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Anyone got any simple methods for mounting the spare wheel? I haven't got the spare wheel cover and wasn't going to either so the spare wheel needs to be held on the rear tub.
I've got a spare BMW alloy that matches the rest but it's fat so the wheel centre sits about 5cm off the rear tub.
I'm currently thinking a steel plate inside the tub with long bolts coming through, another plate on the outside to hold it "in place" and then wheel nuts to hold the spare onto the body...
Anyone got any better ideas in theory or practise?
My old Roadster had two flat square plates with a 4" spacer welded in between them. One bolted to the tub - the other had wheel studs welded to it for the wheel to bolt onto just like a hub.
I shall probably do the same for my Cabrio
Mike
AndyDane wrote:
Anyone got any simple methods for mounting the spare wheel? I haven't got the spare wheel cover and wasn't going to either so the spare wheel needs to be held on the rear tub.
I've got a spare BMW alloy that matches the rest but it's fat so the wheel centre sits about 5cm off the rear tub.
I'm currently thinking a steel plate inside the tub with long bolts coming through, another plate on the outside to hold it "in place" and then wheel nuts to hold the spare onto the body...
Anyone got any better ideas in theory or practise?
Although once it's painted and mounted you can't tell. I used some big washers for the bolts into the tub. I think the point about being able to remove the spare wheel without access to the underside of the tub is important.
And I didn't fit it for the IVA (re-test) as it failed the radius test first time round, weirdly, as the wheels themselves passed ok ??!!
Tim
Ah but the wheels are exempt from the radius test if they are inside the mudguards, but your spare tyre is exposed.
My spare spent the IVA test resting against their garage wall along with my tool box.
That is unless they are fitted with spinners like wot the Cobra lot insist on fitting to make their cars look authentic.
I bonded a bit of steel to the underside of the boot lid and made tapped a 10mm threard through it. I've a very long bit of studing that sticks out from the centre of the spare wheel carrier and goes through a Ford spare wheel boss (as taken from the donor car) and a big nyloc nut to hold it all down.
Sandie made me a spare wheel cover in tan coloured leather cloth. I'll post a photo later.
Oh it burns, burns, burns - The Ring of Fire, The Ring of Fire!
Setting fire to your workbench is a rite of passage. I remember grinding on something that I'd doused with plusgas to get it off the donor. Imagine my surprise when it suddenly caught fire on the workbench.
I'd use a cutting wheel first to get rid of as much of the back of the hub in one lump. Then use a corse flap wheel or something to get the back flat.
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- who hasn't done that 