All,
I have been told that these wheels could be powder coated or ceramic coated
(ie. "Jet Hot" brand) A local shop quoted me $75 per wheel for the ceramic
coating.
Sid
>From: "Mike Adams" <mikeadam@wcnet.net>
>Reply-To: "Mike Adams" <mikeadam@wcnet.net>
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Wheel Mystery
>Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 16:34:51 +0000
>
>A third problem with these wheels - if the
>Chrome part needs replating - you either must
>seperate the two pieces and then have them rewelded
>or paint the entire wheel(which really looks pretty good)
>Mike
>
> >Those look like the early American Racing wheels that some dealers sold
>as
>optional wheels. They had
> >a steel rim and an aluminum center riveted to the rim. There were two
>reported problems with them:
> >(1) they tended to leak, and (2) they sometimes cracked around the
>rivets.
>They were on my car when
> >I first got it, but I replaced them with 1-piece wheels because of the
>reported problems. I saw a
> >set at Shasta last weekend.
> >
> >RoadsteRob@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Can anyone identify these wheels on my 1600?. They're split two piece
>items
> >> with an alloy mesh and a steel rim. I've had the car over 3 years now
>and
>it
> >> was only when I was sandblasting the old paint off that I got curious.
> >>
> >> http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/Robs1600.jpg
> >>
> >> PS Website activity fairly low at the moment although I've got stacks
>on
>the
> >> boil - the #1 priority is to fettle the 1600 before she's sold -
>trouble
>is,
> >> all this fettling makes me wish I wasn't selling her! BTW Stan's
>replacement
> >> door panels look a treat (Thanks Stan)
> >>
> >> Rob
> >> <A HREF="http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/";>The Classic Fairlady Roadster
> >> Register</A>
> >> 69 2000
> >> 68 1600 (will she stay or will she go?)
> >> 65 1600
> >> 78 260Z Roadster (or will this one have to go?)
> >
> >--
> >Gordon Glasgow
> >http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
> >
> >
> >
>
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