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Old 22nd January 2016, 19:52
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I guess so... if you are 6' 6" tall.

I am 6ft6 and would love to be 14.4st
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Old 23rd January 2016, 08:24
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Well I'm a bit more than 14st 4lb, but I'm, erm, seven foot six...
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Old 31st January 2016, 13:44
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Update on the new hubs for the 250 SWB
This is the customers E-type 'curly' hub wheel powdered coated in chrome effect paint and fitted with a period looking tyre.





On Monday evening we are fitting the new hubs to check for clearance.
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Old 31st January 2016, 14:26
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Default tyres???

Allthough the looks are nice, we would NEVER place R rated tyres on a Z-3....
Even the slowest 1.8 is still capable of 120 Mph, while the R rated tyres are good till 105 Mph
In our country it is even an MOT failure to drive with such tyres and in case of an accident you are not insured.
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Old 31st January 2016, 15:49
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My eyes are struggling to read the tyre but from what I can make out it is 185/80R15 93H, meaning good for 130mph. R in this context stands for Radial as far as I know.

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Old 31st January 2016, 16:51
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John, you are correct. The R is for radial and the H means up to 130mph.

I's all explained here.http://www.blackcircles.com/general/sidewall

Cheers, Bob.
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Old 31st January 2016, 17:48
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It would be a problem if we were using the Autobahn regularly.
To be honest, there will never be a time on the UK roads where I or my customer will be doing anywhere near 130mph. In fact to make sure everyone sees the cars we tend to drive slower than normal!
Maximum speed would be 90mph which is under the suggested max by 40mph, a pretty substantial safety margin.
The part I like about these tyres is they look like old fashioned crossplies (we used to call them 'crashplies').
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Old 31st January 2016, 21:04
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Maximum speed would be 90mph which is under the suggested max by 40mph, a pretty substantial safety margin.
I presume on track then!
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Old 31st January 2016, 23:25
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Have you been on the M5 recently ? 90 is the new 70 at 7.30 in the morning !
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Have you been on the M5 recently ? 90 is the new 70 at 7.30 in the morning !
I've been on the M5 recently. I don't think I got above 7 for long periods of the journey never mind 70.
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That is a good looking tyre (You know me Richard - love a nice sidewall!) - can't work out the brand name apart from retro? How much are they?

EDIT - scratch that - found them. Made by Nankang.

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Well at last the newly machined, shortened hubs have arrived. This means the wheels fit under the arches (just, on the rear). The spinners however will stick out of the arch.

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Old 6th February 2016, 20:24
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The problem now is that the 185 tyres the customer has used are shallow in profile and the vehicle will need lowering a lot.

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The rear is a bigger drop

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Old 6th February 2016, 22:16
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The problem now is that the 185 tyres the customer has used are shallow in profile and the vehicle will need lowering a lot.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7579/...f7aa00e5_b.jpg

The front looks quite similar to this original , maybe a 40mm drop needed on the rear ?
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Old 16th February 2016, 18:36
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Just got the customers car back from paint today



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Old 16th February 2016, 18:49
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What's the paint code for that might try a sample strip on mine :-)
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Old 16th February 2016, 19:11
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Its Ferrari Grigio Mahmoud. Customers inspired choice.
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Old 17th February 2016, 15:29
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Default good job

Looks amazing Richard - love the colour, may have to do one soon now the Kobras nearly finished.

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Old 17th February 2016, 16:10
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Grigio Mahmoud Gray 2.443.931. How much would that cost on an mx5
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