Projects Belly Tank Build, NZ.

Looking like good progress JW!

 

Thanks Wade, will be doing my entry for Land Speed NZ this week, its all go i hope! Going to use the RPU as push/tow car. Also going to order the front tires this week, 185/70 r16 motor cycle items.....not cheap! JW

 

Good luck mate. I had considered using m/c tyres on the roadster. Are the beads on the tyres the same?

 

I believe so, they are tubeless although the cornering characteristics of a motor cycle and a four wheeler are very different. If the Belly Tank gets into any load bearing cornering i'm in deep shit so they will work fine. JW

 

Entry all done, now got to get the car all done. JW

 

Looking forward for your progress.
I guess you know what to do the nearest future.

 

Should get the front tires this week and remembered i hadn't cleaned up the front wheels after getting the new hoops welded on (thanks Todd for the tidy job) and paint them black. JW

 

First coat of black zinc. I used this on the axles, radius rods and all the black bits on the RPU. JW

 

Painted all the steel parts on the front hinge and assembled for good and fitted a block to mount a a gas strut on. JW

 

Sharp!

 

Cheers, Wade. JW

 

Question for you: what years were those Subaru space saver spares from? I’m wondering if we get the same ones here in the US.

 

Sorry Dave, i never took any notice of the years of the cars i got them out of. There were different years of Subaru legacy's in the yard. The hoop width was the same on them all at 4 1/8''(105mm). There are others that are 16'' but they were 1/8'' wider across the bottom of the well and were not a snug fit on the 39 Willys centres,the Legacy ones were a nice fit. JW

 

Thanks. Just in the planning phase of the next project. I’ll still be plaigerizing ideas…

 

Go for it Dave, that's what build threads are for. JW

 

Have changed my mind on the front tires, the 1st ones (in post #962)were a little too wide for the rims and are now going with some Pirelli 140/90 x 16, also ''H'' rated, the same height and should be cheaper. JW