Posted by elijahearnestfarmall on March 26, 2020 at 17:21:43 from (67.158.140.148):
Maybe some of you saw the light four when I posted about it last year, but I figured it was about time for an update.
We finally got the old girl home early last fall and worked on dismantling it through the fall and all winter. Through the past weeks we started repairing the wheels and FINALLY have them at a decent condition. We paid to have the 3/8"x10" steel rolled out to the same diameter as the original wheels and cut the old wheel so we could weld the two together. The spokes are 3/4" round-stock.
I'm nowhere near good at welding, but this was a perfect opportunity to practice, and I think they'll hold up fairly well (so no judgment lol)
The next step is to resurface and restore the cosmetics.
My grandfather says that body putty will not stay in the holes/pits and larger holes that are all over the wheel, and will begin chipping/flaking in a few years. Thinks the metal will expand in the heat, breaking the contact between the putty and metal.
Does newer body putty have different characteristics compared to the putty from 20-40 years ago?
anyways, just figured this all is a good conversation starter. Enjoy!
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