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Re: aftermarket wheels

To: <CP25616@aol.com>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: aftermarket wheels
From: "Kevin Andrews" <kevina@centernet.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 06:10:47 -0500
References: <24.f442b74.278503b3@aol.com>
If you go to your local Western Auto Parts store they have centers for the
ARW with the new logos. I put a set of them on my ARW's and they look great.
It matches the same except the logo.These just snap in instead of bolt on.
Kevin Andrews
Siler City NC
250's CD2908LO
         CD7766L
----- Original Message -----
From: <CP25616@aol.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 5:37 PM
Subject: aftermarket wheels


>
> I have on my TR6 a set of American Racing mags 6"x15" that never had the
> exposed large threads on the centre round section.
> I bought a set of hexagonal TR250/TR6 chrome caps as fitted as standard to
> wire wheels and had them lathed out to fit over the centre section of the
ARE
> wheels.What I needed now was some way of holding them in position.I had
made
> up four---evidently one per wheel----"top hat bushes" that went thro' the
> centres of the wheels from the inside, these located the small ledge built
> into the wheel centres.Into the chrome caps weld threaded bars and locate
> these thro' the top hat bushes(evidently drill a hole into each top hat
> first).Offer up the chrome cap to the wheel, insert the top hat bush from
the
> inside,add small locking nut ,and hey presto you have right and left
handed
> centre chromed caps for the centre of non-threaded ARE mags or alloys.
These
> really look the part---far nicer than the two-eared spinners.
> If anyone needs further details I can go into more detail if required.
> Alan Graham
> TR6 CP25616  0
> Scotland

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