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I'm fitting whitewalls to my rod soon but i must say there seems to few places that sell them here in the UK (at least at a reasonable price)
anyone know where i can get some for a good price??
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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never used them myself, but don't a lot of people go to north hants tyres?
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think we need to see pics of the rod
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tigran
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Seconded what tr(i)g said. But no, no actual idea where you'd find some.
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no pics as yet, not on my work pc anyhoo
tho its not much to look at atm, I'm tearing it a new a-hole. gonna matt black it soon too and w-walls would look ace from what i can imagine.
maybe i should get some portawalls? save money that way and spend what i save on gettin the v8 running
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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North Hants tyres Sinton Tyres Raceways All do WSW rubber. None of them are cheap. www.frost.co.uk do a white wall tyre paint. Its adertised for redressing old white walls but I assume you could use it to turn a regular tyre into a white wall. I'm going to try this as I need two front tyres on my 5A and I can;t afford £60 a time for WSWs, especially not as they are wearing funny, so I want to bosh on some cheap used tyres until I sort the odd wear issue out. Final option is Bay Area Rods do a whitewalling service. www.bayarearods.co.uk and look under "services" |
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id get the real thing if u budget can stretch to it.
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Jez
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Various Volkswagen specialists sell the Atlas white-wall trims if that's what you're after. Try Karmann Konnection. Sorry I don't have a number for them.
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The problem with them is that they often flap about at speed.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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phatphord
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AK, a word of warning on the whitewall paint...I bought some from north hants (i think) years ago to do the chevy, and it went from white to grey in about a day...I was pretty pised off cos it was about £20 a tin.
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I used Mr Gasket's white wall crayon once. That did not go well!
Is the stuff Frost sell the same you used as they advertised it as "New!" and "revolutionary new product" and all that.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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ive found www.vintagetyres.com that do the inserts (rubber not plastic) for 35 quid a set which aint bad for a tester. really cant afford 130 odd quid a tyre atm, thats 500+ just for the tyres! the cars probably only worth 3 times that!! |
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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phatphord
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I used Mr Gasket's white wall crayon once. That did not go well! Is the stuff Frost sell the same you used as they advertised it as "New!" and "revolutionary new product" and all that. yup looks the same tin and all.... with regards to the whitewall flaps, disregard everything they say bout using rubber grease when fitting them. You want a clean dry non-greasy tyre. Take your time getting the flaps under the rim properly too...and most of all..keep your fngers crossed- I've had em stay on for between 6 miles and 6 months...just depends on the tyreflap god  |
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I used Mr Gasket's white wall crayon once. That did not go well! Is the stuff Frost sell the same you used as they advertised it as "New!" and "revolutionary new product" and all that. yup looks the same tin and all.... with regards to the whitewall flaps, disregard everything they say bout using rubber grease when fitting them. You want a clean dry non-greasy tyre. Take your time getting the flaps under the rim properly too...and most of all..keep your fngers crossed- I've had em stay on for between 6 miles and 6 months...just depends on the tyreflap god Are they really that bad for flying off?!?! can i not glue them on somehow? Gripfill/no more nails? even if i changed the tyres the extra 35quid for a new set of walls would vastly oiutweigh the cost of true whites! |
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Seth
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I'm pretty sure the flaps that Vintage Tyre supplies sell are the usual "Atlas" ones that are cheaper direct form the guy who does them (just remembered, "Bravado") and who advertises in Custom Car I think and possibly some of the classic magazines. I usually expect a set flaps to last up to 10,000 miles before I loose one. Then get another set and just rotate as and when the odd one flies off. The bulge of tyre on rim can make a difference too. If you have over "baloony" rubber the flaps won't last as long. Don't use any lube before fitting them but I disagree with phatford and think it is best to put something on once they've been fitted and settled. I haven't had a problem with them then squeezing out as they do if they are lubed first. I've used a can of a Halfords spray "Rubber and Nylon lubricant" with success. The lube helps reduce the wear you get on the rubber of the sidewalls. Finally, if you have one fly off then stop ASAP and make sure its not left some remnants that are causing the tyre to deflate. They're normally fine but I didn't stop once and had a blow out at 80mph on the M25  I've done probably about 90,000 miles on flap equipped cars by the way.  |
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why not just use rubber adhesive between the walls and tyres?!! laybond make some good stuff....gripfill max or just regular spray adhesive would most likely work no?
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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why not just use rubber adhesive between the walls and tyres?!! laybond make some good stuff....gripfill max or just regular spray adhesive would most likely work no? Perhaps! Not tried it and not currently using any on the road, so over to you! I think you'll need something quite strong but quite compliant too as there's quite a lot of relative movement between tyre and flap. |
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i shall indeed give it a go.
on a second note, will ordinary car spray paint be okay to paint my steels with?
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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phatphord
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I agree seth that the way the tyre sits on the rim originally does make a difference. I used to run them on 185/60/14 on a 7" rim, and that was prob as much stretch as I'd want to go for. I fitted a set to streetrules's 123 and they were fine as the tyre was a normal balloon appearance. I had a friend fit the atlas whites to his bay and try adhesive without success sadly...still give it a go if you fancy.
Oh and if you buy em from bravado, he's a nice chap and you can buy 5 at a time if you need...so you;ve got a spare.
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, as previously mentioned this stuff is excellent 
