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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76937 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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jhicken wrote: |
Early Rivera's/Formula Vee's |
Are they "Fat Lip"?
Originals were from Rivera Motors for the 914 and had a "fat lip". _________________ Glenn
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jhicken Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2003 Posts: 9466 Location: Fallbrook, CA
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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Mine were thin lip. Superior, the company who made them for Riveria made both styles.
-jeffrey _________________ Der Kleiner Kampfwagens |
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Raceace24 Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2013 Posts: 202 Location: PA.
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Just bought a set of these:
Kinda remind me of those old school Halibrands ! _________________ ~ No matter where you go......there you are ~
Michael E ~ Raceace24 |
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67jason Samba Member
Joined: August 28, 2005 Posts: 4741 Location: behind my back feet - Pittsburg CA
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 5:03 am Post subject: |
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hands down the best looking 4 lug wheel ive ever seen
_________________ 67 bug x3
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1971 Samba Member
Joined: March 21, 2010 Posts: 59 Location: Ireland
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 3:51 am Post subject: |
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Rally wheel trim, an accessory wheel trim for four lug wheels
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type3nut64 Samba Member
Joined: September 25, 2000 Posts: 347 Location: Yucaipa Ca.
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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67jason wrote: |
hands down the best looking 4 lug wheel ive ever seen
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You know i can't argue with that! let me know when I can have them....... |
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67jason Samba Member
Joined: August 28, 2005 Posts: 4741 Location: behind my back feet - Pittsburg CA
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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type3nut64 wrote: |
67jason wrote: |
hands down the best looking 4 lug wheel ive ever seen
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You know i can't argue with that! let me know when I can have them....... |
million dollars or a million years, you pick! _________________ 67 bug x3
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Spdwired1 Samba Member
Joined: December 28, 2010 Posts: 5 Location: Bradenton, FL
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obesepolice Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2012 Posts: 151 Location: Ft. Worth
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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I vote sprint stars as well. Nothing looks quite so good.
front:
175/65/15 on og 4.5" sprint star
Rear:
195/65/15 on og 5.5" sprint star
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Jordan16 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2014 Posts: 33 Location: Bristol
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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
I have a set of 4 original Porsche baby gas burners but I can't get them to fit. On the back they are too wide for the arches and on the front they knock on what I think is the suspension arm.
Any suggestions? _________________ 1971 1300 beetle |
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Stock Steve Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2005 Posts: 1963 Location: My Left Nutmeg State
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RPM Tim Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2008 Posts: 11 Location: Virginia
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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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Not the best pic, but here's my "on again, off again" project |
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must50302 Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2010 Posts: 128 Location: florida
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 10:35 am Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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Does anyone know who makes these wheels and maybe where to buy them..
Thank you in advance for the help! _________________ this is my porject link:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=447718 |
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Stock Steve Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2005 Posts: 1963 Location: My Left Nutmeg State
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 3:39 am Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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Well, I don't think these necessarily qualify under "best looking," but they do seem to be pretty unusual... I just acquired them from a samba seller on the west coast. They are steel, welded construction (very stout), 15" diameter x 5" wide, and with 4x130 bolting pattern... Markings indicate the manufacturer as "Armstrong R&W." That's a stock 4 1/2" wide Bug rim in one of the photos for comparison--note the difference in offset also... Their general appearance reminds me a lot of the alloy "Dan Gurney" wheels... Anyway, after refinishing they should look pretty cool--we shall see anyway...
EDIT: Did a little more googling, and it appears "Armstrong Rim & Wheel," located in Armstrong, Iowa, made wheels for agricultural and military applications. Reference: http://www.armyproperty.com/manufacturer/2T414
It appears they may still be in business, now owned by GKN: http://www.yellowpages.com/armstrong-ia/mip/gkn-armstrong-wheels-1326663 _________________ Stock Steve
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Stock Steve Samba Member
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Stock Steve Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2005 Posts: 1963 Location: My Left Nutmeg State
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 6:35 am Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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More "Moldy Oldies" (literally!)...
Acquired these 14", 4x130, Minilite-style alloys recently from a Samba seller (thanks again Scott Hopkins from GA!). They are made by Western Wheel and are 14" diameter by 5.5" wide. Anyone know what they might've been called? It appears they were made for a number of different applications—I've found some pictures of them on Corvairs, MGs, and others, via the internet. Some additional googling also suggests a hint of Western possibly having been sued over this design (maybe by Minilite?)? Not much info out there, though...
Apparently Carroll Shelby made a Minilite-knockoff as well—see #30 on this Samba reference image: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1148530.jpg _________________ Stock Steve
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Mike Fisher Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2006 Posts: 17970 Location: Eugene, OR
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:57 am Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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Stock Steve wrote: |
More "Moldy Oldies" (literally!)...
Acquired these 14", 4x130, Minilite-style alloys recently from a Samba seller (thanks again Scott Hopkins from GA!). They are made by Western Wheel and are 14" diameter by 5.5" wide. Anyone know what they might've been called? It appears they were made for a number of different applications—I've found some pictures of them on Corvairs, MGs, and others, the internet. Some additional googling also suggests a hint of Western possibly having been sued over this design (maybe by Minilite?)? Not much info out there, though...
Apparently Carroll Shelby made a Minilite-knockoff as well—see #30 on this Samba reference image: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1148530.jpg |
Kind of strange that Western are a 10 spoke wheel as all the rest are 8 spoke I believe? _________________ https://imgur.com/user/FisherSquareback/posts
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Stock Steve Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2005 Posts: 1963 Location: My Left Nutmeg State
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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Mike Fisher wrote: |
Stock Steve wrote: |
More "Moldy Oldies" (literally!)...
Acquired these 14", 4x130, Minilite-style alloys recently from a Samba seller (thanks again Scott Hopkins from GA!). They are made by Western Wheel and are 14" diameter by 5.5" wide. Anyone know what they might've been called? It appears they were made for a number of different applications—I've found some pictures of them on Corvairs, MGs, and others, the internet. Some additional googling also suggests a hint of Western possibly having been sued over this design (maybe by Minilite?)? Not much info out there, though...
Apparently Carroll Shelby made a Minilite-knockoff as well—see #30 on this Samba reference image: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1148530.jpg |
Kind of strange that Western are a 10 spoke wheel as all the rest are 8 spoke I believe? |
I don't know, Mike--maybe a deliberate attempt to avoid lawsuits (that could perhaps arise from making the copy look "too much" like the original)??? _________________ Stock Steve
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Stock Steve Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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The Samba-refugee Western Minilite-style 14-inchers are now coated!
Wow, VERY pleased with the job that my favorite local powdercoating place, "Shoreline Powdercoating LLC" of North Branford, CT (http://shorelinepowdercoating.com/home/) did with my crusty/rusty Westerns! I just picked them up during lunch today, but this was a picture they posted I think yesterday, on Facebook, right when they came out of processing. The coating consists of "satin silver" with clearcoat over the top.
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Stock Steve Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 3:23 am Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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Picture from this past weekend, after having picked up my 14" x 5.5", 4x130 "Minilite style" Western wheels from the powdercoater (satin silver plus clear coat), and also after my trusted local garage mounted & spun-balanced some 185/65R15 redlines on refinished Porsche 914 hubcap wheels (5.5" wide, but with positive offset that tucks them in nicely). The 914 wheels got the same treatment from my favorite local powdercoater (http://shorelinepowdercoating.com/home/): satin silver plus clear coat.
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