gastruk Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Im looking at Firestone 600x20 650x20 700x20 Tyres. I like the look of the truck treadIm looking at 5" or 6" width x20 Weld Racing Wheels S74Has anyone thought in this way? THX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whtbaron Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Did a quick Google search for the wheels you are considering and came up with this. Nice wheel, but I think it's a more modern look than most of the posters here are interested in. A lot of people here are trying to assemble speedsters with vintage parts, it's just a question of what you personally consider to be vintage. If you're getting into a more hotrod look, you may have better luck enquiring on the HAMB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gastruk Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 It was just a thought. Thank You for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whtbaron Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Nothing wrong with creative thinking. Some of the early Bugatti's used a spoked wheel, and even solids... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whtbaron Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 If you look around on the web, some places define vintage speedsters as being pre-1928, the title for this discussion suggest "pre-war" which I assume means prior to 1942, but if you read the other threads there has been a considerable amount of latitude given to this group of discussions ( some people want modern steering, or brakes to make them safer, others are looking at newer 6 cylinders for dependability) which I personally agree with. Speedsters really were the original race cars, and the original hotrods long before the term was coined. In the end, it's your car and I think you should do what you want to it to make it the way you enjoy it personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whtbaron Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Hmmm... or perhaps the original administrators for the forum were hoping we'd focus on parts built before the First World War.... lol... so confusing when we've never really been without a war! Regardless, I'm all for having fun with old cars, restored or otherwise... at least we're keeping them from being turned into Coke tins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gastruk Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Does anyone know of a company that has cast a wood spoke wheel in aluminum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV Puleo Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Take a look at these on "The Old Motor"pierce arrow cast wheels | Search Results | The Old MotorThough I bet they are fantastically rare. I know I've never seen any. But, if you had a big enough lathe and access to a foundry it would be possible to make some.There is an American LaFrance speedster around RI that has cast aluminum wheels. Back in the 70s I met the man who built it. He made a pattern of 3 spokes and the felloe band and cast 4 pieces for each wheel (I'm not certain I got those numbers right...I didn't count the spokes). He then machined the interfaces at the hub and assembled them into the strongest "wooden" wheels I've ever seen. I have a picture of it somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrhd29nz Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 There are lots of cast spoke wheels in the agriculture world. I have seen a lot of "rat rods" sporting them. It takes some work to get brake drums, but they look good and old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gastruk Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 The Rocket Wheel co. has thought about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Romberger Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Lathe happy Model T'ers have been turning out aluminum spokes for decades. These CNC spokes are the first that I know of that are commercally available:Aluma Spoke, LLC | 1001 SW Higgins, Suite 206 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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