Full and complete answer! I've come to expect nothing less from you Huib.
Thanks for putting me a little more at ease. It sounds like I should be OK for a few months on these until I settle on a more permanent wheel/tire solution. I just better not enter any rallies on these!
Glad this came up, as this affects my direction. I'd rather go tubeless, so the FPS alloys you have (which I was eventually thinking of buying) may not be the right solution for me. We'll see. As I've said before, I want to just run on these steel wheels for a bit and see how I like them before deciding anything.
Thanks again...Chas
Dumb questions...
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Sam Danenberger IV
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Putty is what I call it, with a hint of yes, VERY light olive green, not really a beige(brownish) at all.
Interesting color, because in differing lights it looks change.
Again, good luck and congratulations.
Sam
Interesting color, because in differing lights it looks change.
Again, good luck and congratulations.
Sam
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brian marler
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i have campagnolo 5.5" alloys. are they designed for tubeless tires? i am refurbishing these for my fulvia sport zagato.
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Ed Levin
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Campys are typically very good in terms of their metallurgy. Unless yours are damaged somehow, they should be perfectly fine w/o tubes.
Of course, this also depends upon what you're doing to 'refurbish' them. Processes like powder coating or epoxy paint can seal even porous wheels, while sand blasting can damage the surface of airtight ones.
I completely agree with Huib; avoid tubes if you can.
Of course, this also depends upon what you're doing to 'refurbish' them. Processes like powder coating or epoxy paint can seal even porous wheels, while sand blasting can damage the surface of airtight ones.
I completely agree with Huib; avoid tubes if you can.
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Brian Long
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Glad to see that the USA is going metric, inch by inch!
Enjoy your Fulvia and keep it original.
Cheers, Brian Long.
Enjoy your Fulvia and keep it original.
Cheers, Brian Long.
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Huib Geurink
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They were not designed for tubeless. The angles of the sides are not entirely correct and there is no hump. Also you may not be able to fit the valve.
I repeat my earlier statement. Tubes are to be avoided. To do so you have to buy a more modern car. Most of the wheels I know for Fulvia do not have the mechanical characteristics to make them safe for tubeless mounting of tires. I have put up for sale two Mille Miglia 5,5 X 13 alloy Fulvia wheels which are designed for tubeless. These are the only ones I have seen that are suitable for tubeless. The reason I put them up for sale is that I have been unable to find 3 more.
A car can be a very deadly projectile. I think everybody has the responsebility to make sure it is 100% safe. In general this means sticking to the original specifications. Not only for yourself but someone else may drive the car and not be aware of any special instructions for use.
I repeat my earlier statement. Tubes are to be avoided. To do so you have to buy a more modern car. Most of the wheels I know for Fulvia do not have the mechanical characteristics to make them safe for tubeless mounting of tires. I have put up for sale two Mille Miglia 5,5 X 13 alloy Fulvia wheels which are designed for tubeless. These are the only ones I have seen that are suitable for tubeless. The reason I put them up for sale is that I have been unable to find 3 more.
A car can be a very deadly projectile. I think everybody has the responsebility to make sure it is 100% safe. In general this means sticking to the original specifications. Not only for yourself but someone else may drive the car and not be aware of any special instructions for use.
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Ed Levin
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The 6 x 13 Cromodoras on my HF seem to work just fine with tubeless. I'm sure Huib's right that many wheels from the late '60s were not designed for tubeless tires; most tires from that era had tubes, including the Michelin XAS that were standard on my car. But it's interesting that the reissue XAS--from the original molds--are tubeless (at least in some of the sizes). I'm not sure what this really means, but it seems to suggests that the original configuration may not be completely determinative in every case.
That said, Huib certainly has more experience than I do. Still, I've had no problems with tubeless on my wheels, which were originally specified with tubed tires.
That said, Huib certainly has more experience than I do. Still, I've had no problems with tubeless on my wheels, which were originally specified with tubed tires.
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Johnny48
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I could've lived w/ a black wheel.. After all, shiny black Bakelite wheels were standard in Rolls Royce for many 'pre-safety-standards' years, on millions of shiny piano keys & millions ( I assume) of standard-issue non-shiny M16 US Army rifles.
But the S2 phony-wood plastic wheel didn't match anything in the interior. The dash wood was more red-blond, the original 72 wheel is a dirty, dull-brown color........ plus it was just too big & too flimsy-skinny for me to feel comfortable with.
But the S2 phony-wood plastic wheel didn't match anything in the interior. The dash wood was more red-blond, the original 72 wheel is a dirty, dull-brown color........ plus it was just too big & too flimsy-skinny for me to feel comfortable with.
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P. de R. Leclercq
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Lights.
It was not clear to me what you meant when you said that the side lights came on with the dipswitch.
A factor is where your car originally came from. In certain countries a very stupid law was introduced (in England in 1970) concerned with the height (yawn) of headlamps.
English imports had H4 bulbs in the outer lamps; this provided dipped and main beam, although in my opinion, a couple of candles in jam jars would be better regardless of the type of headlamp unit fitted (Bosch is the best in my opinion). The inner lamps were fed through an additional relay located under the dash and were controlled by a pull switch to the left of the central air vent on the dashboard.
SIII cars were provided with hazard warning lamps operated by a similar switch (with red surround) on the other side of the vent.
Paul
It was not clear to me what you meant when you said that the side lights came on with the dipswitch.
A factor is where your car originally came from. In certain countries a very stupid law was introduced (in England in 1970) concerned with the height (yawn) of headlamps.
English imports had H4 bulbs in the outer lamps; this provided dipped and main beam, although in my opinion, a couple of candles in jam jars would be better regardless of the type of headlamp unit fitted (Bosch is the best in my opinion). The inner lamps were fed through an additional relay located under the dash and were controlled by a pull switch to the left of the central air vent on the dashboard.
SIII cars were provided with hazard warning lamps operated by a similar switch (with red surround) on the other side of the vent.
Paul