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  • My two too three piece journey. RC041. Styling29.

    DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I take no responsibility for what you do to your own wheels. This can seriously harm people around you, if a wheel fails.

    So back story. I've always been a fan of the styling 29's centers, one of those features that drew me in, is that they only have 20bolts to hold them together, and how those bolt holes end at each spoke, awesome detail in my opinion. tho I never liked the small lip, or the shape of it. I had been thinking about how to convert them for a long time, tho lack of money put a stopper to it. I could not afford new barrels and lips. But then i saw a build thread on here, can't remember the name. But this chap in England converted his set too three piece, and reused the old barrels.
    So i thought why not give it a shot, the plan here is to get them fitted on an E28. The main thing is that they will not clear the front struts without spacers. And we all know what is added in spacers is lost in lip size. So I'll have to do something about that as well.

    So the too do list is.
    -Cut of old lips.
    -Reuse barrels, But I'll have to cut them up, to get them narrower.
    -Order four new lips from Germany.
    -Polish the Hexagon cap.
    -Get new BBS emblems, (Getting them shipped from Paul, the man behind Ehrlich wheelworks).
    -Glass blast them.
    -Paint them, unsure of color at the moment, any input is welcome. They will go on an Burgundy red E28.

    I picked the wheels up in Denmark, had them Shipped to me. Here is a picture of them when i got them.


    Felgur komnar heim

    Felgur komnar heim

    So Lathe-time, the way i set them up was by using a 20mm spacer. First i centered the spacer in the Lathe.

    Centrera spacerarin

    Then I bolted up the wheel.

    Centrera felguna

    Started cutting, the first wheel.

    Skera Felguna

    Then for the second wheel, i used "don't know what you guys call it, but we call it a (stingari), guess that is a Stinger" it work out much faster.

    Stinga felguna

    Success kid, lip is off. After i had them cut of, i went over the surface with the regular cutter.


    Skorin


    Skera felguna

    A picture of them disassembled, two waiting patiently for there turn to get the lips off.

    Felgur sundir tiknar

    Then i haaaaaaaad to do the obligatory Barrel + Barrel shot. The lips that i will order are gonna be around 3.5 or 3.75" lips all around.

    Barrel + Barrel = fuck yeah

    Barrel + Barrel = fuck yeah

    Barrel + Barrel = fuck yeah

    And a few of them mounted to the front of the car. Progress will not be so fast, Since I work over in the oil business in Norway and am gone four weeks, then I'm home for four weeks.


    Test, framman vid Trumlu

    Test, framman vid Trumlu

    Crazy amount of poke, the lips that i will use will be half the size of these.

    Test, framman vid Trumlu

    And with the centercap mounted.

    Test, framman vid Trumlu

    Test, framman vid Trumlu

    I'll post more as progress goes, hope you guys enjoy.
    Last edited by Zic; 09-27-2013, 05:29 PM.
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  • #2
    Nice....can't wait for the finish product

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    • #3
      nice thread. I have the JDM version of the RC041's and I've been thinking of doing this.

      link to the English mini owner who did the same thing:
      God bless this mess

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      • #4
        This should be interesting!
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        • #5
          Wow that's incredible! in to see your progress!
          i agree with you, liked the centers on my RC041/042s but wish they had bigger lips..
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          • #6
            Nice!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Heavyweight View Post
              Nice....can't wait for the finish product
              Me to But this is gonna take a long time, this is a side project as I'm working on the car as well, and it gets all the money at the moment.

              Originally posted by sawatsky View Post
              nice thread. I have the JDM version of the RC041's and I've been thinking of doing this.

              link to the English mini owner who did the same thing:
              http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=15661
              Oh do it man, you'll see some nice white sparks. When you are cutting of the titanium rivets.
              Yeah that's the dude i was referring to.

              Originally posted by SLAMMED_C View Post
              This should be interesting!
              Hopefully man.

              Originally posted by Tommy604604 View Post
              Wow that's incredible! in to see your progress!
              i agree with you, liked the centers on my RC041/042s but wish they had bigger lips..
              Yeah, beauty full centers and boring lips. So I'm trying to make it happen with the bigger lips

              Originally posted by keeton View Post
              Nice!
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              • #8
                Subscribed, keep it up and updated.

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                • #9
                  Kool!
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                  • #10
                    nice, it will look sweet, wish I had a lathe !! ... were the original wheel 1 piece or 2 piece ?
                    1982 e21 (project)
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                    1984 jetta (daily)

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Zic View Post

                      Oh do it man, you'll see some nice white sparks. When you are cutting of the titanium rivets.
                      Yeah that's the dude i was referring to.
                      I've split mine already to PC the centres. I ate through 3 dremel blades cutting two rivets so I switched to the angle grinder. Worked like a charm haha
                      God bless this mess

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                      • #12
                        Hell yeah Zic! This is going to be awesome, I can't wait <3
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                        • #13
                          I wish you could rock lips that gangster!

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                          • #14
                            you should talk to these polish guys on here that do exactly that
                            Floccinaucinihilipilification

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                            • #15
                              i keep reading through your threads and youre like, my hero. great work.
                              Originally posted by Jlyons617
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