12-Cab C60L & More

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by aj.lec

Finally after almost 4 years I now have enough 13 inch rims for the 2 C8's
2 of these will require a bit of repair

you did well finding those rims ..... are you planning on restoring c8 x 2

[aj.lec]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

you did well finding those rims ..... are you planning on restoring c8 x 2

Hopefully
Thats the plan at least but at the rate i am going at the moment it may be on my 80th birthday
Have been trying to pick up bits to build up the first one as I am getting the second going
First one is "The Challenge" C8 as Ryan stated on the Tshirt "It's Restorable"

[aj.lec]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

you did well finding those rims

Flicking through the net last night looking for tyres and rims and came across a KVE newsletter from 2010.
It appears our KVE members seriously dropped the ball for the C8, F8 and artillery owners
In the newsletter for sale section there was 5 sandblasted and primed rims in good nick and another 2 rims with useable sandgrip tyres .....

Rims & Tyres </u>
Five (5) sand blasted & primed 900 x 13 rims, dated:
1941 x 2 Kelsey (Canadian)
1942 x 2 Kelsey (Canadian)
One unmarked but WW2
One pair 900 x 13 Rims with useable Olympic sand grip tyres


I contacted the postee just on the off chance he still had them. He said he had no interest expressed for them so he sent them to the tip What a loss

[Alex van de Wetering]

Andrew,

Good job on finding the C8 rims! I am certainly looking forward to the resto of your Cab 12 C8.

Did you know that BKT tyres has taken over de Olympic 9.00x13 moulds? see, the 9.00x13 tyre thread.

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...p?t=478&page=7

Alex

[aj.lec]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Andrew,

Good job on finding the C8 rims! I am certainly looking forward to the resto of your Cab 12 C8.

Did you know that BKT tyres has taken over de Olympic 9.00x13 moulds? see, the 9.00x13 tyre thread.

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...p?t=478&page=7

Alex

Good to know
Thanks Alex
Resto has been a drawn out process thus far
The problem we seem to have in Australia is that there is very few importers of certain tyres.
I have been looking for a while now and doing the ring around in Australia
I was looking at MRF for a bit but they were only implement rated tyres (although C8 speed would not be an issue)
As of Monday i have found a dealer that has another brand of tyre in a sand grip pattern in 900 X 13 now (name escapes me at the moment) which are road rated as well.
Not the cheapest at $280 compared to the MRF that were $180 a piece plus tubes and still looking for rust rings .
Now just have to save the pennies and get a couple of sets. Hopefully this importer wont stop importing these in the mean time

[hrpearce]

Originally Posted by aj.lec

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It appears our KVE members seriously dropped the ball for the C8, F8 and artillery owners

Andrew, Jan always puts links to the newsletter on MLU and has constantly offered to add E-Mails to her daterbase to send the newsletters direct.

[aj.lec]

Gearbox completed and ready for chassis install

[Ryan]

Looks terrific andrew. Very impressed.

[aj.lec]

Thanks Ryan
Very slow progress but at least some i suppose

Robert . Would feel a bit of a hijacker/bludger if I were to subscribe and not join organisations such as KVE and the like. At present would not have anything to offer a club if I joined

Big thanks to Robert Williams for supply of the necessary gearbox housing components

[aj.lec]

Attended the Bathurst 1000 2012 today
Close racing with Holden taking the day by the narrowest of margins over the Ford Less than a car length !!!
Was hoping Craig Lowndes might get a 6th win in the 888
Big crowd for the 50th anniversary race