Author Topic: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10 (Read 11878 times)

animal · « **on:** July 03, 2010, 08:21 PM »

Bought a pair of Proclass wheels recently as below . But they had some really bad flats and damage 2 sides of rims.

Got me thinking of ways 2 remedy this $:-\$ Got my brain round it and made some tools up

A press 4 straightening the flats in the rims and an anvil 4 sorting out the deformed and bulging sidewalls.

this is the press fitted in the vice in action

The anvil

And with rim in situ during hammering session

All worked well cos when I wanted 2 show Simon (Cupid Stunt) the results I could barely make out where I had repaired them

Finished these yesterday all trued up

Used the old spokes just cleaned them up , new Nips , polished rims after hours of flatting

and cleaned up the hubs. Lovely Jubbly

dordymush · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2010, 08:24 PM »

bloody good aint ya

BrianP · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2010, 09:09 PM »

Nice job. That's spot on looking now.

Brian

stevochb · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2010, 09:29 PM »

Good resto skills there mate

I bet they end up looking minty mint.

poolysheriff · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2010, 09:34 PM »

Not sure why but while reading this i got the A-Team music in my head

Great work though Steve

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2010, 09:45 PM »

pukka as always

monkian · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2010, 09:50 PM »

Seriously cool skills

fischflo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2010, 10:09 PM »

way to go, Dr. Animal

brettypeeps · « **Reply #8 on:** July 04, 2010, 12:11 AM »

Great result good on ya

hunterdubber · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2010, 12:22 AM »

Good work/skills there Stevo

The amount of times I needed one of those little anvils $:-\$

Funny enough my current pro class survivors are under going the same treatment

due to being buckled the same no flats though

Bigplinky · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2010, 08:35 AM »

Well good, must have thrown out loads of rims you could have repaired over the years

bobafett · « **Reply #11 on:** July 04, 2010, 08:40 AM »

Well in Steve - skills again mate

Waxintaxin · « **Reply #12 on:** July 04, 2010, 09:49 AM »

Truly the king of the hammer

well done mate

brummie · « **Reply #13 on:** July 04, 2010, 10:37 AM »

very cool resto skills

Macmania · « **Reply #14 on:** July 04, 2010, 10:41 AM »

Great job.......top resto

animal · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2010, 06:12 PM »

Finished pics added

bobafett · « **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2010, 06:15 PM »

hunterdubber · « **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2010, 06:22 PM »

Superb end result Steve

I'll look at em next weekend

bmxr · « **Reply #18 on:** July 26, 2010, 06:57 PM »

Quote from: Waxintaxin on July 04, 2010, 09:49 AM

Truly the king of the hammer

well done mate

I did try this with just a hammer (rubber) and it got a 24" rim I damaged at Cheddar pretty true, but not as parfait as that!

U gonna be offering this service at MK? or at least renting out your anvil/press combo?!

Spen69 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 27, 2010, 06:59 AM »

Quote from: poolysheriff on July 03, 2010, 09:34 PM

Not sure why but while reading this i got the A-Team music in my head

Fookin ell Gaz, I was doing exactly the same thing

Steve - pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze bring that vice with you on Saturday, I've a got a 7X rim that's done a tour of Iraq by the looks of it and that would be just the ticket

The 2am club love you long time Steve