David,
Craig Conley at Paradise Wheels in San Marcos (near Escondido and San
Diego) makes his living repairing old muscles car wheels. He is also the
local SAAC expert on 65-67 Shelbys. He can be reached at
760 740-0954
Give him a call. He will tell you exactly what can and can't be done
with your wheels.
Craig Wright
sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net wrote:
>
> Hi all:
> Sorry to bomb the list, but I wondered if anyone knows of someone in the
> San Diego area who can weld magnesium?
>
> I've got a set of what I believe to be "alumags". One wheel has a small
> crack that I'd like to get taken care of, BUT I gather that once
> magnesium starts burning, it can't be smothered as it creates it's own
> oxygen. I'm not a metallurgist, so I can't speak to the veracity of the
> previous statement--I just want someone to weld the thing (if it's even
> do-able).
>
> Also, I have heard that Magnesium becomes brittle with age. These
> wheels are about 35 years old. Is there a testing process that can
> establish whether the metal has become brittle (rather than putting them
> on the car and flogging it 'round the corners to see if anything
> breaks--rather not do it that way)?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> David Sosna
> '66 Tiguar
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