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4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
13th Aug, 2008 at 08:01:14am
I've had enough trying to find somewhere that sells individual wheel nuts for Slot Mags. To the point that I'm toying over making my own as they're pretty simple things really. Now what I want to know is can I get away with making them from bog standard mild steel? or do I need to use something more fancy? As a side note I allready have a dozen proper nuts, so I was only going to be running one home made nut on each wheel. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
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 3329 Posts Member #: 184 Senior Member Melton Mowbray, Pie Country |
13th Aug, 2008 at 08:26:37am
Minispares sell individual wheel nuts. Are the slot mag nuts special in any way? http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
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Site Admin  6295 Posts Member #: 1 The boring bloke who runs this place. Berkshire |
13th Aug, 2008 at 08:57:40am
They're a weird nut with a curved edge iirc.
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Site Admin  15302 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
13th Aug, 2008 at 09:19:05am
Why not have a taper seat machined into your wheels and then buy 16 taper seat wheel nuts?
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On 28th Nov, 2016 Rob Gavin said:
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2395 Posts Member #: 229 Gavin@minispares.com kent |
13th Aug, 2008 at 11:00:07am
Post a pic of your nuts Edited by t3gav on 13th Aug, 2008. |
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 6966 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
13th Aug, 2008 at 08:09:51pm
On 13th Aug, 2008 Tom Fenton said:
Why not have a taper seat machined into your wheels and then buy 16 taper seat wheel nuts? fooking beat me to it lad,lol |
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Site Admin 15302 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
13th Aug, 2008 at 08:31:39pm
You've taught me well!
On 29th Nov, 2016 madmk1 said:
On 28th Nov, 2016 Rob Gavin said:
I refuse to pay for anything else Like fuel 😂😂 |
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 9812 Posts Member #: 332 Resident Cylinder Head Modifier Mitsi Evo 7, 911, Cossie. & all the chavs ...... won no problem |
13th Aug, 2008 at 11:43:02pm
On 13th Aug, 2008 gavin@minispares.com said:
Post a pic of your nuts  OH!God no thanks ...lol 
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4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
13th Aug, 2008 at 11:48:54pm
On 13th Aug, 2008 Tom Fenton said:
Why not have a taper seat machined into your wheels and then buy 16 taper seat wheel nuts? That's definitely an option that would work well, and I'm sure I could think of a northern gent would do a first class job, but that would cost money where as I've got some 3/4" mild steel hex bar knocking around and I've got a lathe so it would cost nothing to make my own nuts. Just not sure if bog standard mild steel is up to the job. Edited by Rob H on 13th Aug, 2008. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
13th Aug, 2008 at 11:58:09pm
Make them in mild steel and then temper them?
On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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3329 Posts Member #: 184 Senior Member Melton Mowbray, Pie Country |
14th Aug, 2008 at 08:02:47am
Can you not buy the taper nuts and then modify them yourself to suit the wheel? http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
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6966 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
14th Aug, 2008 at 05:17:20pm
On 13th Aug, 2008 Sprocket said:
Make them in mild steel and then temper them? Heat them till they glow red hot then drop them into a bucket of of water, or thin oil ???? pointless operation on mild steel, you wally, |
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 4360 Posts Member #: 1459 En-suite user Braintree, Essex |
14th Aug, 2008 at 06:12:35pm
I'm abit rusty...but thats the operation for silver or tool steel innit? On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish. On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood. Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series.............. |
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