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Re: Provence Moulage Alpine problems

To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Provence Moulage Alpine problems
From: "Timothy R. Stiffy" <tstiffy@pulsenet.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 19:35:39 -0700
Sounds like a typical British car to me!

Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 2:44 PM
Subject: Provence Moulage Alpine problems


> I've been playing with my Provence Moulage Alpine.  I thought I'd put the
> wheels, tires and axles on just to put it next to my Alpine conversion
(AMT
> version that I took off all that Tiger silly stuff).  But, when I went to
> push the tires on the wire wheels, the tires cracked at what appears to be
> a mold line.  Anyone have any experience with this?  Should I warm the
> tires in warm water first or something?
>
> Then, I slid the axles through and found they were too wide.
>
> Then, I put one wheel into an axle and found that the wheel end was
smaller
> than the inside of the axle, such that it really doesn't fit.  Do I have
> the wrong year axles or something?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts.
>
> Jay

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