Guest gavintwopies Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Just thought i would pop a few pics up to get other peoples thoughts on them as i have been threatening to make some for a while now then finally got round to it. I made 2 15" mondeo steels into 8" wide rims from 6" wide rims with a 2" band then once i got them out the way i pushed the envelope with another 2 rims and banded them up too 9"!!!! as fitted with a 175-55-15 tire. looks mental on the car........ but prefer the 8" rim with the 195-45-15 tire as its more subtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Any thoughts on them, i know i have already been told that banded stuff needs to stay with the vee-dubbers but you gotta try rite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 horrible nasty wheels that should stay in the modifying bin.. stretched tyres look pony on anything imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avul Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 how the hell did u get them 9" rim's 2 seal?????? i dont really like the tyre's stretched on the rim, especially the 9" rim, if u could get a tyre on there that's not as stretched then u'd pull it off, i think if u can get wider tyre's then & a pic people myt b a bit more warmer 2 it!!!! how did they balance up? i take it the offset has changed a bit??? well done m8, gd wrk regards mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) how the hell did u get them 9" rim's 2 seal?????? i dont really like the tyre's stretched on the rim, especially the 9" rim, if u could get a tyre on there that's not as stretched then u'd pull it off, i think if u can get wider tyre's then & a pic people myt b a bit more warmer 2 it!!!! how did they balance up? i take it the offset has changed a bit??? well done m8, gd wrk regards mark I'm not convinced by the 9" rim as it looks good on other motors on the net but once it was fitted i just did not like it i much prefer the 8" rim with the 195 45 15. believe it or not the 9" rim sealed no bother went on without daft hairspray antics too!!! As for balancing up, the banded part of the rim is as good as it was before it was cut off as i use jigs for the cutting of the wheel aswell as the welding of the band too, so run out is minimal as everything is held true at all times max run out was 1mm after welding took place so the weights fitted were no more than what would have been if the rim as a std rim and tire set-up. Edited September 13, 2011 by gavintwopies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avul Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 i know wat u mean, but i do think it's coss it's such a narrow tyre, gd man 4 doin a proppa job, so many people botch wrk these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 i think they look fucking awsome mate, i love stretched tyres etc, so what if there from the dub scene they still look sweet on a old skool ford, id keep em mate, and top work as usuall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shaun Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Like the wheels in black but not fussed on strechted tyres tho ....Top job a always well thought out and done the right way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) i'm just in the middle of making a pair of wheels for a m8 they are std mk3 escort 13" pepper pot steels 4.5j and are being made into 7j's will look sweet when finished. Edited September 14, 2011 by gavintwopies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 13s that are 7j wide, thats a win situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avul Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 pics on them wen there done m8 7j, 13's lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 not welded as yet but you get the idea. look very different as 7j over the original 4.5j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 you could make a mint making these for the club people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 you could make a mint making these for the dub people! Well heres hoping eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 (edited) well 1st one hot off the production line 7" x 13" escort mk3 pop wheel Edited September 28, 2011 by gavintwopies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RScab Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Very Professional job there m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alanman Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 When you starting to take orders? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 id love some of them on my skoda, got coilovers on the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 When you starting to take orders? lol Soon by the looks of it, as getting hounded for wheels left right and centre id love some of them on my skoda, got coilovers on the way! i'm much the same m8 thinking about a demo eye catching motor as a daily driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 15" banded steels now on e-bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 few in action pics i forgot to put up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 quick pic of the 9" rim fitted with a 195 50 15 tyre just for curiousitys sake before they sell on e-bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 woo hoo rims did £122 not to shabby for an unfinished set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 not bad mate, plenty of doller in it, was that without tyres i take it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 not bad mate, plenty of doller in it, was that without tyres i take it? Yes, no tyres just a set of 15" rims made to 8" and 9" no tyres painted black and no blending out of the joint lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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