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#151
11-20-2015, 11:46 AM
And these are original 60s D1 rims. So much cooler Smile
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#152
11-20-2015, 09:21 PM
(11-20-2015, 10:41 AM)Miniac Wrote: Really do love the look of D1 rims

Me too Smile

(11-20-2015, 11:46 AM)Vinay-RS Wrote: And these are original 60s D1 rims. So much cooler Smile

Pity they were repainted. They do look good though! Extremely light as well.
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11-21-2015, 07:48 AM (This post was last modified: 11-21-2015, 06:00 PM by Jared Mk3.)
Quote:Pity they were repainted.

Any idea if they were originally gold or black?
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11-21-2015, 06:05 PM (This post was last modified: 07-03-2017, 08:10 PM by Jared Mk3.)
(11-21-2015, 07:48 AM)Vinay-RS Wrote:
Quote:Pity they were repainted.

Any idea if they were originally gold or black?

As far as I know, these wheels were all black originally. I think some of the remakes were available in gold. Possible that some of the originals were painted by their owners.
One wheel done - three to go. This is as good as I can get them by hand. I moved the centre around after this pic so that the valve lines up with a blank spoke :

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#155
11-22-2015, 06:31 AM
Nice and shiny.
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#156
11-22-2015, 05:35 PM
(11-22-2015, 06:31 AM)Miniac Wrote: Nice and shiny.

Cheers Ed Smile Only two more to go . . .
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#157
11-22-2015, 06:50 PM
It'll be well worth it. Attention to detail is what everyone loves to see.
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11-23-2015, 07:06 AM
It really is a pity about the scuff marks though Confused
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11-23-2015, 08:24 AM
(11-22-2015, 06:50 PM)Vinay-RS Wrote: It'll be well worth it. Attention to detail is what everyone loves to see.

Done my best with that Smile

(11-23-2015, 07:06 AM)Miniac Wrote: It really is a pity about the scuff marks though Confused

It is a pity . . . But if you don't look too hard, you won't notice them.
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11-23-2015, 09:00 AM
I'd imagine that once the wheel nuts are on that the marks will disappear into the background. We definitely never noticed them when the wheels were fitted to Spencer.
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