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Saturday, May 5, 2018

Refurbished wheels

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.

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The wheels did require to be refurbished. So I looked up a specialist company who could take care of this job.


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 And the set of Michelin XWX which I had already on stock.

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The rimms got powdercoated and this is what they look like when finished

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Turns out they were made in 1979, which is perfect as my car is build in 1979

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And the air valve, stamped Michelin Italy 1446

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To be complete I purchased a new set of hub caps:

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On to the garage to get the new tyres mounted:

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To get the tyres fitted a special air gun (bazooka) was required



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And presto:

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Balancing:
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 And ready to be fitted

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 Before
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Michelin XWX vs Pirelli P4000

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After

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And another step closer to perfection ...


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