VW Samba Bus

[Chris S]

Oooh funky Blue !! ;D Depends ..what do you want the tryes to look like ??

Chris.

 

[spud]

flat im thinking like panzer was saying, it would be the right chice seeing as its rotting in a forrest..

 

[wyoroy]

Spud, it looks great.

 

[spud]

thanks Roy

 

[Chris S]

Did ya get the tyres sorted Spud ???

Chris.

 

[spud]

nope all ive done was paint the rims. havnt tryed to figure it out yet.

 

[Chris S]

The way I done it on the Dolly tyres was ....

Put the rim in the tyre , cut a small slice in the tread where you want the tyre to be flat . I gently heated a bit of tin plate on the cooker ,trying not to get too hot or the tyre will stick !! gently press the trye down on the heated tin plate ,the slice will let the tyre open to create the bulge either side of the tyre ,but try not to have too much heat you dont want the tyre sticking or melting !! If you have any old wheels/tyres give it a go with one of them first ,but if you get it right it does create a tyre that looks like its been flat for a long time with the weight of the vehicle pressing in it

Chris.

 

[spud]

That's kind of how I was thinking of flattening it now I know how to do it properly, thanks bud

 

[fumblethumbs]

Bumpity Bump Bump Bump. Any action on the bus there spud? You were really going great guns on it!

 

[spud]

na not yet i kninda lost me mojo on it, its ready to go together once i figure out what i want to do with teh celing of it so its more or less done, for now, i doubt it will see any loving before the sma comp so mabe after it