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post Nov 7 2006, 07:16 PM
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have steel wheels on my 73 1.7. look like they were painted black. the spare is silver. here's the question . what would have been original or stock for my year? would like them to be silver but want to try to keep the car as original as possible. i actually like them. am i nuts? if anyone has pics that would be nice.
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post Nov 7 2006, 07:26 PM
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Probably the spare is original. 165 SR 15 on a 5.5" rim? Does the date code on the spare rim match the date on the decal on the drivers door latch post? If not there, tell me the VIN of the car.
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post Nov 7 2006, 07:40 PM
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QUOTE(nycchef @ Nov 7 2006, 10:16 PM) *

have steel wheels on my 73 1.7. look like they were painted black. the spare is silver. here's the question . what would have been original or stock for my year? would like them to be silver but want to try to keep the car as original as possible. i actually like them. am i nuts? if anyone has pics that would be nice.

If your avatar is of your 914, the wheels may be 4 1/2 inchers (early non-appearance group wheels), which would normally have 155 tires on them. Appearance group upgraded the wheels to 5 1/2, which would have 165 tires & could easily go bigger, to a degree.

Wheels should have been a satin silver, with flat black bolt areas and backsides.

Not exactly perfect, but see the attached - from a very late '72. Should be the same. Yes, that's Jack Daniels & my favorite pipe on the roof!


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post Nov 7 2006, 07:50 PM
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Wheels should have been a satin silver, with flat black bolt areas and backsides.

mine are 5.5's with 205/55's on them. that is exactly the finish i want . how did you do it? thanks. by the way beautiful car.
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post Nov 7 2006, 07:56 PM
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Hey Rich,
I have a 73' 1.7 with wheels that are just like yours (black painted steel and chrome hub caps). I have found a few spots where the paint has been worn off and the paint under the black looks silver, so (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Oh, and I like the black with hub cap look too.
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post Nov 7 2006, 08:46 PM
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QUOTE(jet1 @ Nov 7 2006, 05:56 PM) *

Hey Rich,
I have a 73' 1.7 with wheels that are just like yours (black painted steel and chrome hub caps). I have found a few spots where the paint has been worn off and the paint under the black looks silver, so (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Oh, and I like the black with hub cap look too.
Keith

are you gonna refinish yours? leo may have a shop to strip off the black, i'm trying to find out how to get that satin silver look.
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post Nov 7 2006, 08:57 PM
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are you gonna refinish yours? leo may have a shop to strip off the black, i'm trying to find out how to get that satin silver look.


Wurth's Silver Lacquer in a rattle can if it's still available. Same paint used on Mahles & Pedrinis. Straight von Der Faderland.
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post Nov 8 2006, 06:44 AM
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Wurth's Silver Lacquer in a rattle can if it's still available. Same paint used on Mahles & Pedrinis. Straight von Der Faderland.
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available from pelican. now anyone know a media blaster in the north east?
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post Nov 8 2006, 06:51 AM
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Richie - fwiw, I've had a couple sets of wheels blasted - should cost no more than $25 per wheel. Might be worth it to buy a blast machine from harbor freight & do it yourself. Pay about the same amount and have a blast machine to call your own when you are finished. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

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post Nov 8 2006, 08:49 AM
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yeah..the northeasters could use a blasting machine =]
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post Nov 8 2006, 09:10 AM
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QUOTE(nycchef @ Nov 7 2006, 06:46 PM) *

QUOTE(jet1 @ Nov 7 2006, 05:56 PM) *

Hey Rich,
I have a 73' 1.7 with wheels that are just like yours (black painted steel and chrome hub caps). I have found a few spots where the paint has been worn off and the paint under the black looks silver, so (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Oh, and I like the black with hub cap look too.
Keith

are you gonna refinish yours? leo may have a shop to strip off the black, i'm trying to find out how to get that satin silver look.


I plan to refinish the wheels myself, but I have to get the car back on the road first. I thought about getting a small blasting setup, but have not looked into it much. For now I can live with the black.
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post Nov 8 2006, 09:26 AM
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For blasting rims you need a big cabinet, and at least a 5HP compressor with a drier. I have a big cabinet, and set it up at a friends shop with a good compreesor. I still have to install the drier. The cabinet needed lots of tweaking to get to work properly. It is not the cabinet itself, but the gun, air lines and fittings that are crap. I could not even use the stupid hose clamps they supplied.
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post Nov 8 2006, 09:30 AM
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yeah..the northeasters could use a blasting machine =]


I'm hoping in about a year or so, I'll have access to blasting machines...powder coating...etc...etc...
...if the environmental attorneys get their act together...finish contracts and let us build.
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post Nov 8 2006, 11:36 AM
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yeah..the northeasters could use a blasting machine =]


thanks aaron that was helpful. how big a unit would i need to buy to fit 4 wheels and a 6'1" 20 year old PITA (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grouphug.gif) . p.s. the interest is still accumulating, up to about $12 bucks by now. we should all try to get together this weekend
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post Nov 8 2006, 11:48 AM
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I'm around this Sat. In fact, I want to get out to MovieTime to put on the tow bar brackets so come Dec-1 when I ship out to Buffalo, I can just roll out easily w/the green machine in tow...

