Hello??? Wally Teto
>I am in the process of DIY restoration of my '71 MGB roadster,
>equipped with rostyle wheels. They are in sad shape (to be generous).
>I have another '71 as an organ donor, complete with wire wheels. Before
>I dig in and start a project I will probably end up dreading, I'd like
>to know what I am in for in swapping the wires to the other car. What
>needs to be removed, front and rear to accomplish all this? My original
>plans were to just blast and paint the rostyles, but 20 year old son
>says "let's use the wire wheels"! Why does all this ambition come with
>being young and where the hell does it go when you're 49? Actually I
>like the wires but if it involves bucks to swap them, that is more of a
>consideration than the effort involved.
>
>Wally / Templeton, MA
>
>with his first restoration project (at least he got the new floor pans
>in, but is not looking forward to the wiring harness swap).
I think the rears can be switched by "just" swapping the axle. The fronts
can be switched by just replacing the hubs and brake discs - while you
are at it do the pads, bushings ... (opps got into money).
Larry Macy
78 Midget (Wires are cool-Long term Maint prob)
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