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Jul 6th, 2020, 09:04 | #1401 | |
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Anyway, we've got your workshop more or less sorted and you've not even viewed it yet - cart and horse come to mind!
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Well, I got the wheels back last eve and I must say they look - quite superb (excuse the pun): The chap has done a first class job, the wheels look better than new in that he has powder coated the backs (and inside the rims) as well (they were unpainted behind from the factory - to save 50p/car I suppose): The finish is really nice - slightly darker than the original (similar to the later cars): ... they look really nice on the car: ... which looks much better overall: ... and I've put my perfectly good steel wheels and winter tyres into storage until November: As you may be able to tell, I'm pretty happy with this whole project for a total of £241.93 - and as an added bonus the irritating very slow puncture has disappeared :-) Happy Alan. PS. As another added bonus: I noticed (probably a year ago) that the solenoid that locks the fuel flap had stopped working. It didn't worry me much but was on my 'fix one day' list. I again noticed whilst filling up at Morrisons's gas station last week that it has fixed itself. Some things are better left alone :-) Last edited by Othen; Jul 7th, 2020 at 10:53. Reason: Grammar. |
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Excellent result on the wheels Alan! I know you said the price for the wheels but can you remind me please?
A bit of silicone lube sprayed onto the fuel flap locking solenoid moving parts will help keep it working.
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While I was changing my steel winter tyres for the newly powder coated alloys ones I weighed one of each, and the very surprising result was: Alloy wheel + 225/40R18 tyre: 23.0 kg Steel wheel +205/55R16 tyres: 17.4 kg ... before someone tells me, I know the wheels are different sizes. However the point is they are both the correct wheel/tyre combination for my car, and so the unsprung weight with the trendy alloy wheel and fashionable low profile tyre is 5 kg more than the dowdy old steel wheel with a sensible aspect ratio tyre. Whilst surprising, that did rather confirm my suspicion. nevertheless I'm going to be a slave to fashion until November and enjoy my flash refurbished wheels and with-it low profile tyres. :-) Alan |
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Yes, I thought the wheels were a good result. They were just £160 all in - which I think was a bargain. As long as I'm careful with the kerbs they should last a long time as well. The solenoid was an unexpected bonus - it would have been a fiddly job to fix. You are right, I'll give it a spray with some Screwfix silicone this morn and keep it working nicely :-) Alan |
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Well done, Alan; I can tell that you're wheely pleased with the result!
Isn't it interesting how technology and fashions change? You (quite rightly) refer to a /55 as a 'sensible aspect ratio' tyre, yet I mind a time (not so long ago, either (!)) when that would have been regarded as a very low profile tyre indeed! Another disadvantage of ultra low profile tyres is the need for a TPMS, thereby adding more cost and complication to vehicles. In the old days (puts away rose-tinted spectacles) there was no need for electronic wizardry to inform one of a slow puncture - but then, we all checked our tyres every week, didn't we?! Regards, John.
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Yes, I'm wheely pleased with the outcomes (the smart alloys and the steel/winter tyres - all part of the same initiative). You are so right about fashions changing, the current trend being for very low profile tyres, even though they seem to serve no purpose apart from looks. You are very much right about /55 tyres - they would have been seen as sporty only 20 years or so ago. I'd forgotten about the TPMS bit - yes, even more unnecessary complexity to go wrong as a car gets older. I wonder how many otherwise perfectly good 15 year old cars will be scrapped because something like the TPMS (or the computer that controls the windscreen wipers...) breaks and makes the car beyond economic repair. I know I've said this previously, but I think 1980 cars (like the RB) are about the sweet spot for classics - just before all those electronic systems arrived. I'm feeling quite pleased with myself today. Alan |
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Interesting comparison on the weight of the wheel assemblies Alan! I haven't forgotten about weighing a steel and an alloy rim (similar sizes) to find out but i need new batteries fot my hand held scales.
I often wonder if there was an EMP blast that took out all computers just how long society would last. Most peoples cars would be rendered useless in an instant and nobody would be able to get online to find out how to fix their cars either!
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