or cut on both sides of nut and chisel it apart both should not damage rim --- On Sat, 2/28/09, Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: stock wheel rims > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 1:06 PM > Zack, > > When you go to cut the studs out Don't cut across the > nut and stud you Will > damage your rim! What you need to do is heat the stud up > at the end of the > nut, aiming down into the nut till the stud is red hot with > a hot flame then > hit it with oxigen and the stud will melt & literally > flow out of the nut > till it is gone. The rim should be unscathed!! The nut > should just twist > off using a pliers or vice grips when it is still hot. > This is like doing > exhaust when you cut the inner or outer pipe off the good > one you want to > keep. This is probably not something a person unfamiliar > with a torch can > do well the first time but it is an easy task with > practice. Try it on a > couple of old nut & bolts on a bench to get the feel > before you graduate to > your car. > > If you have any questions please feel to ask! (-: > > > Herb > > 1959 Coronet 326 Poly > 1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1 > 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361 > 1970 Challenger RT 440 > 1999 Durango SLT 5.9 > 2006 300-C Heritage 5.7 > 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1 > St. Louis, MO. > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: laborboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: 2/27/2009 9:22:15 PM > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: stock wheel rims > > I may need a stock wheel rim after the fire wrench is used > to remove the > lug nuts from my rear wheel (see earlier posts). What are > the best > sources for rims? > > Zack > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions > and negotiations > as well as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to > the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect > your privacy, > reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content > signal to Mopar > topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car > transactions and negotiations as well as other personal > messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.