I have a couple of wide steel wheels with what looks to be 3 rivets! Just thought they were kinda odd!!!
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| Author: | Blunder [ Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:05 pm ] |
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I have a couple of wide steel wheels with what looks to be 3 rivets! Just thought they were kinda odd!!!
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| Author: | mini maxx [ Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:45 pm ] |
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Theyre cool, me like 
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:10 pm ] |
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Real early ones (1961) had thinner centres, they BROKE!! All Mini wheels were rivetted up until around 1963-1964. Tyres back then all had tubes in. One reason the manufacturer went to spot welding instead of rivets is that tubeless tyres were invented. 
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| Author: | Blunder [ Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:18 pm ] |
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These are pretty wide too........ Any reason!?! |
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| Author: | mini_mad_matt [ Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:43 pm ] |
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to fit wider tyres? |
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| Author: | gafmo [ Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:49 pm ] |
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Rare now 
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| Author: | Blunder [ Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:02 pm ] |
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Quote: mini_mad_matt PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject: to fit wider tyres? Cheers for your useful insight Matt!! lol Quote: gafmo
PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject: Rare now Question Are they?!?!? Mmmmmm...... Maybe Ebay shall decide! lol |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:05 pm ] |
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I think a better photo would be an idea so that we can see what we are supposed to be looking at. I assume that the three rivets are to hold the hubcap on. Is this correct? |
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| Author: | simon k [ Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:08 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: Real early ones (1961) had thinner centres, they BROKE!!
All Mini wheels were rivetted up until around 1963-1964. the one in the photo has rivets for the hubcap lugs - photo is too blurry to see if it has rivets from the centre to the rim |
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| Author: | 850man [ Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:46 pm ] |
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I think, (and i may be wrong) the centres with the 3 "rivits" are from a Austin A30, not a mini. |
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| Author: | sumanovic [ Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:53 am ] |
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a friend of mine picked up a A30 and it has very similar rms with the rivets. |
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:23 pm ] |
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The very early model minis had rivets holding the rim to the center,,, that`s one set of rivets out of the way the other type of rivet is like the ones in the picture, they`re rivets to hold the hub cap on those rims would have (originally) had both rivets holding the rim to the center & the rivets to hold the hub cap on But!!!---> I have no idea of the original type hub cap that suits them, but they are definately genuine mini, we have a couple of them here |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:17 pm ] |
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I have some as well and they are also super wide (came from a speedway mini) ,no idea what they started as though . |
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