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Title: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: animal on July 03, 2010, 08:21 PM

Bought a pair of Proclass wheels recently as below . But they had some really bad flats and damage 2 sides of rims.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2170.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2168-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2169-1.jpg)

Got me thinking of ways 2 remedy this  :-\ Got my brain round it and made some tools up  ;) A press 4 straightening the flats in the rims and an anvil 4 sorting out the deformed and bulging sidewalls.

this is the press fitted in the vice in action  ;D

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2172.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2171.jpg)

The anvil

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2174.jpg)

And with rim in situ during hammering session  :D

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2176.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2175.jpg)



All worked well cos when I wanted 2 show Simon (Cupid Stunt) the results I could barely make out where I had repaired them  8)

 Finished these yesterday all trued up  :D Used the old spokes just cleaned them up , new Nips , polished rims after hours of flatting  :tickedoff:  and cleaned up the hubs. Lovely Jubbly  :smitten:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2195.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2196.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2197.jpg)

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: dordymush on July 03, 2010, 08:24 PM

bloody good aint ya  :)

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: BrianP on July 03, 2010, 09:09 PM

Nice job. That's spot on looking now. :)

Brian  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: stevochb on July 03, 2010, 09:29 PM

Good resto skills there mate :daumenhoch: I bet they end up looking minty mint.

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: poolysheriff on July 03, 2010, 09:34 PM

Not sure why but while reading this i got the A-Team music in my head  :LolLolLolLol:

Great work though Steve   :4_17_5:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on July 03, 2010, 09:45 PM

pukka as always  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: monkian on July 03, 2010, 09:50 PM

Seriously cool skills 8)

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: fischflo on July 03, 2010, 10:09 PM

way to go, Dr. Animal  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: brettypeeps on July 04, 2010, 12:11 AM

Great result good on ya :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: hunterdubber on July 04, 2010, 12:22 AM

Good work/skills there Stevo  :coolsmiley:

The amount of times I needed one of those little anvils   :-\

Funny enough my current pro class survivors are under going the same treatment  :daumenhoch:
due to being buckled the same no flats though  ::)

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: Bigplinky on July 04, 2010, 08:35 AM

Well good, must have thrown out loads of rims you could have repaired over the years  ::)

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: bobafett on July 04, 2010, 08:40 AM

Well in Steve - skills again mate  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: Waxintaxin on July 04, 2010, 09:49 AM

Truly the king of the hammer

well done mate

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: brummie on July 04, 2010, 10:37 AM

very cool resto skills  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: Macmania on July 04, 2010, 10:41 AM

Great job.......top resto  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: animal on July 26, 2010, 06:12 PM

Finished pics added  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: bobafett on July 26, 2010, 06:15 PM

  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: hunterdubber on July 26, 2010, 06:22 PM

Superb end result Steve  :4_17_5:

I'll look at em next weekend  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: bmxr on July 26, 2010, 06:57 PM

Quote from: Waxintaxin on July 04, 2010, 09:49 AM

Truly the king of the hammer

well done mate

I did try this with just a hammer (rubber) and it got a 24" rim I damaged at Cheddar pretty true, but not as parfait as that!

U gonna be offering this service at MK? or at least renting out your anvil/press combo?!

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening
Post by: Spen69 on July 27, 2010, 06:59 AM

Quote from: poolysheriff on July 03, 2010, 09:34 PM

Not sure why but while reading this i got the A-Team music in my head  :LolLolLolLol:

Fookin ell Gaz, I was doing exactly the same thing :LolLolLolLol:

Steve - pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze bring that vice with you on Saturday, I've a got a 7X rim that's done a tour of Iraq by the looks of it and that would be just the ticket :smitten: :smitten:

The 2am club love you long time Steve :2funny: :2funny: :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: MartyC on July 27, 2010, 04:15 PM

Awesome stuff Steve  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: The Redline on May 18, 2011, 11:11 PM

Wow,

i have found tis beautifull retoration today. it´s a great work  :daumenhoch:
But these are the moments where I think: did they have no wife at home?  >:D

Cheers
Alfredo

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: 1mancity2 on May 20, 2011, 10:55 PM

Brill job, now if I can get hold of some bloody pro class rims I can send them your way  ::)

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: hokuspokus74 on March 27, 2014, 05:21 PM

Bloody excellent job,i could have been doing with this for 1 of my sets of pro class as they are a little bashed and bruised etc  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: animal on March 27, 2014, 05:34 PM

If u want 2 borrow the kit or need me 2 fix them lmk  :D

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: childhooddream on March 31, 2014, 06:27 PM

Quote from: animal on March 27, 2014, 05:34 PM

If u want 2 borrow the kit or need me 2 fix them lmk  :D

Awesome I've got a couple of 7x I was just gonna bin as got a few dings in them

Am i ok to send onto you mate?

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: animal on April 01, 2014, 11:44 AM

Quote from: childhooddream on March 31, 2014, 06:27 PM

Quote from: animal on March 27, 2014, 05:34 PM

If u want 2 borrow the kit or need me 2 fix them lmk  :D

Awesome I've got a couple of 7x I was just gonna bin as got a few dings in them

Am i ok to send onto you mate?

Pm me fella  ;) will sort this 4 ya  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: EDBANGER on April 02, 2014, 05:17 PM

Wow, quality.  I've got a pro class rim that need the dent sorting out.  You don't live anywhere near the midlands do you?  I'd pay you to sort it for me???

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: Spen69 on April 02, 2014, 10:25 PM

Quote from: EDBANGER on April 02, 2014, 05:17 PM

You don't live anywhere near the midlands do you?

Steve's a Yam Yam mate so unfortunately he IS near the Midlands :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: Gizmo on April 05, 2014, 06:15 PM

Top resto that  :4_17_5:
I'd have bombed them  :LolLolLolLol: , with the right tools & skills you can save anything .
The two things imm missing  ;D

Title: Re: 7X/Proclass Wheel Rim straightening. Finished Resto Pics Added 26/7/10
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on April 07, 2014, 10:54 PM

Fecking top job mate  "wantit"

I had to just use a hammer  :(

You need to make a welded up kit to sell  :daumenhoch: