Picked up all the bits and pieces from the powder coater.... I'm pretty happy the way they turned out. Last picture... I promise...... Until I get them assembled.... This weekend.... Before..... After...
Welp.... A little update.... With the weather being so hot and humid, I didn't do much with my wheel project. However, today was much cooler in the shop, and I was able to put two together. Each wheel has 36 assembly bolts that need to be torqued to 26 ft/lbs each per the Work representative. Yep..... Thats a total of 936 ft/lb's of total torque per rim..... Torquey little devils....:devil: I still need to seal the barrel joint. And TPMS units are on their way from Aaron @ Outmotoring.... Since the Work wheels have a very unique valve stem, I'll have to do a "work around" when installing the TPMS. Here you can see where the valve stem enters into the back half of the barrel. The stem makes a 90 degree bend and pokes through the wheel face. Normal TPMS installation won't work. When all the wheels were disasembled I added ID marks to each piece. If you look closely, you can just see my (4) prick marks next to the valve stem hole. That's wheel #4..... It's better to try and keep all the pieces together when re-assembly takes place.
Another little update.... Went down to the shop this morning.... Taped up all the wheels next to the barrel joint... Wiped off the excess RTV and removed the painter's tape for a professional looking joint..... Letting them cure unmolested over the weekend.....
Looking good Chuck. Hope I get to kick the new tires & wheelz next Saturday. What kind of sneakers are you going to wrap them with?
Don't see it happening next week....:sad: I'm still waiting for the TPMS units to come in.... Maybe Monday... Then I need to fabricate a method to install the TPMS in each wheel because the air valve hole is located in the back barrel behind the center face. Then......... I need to generate some $$$ for the "sneakers".... Right now I'm leaning towards Hankook Ventus V12 in a 215-45-17 size... Since I don't drive the MINI in the winter and it's almost the end of summer, I may hold off on the tire purchase until next year.... Fresh rubber and the tire companies all have Spring specials anyway.....
I forgot about the TPMS sensor fab. Those tires look like they would be very good in the rain. I agree why buy tires & let them sit in the shop all winter.
Aren't summer tires cheaper at the end of season when they need to make room for the all seasons and winter tires?