Patience is the word of the week!
I have been after a set of wide rims for my R10 for about 2 years. No luck!
I was standing in the checkout queue at the local supermarket, when a fellow I did not know and who was just behind me said,"Hi, you drive the Renault 10 parked outside in the street, don't you?"
Of course I said,"Yes."
He then said,"I have a set of 13", wide R10 rims I am about the get rid of as they have been in my shed for years, are you interested? They were made by Colliers in Sydney. I used to drive R10s many years ago.
Again, I said,"Yes."
I now have them in my shed!
However, there is catch that I need advice on. A meaty portion of the outside edge of the brake callipers need to be ground off to give the rims clearance. I gather this was routinely done.
How much off? Does anyone know? Does the calliper lose strength when metal is removed? What about a spacer in behind the rim to move the rims out a little farther, or does that ruin the bearings?
There must be someone out there from that era that has done this conversion.
I have been after a set of wide rims for my R10 for about 2 years. No luck!
I was standing in the checkout queue at the local supermarket, when a fellow I did not know and who was just behind me said,"Hi, you drive the Renault 10 parked outside in the street, don't you?"
Of course I said,"Yes."
He then said,"I have a set of 13", wide R10 rims I am about the get rid of as they have been in my shed for years, are you interested? They were made by Colliers in Sydney. I used to drive R10s many years ago.
Again, I said,"Yes."
I now have them in my shed!
However, there is catch that I need advice on. A meaty portion of the outside edge of the brake callipers need to be ground off to give the rims clearance. I gather this was routinely done.
How much off? Does anyone know? Does the calliper lose strength when metal is removed? What about a spacer in behind the rim to move the rims out a little farther, or does that ruin the bearings?
There must be someone out there from that era that has done this conversion.