Wheel Help
drunken monkey
09-08-2007, 11:29 PM
Hello all,
I'm in the planning stages of a little build and am looking for suitable/similar wheels for it.
Are there any individual wheel kits (a la fujimi) that are close to them or perhaps wheels from a particular kit?
The fronts are supposed to be 16" and the rears 17" But I guess matching set of either would do.
http://x19.xanga.com/08fd812538330146439316/w108609010.jpg
http://x12.xanga.com/019d972538331146439321/w108609015.jpg
http://x7d.xanga.com/da5c1522d5333146439327/w108609019.jpg
http://xdc.xanga.com/d75d972038c31146439331/w108609022.jpg
My preference is for the last two designs.
Thanks.
edit: while I'm at it, I can't for the life of me find where the fuel filler is on a ferrari 308, let alone a photo of it.
Can anyone help with this as well?
I'm in the planning stages of a little build and am looking for suitable/similar wheels for it.
Are there any individual wheel kits (a la fujimi) that are close to them or perhaps wheels from a particular kit?
The fronts are supposed to be 16" and the rears 17" But I guess matching set of either would do.
http://x19.xanga.com/08fd812538330146439316/w108609010.jpg
http://x12.xanga.com/019d972538331146439321/w108609015.jpg
http://x7d.xanga.com/da5c1522d5333146439327/w108609019.jpg
http://xdc.xanga.com/d75d972038c31146439331/w108609022.jpg
My preference is for the last two designs.
Thanks.
edit: while I'm at it, I can't for the life of me find where the fuel filler is on a ferrari 308, let alone a photo of it.
Can anyone help with this as well?
zak78
09-09-2007, 01:08 AM
About the Ferrari: The fuel cap is located behind the left side of the passenger compartment, and you reach it by opening the louvered, hinged portion behind the window. Here's a cutaway of a 328 for reference:
http://users.skynet.be/sky38711/allfiles/garimag/Cutaway.jpg
http://users.skynet.be/sky38711/allfiles/garimag/Cutaway.jpg
zak78
09-09-2007, 11:40 PM
Okay, I found a source for your wheels. It's on EvilBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-24-2002-RED-LOTUS-ELISE-IIIs-SPORTS-CAR_W0QQitemZ190115864148QQihZ009QQcategoryZ223QQr dZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohostin g
http://i21.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/a0/a3/6ace_1.JPG
There are two available; the other is black.
--Having spent the last night at work researching this stuff, I have to wonder what you're building. An oldschool Europa or Elan with newer Lotus accessories, perhaps?
Nick
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-24-2002-RED-LOTUS-ELISE-IIIs-SPORTS-CAR_W0QQitemZ190115864148QQihZ009QQcategoryZ223QQr dZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohostin g
http://i21.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/a0/a3/6ace_1.JPG
There are two available; the other is black.
--Having spent the last night at work researching this stuff, I have to wonder what you're building. An oldschool Europa or Elan with newer Lotus accessories, perhaps?
Nick
drunken monkey
09-10-2007, 07:09 AM
Hey, thanks for both of these posts.
For the ferrari, I knew where the fuel tank(s) were but could never find a picture of how the the fuel filler neck was placed so that cut-away diagram is perfect.
As for what I'm building.
Well, you're looking at it....
I've got one of those die-casts already (if that's the Welly car) and the wheels aren't great. I've got it in mind to make a cast of them anyway to see what comes out but I still would prefer the super light Lotus options wheels (the last design).
Thanks again.
For the ferrari, I knew where the fuel tank(s) were but could never find a picture of how the the fuel filler neck was placed so that cut-away diagram is perfect.
As for what I'm building.
Well, you're looking at it....
I've got one of those die-casts already (if that's the Welly car) and the wheels aren't great. I've got it in mind to make a cast of them anyway to see what comes out but I still would prefer the super light Lotus options wheels (the last design).
Thanks again.
drunken monkey
09-11-2007, 03:07 PM
I've noticed that the Fujimi EP3 Civic Type-R kit has a set of 7 spoke wheels that might be similar enough to the lotus wheels that i'm after that could be trimmed and sanded to match. Has anyone built this kit or otherwise have a decent picture of them?
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