Planning a Tribute Build

[tonyt]

Also liked these but with tyres would be lots of money.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3308051174...84.m1438.l2649

[seanick]

Originally Posted by tonyt

Liked the size of these but was out bid.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2611309822...84.m1438.l2649

They went for 250? Cheap at twice the price!
New minilites are about 140 each...custom order, plus tyres....

[sybez]

17's?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Ca...item3f1f705420

[tonyt]

Originally Posted by seanick

They went for 250? Cheap at twice the price!
New minilites are about 140 each...custom order, plus tyres....

They actualy failed to sell the week before at £200, but I was working on the car and forgot to bid, then it ended while I was at work and I was sniped in the last few seconds, guted. Did some research they were Renault 5 Tour de Cours special editions circa 1982, found a new set for sale in Spain without tyres for 1350 euros!

[tonyt]

Originally Posted by sybez

17's?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Ca...item3f1f705420

Worth considering, thanks these are local to me as well.

[seanick]

I think 17s are a bit big. You will need really low profile tyres that will look gay.
Re EBAY, I think last minute bids are fun, but a waste of. Time. If you want it just stick in yr mac budget then walk away!

[seanick]

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[tonyt]

Rear bonded up, not impressed with the ss cs rivets, some snaped off too soon and will have to be ground off a but, they did not bite into the fiberglass as I expected, knew I should have bought shares in plastic padding when I took this on. On the subject of wheels, I was out bid on the DB6 wheels at £112, so at least now I can scrap my old brake disks, and stop thinking about how to attach splined shafts. Still bidding on the 14 in genuine alloys, 17's would be too big for the arches. Options still open.

[Tribute Automotive]

You can countersink the GRP, that will help when rivetting.

You will need to use a "heat gun" (domestic paint stripping type) lightly over all of the GRP to show up any voids that may be lurking under the gelcoat surface. When the trapped air expands under heating it will push up a blister in the surface which needs to be picked out and filled. Degrease and key up all surfaces before applying any filler.

Use "ISOPON P40 GLASSFIBRE BRIDGING COMPOUND" (or similiar) to make up differences in levels between GRP and metal surfaces. We use "U-pol Easy One" Body Filler after that and then a finer stopper to finish.

These sanding blocks are excellent:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Flexible-s...item20c0af95a5

How big a spacer would you need to use the original wheels? 25mm spacers are about £50 -60 per pair, 50mm about £115:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4x100-Spac...item20c6287ffd

[tonyt]

Now you tell me about the heat gun trick, I ll use it on the front, just bought the original Frerraril wheels Now need to work out a spacer / adapter 100/4 - 108X5.

[seanick]

I did enquire about a five stud to four stud adaptor. Its very tricky as one stud has to be machined very close to the other, especially when the stud pcd is so close. It may not be possible

It took me a month of searching to find my wheels!

[Tribute Automotive]

Originally Posted by tonyt

Now you tell me about the heat gun trick, I ll use it on the front, just bought the original Frerraril wheels Now need to work out a spacer / adapter 100/4 - 108X5.

The heat gun thing is done on the outer surface gel coat after the panels are installed, so you are still fine on the rear.

4x100 to 5x108 adaptors:

http://store.42draftdesigns.com/VWAu...Set_p_443.html

They are from the States but my experience of US suppliers is very good.

[Cat7]

try these guys

http://www.venommotorsport.com/h&r-pcd-adapters.html

Nev

[Cat7]

or

http://www.ngpracing.com/store/index...tegory_id=1213

Nev

[tonyt]

Picked the wheels up[ today 500 mile round trip, will look good with a refurb and some adapters, thanks for the links.

[tonyt]

These were sold as 14 inch wheels but look bigger with the tyres, just measured the rims as 15 inch two are fitted with tyres that are 205 70 VR 14 bit confused by this but ditching the tyres for new ones anyway, its shame the name will be painted over.

[tonyt]

Apparently they are 14 inch but its because of the deep dish/beeding that they measure 15, anyway they have that retro look that I was after.

[tonyt]

A quick clean and a rub down, a coat of U-POL HIGH #5 primer filler and thats one down four to go, professional referb £40-£50 per wheel, I admit these are just in need of paint due to age, I would have them done if there was any curbing etc.

[seanick]

I like those. Are you going for Gold??
With those rims you can have period style tall tyres, 70 to 80 profile.
You may be able to get new stickers. There is an EBAY firm that does Campagnole and Dunlop ones.

[tonyt]

Gold all the way because of my tan hood and tan leather it looks good on the demo car (never a fan of gold wheels before don't know what has come over me), and tall tyres not modern low pro ones, had not thought about stikers though, I know you can get the wheel centers on Ebay, and brake caliper decals and stuf.