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by Coelacanth » Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:53 pm
shodog wrote:
Shodog, what you need to complete that beauty is some gold-anodized wheel nuts. I used those on my Gold Celebration Optima with polished Sees wheels, seeing the gold nuts reflecting in the polished aluminum is the bee's knees.
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by GoMachV » Fri Feb 21, 2014 5:11 pm
I have to agree, gold nuts would look awesome and add some authenticity too!
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by Coelacanth » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:59 pm
Blue nuts just send the wrong message.
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by vintage AE » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:41 pm
Just don't put your nuts in the lathe
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by shodog » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:56 pm
The problem is that I need special nuts.
I haven't been able to find gold nuts in 8/32". The ones I'm using are Tecnacraft 8/32 nuts in the front and factory team 8/32 in the rear.
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by vintage AE » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:50 pm
I think the urban dictionary indicated that it's "washing a dog in the shower" when you put your Tecnacraft 8/32 nuts in her front?
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by shodog » Sat Feb 22, 2014 12:20 am
The Tecnacraft front axles use a 8/32 nut. The nut came from a Tecnacraft pan car aluminum screw kit
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by THUNDERSTRIKE1 » Sat Feb 22, 2014 12:33 am
gomachv wrote: I have to agree, gold nuts would look awesome and add some authenticity too!
You could always paint YOUR nuts Gomachv !!!!!
But i would think airbrushing them would kinda tickle!!!!!
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by knixdad » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:40 am
I miss brushed motors in that hazy, everything seemed better when I was a kid, kind of way.
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by DennisM » Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:43 pm
Shodog -
How do You store all these shiney builds and parts You´ve got.
Dusting of must take a couple of days.
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by shodog » Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:59 pm
DennisM wrote: Shodog -
How do You store all these shiney builds and parts You´ve got.
Dusting of must take a couple of days.
I have my cars on shelves and you're right they have been getting dusty. Lately I have been recleaning vehicles up. Once they are all clean and polished up, I bag them up in clear plastic and put in a bag of dessicant to absorb moisture.
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by WhoKnowsWho » Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:24 pm
Are we showing off Tecnacraft wheels??
This is the wrong forum for this one though.
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by Lowgear » Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:28 am
This thread almost makes me want to go unearth my aluminum wheel collection. Before moving I wrapped each one up individually in newspaper and tape, and put them in a box which I also sealed. That was over a year ago and they're still like that.
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by DennisM » Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:22 am
These wheels look fantastic - even on the Ultima
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