RE: Wheel curb rash fix/16v engine question.

["Daniel Snow" <res00v06@gte.net>]

Since I've seen Neal's car, and had NO idea that his wheels were damaged,
I'll second what he said about TransWheel.

$.01
Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
[mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Neal Tovsen
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 11:13 AM
To: Chris Cavitt; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: RE: Wheel curb rash fix/16v engine question.


Have the wheels refinished professionally. It's worth it. There's a place in
Tampa called TransWheel that does excellent work. There prices vary on the
type of repair, but we paid $150 to repair my O.Z. Monte Carlo that hit a
huge piece of iron that must have fallen off a truck. It actually put a 4"
crack in the wheel, took out a chunk of metal, and peeled the remaining
metal back like a sardine can! I didn't think it would be fixable
(somethimes they aren't), but I cannot find where the repair was on the
wheel, Scout's Honor! They matched the original paint color really well,
too.

I think they said they would charge somewhere around $70 each to fill in
curbage and repaint/refinish the wheel. Considering that Pannasports are
somewhat rare and expensive, I'd go for it.

Neal
'88 16v

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Chris Cavitt
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:39 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Wheel curb rash fix/16v engine question.
>
>
> Ok I have a set of Italian pannsports i am going to mount on my '78 but a
> couple of them have curb scuffs kinda bad, Does anyone have any
> ideas on how
> to fix these gash's in the wheels? I was thinking some kind of
> aluminum weld
> stuff(jb weld) then dremmel it and sand it to shape? then what about
> Painting them, i was thinking about going and getting some of that silver
> wheel paint in a rattle can? anyone used this stuff or what else
> can i do to
> get them painted and have them stay looking nice?
> And for the 16v question:
> I am buying a 16v for my 78 and the Valve cover has a leak, is
> replacing the
> gasket a bitch or pretty simple? Since the valve cover is under the intake
> do i have to remove the intake?
> Also when i go to pick up this engine is there anything specific i should
> look for on the engine when i am buying it?
> Thanks
>
> Chris
> '78 (soon 16v!)
>
>
>
>
> Shop online without a credit card
> http://www.rocketcash.com
> RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary
>
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