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björn · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject:

what olli is saying i understand
and bart to
is there no company that whe can ask and mabe oli desgin some rims
totoly for 2cv
just like vw
in holland peole are looking for alu rims for there 2cv
and they get stuck on the one's for normal and smart or vw rims
ok it's a qeustoin of taist to Wink

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backfire · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject:

Yes you can, but alloy rims are very expensive to produce in small amount. The press or the mold are very expensive to produce.

Other option is to mill rims, but that's also very expensive.

Someone in NL did it once, but I found them ugly and they cost more then 1000 Euro for 4 rims. A set op spacers is cheaper, but personally I find rims should be with 3 bold fitting. And with 3 bolds fitting everybody knows they are special Wink

In Numansdorp NL, there is a rim company that could help you with rims that come without drilled holes, then you can have the holes drilled to 2cv specs.
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Olli · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject:

No, I think Björn is not speaking here about so small amounth of wheels.
If there would be company (example EMPI) who would like to sell some
wheels in 2cv scene too, they could order design for 2cv custom rims from
someone or do it by their self and made example 200 pieces set of them.
If they would sell they could start to produce more. But there is big risk
as long 2cv people thinks that Lada Niva wheels looks good under 2cv. Wink

-Olli

Ps. I once made design of Radar style rims for 2cv (3 bolts).
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Olli · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject:

If you have rims whitout holes or holes welded off I think any good
metal machining company can drill 3 bolt pattern on them.

-Olli
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björn · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject:

yes i'm thinking a bit big
and why not contect empi
i think 2cv people are sifthing whit the stile
but downt know where to go and whats around to put under there 2cv's
if there is company that cane mil them
just like choper wheels
cool

would you like to shere the desgin of your wheel olli?
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Kustombart · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject:

björn · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject:

it got wheels so drive it
me to i bild it the drive it
but if it looks cool
that makes it intresting to
i agree with bart
i whont late it ketch dust il rider drive it
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Olli · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject:

I think none of these 2cv customs I show are trailer gueens. Some rough
2cv customs I have seen pictured on trailers. Car can be really well used,
(not maybe in everyday) and still be show guality. I dont see anything
cool (exept temperature) in winter driving, but we have guite different
winter here in Finland. We have many hotrods in Finland whitout fenders
and bonnet and still used a lot. When I'm talking about show quality cars
here I dont mean show stoppers which are bought on show by trailers.
Like my Ural, I used to drive it guite a lot. Its not scared of rain or sand
roads but still after washing and waxing its Show guality bike.

-Olli
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Green-Duckman · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject:

What about this one in your list?

Yes it realy is a trailer car, I dont know if it even can drive but I like it!
And it's a Show Car.
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Olli · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:39 pm Post subject:

Its something new and cool built and I can imagine it be exhibited in
some show but its not really well made or even finished so its a bit out
of what I was searching.

-Olli
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Green-Duckman · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject:

Your right about the finnish, I don't think it's finnished eihter.

But a good start though!!
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Bart · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject:

JoZeF · Grave Digger Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734

Hmm

Thanks Olli for launching this topic. I think some interesting input can (and has already) come through.

Bart : My rod is built to show and to go. it's low, fenderless, hoodless, and tops a max speed of maybe only 130km/h, but I drove/will drive it to shows. but I know what you mean about "useless" show cars...

Olli : I hope to build my A to "show car" standards, and then drive it. I lack time, unfortunately. The rest I have or can work to get. I probably won't build thousands of bikes and cars, cause I'm not that good at it, to be honest, but I'd like to get this Mk1 2cv looking perfect (I would have loved to have a pre 53, though...

(by the way, the "batmobile" rims are one their way Wink

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