Paul Wrote,
>functional. I plan to make one out of the remaining two and although
>the vin numbers on the engine and body won't match I want to keep this
>one close to original. The running car with the engine transplant is
>too hard to stop to turn over to my daughter. What booster is
>recommended for this car? On the 1+1=1 project; does anyone have
>rebuildable equipment for sale?
Why mess around with the persnicketty booster, when the smaller pistoned
early master will work just fine? "Especially if originality doesnt
matter".
>On the 1+1=1 project I have both spline and bolt on hubs. However the
>wires on the splines are PAINTED! I have never seen painted wire
>wheels! Is there chrome underneath the paint??? Can one get wire
>wheels rechromed for less than the national debt?
It is my understanding that re-chroming wire wheels, while not being
economically practical, actually leaves you with potentially dangerous
wheels.
Any time you plate "or replate" pre-stressed metals, the plating process
itself makes the plated part weaker and more brittle. The reason is
Hydrogen Embrittlement, and the result can be "stress broken" spokes
and the like.
I recommend that you paint your old wheels, or buy new ones.
Jarrid Gross
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