caber
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| posted on 14/9/06 at 08:27 PM |
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Hubcaps!
Ok when you have all stopped laughing I am trying to figure a way to get plainish chrome hubcaps to fit to 13" Ford steel wheels. In order to
keep to my build budget I want to start off and SVA with these steels that I got for free. Looking at pictures of 7s many had cream painted steel
wheels with simple hubcaps I would like to get this look until I can afford to get my alloys fully restored and some nice rubber on them.
Caber
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Pezza
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| posted on 14/9/06 at 09:00 PM |
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Just spray the buggers up black, they don't look too bad when all is said and done.
You couldn't pwn your way out of a wet paper bag, with "PWN ME!!" written on it, from the "pwned take-away" which originally contained one
portion of chicken tikka pwnsala and the obligatory free pwnpadom.
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graememk
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| posted on 14/9/06 at 09:32 PM |
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please someone take pitty on the guy and give him the wheels of there donor.
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Anglia66
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| posted on 14/9/06 at 10:26 PM |
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You can get 5 1/2 x 13" steel wheels that were fitted to cars like the Lotus Cortina and Escort Mexico and were fitted with either stainless
steel or chromed hubcaps that first appeared on the Ford Anglia 105E.There are usually a set or two on e-Bay.They were also fitted to early
7's.HTH.
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caber
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| posted on 15/9/06 at 02:40 PM |
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I have been watching ebay for a couple of weeks but nothing useful has come up yet. I may have a result on some second hand alloys failing that I am
still looking for hubcaps as I have a set of wheels!
Caber ( yes I am Scottish and mean! )
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RazMan
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| posted on 15/9/06 at 03:05 PM |
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Get some spinners! 
I dare you
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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caber
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| posted on 15/9/06 at 08:21 PM |
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Err not really the look I was aiming for
Caber
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Peteff
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| posted on 15/9/06 at 09:04 PM |
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give him the wheels of there donor.
The chrome centre hubcaps won't stay on Sierra or later Escort wheels as they used to fit to a lip in the centre pressing.  The old Lotus
51/2Jx13 type wheels seem to command a premium price these days, the ones I've seen do anyway.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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caber
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| posted on 18/9/06 at 11:12 PM |
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You can aqll relax now folks! Zilspeed has come to the rescue with a workable set of alloys at a price even I can afford! Thanks Zil,
Caber
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