BACK IN BLACK -76-930 STYLE

so i am playing around with  rims..

OPTION #1 OF 3...

more to follow.....

you can probably guess what option # 2& 3 are ?

41 year old 911

my 71T with a 72 2.4S MOTOR.,

perhaps my favorite car.

this is my go to FUN car..

80 mm studs

sometimes people ask me why it takes so many hours to restore a 911!

i have never kept track of my time & hours because to me its still my hobby,

once you start counting hours & dollars then it becomes a job :)

that is also the reason why i am NOT BUILDING CUSTOMER CARS!

 

here  is a great example of one of the many jobs that ends up taking many

hours but looks like it takes a few minutes.

i have been using 72MM studs on a lot of my recent builds as i LOVE the racy look of long studs & open ended Lug Nuts..

so for my current labor of LOVE my 72STR I decided i would go with a slightly longer stud.........

100MM was too long so i settled on 80MM

 

 all was good up to this point,

it wasn.t until we pressed the 80 mm studs into the rear hub that we realised

they were almost 1 " short on the thread  comapared to the 72 mm studs.

not wanting any fender -wheel rubbing issues that may have resulted in the addition of spaces....

i decded to cut the treads down almost 1 " to my desired depth..

let the fun begin

 

80 mm studs in the rear hub installed in a bench vise..

i installed a rear rotor for the desired thread depth & went to work.

a bit of TAP MAGIC OIL & 14 mm cutting die & off i went,,

i made sure not to cross threads at the start & after every full turn i reveresd

the die to avoid metal shard clogging..

after the first 10 were done .they were pressed out of the hubs & the next 10 were installed & cut .

 some TIME LATER all 20 were done  & pressed free from the hubs.....

 

now i realized that i would need to coat them to prevent "rusting" so i decided to send them out for black zinc plating..

BAG O STUDS....RE THREADED ......

 

another part of the porsche slippery slope..

 

NO DOUBT IT WILL BE WORTH IT IN THE END :)

 

Cheers

 

magnus

68-911 SPORTS PURPOSE

68 911 SPORTS PURPOSE

 

A BLAST FROM THE PAST.

MORE PICTURES HERE ,,,,

http://magnuswalker911.blogspot.com/p/68-911.html

DIY RIM REFINISHING

I OFTEN GET ASKED ABOUT THE RIMS ON MY CARS.

MY FINISH IS SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO THE RSR LOOK

 

EXCEPT I ADDED A POLISHED LIP TO BE A BIT DIFFERENT.. 

THE ABOVE FUCHS ARE 15 8 X 9 THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON MY 76 US TURBO.

I HAVE REFINISHED 6-7 SETS IN VARIOUS SIZES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS.

MY PROCESS IS FAIRLY SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE &  QUICK TO DO..

HERE IT IS.

STEP 1

1-REMOVE PAINT OR POWDERCOATING WITH AIRCRAFT PAINT REMOVER.

THIS IS THE MESSY PART.

STEP 2.

SEND OUT TO POLISH THE OUTER LIP -THIS PART CAN BE SKIPPED IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE POLISHED LIP.

STEP 3.

COVER THE POLISHED LIP & SEND OUT TO HAVE THE RIM BEAD BLASTED..

STEP 4..

TAPE OF THE PETAL AREA USING 3M VINYL TAPE.

 

THIS PART CAN TAKE A LITTLE PRACTICE & TIME, COVER ALL AREAS THAT DO NOT GET PAINT-MAKE SURE THE TAPE DOES NOT "LIFT UP"...

STEP 5.

PRIME.

PAINT

CLEAR COAT..

i do not clear coat the polished lip....

STEP 6.

MOUNT STICKY BLACK RUBBER..

BALANCE TIRES.

STEP 7.

 INSTALL ON YOUR FAVORITE CAR.

STEP 8

GO FOR A DRIVE...

HOLDS UP WELL TO ABUSE..

naturally there are  many ways to achieve this look,

this just happens to be my preferred method. 

IT IS A REWARDING PROCESS..

hope this helps...