Glamour Shots.. '62 Valiant Wagon
9/11/25:
When I bought this car, the previous owner had upsized the wheels from the original 13" x 4" wheels to a mix of 340 swinger sized 14" x 1/2" wheel and some 14" x 4 1/2" wheels.
I got 2 more of the 14" x 5 1/2" wheels, bead blasted them and got my local paint shop to "camera" the paint to get a Match for PPG.
I just got the 2 wheels back from the painter, semigloss on the back with color on the front. Now all 4 wheels match in width.
5 1/2" wheel Left and 4 1/2" wheel on the Right:
While My Daughter was at band rehearsal tonight, I drove on over to the shop, and swapped the tires from the narrow rims to the newly painted rims.
I also was able to install new TR413 Valve stems and Toss the wheels on the balancer for a static balance.
First scratches with the wheel gun and poppin' the dogdish on for the first time makes me all warm 'n fuzzy inside.
9/11/25:
When I bought this car, the previous owner had upsized the wheels from the original 13" x 4" wheels to a mix of 340 swinger sized 14" x 1/2" wheel and some 14" x 4 1/2" wheels.
I got 2 more of the 14" x 5 1/2" wheels, bead blasted them and got my local paint shop to "camera" the paint to get a Match for PPG.
I just got the 2 wheels back from the painter, semigloss on the back with color on the front. Now all 4 wheels match in width.
5 1/2" wheel Left and 4 1/2" wheel on the Right:
While My Daughter was at band rehearsal tonight, I drove on over to the shop, and swapped the tires from the narrow rims to the newly painted rims.
I also was able to install new TR413 Valve stems and Toss the wheels on the balancer for a static balance.
First scratches with the wheel gun and poppin' the dogdish on for the first time makes me all warm 'n fuzzy inside.