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Granturas
Original Poster
48 posts
28 months
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For a Grantura project I am looking for wobly web wheels as seen on period race pictures. Thank you very much in advance. 
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davegt6
38 posts
56 months
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Good luck in your search but I would be very wary of using these original wheels now as they are unlikely to retain the strength and integrity that they had when new.
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Granturas
Original Poster
48 posts
28 months
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Yes, I understand, but this would mean that I should get a lot wheels offered when no one has use for it. Nevertheless I am planning a reproduction of those wheels.
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neill
19 posts
83 months
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Crosthwaite and Gardiner have remade magnesium wobbly web wheels for early Lotus race cars which look the same as your pictures. Won't be cheap, but still cheaper than doing it yourself.
Neil.
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Granturas
Original Poster
48 posts
28 months
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I was told that they only offer 13" ones, I need 15". Anyway, I am not sure if they would be cheaper.
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Slow M
1,420 posts
75 months
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Your wobbly webs are gorgeous. Magnesium alloy wheels can be professionally inspected for damage not visible to the naked eye. If used for racing, they should be inspected every season. (the appropriate process is dye penetrant)
If you choose to create your own, Consider some of the readily available Aluminium casting alloys. There are a few on here who might be able to help, having cast Al bits before. Also, forging can make stronger pieces than casting & therefore parts can be lighter.
B.
Have you ever seen a Mag wheel go away? I saw one, (a Marchesini, I think) granade during a motorbike race. It was quite dramatic.
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thegamekeeper
1,990 posts
151 months
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I saw a Lancia Stratos works rally car catch fire on a forrestry stage, Magnesium wheels burned spectacularly, lit up the sky for miles
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Slow M
1,420 posts
75 months
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thegamekeeper said: I saw a Lancia Stratos works rally car catch fire on a forrestry stage, Magnesium wheels burned spectacularly, lit up the sky for miles
Mmmmmm, big Campis on a Stratos, yum. I was convinced that I wanted Halibrands for my Mmmmmonster, until I realized that the additional fire hazard and inspection routine (for me) outweighed the benefits.
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GTRene
7,760 posts
93 months
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Granturas
Original Poster
48 posts
28 months
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How can I find out where to get them?
K.W.
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GTRene
7,760 posts
93 months
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Hi Klaus, I've send you an e-mail about the above. I guess you're only interested in those 4-bolt? in the other 3 links with the 6 bolt lotus? wobly wheels there are respond links in them, so I guess you could go that way if you can find it. (the e-mail in them) the wheels are more special then I always thought, I only remembered them from some old TVR picture in a book with red wheels and thought, hm...some strange iron pressed wheels  but they are magnesium?
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