AlexR 2,835 #51 Posted yesterday at 02:20 AM Man you are making some progress! Long ways to go yet I'm sure, but looking good! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineedanother 2,032 #52 Posted yesterday at 02:41 AM @kpinnc I was going to ask earlier if you intended to use tubes on the rear but as usual, you answer without the need. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 17,885 #53 Posted yesterday at 05:44 AM 2 hours ago, ineedanother said: but as usual, you answer without the need. My wife says this too, but she's usually trying to get me to shut up! Yeah I really think my welds are free of any pinhole, but tubes make new tires so much easier to install. I didn't use them up front and it was much more work on such wide tires. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DLF 20 #54 Posted yesterday at 02:27 PM When I had these put on the tire shop had the ai hose cliped on and had to use two blaster tanks to get thr last one to pop out. Lee1977 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 17,885 #55 Posted 16 hours ago (edited) Well, one of my cuts got a little off by about 1/4 inch and didn't come out straight. The wheel horse wheel cut great but the other one didn't. So I bent a 1/2 inch wide, 1/8 thick steel bar to line everything up. I scribed a mark .150 along the edge as a guide since one half of the wheel was straight. I used the line as a guide and clamped every inch until I was all the way around the wheel. Then I tacked the other half, working my way around. I repeatedly measured the width as I went, and then filled the inside gap with multiple passes after. The grinder and a flap disc cleaned the inside up nicely. If I ever do another set of these, I absolutely will do it this way. Alignment was much easier and it's probably stronger this way as well. Edited 16 hours ago by kpinnc 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 2,591 #56 Posted 16 hours ago Nice recovery, got any pics of inside rim (where tube goes)? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 11,394 #57 Posted 15 hours ago Just like a chill ring on the inside of a pipe weld, excellent, 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 17,885 #58 Posted 2 hours ago 13 hours ago, sqrlgtr said: Nice recovery, got any pics of inside rim (where tube goes)? Yep. Welded all the way around both edges. Definitely more work than I wanted but if I ever try this again, this is how I will do it. Nice smooth edges. Won't harm a tube. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 17,885 #59 Posted 2 hours ago First side of the first wheel painted. Not perfect by any means but I like it. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
