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From: n20capri
Date: Wed Jan 29, 2003 9:03 pm
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Orange Wheels
Body:
haha...you better hope she don't see this or soon, she'll be getting
half of your "Road Pig"!!!
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm <negusm@y...>"
<negusm@y...> wrote:
> Correction, I'll start with my wife and then sell the kids.
>
> :-)
>
> -Mike
>
>
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm <negusm@y...>"
> <negusm@y...> wrote:
> > Sorry, its up to you to feed your own road pig.
> >
> > As to pictures of progress, well I don't know if I have any of it
> at
> > its lowest moment in its life, and current ones don't flatter it
> at
> > all. But its mostly back together and I'm just figuring out
> things
> > I need to do to get it to the body shop this spring. Right now
> its
> > in a garage surrounded by 4 feet of snow in upstate NY (I'm in
NC,
> > long distance restoration is tough, hence the 7 years its taking
> me
> > to get this far).
> >
> > This will be a life time project for sure. After I get the
> exterior
> > squared away, I need to work on the interior (seats and carpeting
> > are done) and then contemplate the engine bay and then the
> > undercarriage.
> >
> > If you ran a carfax report, you'd cringe at what it shows. I
> would
> > have crushed it long ago but I thought it was a way cool/rare
> car.
> > I bought all the parts from Henry when I got my first good paying
> > job and was still young and stupid. This was all before the
> > internet really got going and there was the ability to search out
> > these little beasties (or I would have bought another coupe and
> kept
> > the first as a parts car). Well now I got lotsa money in the
> parts
> > and I'll be damned if they're gonna be wasted. Blue coupe
> > 1mebp79m1ff607872 is gonna live again even if I have to sell my
> kids
> > into bondage. :-)
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> >
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Abrams" <babrams@l...>
> > wrote:
> > > Thanks Sandy, that's quite a compliment since it's from
> > the "master" :)
> > >
> > > Mike, if your not too worried about the expense and are feeling
> > generous, my
> > > wheels are in horrible shape and need replacing. ;)
> > > (wasn't me, they were that way when I bought my "road pig")
> > >
> > > Any recent pictures of your progress on the car?
> > >
> > > Brent
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <cigarsandy@c...>
> > > To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 5:40 PM
> > > Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Orange Wheels
> > >
> > >
> > > > 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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