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Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Fri 14th Dec 2018 12:39 pm
by yamsel1
Hello All
I am in starting the rebuild of my late Brother in Laws car which has been off the road for a long time.
I will be looking for quite a few parts in the near future.
I am starting by looking for as set of steel wheels....
Has anyone got either a set of single wheels available that they want to sell??
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Fri 14th Dec 2018 3:21 pm
by Steve 155C
Genuine wheels in decent condition are hard to come by now. Usually very heavily pitted or buckled.
There are some reproduction wheels that look very close to the originals. Maybe check those out.
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Fri 14th Dec 2018 11:56 pm
by Keith Halstead
John Brown smoothies are only about £300 a set and do look very similar.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-x-13-JBW-S ... Sw~U5bCDXW
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Sat 15th Dec 2018 3:03 pm
by Brian c
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Sat 15th Dec 2018 3:39 pm
by Keith Halstead
Looks like prices have started to fall since these repros came onto the market.
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Sat 15th Dec 2018 4:29 pm
by David Baldock
Keith. Do you happen to know what the letters/numbers stamped on the rims indicate?
Dave B
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Sat 15th Dec 2018 7:24 pm
by Keith Halstead
Some have month & year - ie 6 65 (June 1965)
Some have 881A - early Lotus but must be just the manufacturers part number
Some have LP 881 - later model Mk2 wheels (Lotus Part?)
Others have nothing.
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Sat 15th Dec 2018 10:23 pm
by David Baldock
Thank's Keith.
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Mon 17th Dec 2018 9:14 pm
by yamsel1
Hi All
Thanks for the heads up with the aftermarket rims.
What is the general consensus on rim width?
5.5" or 6" ??
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Mon 17th Dec 2018 9:41 pm
by David Baldock
5.5".
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Tue 18th Dec 2018 10:14 am
by Keith Halstead
5.5J too
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Wed 19th Dec 2018 8:31 pm
by yamsel1
Hi all
Thanks very much for the info.
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Wed 19th Dec 2018 10:18 pm
by Pete G
5.5J definite, but the next question which keeps cropping up is tyre size.
165 s were standard but most have 175 or 185 !
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Fri 21st Dec 2018 10:36 pm
by yamsel1
OK, so we are going with 5.5j wheels.
Now the question is, what width of tyres and I presume different profile?
Re: Rebuilding PWC 738D
Posted: Sat 22nd Dec 2018 12:33 am
by Keith Halstead
Has to be 175/70/13