Another thread got me to thinkin' According to Roadsters.com, these came out in '63, when did they start showing up on rods? Would anybody consider them traditional? Anybody got old photos of cars with these?
Don't got any pics but my dad's old altered/gas roadster ran Ansen's on both ends the last time he run it in '64. He was running Ansens on the rear as soon as they hit the market. Cheaper than Halibrands and lighter than steel. It really depends on which era of tradition you're after I guess, and what your tradition covers. Guess that don't help much does it. Well let's rephrase that you can pull it off on a '60s car.
Norm Grabowski had a 1953-56 (can't remember if it was a square door or not) F-100 with slots on it. I love that truck, but only have two photos of it, in a book from 1971. I am putting slots on my '53 F-100... you can see some photos here: http://www.henrysrodshop.com I like them... Ben
I like aluminum slots, but I'm a bit too young (45) to have a real sense of 1963 and older tradition If they do become more popular, then I need to find some different wheels for 3 of our vehicles.
Hmmmn "Red Wheels". I'm runnin slots on both ends of the Ol' Man's roadster. I got Ansens for the front and a pair of US Indys for the rear. My fronts are a little meatier than I wanted (5") but they'll do unless something else comes around that I can swing. I've always loved slots. I never did go in for the Starsky and Hutch look on 'em though. When I was a kid I aklmost always ended up with 8 or 10 wide slots on the rear and skinny 5 spokes on the front, I guess that comes from not haveing enough cash on hand to buy a full set of wheels and almost always had a pair of skinny 5 spokes laying around. No one was interested in skinny wheels in the later '60s or earlier '70s so the skinny americans were about a dime a dozen back then. Us? You were born in June of '54? damn you're an old fart.
I don't think they ever went away. I have a set that i'm shining up for my wagon. I have two 15" for the back and two 14's for the front. I'd like to find 2 more 15's for the front but i couldn't p*** up a free set of 14's :O) before and after, and i did it all by hand keith ross
Ok heres how i did them first i sanded them with some 400 grit sand paper then i sanded them with some 600 grit next i used a paper towel to apply the rubbing compound then i applied the polishing compound last i used the mothers and rubbed that off with a soft towel. I want to use a buffer on then but i haven't went to get a new pad yet heres a pic of the stuff i used Ain't they pretty for 4 lug wheels keith
no i just abused my fingers :O) I still have 2 more to do . but those arn't as rough looking as the first 2 i did keith
I built a wheel polisher to do my slots. With 3 sets of skinnys & 3 sets of 15x14`s plus a set for my car trailer . I`ve got lots of work for this winter . G***erman
Foam sanding pads work great. They save your fingers and spread the pressure on the paper. Nice work on the slots. I still have some laying around.
I thought of jacking up the rear end, mounting the wheel, and put 'er in gear! Just hold sandpaper, etc. against wheel. Unfortunately, I don't have anything with a motor to fit my wheel bolt pattern. I guess an adapter might be in order. I also considered building something with a junk spindle, rotor, and an old washing machine motor...
Keith- Wheels look great! Fingers gotta hurt though. hahaha I'm gonna try and clean up my slots this weekend doing what you did. I've only got 2 to do though and the centers are rough cast, so only doing the rim.
Old alum. wheels clean up really nice using S.O.S.pads! Try it on the back of some really bad looking wheels, and you won't believe how much better they look with so little effort.
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