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Yoda74
Looking like a GTM
Joined: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:54 am Posts: 229 Location: Uden (Holland) GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
@Sven: wish I had a spare wheel... But a front wheel with a the right amount of pressure will do too. . I hope I can give it a try tomorrow.
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Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:09 pm |
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Yoda74
Looking like a GTM
Joined: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:54 am Posts: 229 Location: Uden (Holland) GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
This morning I tried the eezibleed kit, and guess what, it worked!! I started with bleeding the new leftfront caliper, Some air immediately came out. After that I bleeded the other three brakes, but they were all airfree. I will have a testdrive once the salt on the road has gone, I like to keep the british steel from rusting away fast.
Cheers Harold
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Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:53 pm |
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kano nordie
On the Road
Joined: Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:47 am Posts: 967 Location: Kano north Nigeria GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
Whats all this about salt on the road?? we only have sand blown in from the Sahara my car is full of the stuff John
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Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:29 am |
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Yoda74
Looking like a GTM
Joined: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:54 am Posts: 229 Location: Uden (Holland) GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
Your car is probably not the only place the sand went, but I doubt we want to know that....
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Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:05 pm |
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kano nordie
On the Road
Joined: Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:47 am Posts: 967 Location: Kano north Nigeria GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
Hi Harold, personal hygiene in the shower and checking all important places gets rid of the sand John
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Tue Jan 24, 2017 7:11 am |
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Yoda74
Looking like a GTM
Joined: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:54 am Posts: 229 Location: Uden (Holland) GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
Because I don't think that my flat-spotted tires will get round again, I want to replace them. On my wheels I cannot find a width or offset vallue. If I measure it quickly the width is 5,5 or 6" Now I have two differrent sizes, 165/60-13 and 165/65. 165/60 is almost extinct, so won't be buying these. For the looks a bit wider would be nice, maybe 175/50. But because of the less hight of that tires the arches will be filled a bit less well. On the net I saw a gtm coupe with 185/60-13 tires, that looks nice in my opinion, but won't that size cause rubbing? This one: http://www.westhouse.plus.com/gtm84.htmAnybody from here? What will be a trouble free size, I know the offset will be needed... Is a different size front an rear an option or will this harm the handlng to much? It, used for road, not track. Cheers Harold
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Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:39 am |
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minitici
Looking like a GTM
Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:45 am Posts: 189 Location: Scotland [GTMOC 1190] GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
The 185/60-13 tyres on the rear of my GTM did indeed rub when the suspension went into full compression.
_________________ 1967 Cox GTM; 1970 GTM Coupe, Lancia GTM Spaceframe , 1997 Rossa Mk2 (Two is never enough!)
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Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:19 am |
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Yoda74
Looking like a GTM
Joined: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:54 am Posts: 229 Location: Uden (Holland) GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
Thanks @minitici. Did you use 185/60-13 tires on the rear only? What about the front?
I just measured the offset. From inside off the rim to mountingflange is 101mm From outside off rim to mountingflange is 65mm Difference is 36mm what makes the offset 18mm.
Total outside width of the rim 101+65=166mm 166 - a few mm aluminum makes the rim aproximately 150mm = 5,5 or 6" wide ?!
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Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:50 am |
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sanzomat
GTM Nirvana
Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:10 pm Posts: 1138 Location: Bristol GTM: Spyder
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
150mm is much closer to 6" than 5.5" so I'd say you have 6" rims
175/60/13 seem to be readily available just looked on a couple of websites and there is loads of choice. If you are using 165's on your rims now then 175 should be okay and would have an overall radius 6mm smaller than 185/60/13 so might just give you clearance. In fact would be about 2mm smaller than your 165/65
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Sun Jan 29, 2017 11:09 am |
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Yoda74
Looking like a GTM
Joined: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:54 am Posts: 229 Location: Uden (Holland) GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
@Sanzomat: I was thinking about 175/60 too. There are some available, Some of questionable brands : https://www.autobandenmarkt.nl/cgi-bin/ ... d&weiter=0
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Sun Jan 29, 2017 11:35 am |
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kano nordie
On the Road
Joined: Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:47 am Posts: 967 Location: Kano north Nigeria GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
I will be going the 175-60 x 13 when its time to buy, right now its on 165 x 60 fitted to Toyota steel wheels raised off the ground so I can crawl underneath, after my Christmas operation I'm restricted to 'light duties' until the surgeries healed a little more, so have spent time bonding mouldings I made for the rear lights and an extended hump over the airbox John
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Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:43 am |
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Yoda74
Looking like a GTM
Joined: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:54 am Posts: 229 Location: Uden (Holland) GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
@John: Christmas operation? What did Santa do to you??
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Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:12 am |
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kano nordie
On the Road
Joined: Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:47 am Posts: 967 Location: Kano north Nigeria GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
Yoda74 wrote: @John: Christmas operation? What did Santa do to you?? Santa sent me a hernia, so I had the most amazing colourful display in my wedding tackle area over the festive season and it felt like I had been kicked by a horse John
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Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:55 am |
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Yoda74
Looking like a GTM
Joined: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:54 am Posts: 229 Location: Uden (Holland) GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
Sounds like a bad gift. Hope you will be able to kick the horse back any time soon.
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Mon Jan 30, 2017 6:37 pm |
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kano nordie
On the Road
Joined: Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:47 am Posts: 967 Location: Kano north Nigeria GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Dutch Green Machine
Getting better and much more active now but not lifting anything heavy John
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Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:27 am |
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