Thanks Will and everyone for the thoughts. I was able to find a local shop
who said they could have the set of 4 tubes in overnight by special order.
The tires I had were several years old and used but they mounted up find. I
didnt pester them much on the details as this little series V alpine was
just passing through. I only mounted up the tires so i could keep it
rolling onto the dudes trailer that bought it. I bought the car out of the
dallas area for its hardtop. ( found the car on craigslist for 1500 bucks
with a complete, rust free hardtop, with ALL trim included even the little
clips on the back that joined the rear window trim. It needs full resto but
its complete and straight. I bought the car, kept the top and sold the car
for another 500 bucks over what i paid. whoooo hoo! so i scored a nice
hardtop and made a few bucks. the alpine itself had some rust in the floor
boards and some body damage, but could be saved. I dont need another beam
so I sent it down the road via ePay. thanks for all the help everyone on
the little adventure.
Cullen
Alpine 260
TAC 840
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Will Seay <wseay@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Cullen,
>
> Way back when, I used to run tubes in the tires for my Tiger. That was
> before I
> came to trust tubeless tires. Back then they made a special heavy-duty
> (thicker) tube for radial tires. The radials flex more than bias-ply
> tires and
> therefore are harder on the tubes. If you find a tube, make sure that
> it's OK
> for radials, that's assuming that your tires are radials.
>
> Good luck on your tube quest, shoot-now may still be your best option.
>
> Will Seay_____________
> wseay@embarqmail.com
> "I think not therefore I am not" (anon)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On
> Behalf Of Cullen McCann
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 3:02 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Wire Wheel Tubes???!!!
>
> Ok Team, I have a minor emergency and you are the first resource I think
> of. I
> have a series V alpine that I sold and it has wire wheels with knock offs
> on it.
> the tires are trash, and i assume the tubes are too because they go flat in
> minutes. I have extra tires for the car but need tubes for a factory
> sunbeam
> wire wheel. I havent called any of the local stores yet, but do you expect
> any
> retail or shops in an average us metropolitan city to sell tubes for a 13"
> wheel?
>
> lastly, should I shoot myself now or later?
>
> Thanks guys,
>
> Cullen
> 1452 LROFE TAC 840
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