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Does anyone know where which country the genuine 14 x 6 HQ GTS wheels were made ? also does anyone in syney restore these wheels ??? " Smokem Baby " Edited by user Friday, 1 February 2008 7:06:05 AM(UTC)
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The 71/2 wheels were made in Canada, the later wheels made here.
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i have 73 dated rim and where the whole for the needle is on the rim it has stamped made in japan and the part number , where any made in japan , could this be correct warren , i will take a picture and post , funny though the made in japan is stamped Edited by user Friday, 1 February 2008 9:10:49 AM(UTC)
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Hi Clearway,
The Canadian rimes were stamped "6.00JK Made in Canada" They have one safety bead around the rim ONLY.
The HOLDEN ones were stamped "HOLDEN 6.00JJ 3/74". They have TWO safety beads around the rim, and there are 3 or 4 welds on the insid
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a guy was selling a canadian rim at the last swap I went to was asking $40.00 for a bare rim.
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how do you post pics on this site ?
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here are some pics of the wheels in question
dated 1973 and branded PACIFIC made in JAPAN
also have HR13 stamped on one side and the No:6 stamped in a circle on the other side , i want to restore them need correct paint codes for my HQ monaro , or som |
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Note these are off a 2/73 XW8
should i restore them or leave them alone ?
Funny Date code 0/73 ( wink) !!!!!
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Hi Guys.
There is something odd with the way that 'PACIFIC' & 'MADE N JAPAN' is marked on the rim.
It's strange that it's in reverse & it's also concentric with the valve hole. Maybe a tyre pressure monitoring sensor has left that mark.
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Hi Guys.
There is something odd with the way that PACIFIC & MADE N JAPAN is marked on the rim.
Its strange that its in reverse & its also concentric with the valve hole. Maybe a tyre pressure monitoring sensor has left that mark.
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Dr Terry all four wheels are the same i have not got to the spare as yet still has tyre on in , if you take a closer look you will see there is a ( guide ) where Pacific and made in japan was stamped. half circle ,then flowing straight indentation, clea Edited by user Sunday, 3 February 2008 4:43:47 AM(UTC)
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pacific and made in japan are def not stamped, in pic 2 just below made in japan you can see where the paint has moved a bit while still slightly wet and i dare say whatever made that mark also made the made in japan and pacific marks aswell, you can clea
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the rims have been painted before by the looks.
Maybe painted, then a Japanese made tube inserted? leaving forensic evidence
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I agree with Adam. It does look as if theyve had tyres fitted while the paint was still soft. Wrong caps for a HQ too.
My Monaros:- HQ GTS 4 Monaro 350, Auto, Mustard, Black Trim - HQ GTS 4 Monaro 308, Manual, Orchid Metallic, Black Trim Edited by user Sunday, 3 February 2008 7:05:16 AM(UTC)
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I agree with Adam. It does look as if they've had tyres fitted while the paint was still soft. Wrong caps for a HQ too.
My Monaros:- HQ GTS 4 Monaro 350, Auto, Mustard, Black Trim - HQ GTS 4 Monaro 308, Manual, Orchid Metallic, Black Trim Edited by user Sunday, 3 February 2008 7:05:16 AM(UTC)
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I agree with Adam.I reckon they all had inner tubes installed for a long time and at the base of the valve you have the hard rubber mould that had the Pacific/made in Japan on it.
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guys you are right i took to them with sand paper and rubbed them back to see if they were actually stamped on the metal the pacific has gone and also the made in japan , so definately was a tube mrks from soft paint , well at leaSt we all now know what |
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HQ centre caps had no tail on the lion,HJ onward had the tail.
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HQ lion is the wembely lion (short tail), (egyptian lion) used from 48-end of HQ. HJ -HZ had the newer lion with a long tail.
Genuine short tails are hard to find, repro decals are available.
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