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post Nov 8 2006, 04:09 PM
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so come Dec-1 when I ship out to Buffalo, I can just roll out easily w/the green machine in tow...

Oh heavens, are you coming out to our neck of the woods. There are a couple of guys near or in Buffalo, and several of us not far from the border. Better pack some snowshoes, I think Buffalo is still digging out from that 2 foot snowfall. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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so come Dec-1 when I ship out to Buffalo, I can just roll out easily w/the green machine in tow...

Oh heavens, are you coming out to our neck of the woods. There are a couple of guys near or in Buffalo, and several of us not far from the border. Better pack some snowshoes, I think Buffalo is still digging out from that 2 foot snowfall. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



Yup, I'm all too familiar w/winters in Buffalo. Actually, that is the reason I'm heading there. I need to do nothing but study for grad school entrance exams. Outside of Anchorage, Alaska I couldn't find a better place to hole myself up than Buffalo. Plus, my dad has a house there and it sure beats paying NYC rent while I'm not working...
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hey rich, you know me, always here to help haha...not sure if ill be around on saturday yet..its a possibility
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QUOTE(ptravnic @ Nov 9 2006, 07:31 AM) *

QUOTE(davep @ Nov 8 2006, 05:09 PM) *

QUOTE(ptravnic @ Nov 8 2006, 09:48 AM) *

so come Dec-1 when I ship out to Buffalo, I can just roll out easily w/the green machine in tow...

Oh heavens, are you coming out to our neck of the woods. There are a couple of guys near or in Buffalo, and several of us not far from the border. Better pack some snowshoes, I think Buffalo is still digging out from that 2 foot snowfall. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



Yup, I'm all too familiar w/winters in Buffalo. Actually, that is the reason I'm heading there. I need to do nothing but study for grad school entrance exams. Outside of Anchorage, Alaska I couldn't find a better place to hole myself up than Buffalo. Plus, my dad has a house there and it sure beats paying NYC rent while I'm not working...



Pete, what are you going back to grad school for? I recently became motivated to go back as well (company I am working for is slowly dying), looking to get in next fall. Masters? PhD? Looking like a masters in a field combining mech/elec eng (controls or robotics) for me, but PhD hasn't been ruled out yet. The thought of spending the next 5-6 years in school is a little daunting right now though!

-Chris
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QUOTE(type11969 @ Nov 9 2006, 12:29 PM) *

QUOTE(ptravnic @ Nov 9 2006, 07:31 AM) *

QUOTE(davep @ Nov 8 2006, 05:09 PM) *

QUOTE(ptravnic @ Nov 8 2006, 09:48 AM) *

so come Dec-1 when I ship out to Buffalo, I can just roll out easily w/the green machine in tow...

Oh heavens, are you coming out to our neck of the woods. There are a couple of guys near or in Buffalo, and several of us not far from the border. Better pack some snowshoes, I think Buffalo is still digging out from that 2 foot snowfall. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



Yup, I'm all too familiar w/winters in Buffalo. Actually, that is the reason I'm heading there. I need to do nothing but study for grad school entrance exams. Outside of Anchorage, Alaska I couldn't find a better place to hole myself up than Buffalo. Plus, my dad has a house there and it sure beats paying NYC rent while I'm not working...



Pete, what are you going back to grad school for? I recently became motivated to go back as well (company I am working for is slowly dying), looking to get in next fall. Masters? PhD? Looking like a masters in a field combining mech/elec eng (controls or robotics) for me, but PhD hasn't been ruled out yet. The thought of spending the next 5-6 years in school is a little daunting right now though!

-Chris



Going back for my MBA. I've worked for 8yrs. Almost 6 of the 8 @ JPMorgan where I was working w/MBA's from Wharton, PHD's from Carnege Mellon, etc & I held my own but I don't want to just hold my own anymore. Need new tools in my toolbox and w/an undergrad from The University of Toledo, I can't quite rely on the alumni network to prop me up. 21 months and $150k out of pocket is a tough pill to swallow but I've been through the numbers and long term the MBA pays for itself over and over and over...

I'm hoping for a top program - the likes of NYU or Columbia but I havn't scored high enough on the GMAT (entrance exam) to guarantee my acceptance. So, off to Buffalo I go to study - NO DISTRACTIONS. I'm having a second meeting w/the director of Notre Dame's MBA admissions @ the end of the month. ND will likely be my fall back school and I'd be proud to be associated w/such a fine institution. If I score well enough I'll apply to the big ones - Harvard, Stanford, etc. We'll see how things go...

For your field of engineering take a look at Toledo. Don't laugh, they've got one of the best engineering schools in the country. It's a very competitive program but the cost is very affordable, even for out of state students. I'm pretty involved in the alumni organization (was invited back to the school this past summer to met w/all the deans & president). You would likely rcv a partial scholarship to cover out of state costs - the school is pushing for students from the NE...

Happy to talk to you offline - I just can't talk about it on the phone while @ work b/c they don't know I'm leaving yet... They'll know at the end of the month...
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