lets see your Lotus(s)!

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Lordbenny said:

For the spinners I bought a 2 weight Thor copper hammer!

You have to be VERY careful when hitting the spinner, just be mindful of body work and the wheel!

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I m presuming you re getting an E-type???
In which case

That wooden wrench indeed, but not for a Jaguar, Jaguar spinners are bigger, the one shown above looks the smaller variant that I also bought, those smaller 2 ear spinner tools are used for MG, Austin Healey, Triumph, Morgan, TVR etc.

see example, the smaller one vs the bigger Jaguar model



and I have made it a bit more robust by swapping some aluminium around the edges, so it stays longer in a good shape.

and indeed scary when hammering direct on the chroom spinners, mine are new (new state still) so thats why I bought the wooden items and not the Thor hammer or Led hammer, I bought this for it



so more protected and does not bounce back



and my spinner tools now look like this above with alu strip and glue kit to spread the load better and to protect the wood more. (I hope lol)

[skeeterm5]

I have often wondered why I have never seen an attachment for a windy gun/impact wrench that fits a spinner. Maybe they do exist and I just haven’t noticed, not having spinners myself it is really something high up my list.

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skeeterm5 said:

I have often wondered why I have never seen an attachment for a windy gun/impact wrench that fits a spinner. Maybe they do exist and I just haven t noticed, not having spinners myself it is really something high up my list.

they do exist (very nice stuf), but very expensive and you need a big torque wrench.

but the wood is saver if you have as new spinners.

example



https://knockoffspinnertool.com/

[BertBert]

Given the welly we use with the copper mallet on the race Elan, a wooden thingy wouldn't stand a chance! I'd also think that a plastic mallet wouldn't be heavy enough either!

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BertBert said:

Given the welly we use with the copper mallet on the race Elan, a wooden thingy wouldn't stand a chance! I'd also think that a plastic mallet wouldn't be heavy enough either!

Seem a lot use those wooden things, and the plastic is filled with something and 1.2 kg or so ? death blow something, so does not bounce back?

I saw such tip on some forum (the mallet) and looked friendlier then the copper/led hammer, but I hope I don't need it that often maybe once a year and its a test for me, if its nothing then I order such more special tools.

For a race car when you need it very often, then I can understand it would not take long for the wood thing,
but hey, its a learning curve for me as well, my car will not see the track, its to new-ish in concours condition this example, which is nice and a shame lol

I actually do like making some changes, but the car is also too original and has won awards; not that I was looking for a car like that, but I came across it and thought, come on, let's go for it now... and then just see if it's right for me.

[Lotobear]

The aluminium Kelvedon tool is the best option - I used to have one and used a 750mm Sealey breaker bar to tighten them, which tucked away neatly down the side of the drivers seat. Never had a wheel come loose with it.

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Lotobear said:

The aluminium Kelvedon tool is the best option - I used to have one and used a 750mm Sealey breaker bar to tighten them, which tucked away neatly down the side of the drivers seat. Never had a wheel come loose with it.

also nice, but comes without the protection rubber/nylon like the one example I posted above, but also a nice tool, does that leaves no marks on the spinners?

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Lotobear said:

The aluminium Kelvedon tool is the best option - I used to have one and used a 750mm Sealey breaker bar to tighten them, which tucked away neatly down the side of the drivers seat. Never had a wheel come loose with it.

also nice, but comes without the protection rubber/nylon like the one example I posted above, but also a nice tool, does that leaves no marks on the spinners?

No it didn't leave any marks on the spinners despite no 'padding' - a long breaker progressively tightened them until you knew you had sufficient torque when the bar started to bend. I would not want to use a rattle gun for that reason as I think the impact may well mark the spinners.

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good to know.

[BertBert]

I think our spinners are essentially disposable!!

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BertBert said:

I think our spinners are essentially disposable!!

I have no idea, but since buying such car I looked for some info, also that you almost sure need a in tube tire with wire wheels, hm, now thats long ago for me

but also seen a lot spinners with raw sides hammered on with I don't know, looked those been in a War or something :-)

the ones on my car look new, seen also many advertisers selling sets of those spinners new, same that I have.
I have never worked with those so no idea how long they stay good, they seller has such big tool with torque thing, very nice, but he kept it for his other car with those wheels a AC Cobra small version 289 or so? I asked him did you send the tools with the car? so the answer was no and he told me why... and were he got it, nice stuff, not cheap, but if the wood is nothing for me, then I always can buy such 360$ spinnertool kit thing

Do you race with those? also how often a year do you use them, that also tells a story for how long they stay ok-ish.

I read also something, that a guy on here only tighten them with the hand (wood tool, without use of hammer) and because they are locking the other way around, they will not loose? only 'tighten themselves if possible? sounds a bit scary, but he says never gave him trouble.