Giddykippa Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 So im not a fan of those big rear hub covers for the rear wheels and as Julian pointed out to me they were used mostly on the RT's and not the RM's ..( correct me if im wrong ) but either way i don't particularly like them but i also wasn't keen on leaving those rear hubs open showing the black screw and silver washer, i mulled over this for a while until i thought "i wonder if i could cut down those useless rear hub covers so they fit better"... unfortunately i don't have a lathe, believe me a little hobby one is on my wish list, so i improvised with a cordless drill, a vice and a zip tie, throw in a 1/2 inch chisel and a block of wood and i had my makeshift lathe, stuck the hub in the drill, set it going and it worked, i pared both hubs down in no time, i finished them off with an emery board and cut off the redundant shaft with a junior hacksaw whilst still in the drill leaving about 6mm of shaft left pared off the 4 raised lugs with a scalpel and then coated in liquid chrome and left to dry can't fit them yet as rear wheels still need to come off for fixing lower saloon but soon as i will add a pic showing how they look but i thought i would share my method with some pics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 37 minutes ago, Giddykippa said: So im not a fan of those big rear hub covers for the rear wheels and as Julian pointed out to me they were used mostly on the RT's and not the RM's ..( correct me if im wrong ) but either way i don't particularly like them but i also wasn't keen on leaving those rear hubs open showing the black screw and silver washer, i mulled over this for a while until i thought "i wonder if i could cut down those useless rear hub covers so they fit better"... unfortunately i don't have a lathe, believe me a little hobby one is on my wish list, so i improvised with a cordless drill, a vice and a zip tie, throw in a 1/2 inch chisel and a block of wood and i had my makeshift lathe, stuck the hub in the drill, set it going and it worked, i pared both hubs down in no time, i finished them off with an emery board and cut off the redundant shaft with a junior hacksaw whilst still in the drill leaving about 6mm of shaft left pared off the 4 raised lugs with a scalpel and then coated in liquid chrome and left to dry can't fit them yet as rear wheels still need to come off for fixing lower saloon but soon as i will add a pic showing how they look but i thought i would share my method with some pics Who's a clever boy good idea. Unfortunately I lost one of my hub caps. But I painted the crew and washer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giddykippa Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 lol i must admit i was chuffed with how it turned out... that's a bummer re lost hub 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Giddykippa said: lol i must admit i was chuffed with how it turned out... that's a bummer re lost hub Show as the finished product I think a few guys will probably give it a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giddykippa Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Julian said: Show as the finished product I think a few guys will probably give it a go yeah will try and just loosely fit them for a pic .. watch this space lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giddykippa Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, Julian said: Show as the finished product I think a few guys will probably give it a go quick pic not pushed fully re wheel needing to come off again for access to screw on saloon floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 15 minutes ago, Giddykippa said: quick pic not pushed fully re wheel needing to come off again for access to screw on saloon floor Wow 👌 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffy Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Looks good, definitely food for thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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