At 08:34 AM 4/21/98 -0800, clark wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Are any vintage racers running period Dayton wire wheels? Assuming a
>lightweight car and correct, vintage tires, would these things be safe and
>reliable? Dayton can rebuild them with stainless steel wires and the
>originals are "bead laced" as opposed to todays version.
>
>Please don't assume I know what I'm talking about... I'm probably
>embarking on another maintenance nightmare, right?
>
>Clark
>
>"Hay Bales and Asphalt"
>a video featuring vintage footage
>of motor racing from 1957 to 1961.
>Images and description at
>http://www.dnf.com
>
>My 1953 Devin-Porsche Restoration project
>http://www.dnf.com/devin-porsche.html
>
>You may want to rethink stainless spokes. The tensile strength is greater
but when stressed they break, they do not bend or twist very far. As to
vintage wires, we race on Dayton rebuilt wires on a 1939 SS100 jaguar and
run the hell out of the old girl.
In regards to your Devin-Porsche you ought to give Don Arey a call he
races a very early Devin-Porsche His phone # 1-302-999-1955
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