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Talking about wheels, guess what I'm up to?
 3 down, 1 to go............guess what I'm doing?
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Craig "ZR-1 NO KA 'OI" "ZR-1 ICHIBAN" 1995 #228 Black/Black with Dunn Heads ZR-1 owner since September 2003 ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #0074 NCM Lifetime Member #2048 
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Re: Talking about wheels, guess what I'm up to?
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Uhhhh...deflowering virgins? No? Sewing buttons on oranges?... MAKIN' US (or ME at least) JEALOUS!! Yeah....THAT's IT!  P.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Re: Talking about wheels, guess what I'm up to?
Hey no fair....tell us! OH, those wheels look sweeeeet! What make? and the tires, which Michelin's are they...I like the tread pattern, it looks like they'd be runners in the wet!
  Tom
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Re: Talking about wheels, guess what I'm up to?
I always wondered if you could un-bolt the centers of 3-piece wheels without taking the tires off. Did the inner/outer barrels separate at all?
Looks like CCW Classic 18's? |
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When I installed tires and had to swap the centers form the inside to outside, I removed the tire valve stem core and let all the air out and swapped them like Craig is doing with no issues.. Craig, you are either cleaning or polishing them
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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Re: Talking about wheels, guess what I'm up to?
I certainly know what it looks like you're doing. Done it myself a few times
 
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Re: Talking about wheels, guess what I'm up to?
WOW I was under the mistaken impression that when one takes the wheels apart like you have, that you have to then heat the barrel before you could get the inner back in. Cool that you don't have to do that!!!
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Join Date: May 2010
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Re: Talking about wheels, guess what I'm up to?
Hi Gang,
Sorry for the suspense. Last night I just thought to send a teaser out there after taking apart a few of them. Well, the real deal is after 5 years or so of not really being happy with the look of these CCW Classic on my Z I decided to finally do a color change. I did not like the bling look for some reason on my red 90 with a lot of black trim. I pc'd the stock wheel centers and really love it so decided to do the same with the CCW. I had a hard time making the decision to ruin a perfectly polished CCW wheel. Initially I wanted black centers but did not like the choice from CCW after consulting with John (owner). Black was like a anodized dull black as you have seen and I did not like that. The gloss black centers with 85 (black) center caps on my stocks looked so nice so why no do these too even though it has a similar look. The bolts will remain chrome as will the lip so I think it will look killer with the polished Carter center caps. I'm dropping off to the powder coater this AM. They did an awesome job with my top half and driveshafts as well as the stock wheels. It will be gloss black with clear coat. They are very easy to split as shown in video and mentioned here by members here. http://www.ccwheel.com/files/incs/te...air_video.html Just a gazillion bolts to carefully remove once the air valve is removed to ensure all the air is out. No requirement to split or dismount tires and I marked exactly where and what wheel to put each center back on with the valve stem as reference. I will still take them in for rebalance after assembly since I have not done that since new. Gotta run so will post more info soon. Craig
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Germantown, MD
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Re: Talking about wheels, guess what I'm up to?
Hey Craig, the black centers will look sharp on your Z. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your completed work of art!
I'm not sure it's worth it to me to take the time and polish the inside of the wheels but I am able to get about the finish you have in your photo with relative ease. I start with a regular steel wool pad and metal polish. This seems to cut right through the road grime. I then hit it with a 0 steel wool pad, then a 00 pad, then a 000 pad, and finish up with a 0000 pad. I do wipe the dried polish off as I go from one pad to the next. If you find a process that works better/faster, please let me know. |
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