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Technical => 105/115 Series (105 Coupe/Spider/Berlina) => Topic started by: Evan Bottcher on September 29, 2007, 09:42:57 PM

Title: Correct wheel nuts for series one 1750GTV
Post by: Evan Bottcher on September 29, 2007, 09:42:57 PM
The other day I procured a set of original steel wheels for my 1750GTV (thanks Gary!).  I took off the performance hotwire mags (with matching chromed wheel nuts) that I'm planning to off-load to another club member, but now I have a problem of getting original wheel nuts.  I sourced a box of assorted RH thread nuts, but have no LH thread nuts to go on the left hand side.

Question 1: what did the original wheel nuts look like?  What spanner size were they?  Were they open or solid?  These were the ones to fit under the large 1750 hub caps.

Question 2: anybody got a set of LH thread ones?  or know where I can get them from?

classicalfa.com lists stainless 22mm open LH thread wheel nuts for £3.75 each (http://www.classicalfa.com/shop/category34_1.htm) - these sound right but I'd rather raid someone's shed for something that will be under a hubcap anyway.

The other photo shows a little of my interminably slow progress on stripping the car itself, I've just put up some more shelving in the garage to help store some of what I remove and as it warms up I might be more likely to continue work!
Title: Re: Correct wheel nuts for series one 1750GTV
Post by: branko.gt on September 30, 2007, 01:16:40 PM
AFAIK open 22mm nuts in left and right thread
Title: Re: Correct wheel nuts for series one 1750GTV
Post by: branko.gt on September 30, 2007, 01:17:23 PM
BTW i might have some spare, I'll check
Title: Re: Correct wheel nuts for series one 1750GTV
Post by: nerineandgary on October 01, 2007, 10:54:53 AM
I've got plenty that are all freshly zinced. You should have mentioned it?
I will bring 8 along to the next meeting if you like, you can buy me a pamagana. G.P.
Title: Re: Correct wheel nuts for series one 1750GTV
Post by: Evan Bottcher on October 01, 2007, 12:21:31 PM
You are a champion Gary, thanks!  Didn't occur to me when I was getting the wheels. Duh!
Title: Re: Correct wheel nuts for series one 1750GTV
Post by: Sheldon McIntosh on October 01, 2007, 03:24:50 PM
I love this club........

Anyone have a rust-free 105 shell going spare?
Title: Re: Correct wheel nuts for series one 1750GTV
Post by: alfagtv58 on October 01, 2007, 03:59:53 PM
Quote from: Sheldon Mcintosh on October 01, 2007, 03:24:50 PM
Anyone have a rust-free 105 shell going spare?

These things are a myth.
Title: Re: Correct wheel nuts for series one 1750GTV
Post by: Gary Pearce on October 02, 2007, 12:07:25 PM
Now yer talking Sheldon.
Yah wanna da rusta free 105, I gotta da rusta free 105. Much a more funa dan da 90a.
How bigga ya wallette?
Title: Re: Correct wheel nuts for series one 1750GTV
Post by: Colin Byrne on October 02, 2007, 12:10:59 PM
Rust free 105, thats easy (just ask branko ;)), bog free well, thats a different story