12-Cab C60L & More

aj.lec · #1 25-05-12, 12:16

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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 · #2 25-05-12, 12:46

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 · #3 25-05-12, 13:04

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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 · #4 25-05-12, 22:20

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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 · #5 27-05-12, 01:43

Gearbox completed and ready for chassis install

Ryan · #6 27-05-12, 02:14

Looks terrific andrew. Very impressed.

aj.lec · #7 27-05-12, 03:32

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 · #8 07-10-12, 13:01

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

aj.lec · #9 07-12-12, 12:30

Had a welcome visitor yesterday and he even came bearing gifts

Thanks Euan

The GT jigsaw puzzle has arrived. What a terrible thing to do to a GT of any description

Then I felt worse when I had to skin it this arvo. So has gone from a soft skin to a no-skin
Tacked it together to get better idea of what parts require replacement. Will have to replace some of the frame due to excessive rust. So if anyone has some GT bits or steel to suit please let me know