wheel widening, old school - YouTube vid

[Marty Feldman]

-Marty-

[roadkillbobb]

Cool video, not much on safety, no gloves and lack of eye protection for whoever wasnt actively welding..I wonder how those rims held up down the road??

[vpd66]

Looks like that old guy has burnt a rod or too. I wonder what type and brand rod he is using? Strikes real easy, can't be 7018 and not much spatter.

[Angus in Wyoming]

Before my time,,, my parents lived in AZ. My dad would do this type of work for the sand buggies/rails. He told me that one time they made some wheels 30" wider. If I remember the story right, they would buy used tires from NASCAR or Indy type cars and somebody would glue paddles on the tires.

[ironmangq]

Tons of old backyard hacked wide wheels out in the desert, it was big in the 70's. You'll see some funky dually conversions using spacers, even on the front axles.

[AKweldshop]

Looks like that old guy has burnt a rod or too. I wonder what type and brand rod he is using? Strikes real easy, can't be 7018 and not much spatter.

Looks and sounds like 6011 on AC......

[John T]

I think those boys have done that about 10 thousand times before.....

That table is about wore through from turning the wheels and welding them...

[B_C]

cool vid really enjoyed it, reminds me of when I was a kid and my first car was a 47 chevy coupe we made reverse rims kinda like that no lathe work

[boatbuoy]

watched a guy do this with a brake drum lathe. 1962 or 63 in Flint Michigan.

[duaneb55]

Wha'd he say??!