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Any engineering shop with a lathe big enough to spin the wheel could do this.

I did 2 wheels recently and only took 1/2 an hour, $50 for the customer.

Chucked the wheels in a 4jaw chuck with a big live center against them and just used a parting off tool.

5 minutes ago, Indiana_Jones said:

Love the old army stuff, would love to get a Daimler dingo or ferret one day.

Is one of those the small 4 wheeled tank type thing?

Old boss has one of those too. Was road registered and would commute to work in it sometimes.

17 minutes ago, nzstato said:

It is a pretty cool truck, even I’m partly interested.  It’s in Mosgiel, the old boy wants the lot to go to an enthusiast.  Reach out if interested 

My old boss has a couple of those gmc's including a 6x6. Also has a few of the CMP's? He called them puddle jumpers.

Not a place mid way between Mosgiel and Outram by chance?

^^^ seen that today too.

There was a XB shape falcon coupe in the tire shop behind BNT as well.

Mid school is the new old school.

Also seen a ford sierra Ute. Didn’t know they existed. Will try get a picture next time.

3 hours ago, zep said:

That's not my car, just an example. I have black seats/carpet/headliner. Door cards also likely to be black with some kind of accent.

What color is the car?

Have the accent match or compliment the exterior color.

Think a cheap twist and go with your feet down would be the safest option. Can just bail if it starts getting away.

I was going to say you can cold roll leaf springs.

Separate them all and chuck em back and forth through some rollers.

Have lowered a set with that technique with good results.

@Willdat? remove springs and post pics please.

Cheers.

On 11/03/2022 at 20:16, yoeddynz said:

 

EDIT; looks like masking tape must be a bit expensive in the land of cork and fine wines?!!^

Makes the engine bay look tidier without the hard work of delooming. Could've painted the overflow bottle too though.

And the routing of the accelerator cable annoys the shit out of me.

On 07/03/2022 at 22:04, rusty360 said:

I'm still amazed how true you guys get those old wheels to machine them! How much do you normally machine off?

They just go in a big 3 jaw chuck. The older wheels are a lot more rigid than all the newer crap.  Never seen a cracked hotwire.

Edit.

Might take up to 0.3mm off the face.  Sometimes 1mm off the outer lip where the worst curbing is.

The cast surface isn't usually too bad, a quick sand will easily level it out.

Painted rims come into work quite often that look and feel really bad but sometimes it's just the paint that's chipped with little to no damage to the alloy underneath.

Got any pics of the wheels in question?

I like a machined finish but that's because I'm too lazy to polish. That and I don't really know how to polish alloy.

The paint on some alloys is fairly thick. Is soda blasting first an option?

13 hours ago, bananahamuck said:

 

 

Oh and an old mopar 

really straight car with very little rust all chrome was straight , but interior was completely hashed

 

 

Interiors are overrated anyway.

Looking forward to the project thread.

@RUNAMUCK @- i5oogt - might know someone.

They both love Datsuns so know rust on a very personal level.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/nissan/march/listing/3452536732

Manual 2 door with close ratio racing gearbox just waiting for the big block conversion.

Waiting on @yoeddynz to chime in / trying to avoid the Micra rabbit hole.

Does one need the big block loom to drop it into a 1.0 chassis or just whack it in and full send?

Asking for a friend.