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From: "Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>" <cigarsandy@c...>
Date: Wed Jan 29, 2003  5:40 pm
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Orange Wheels

Body:
SPOKEN LIKE A "PRO", BRENT!!

SANDY

-- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Abrams" <babrams@l...> wrote:
> Mike,
>
> The EuroCoupe wheel is the same as your original wheel. There
wasn't a
> difference with the wheels on the EuroCoupes, only that no matter
which of
> the three available colors the EuroCoupe was ordered in, you didn't
have a
> choice in the color of the wheels, they would all have the same
color
> Popsicle Orange wheels.
>
> Brent
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <negusm@y...>
> To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:22 PM
> Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Orange Wheels
>
>
> > I thought somebody mentioned that the Eurocoupes were painted
> > differently. Maybe thats what these wheels were from.
> >
> > They do look like they had been on a car briefly at one point
(They
> > were never put on my car).
> >
> > I may just keep them and send all four of my originals off to be
> > reworked and keep the other two for backups. At this point I have
> > given up worrying about the expense, I just want to get this thing
> > done so I can drive it this summer.
> >
> > This will be, nay IS the most expensive ASC "road pig" of all
time.
> > I stopped keeping track of $$ after the second batch of parts I
> > ordered from Henry.
> >
> > At this point I'm on a mission from God...
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, orange86capri <no_reply@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > It looks to me, that when Henry got those wheels redone, they
did
> > not
> > > do it right. It should have a polished face, just as your old
wheel
> > > does. The paint on the new wheel also goes up on the lip too
far.
> > It
> > > should stop right where the laces hit the outer ring, just as it
> > does
> > > on your old wheel. One thing I am wondering is if you paid the
$400
> > > Henry asks for new wheels? I would first ask Henry to send two
new
> > > ones, rather than you sending them out to get refinished. In my
> > > experience, refinishing these wheels can cost $100-$200 as long
as
> > > they are not warped. So, if you already spent X amount on the
> > wheels,
> > > you are now up to X+$200.
> > >
> > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm <negusm@y...>"
> > > <negusm@y...> wrote:
> > > > On my coupe, a couple of the orange wheels were messed up on
> > curbs
> > > > and such before I even got the car. I got a pair from Hank (7
> > > years
> > > > ago) and the ones he sent were painted orange all over
instead of
> > > > just between the "spokes". Are they the same wheels and I
just
> > > need
> > > > to get them refinished or repainted like the originals? I
have
> > > pics
> > > > here (very large)...
> > > >
> > > > http://home.carolina.rr.com/ue/ascMclaren/OldWheel.jpg
> > > > http://home.carolina.rr.com/ue/ascMclaren/newwheel.JPG
> > > >
> > > > -Mike
> >
> >
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