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Interest in custom 8 lug wheels
An idea I have been kicking around. Roush stopped making the 8 lug disc conversion a few years ago - not enough sales. Since 8 lug 15" wheels are now being made, I made a small run of plates to test an idea.
Essentially you would have a steel plate that bears the weight and power of the wheel as shown - the 5 little holes would mount a decorative cap made by 3D printing of high temp plastic that would mimic the look of a true 8 lug center. A repop hub cap would snap into this cap. The plate would have studs to bolt to the 15" (or 14") rims. This would clear our disc setup and of course drums too. Any interest? |
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Definitely! I would love to get front Discs on my Cat without loosing my 8 lug looks.
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i would like to see what the cap looks like
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I probably won't be in the market for them, but encourage the idea. If they look right and come in at a reasonable price I think you'll have a good product. It seems like a better idea than modifying a real 8 lug drum, it will be lighter and probably stronger.
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i am listening.....seems like a solid idea...i have a few big cars..
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Very interested in hearing more and wondering about the cost.
It looks like a winner to me
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If the plan would be to use repro center caps that Ames sells, I would be a little concerned about that plastic center section taking the stress of the interference fit unless of course you plan to remove the plastic center with the center cap still installed. Just a thought.
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I definitely have some interest in this.
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1999 WS6 Formula, 1 of 175 1967 GTO Linden Green 4 spd, A/C, survivor 1967 Lemans convt 1967 Firebird 400 bench seat, deluxe interior, auto 1965 GTO 462, KRE unported D-port heads, Bullet 234/244 cam, th400, tight 10" converter, 3.73 gears, 87 octane, 3440 lbs. empty,1.59 60ft, 7.159@95.33 (1/8), a real daily driver, been totaled, rolled 3 times, hit a tree airborne. 1961 Catalina 2 door htp 1960 Ventura 4 door htp wife's car 1960 B'ville 2 door htp 1960 Catalina Wagon wife's car too |
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I love ideas like this, and don't want to discourage in anyway. But if I am thinking correctly the car would end up with "2 plastic 8-lugs" and 2 stock ones on the rear? So it would seem the secret to success would be a perfect replica of the front finned centers. Many 3-D printers now can print in a wide variety of materials including many types of metal, metal matrix and carbon fiber. Any thought of printing the centers in aluminum if the plastic doesn't have the exact look you need? I would be interested in the project if the look was very correct. Best of luck with this.
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Scarebird can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe what he's proposing would work on all four corners of the car.
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Interested. Would it change the track width any?
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1979 TA 541/T56 Magnum 1964 Catalina 462/TKO600 1965 GTO 389/4speed |
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Were the front 8 lug covers for the disc rotors made by cutting the bell off a rear 8 lug drum? The thing that put me off on the conversion was the total cost of 5 15" wheels, center caps, trim rings lug nuts etc. Anything that could get the cost down would be a great help.
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If you made adapters couldn't you make them to put 8 lugs on "A" bodies also?
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Stuart is right - it would work on the rears too. The center cap would be a 3D printed cap to look like the 62-68 units. Pontiac nuts would of course note quickly the difference but not the casual fan.
I do not have any real connections to 3D outfits - the only close one to me is some damn "artist" who is never there. I can send an Autocad file to somebody who can run with this end of it. Yes, if there is sufficient interest A bodys could be serviced. |
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Forgive the detour but I find 3D-printed parts interesting. I'm curious what a part as large as you propose costs if you buy it from a "service". Have you chased any estimates?
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no, I have not. The "artist" was supposed to get back to me but flaked out.
If anybody here has that capability I can send an AutoCAD file. |
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Sorry I can't help. I've been around small printers in a corporate workplace and the central machine shop could turn decent-sized printed parts fast but I'm sure they had a very expensive machine - well beyond something somebody would put in their home or garage.
Have you thought about contacting somebody like this that advertises printing as a service (I just randomly grabbed this one off the web)? https://www.3dsystems.com/on-demand-manufacturing |
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Not really - we are working 60+ hours trying to keep up with the brake stuff, so I thought I would throw it out here to see if anyone is an expert on 3D printing.
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This is a really interesting idea. I like it...
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