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Nacho
post Jan 8 2017, 08:00 PM
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Hi there,,

I've been searching online for what type of wheel this is but I can find anything. I would like to know so that I can ordered the center caps.

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post Jan 8 2017, 08:03 PM
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Good luck finding caps. They haven't been made in +20 years.

They were sold under many different names. American Racing, Gurney etc.

I had set on my car. I bought them in 1979!
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post Jan 8 2017, 08:10 PM
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Try searching under McAfee, I think they were the original ones with a bunch of clones after that. Jack McAfee.
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post Jan 8 2017, 08:26 PM
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QUOTE(URY914 @ Jan 8 2017, 08:03 PM) *

Good luck finding caps. They haven't been made in +20 years.

They were sold under many different names. American Racing, Gurney etc.

I had set on my car. I bought them in 1979!


Thanks for the lead on the brand. I figured they didn't make them anymore. Even some reproductions would be good.

Thanks
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post Jan 8 2017, 08:44 PM
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They polish up nicely...
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I've those same wheels, with a couple of the caps. I'll check if there's a part number.
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post Jan 9 2017, 07:01 AM
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Those are dan gurney westerns. Center caps not available
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post Jan 9 2017, 07:49 AM
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Wheel center caps seem like the perfect application for 3D plastic printing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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post Jan 9 2017, 08:43 AM
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The good thing about those wheels is that if gravity failed us, your 914 would still not float away. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

I'd guess the weight at somewhere between 18-20# each. That's just the wheel. Not the wheel and tire. Unstrung weight. Not the place you want heavy if you're looking for performance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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post Jan 9 2017, 07:22 PM
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The good thing about those wheels is that if gravity failed us, your 914 would still not float away. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

I'd guess the weight at somewhere between 18-20# each. That's just the wheel. Not the wheel and tire. Unstrung weight. Not the place you want heavy if you're looking for performance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)



A tad over 14.5 pounds each from a set I had. I didn't measure all four of them, I do know 2 are a different manufacture.

I found a company that can manufacturer brand new wheels for them to be wider if need be,

http://www.etmags.com/one_off_wheels.html

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The LAT 70 was a 13 x 5 1/2" classic sunbeam tiger wheel. Our customer wanted that traditional look in a 15 x 6 1/2" wheel. This allowed for a larger tire to be used and while keeping that classic look for his car.



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post Jan 9 2017, 08:20 PM
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QUOTE(Rob-O @ Jan 8 2017, 09:03 PM) *

They polish up nicely...

They do look good polished.
The caps where simple domed cap similar to a lot of the American Racing wheels.
I had these on my 72.

Check Craigslist, they appear from time to time.
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post Jan 9 2017, 08:47 PM
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I had a set that was polished up on my car. Had new caps too. They weren't made for the wheel, but they fit well. I want to say they were American Racing or Cragar wheel center caps. Weird I know, but they fit well, cleared the bearing cover caps on the front wheels and (even though we're chromed) matched the polished aluminum wheel well.

I don't remember them weighing a lot. But I didn't put them on a scale.
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post Jan 9 2017, 09:17 PM
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Sunbeam Tigers had a very similar wheel - check "Sunbeam Specialties" for a cap. They show a 3" center.
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post Jan 10 2017, 09:31 AM
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as said gurney western wheels, i got a set of center caps on ebay last year, someone is knocking them off.
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As has been said before these are Dan Gurney Western Wheels. I have them on mine, and was going to change them out for Fuchs, but after seeing how well they polish up, I am going to try polishing mine and seeing how they come out. If you hunt hard enough, it is possible to find center caps for these, though I have not yet bought any, so I can't verify if they truly fit or not.
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post Jan 10 2017, 10:09 AM
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Measure the opening and you can often find a workable center cap. Don't know what size yours are but I had Panasports, also impossible to find center caps, and found that black plastic 924 center caps fit them perfectly, Porsche crest and all.
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post Jan 10 2017, 01:48 PM
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QUOTE(McMark @ Jan 9 2017, 08:49 AM) *

Wheel center caps seem like the perfect application for 3D plastic printing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)


Totally agree.
print them and then finish them up on a lathe. Not hard at all once you have the basic cad drawing.

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post Jan 10 2017, 03:48 PM
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If I had a lathe in my garage, I wouldn't bother printing them, I'd make them billet. Oh' and my 74 has those wheels as well.
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post Jan 10 2017, 04:00 PM
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QUOTE(Mueller @ Jan 9 2017, 10:22 PM) *

QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Jan 9 2017, 06:43 AM) *

The good thing about those wheels is that if gravity failed us, your 914 would still not float away. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

I'd guess the weight at somewhere between 18-20# each. That's just the wheel. Not the wheel and tire. Unstrung weight. Not the place you want heavy if you're looking for performance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)



A tad over 14.5 pounds each from a set I had. I didn't measure all four of them, I do know 2 are a different manufacture.

I found a company that can manufacturer brand new wheels for them to be wider if need be,

http://www.etmags.com/one_off_wheels.html

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The LAT 70 was a 13 x 5 1/2" classic sunbeam tiger wheel. Our customer wanted that traditional look in a 15 x 6 1/2" wheel. This allowed for a larger tire to be used and while keeping that classic look for his car.



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Mine were a good deal heavier. Different manufacturer I'm sure. Actually, 14.5# would make it a very light wheel. I'd question that scale. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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