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andk5591 Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2005 Posts: 16754 Location: State College, PA
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:15 pm Post subject: Filling holes on stock 4 bolt wheel for smoothie look |
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I searched and was amazed I couldnt find anything. I need to run pretty high offest wheels and stock seems to be the way to go. (already lookes at aftermarket options - to wide and/or too deep. The end result is to be a simple painted rim that looks like 5 bolt smoothies. No hub caps or trim rings.
Is there a REASONABLY easy way to do this? Obviouslye I can cut out 40 metal ovals and weld them in, grind, bondo etc. But wondering if I can do the "shortcut" like with just tiger hair and a backer? Any ideas? Thanks in advance. _________________ D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
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Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
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blankmange Type 3 Darksider
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won't that make it a bitch to balance? _________________ póg mo thóin
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Bruce Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: filling holes on stock 4 bolt wheel for smoothie look |
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andk5591 wrote: |
.... wondering if I can do the "shortcut" like with just tiger hair and a backer? |
If you do that, they will all fall out. The wheel flexes a lot as you drive. Have you ever seen a hubcap on the side of the road? Flexing wheels spit off hubcaps all the time.
Weld steel. _________________
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andk5591 Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2005 Posts: 16754 Location: State College, PA
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Thats what I was wondering - Didnt think about the wheel flexing at all. _________________ D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
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EXJAY Samba Member
Joined: October 04, 2009 Posts: 1109 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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Didnt someone on here post up some pics of a red salad bowl that fit perfectly over the center section of the wheel? I believe the hubcab held it in place. didnt look too bad as a faux smoothie _________________ EXJAY
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ratlook63 Samba Member
Joined: November 10, 2003 Posts: 347 Location: Pittsburgh Pa.
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Check on volksrods for that one, it looked pretty damn good for a 20/20 car _________________ ‘60 SWR walk-thru Kombi
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spinster Samba Member
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andk5591 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:58 am Post subject: |
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THATS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT - Just PM'd you. I had seen Fonzy's idea, but was not nuts about plastic and was thinking about starting to look for metal bowls. Thanks! _________________ D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
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Madtat Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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EXJAY wrote: |
Didnt someone on here post up some pics of a red salad bowl that fit perfectly over the center section of the wheel? I believe the hubcab held it in place. didnt look too bad as a faux smoothie |
Yes I have been searching for it but I too can not find it, anybody...anybody? |
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andk5591 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.volksrods.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24720
But the pictures are gone now - Still looking for a metal alternative - have not heard back from Spinster about their metal discs and wondering if any of you metal wizards can do it or know of a good vessel to use to cut my own? _________________ D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
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spinster Samba Member
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RothenGator Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Anyluck on a metal replacement? im looking at getting some to reply the old stock look with the smoothies look and i dont know how well the walmart bowls will last in a vancouver winter ahha |
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tikitime Samba Member
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andk5591 Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 4:34 am Post subject: |
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Got these disks from Spinster -
I used seam sealer to glue them to the wheel and fill the seams around the edges. In retrospect, I really didnt need to do it. Depends on the color you pick, but the seams are pretty small. Real happy with them. There are aftermarket 4 lug smoothies, but I needed to kick my front wheels in as far as possible because of my dropped spindles. So I found a set of stock wheels with the correct offset.
Good luck. _________________ D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
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79SuperVert Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2002 Posts: 9758 Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:15 am Post subject: |
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Just wondering if the holes were originally there for cooling of the brakes and hub. Or for whatever other reason...
Wheels today all seem to have holes in them, but they didn't always. Just wondering what the function of the holes is. Less weight? Better cooling? _________________ Central Jersey VW Society
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andk5591 Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Or C all of the above. But for how most of these are driven, it probably doesnt matter. _________________ D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
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spinster Samba Member
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swavananda Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2009 Posts: 889 Location: Can o' Scruz
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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i got a set of spinster's rings last year, and am almost done restoring some o.g. wheels to put em on......... anyway i also was curious about the disk brake question so i asked here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=484463&highlight=
drscope dropped some great info |
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swavananda Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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DONE!!!!!!!!!!!
I am really pleased with the look. the class of smoothies but the practicality of keeping it 4 lug. big props to spinster |
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andk5591 Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:11 am Post subject: |
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Looks great! _________________ D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
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