e70driftpig Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Thought i'd post up some pics of some rims i just made,well modified anyway...... Had a pair of 15x7" 4x114.3 chasers sitting around the yard for a few years now,originally from a 2001 Kia Carnival(i think) I bought a few sets cheep when i worked at bob jane,but these were all i had left. they were obviously FWD offset,so a ghastly fit on any datto or rolla....... Now i'd done this b4(out the back)when i worked at bob jane,with the exception i didn't weld them, so i sorta knew what i was doing......Anyway I got to grinding away the old welds,slowly and carefully....although i still slipped and nicked the rim a few times,Until they were about gone. then i evenly tapped the edge with a chisel until i could see the center start to separate from the rim. I then bolted the rim to an axle i had lying around,and using it like a one of them post whacker-iners(lol) i knocked the center out of the rim. Then I basically flipped the center and welded it in the other way! Sweet! except my valve is facing the wrong way...Shit! I drilled out a new valve hole in the other side of the rim and filled in the old one with weld! Just gotta paint them up now and they will look a million bucks! I'm gunna do the centers black with a silver rim/lip hope ya's like em! josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78_7kRolla Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Mmm interesting, good thinking Josh but you better make sure your weld are spot on! It would be just easier to get 14" kr42 townace steelies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepercorty Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 did you run them up in a lathe with a dial indicator to make sure they run true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seabiscuit Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Pretty cool idea. I've got some custom steelies on a KE20 and they look pretty awesome. Similar idea, but these are made from scratch. PICS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffs rolla Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 (edited) nice i want a set now :y: Edited June 18, 2009 by raffs rolla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e70driftpig Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 did you run them up in a lathe with a dial indicator to make sure they run true? Not exactly but there true all the same.....spun them on the balancer and checked by eye b4 i welded them, there only rears so it wont matter anyway! josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old fella Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Hey, good thinking 99, we used to do this type of modification to wheels way back when I was a boy, before wide rims and mags became commonplace. They look exceptional if you get the rims chromed when they are apart and then paint the centres black when you weld them back together. Try drilling your new valve stem hole diagonally opposite the old one to defeat any balance problem that may occur and rather than weld up the old hole, just fill it with a screw in stem from a tyre dealer. ( check caliper clearance first). If you shop around you will find that there are wider rims that fit your centres too. Like 7" ford or holden rims maybe. Its a cheap way of having a tuff set of good looking rims for next to not much. Anyway, have fun with it and don`t tell the coppers coz its highly illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e70driftpig Posted June 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Finished em off today......next time i'll be painting the band and center b4 i weld them in.....that was a prick of a job! pics have to wait till monday b4 i can afford tyres.....and now i gotta find a pair of 15" meshies or something for the front to run with em!! josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old fella Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Finished em off today......next time i'll be painting the band and center b4 i weld them in.....that was a prick of a job!pics have to wait till monday b4 i can afford tyres.....and now i gotta find a pair of 15" meshies or something for the front to run with em!! josh Mate, they look brilliant. A nice ste of chrome nuts will set them right off. Glad to see that someone out there is not afraid to think outside the square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shame_inc Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 haha sic wont them :y: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irokin Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 haha sic wont them :y: Dude, please, do me a favor and take at least a few seconds to check your spelling before posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjenman Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 very nice well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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