On Mon, 06 Jul 1998 15:23:33 +0200 "Jon Årikstad" <jon@nextel.no> writes:
>The MG will be transported (not driven. Oil pressure ~20 on the
>highway, so...)to 'MG-spesialisten', ( Norwegian, but I think you
>understand the name)
>
>( 'Money money' ----ABBA, for those who remember)
>
>It's a GT, so I hope that I will be able to drive the car this year.
>:-(
>The car comes with 4 rusty, extra ( 4 extra rusty ?? )wire wheels.
>VERY old winter tires ( With nails-- I think it it called. Popular
>in Scandinavia)
>I can have them (the wheels, not tires) sand blasted, but do you
>paint
>them with the spokes in (on ?) the wheels, or ...?
>
Jon,
there is rust and then theres RUST- if the wheels are heavily corroded
they may actually be dangerous to use, a hard corner and you hear "pin
ping ping crunch"
which is the sound of spokes breaking!. If its just surface rust then
they can be sandblasted and either painted or powdercoated- which is more
expensive but a superior finish. for all the above they must be a)off the
car, b)without tyres c) with all spokes in place (including replacement
of broken bent or otherwise distorted ones and d)checked and trued (so
they are perfectly round and for that matter parallel at the rims) - i
would suggest you take them with you to the "MG specialisten" who will
likely be able to give you advice, alternatively perhaps a motorcycle
dealer would have some ideas on balancing, truing etc.
I know the type of tyres you mention - studded, but again if they are
very old, check them very carefully - you will need inner tubes for the
wires anyway but if the rubber is perished or dry you may lose the tread
when you least expect it!
New wires are expensive - here in the U.S. there are companies that
rebuild old wheels at a fraction of the cost but i wouldnt know what is
available in Norway
Good Luck
mike robson
69 roadster
70 BGT (with newly stripped/powdercoated wires)
72 roadster
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