Andy Lien
VIN 11596 Jan 1982 build - owned since Nov. 2000!
Total frame-off restoration completed 2021-2023
Photography and Backpacking is life.
Was Fargo, ND
Now Kansas City
Posts: 24
When the wheel spins on the lath to be machined so you have the machined finish on it the lath misses the low spots. So i had them powder coated first, machined to bare metal and then clear coated.
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Location: Reedsburg, WI
Posts: 4,026
My VIN: 5180
Club(s): (DMWC) (DCUK)
DENNIS
VIN 5180, Frame 3652, STAGE II, DM-eng Solid State Solutions (RPM Rly, Dm.Lt.Mod., Fan Fail Mod. , FAN Rly, HS.Rly) , HID headlights, SPAX user since 2009, Eibach springs, M Adj. Rear LCA's, DPNW poly-sway bar kit, DMCEU LCA Stabilizer link kit, DMCMW Illuminated door sills, Aussie Illuminated SS Shifter plate, REAL MOMO EVO Steering wheel, DELOREANA Extended View Side Mirrors w/ Heaters, DELOREANA LED Door Lights.
Andy Lien
VIN 11596 Jan 1982 build - owned since Nov. 2000!
Total frame-off restoration completed 2021-2023
Photography and Backpacking is life.
Was Fargo, ND
Now Kansas City
Posts: 24
I dont know about the susceptibility to chipping, but i suspect the subsequent clear coat helps prevent that. The one thing that is less than ideal is the wheel cap does protrude about a half millimeter and the center face does have, almost like microbubbling. (The machinist reffered to it as off gassing during the casting process) you only notice it on really close inspection. I can get some real close ups when i get home from the holidays, if you are curious.
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Location: Lexington, NC
Posts: 791
My VIN: #5000 (Grey, manual, SS chassis, intercooled twin turbo), #16128 (Grey, auto, efi twin turbo), #888
Club(s): (DCVA) (SEDOC) (DCUK)
Nice wheels Joe. Hard to find a place that will do more than the lip and the face of the turbines. Your place did the center too. Would love to know the name of the place that did those. I have some machined ones, but not the entire rim. Let me know. Thanks!
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Wheel werks in salt lake city, ask for Mike. He will hook you up. I stumbled upon them and qas really impressed.
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My car has a top tier sound system (for 2006) including a Genesis Profile 5 amp hidden behind the parcel shelf. The only clue is a cutout for the fan.
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Today I added a back light on the stereo switched power.
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I knew this day of reckoning would eventually come. My hood latch cable finally broke. I tried to fix the existing one before, but it was so frayed I could no longer thread it into the set screw. Anyway, based on a previous forum post, I decided the replace it with a bicycle brake cable. It worked out fantastic. There was actually enough material to make 2 hood cables. I even put a little solder on the end of the cable where I cut it, to prevent future fraying.
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