Last year I bought a spare set of 400 wheels, as per blog:
http://erwin400.blogspot.nl/2017/11/ferrari-400-cromodora-wheels-rims-15-x.html
But I sold them. Which I shortly afterwards regretted though. Chances are slim I will come across a good set again. A few weeks ago I made a random check on an online auction website and by sheer luck a complete set of 5 was offered for a decent price. Needless to say I won the auction.
The wheels did require to be refurbished. So I looked up a specialist company who could take care of this job.
And the set of Michelin XWX which I had already on stock.
The rimms got powdercoated and this is what they look like when finished
Turns out they were made in 1979, which is perfect as my car is build in 1979
And the air valve, stamped Michelin Italy 1446
To be complete I purchased a new set of hub caps:
http://erwin400.blogspot.nl/2017/11/ferrari-400-cromodora-wheels-rims-15-x.html
But I sold them. Which I shortly afterwards regretted though. Chances are slim I will come across a good set again. A few weeks ago I made a random check on an online auction website and by sheer luck a complete set of 5 was offered for a decent price. Needless to say I won the auction.
The wheels did require to be refurbished. So I looked up a specialist company who could take care of this job.
And the set of Michelin XWX which I had already on stock.
The rimms got powdercoated and this is what they look like when finished
And the air valve, stamped Michelin Italy 1446
To be complete I purchased a new set of hub caps:
To get the tyres fitted a special air gun (bazooka) was required
And presto:
Balancing:
And ready to be fitted
Before
Michelin XWX vs Pirelli P4000
After
And another step closer to perfection ...
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