Well, Mark, looks like I'll be keeping the discs on my
65 for QUITE a while...!
--- Mark and kathy LaPierre <mgtrcars@cyberlink.com>
wrote:
> Richard,
> Here is a rough draft of my shopping reciept
> about a month ago for my
> 1500 MGA. Sit before you read.
>
> -Hubs $ 107. x 4
>
> -Wheels $136. x 4 ( Dayton, painted, 60
> spoke)
>
> - Tubes $ 10. x 4
>
> - Tires, $ 40. x 4 (Dunlop 165 Sp 20)
>
> - High tech.spin $ 12.50 x 4
> bal. and mount(yea right?)
> Tested for trueness.
>
> - Labor,R&Rnew $ 25. x 2
> rear hubs(special press)
>
> - My Labor & Priceless
> Leg work time
>
> -While I was at Forgot the price(sorry)
> it. New Bearings &
> Seals F&R
>
> Well I quess I can stand back and smile at the way
> things look now. But man
> that is a lot of
> cash for "A Look". Compared to disc wheels, (sand
> blast, prime, paint,
> new tires) and your down the road(in most cases) at
> a SMALL fraction of the
> wire wheel cost.
>
> This was a big invested for me of which I'm never
> planning to make again for
> this car. (at least until I hit my first curb.
>
> One last suggestion that I did not do is to put the
> valve guards around the
> valve stems before installing the tires( if you can
> find them) to protect
> the valves from chaffing on the wheels.
>
> Hope this Helps, Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Parker, Richard <RPARKER@csuchico.edu>
> To: 'MG List' <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 5:48 PM
> Subject: Wire wheels
>
>
> > Hello, List--
> > I'm looking for a set of 60-spoke chrome wire
> wheels for my MGA Mk II.
> Any
> > idea what a nice set will cost if I shop hard for
> it? I'm not in a great
> > hurry (having borrowed a set of wheels from a
> friend's Morgan, which is up
> > on jackstands for at least another month or two).
> Prices, sources,
> general
> > advice, or arcane remarks gratefully accepted.
> >
> > Richard Parker
> > Chico, Calif.
> > '62 MGA 1600 Mk II Roadster
> > '90 Jaguar XJS Convertible
> >
>
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Dan D
Dayton, NJ
76 MGB Tourer Driver - Brooklands Green
65 MGB Tourer Project - Sort of Reddish
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