new wheels 1935 wires

stoppa Seriously Crusin Dubber

139 posts · joined Apr 2006 · 6 Nov 2007, 8:10 pm

#619865

its been a while since ive been on here so just a pic of the volksrod with the new wheeels there 1935 ford wire rims with firestone crossply white walls.650/16 on the rear and 450/470 /16 on the front.

central coast
NSW

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 6 Nov 2007, 8:55 pm

#619876

Nice one Brock. How's it going over there?

reub VWRX is gone...

2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 6 Nov 2007, 10:50 pm

#619911

Much better dude!

Congrats on the feedback the car has received.

Reub

stoppa Seriously Crusin Dubber

139 posts · joined Apr 2006 · 7 Nov 2007, 4:07 pm

#619965

yeah good paul,
thanks reub.

central coast
NSW

greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 7 Nov 2007, 5:10 pm

#619974

looking good dude keep up the good work sorry u had to defect to the dark side lol

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CAFFINEPUSHERMAN bandito di culo

1,609 posts · joined May 2005 · 9 Nov 2007, 5:34 pm

#620298

mate where did you get the wheels wouldnt mind them on my a model

A candy coloured clown they called the sandman tip toes through my room every night just to sprinkle stardust on my pillow go to sleep everything will be allright
1967 Type 3 square
1956 double door panel
1968 single cab kombi

greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 9 Nov 2007, 5:38 pm

#620300

are they the early ford i was offered a set for $100 not long ago at a swap meet should have taken them

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stoppa Seriously Crusin Dubber

139 posts · joined Apr 2006 · 9 Nov 2007, 7:51 pm

#620313

as it says 1935 ford wire wheels Amodel wheels where diferent

central coast
NSW

kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 11 Dec 2007, 6:50 pm

#624289

looks almost at its peak of style dude .... r u over in wa your sig says still central coast ,, heard about where your volkstruck has gone ,, curious myself where it went??

show us your gates

humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 5 Mar 2008, 12:14 am

#635391

Brock was telling me late last year that the ute was coming over, as soon as his house is in order.... Must give him a call an see how he's gone with the rego issues....

FUCH your early!

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pezzano Casual Dubber

22 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 27 Mar 2008, 8:26 pm

#638528

HI HOW MUCH WORK IS THERE IN FITTING THE 35 FORD WHEELS UP TO A VW BUG ,CAN YOU BY A KIT YET

pezzano Casual Dubber

22 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 27 Mar 2008, 8:29 pm

#638529

ONE OF MY PROJECTS ,THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO FIT WIRES TOO

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humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 27 Mar 2008, 9:42 pm

#638569

STOP YELLING!

You can get adapters....

FUCH your early!

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theVman Officially Full-On Dubber

214 posts · joined Dec 2010 · 1 Mar 2011, 10:39 pm

#828967

stoppa wrote:its been a while since ive been on here so just a pic of the volksrod with the new wheeels there 1935 ford wire rims with firestone crossply white walls.650/16 on the rear and 450/470 /16 on the front.

Hi stoppa,

Where do you get those rims, im after a set too. Everyone appears to be putting them on lately but know one will say where to get them.
I ended up getting a set of 17" chev pattern off ebay that i will look into getting cut down to 16" but prefer to just get the 16" straight up.
im after the firestone crossply white walls 750/16 on the rear and 500/525 /16 on the front.

Regards
theVman

1969 Beetle (soon to be Volksrod)
www.adlerbike.com/volksrod
www.installsmith.com

Jinx Learner Dubber

8 posts · joined Dec 2010 · 13 Mar 2011, 2:51 pm

#830542

theVman wrote:
stoppa wrote:its been a while since ive been on here so just a pic of the volksrod with the new wheeels there 1935 ford wire rims with firestone crossply white walls.650/16 on the rear and 450/470 /16 on the front.
Hi stoppa,

Where do you get those rims, im after a set too. Everyone appears to be putting them on lately but know one will say where to get them.
I ended up getting a set of 17" chev pattern off ebay that i will look into getting cut down to 16" but prefer to just get the 16" straight up.
im after the firestone crossply white walls 750/16 on the rear and 500/525 /16 on the front.

Buying some old rims and rebuilding them sounds like an expensive exercise Vman. Have you thought about some Tru Spokes and white walls from the US. Still a bit pricey but a quality wheel and ready to go.
http://www.truespoke.net/

Only in bloody Qld 🙅. Still doing the same things I did 30 years ago only much better. Too old to change now.

humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 13 Mar 2011, 3:28 pm

#830547

You need to be buying some hot rodding mags.... Look for Ol' Skool Rodz, Hot Rod Deluxe and Rebel Rods to name a few.... There are loads of advertisers in there who have what you need.... Then of course there is the Hot Rod and Volksrod forums like HAMB and Volksrods.com and the many others, that also have plenty of good used stuff.... The next obvious thing to do it hit up the vintage swap meets.... I often see good usable wheels for sale for very reasonable prices.... Since my Dubrod is more a 60's style project, and I didn't want to run wires on my project, so I looked at other period options.... I scored some OG Oz made 12 spoke spindle mount rims from a local vintage swap for 200clams (sold them on to a local rodder as I want to run front brakes), and the 15x10 kidney spokes I scored out of the local trader rag for a carton of Coopers...

FUCH your early!

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theVman Officially Full-On Dubber

214 posts · joined Dec 2010 · 13 Mar 2011, 9:02 pm

#830601

Thanks guys....

I have purchased some rod magazines and have been looking for suppliers.
I still have not found any supplier of wheels that are like the original ford wires. The new wires available are the adjustable spoke type with a lot more number of spokes making the rim look busy, cluttered and also the impression they are smaller in diameter.
For the time being I have bought a set of Toyota 16” rims (same as ford pattern) for $40 that I will use in the interim until I can source the wires I want. They will still give me a style I like of the 50’s/60’s and later I can just do a strip and fit to the wires I like for an earlier style.
New wires –

OriginalFord -

Toyota Camry – (Chrome, paint or powder coat with mini moons or smoothy caps.)

Regards
theVman

1969 Beetle (soon to be Volksrod)
www.adlerbike.com/volksrod
www.installsmith.com

Jinx Learner Dubber

8 posts · joined Dec 2010 · 14 Mar 2011, 5:28 am

#830634

Hi Vman. I agree the Tru Spoke look busy compared to the early Ford wire. What about the Fat Wire?
http://www.truespoke.net/FatWire.html
or
http://www.mcleanwheels.com/index.html

Only in bloody Qld 🙅. Still doing the same things I did 30 years ago only much better. Too old to change now.

theVman Officially Full-On Dubber

214 posts · joined Dec 2010 · 14 Mar 2011, 8:49 am

#830643

Jinx wrote:Hi Vman. I agree the Tru Spoke look busy compared to the early Ford wire. What about the Fat Wire?
http://www.truespoke.net/FatWire.html
or
http://www.mcleanwheels.com/index.html

Hi Jinx,
The Fat wire is only available in 15" but the Mclean wheels look a lot better. Still have adjustable spokes but are less cluttered and as close to the original ford that I have see yet. Thanks, they may be an option pending price. I hope they can do them in a narrow width to suit 750-16 rear and 500/525-16 front firestone ww.

Regards
theVman

1969 Beetle (soon to be Volksrod)
www.adlerbike.com/volksrod
www.installsmith.com