the escort mk3 xr3i had cloverleaf alloys,the rs1600i had the alloys seen in picture,and the mk4 xr3i had the dog leg alloys. Nice cars those mk3 and alot better than the mk4 that came after.

I had a Mk4 Orion 1.6i Ghia, on a G plate, in Red.

Totally standard and immaculate.

Like a total nugget, I traded it in for a same age Cavalier SRi the year later. BIG mistake!

Gary

[kieran40]

I need to do some bidding I think lol,those wheels that went on ebay,would look good if you did a euro style volvo,like the veedub boys,Gary the Orion looked mint when it was modded shame the old ford days have gone ,I had a cavalier Sri in gunmetal grey and that was a good car only had it for 7 months thou so couldn't tell you what long term ownership was like,I did a swap with a mate for a zr2i the rounder shape.everyone back then was into there swaps lol,I'm happy with the volvo nowadays it's got enough poke and is reliable a lot less tatting around thats for sure,nice set of alloys and it will look good .

[kieran40]

The mk4 escort cabrio looks good,but I would keep the mk3 stock,those things are worth money now lol,even a series 2 rs turbo is fetching some money and they used to be broken up for spares all the time lol,the series one rs turbo is silly money worth a mint in good nick,still want a rover sd1 v8 thou


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6kGCchKAM_A

[kieran40]

I miss my little metro in someways here's a 1.8 conversion that's a piece of cake a days work for a little chariot lol. Enjoy

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Az7-8-9h8DI

[GaryS40]

Originally Posted by kieran40

The mk4 escort cabrio looks good,but I would keep the mk3 stock,those things are worth money now lol,even a series 2 rs turbo is fetching some money and they used to be broken up for spares all the time lol,the series one rs turbo is silly money worth a mint in good nick,still want a rover sd1 v8 thou


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6kGCchKAM_A

One of my mates just got rid of his SD1 3500 V8 EFi and replaced it with a Jag XK8 cabrio.

It was in Moonraker blue and previously belonged to the boss of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

It was a winner of best in class previously, but it started to surrender to the tin worm.

Garaged it for about six years, then bought the XK last year.

His wife said either the SD or the XK had to go.

Bye bye Rover.

Gary

[kieran40]

Shame shoulda got his welder out Gary lol. Did you ever have a bizz in it

[kieran40]

Sean what do I need to type into the ebay search bar to get the right fitting alloys,the bore etc,there's loads lol