banded steels are here : )

[V8ian]

Does he do 15" rims as well????

[james p]

Does he do 15" rims as well????

 

i can i need a few sets at once as its a right arse settin up th tools for them but can be done

[mk1nurburg]

'ian', give me a shout when youre thinking of doing yours as mine are 15's too and i want to get my rears taken out an inch extra. ideally i'd like to get a spare weller too to match and get it banded to match the fronts if i cant get the spare in an 8'' width.

 

'james', can you answer these cupla questions for me too please.... curious.

 

can the banding be added to the outer lip only?? what does it show like on the inside of the wheel? are the weld marks present like on the inside of the wheel??

 

cheers. pauly

[RETRO_AL]

Can you price me some 10x15 please,would be handy to have with some slicks

[james p]

Can you price me some 10x15 please,would be handy to have with some slicks

 

£50 a rim mate as said above i need to book a few a once

[james p]

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can the banding be added to the outer lip only?? what does it show like on the inside of the wheel? are the weld marks present like on the inside of the wheel??

 

cheers. pauly

 

 

we can do inside but its not as easy as the rims normaly slope more at the back

 

the welds look like this

 

 

 

 

 

also cheak out retro ford this month green cortina p26 our rims

[geoffersmasher]

james these the pics you said you would send us? if so hmm im sorley temptted just gotta find the right steels, anoying thing is i sold a set for 20 bar not two months ago.

[bmxdave]

If you where nearer id jump at it! Id love a set of 7's and 6.5's for the front.

[james p]

james these the pics you said you would send us? if so hmm im sorley temptted just gotta find the right steels, anoying thing is i sold a set for 20 bar not two months ago.

 

yeah sorry mate i forgot lol its the top one

 

and this

 

[james p]

If you where nearer id jump at it! Id love a set of 7's and 6.5's for the front.

 

im hopein to sell sets alredy done shortly watch this space im happy to post

[mk1estate]

Hi, im not sure that these are legal...i seem to remember a few homemade efforts self destructing and im sure someone was killed with these wheels....perhaps our other members can help do you know if they are legal...they look bloody great though i might get some for my mk1 estate

[bmxdave]

They are illegal. But there is a few grey areas, and theres probably a loophole or two.

 

In my opinion theyre no less safe then factory ones if they are properly welded. If they are bodged thats when they become dangerous.

 

I think theyre sexy, and if james is going to be making sets then i recon hes well onto something

 

Theres definately a space in the market for you there, and you could start up a good little buissness. Everyone wants a set of banded steelies, and if your welder turns out to be extremely good (good doesnt surfice on these, he has to be brilliant) then i reckon you go for it! Youd have to sell them with a warning though, something like for off road use only or use at own risk.

[bomber1]

i think the welder has to have a certan certificate for them to be legal

[james p]

Youd have to sell them with a warning though, something like for off road use only or use at own risk.

 

there stock car rims mate

[capri29]

Any more news on this?

 

Id be very interested in a pair of 15x7 and a pair of 15x8. I would like to see some pics of 15s first though. Some hub centers look better than others but with the right amount of dish, anything looks good.

[bob wiggins]

Can you stretch a set of morris 1000 wheels 2 inches

[Mr Sam]

http://retrorides.proboards86.com/index ... 1195901645

 

says somewhere there about legalitys

 

and Bob mate heres a metro on banded steels

 

[bob wiggins]

cheers Sam would not have a clue where to get these ,my dads got a morris traveller and bought a set of alleycats which are a minilite replica but just dont look right, gotta have a set of banded steels so i can still put the morris wheel cap on

[slappy]

Hi James can't wait to have mine done, was mine a special rate for new people to the forum ?

[james p]

Hi James can't wait to have mine done, was mine a special rate for new people to the forum ?

 

all 13s are £40 each now due to it costing us too much to do them

[Morley]

http://retrorides.proboards86.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1195901645

 

says somewhere there about legalitys

 

and Bob mate heres a metro on banded steels

 

 

I hate to say it, but that really is a cool Metro

[antz]

i was behind that metro at the pod at retro show...it flies

[Muttley MK2]

Any one preparing to fit a set of these wheels note this. These are illegal when fitted to a road car! The reason being a simple one, Insurance, Try telling your insurance company that you are fitting cut and welded wheels and they will throw a fit. If you relly must then i suggest you get an engineers report to back up the welding! No welder in the world can guarantee his welds unless they are x rayed and crack tested. I worked fo UKOP in the eighties welding a pipeline for oil right across the uk, so I have done a bit of welding!! All the welds made on that project were electronically checked for cracks and leaks and 12% of all welds needed rewelding! So beware folks. I have one more comment,,,,, UNSPRUNG WEIGHT, wht do you think all hi-performance cars are fitted with alloy wheels

[bmxdave]

Youd be surprised how heavy alloys are compared to steels.

[Muttley MK2]

I'd be surprised if a banded steel was lighter than an alloy of the same size