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[TRP]

Dang it. I knew that's what you were going to say. Corker's are so expensive. I'm looking for a modern white lettered tire that I can have buffed down to a wide white.

Thanks for the info.
Ted

How about a modern whitewall and widen the wall?

I'd love to find a thin white and have it buffed out to a wider white. I'm just not sure which tire would work. I'm running 15" rims on my trailer, so the tires I've found from Corker are nearly 240.00 or more. Seems like I should be able to find a modern tire with a thin white side wall that I could have buffed out.

I looked at some falken which were 79.00, but when I looked at the side wall, it didn't look like the white wall was any larger than what was already exposed. I'd love to find someone with some BFg's in stock so I could look at them or, best case, find someone who has done this exact same thing recently. All of the info I've found on line pertains to older tires or is old info from like 5 years ago.

I guess I'll keep poking around.

Thanks for the info guys,
Ted

[albion2]

Here's the Sunday update: Steve E came by and helped me wrestle the sides around and we spent most of one day measuring and creating the profile, lots of armwaving, discussion and yucks. We plotted the coordinates, but after they were on the side, we decided to take a piece of lexan and use it as a template to smooth them all out a bit.

We trial fit the door side that day. That night I did the final cut on the profile, cut the doors and windows, flopped the other side down and traced it out and cut it also. A pick hook on the ceiling helps jockeying them around by myself.

Puttied up any visible crack from the splining, primed/ painted and got them speckled this morning. Mid afternoon, we got them up on the side and braced off across the top. I'm so glad to get this portion done. Big heavy sheets of goods are a drag to clown around with. I was so thankful that Steve came by to help on the first day and again today to help set them. I would have been sunk without another person. Thanks Steve!

The windows will be painted on the outer edge so they don't look so massive. They will also have all the corners raidused on them.

In case anyone is wondering....NO...it won't fit out the door as it sits, I'm shy about an inch. I'll wait till it comes time to pull it out to paint the roof material and at that point I'll have a better idea on how it's really going to sit as most all the weight will be on it then. I'm thinking of making the trim piece on the header of the garage removable. Cut it, and hinge it so that it will swing out of the way. I'd like to not have to drop it any lower, but can on the flexiride, maybe 1 spline.

Next step, build the upper portion of the galley and the front seats/table. Doug

Doug. I know it to late but ,there was a double decker bus in London that was caught under a low bridge.All they did was let most of the air out of the tires and drove it out.