Home made wheels at an affordable price

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Nice work.
I like it!
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4 inch PVC COUPLING 1.99 LOWES
3/4 by 6 INCH WIDE BY 8 FOOT PVC PLANK 20.00 LOWES , WHICH WILL MAKE AT LEAST 24 INSERTS

4 " = 10,16cm diameter...here in France hard to find but i will check what are available..
the 3/4 " plank... don't know were to find that..

i need to build this...

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very funny this wheels stuff! just need to look...with our eyes and imagine! :mrgreen:
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Dominick,

Are you building a 1/4 scale Cobra? I have been looking for chassis plans and a resonable source for a body for years. Just found this site last night.

I have a source for a go cart sized Cobra fiberglass body but so far have only seen the guy mentioned on here selling the body only for like $500.

I have been hooked ever since I found the Conley site years ago.

Lee

dominick wrote:The proto is ruffed out in the pics but the possibilities are endless. I have a rim in mind that i think will be perfect for this project. Trueing the rims will be easy by the way. I dont know whos car this is but its gorgeoous, but the rim is what i want..The raised fins inside the cut groves will be thin plastic strips glued on after the rims is trimmed and cut
correction....the rim diameter is 5 inches and they are 3.75 inches wide....opps
By the way....the ooutside diameter of the rim is 4 inches and the width is 3 inches...The offset can be made different by placing the center hub behind or in front of the raised groove inside the PVC coupling


Hers a pic of the rim Im going to make my first project

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Re: Home made wheels at an affordable price

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Cool wheels. How are you cutting them they look perfect. I'm dreaming of a cnc plasma table to ad to the shop for play but need to justify it with somehting profitable. lol
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