Early OEM FPS Alloys - What are they made of?

[Conserv]

6 hours ago, Blue 02 said:

Different question on early FPS alloys - am I reading the markings inside the wheel for manufacture/cast date right - this wheel was made in 12/72?

It’s got 11 of 12 potential “month nubs”. So, as @jibarnes said, November 1972.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

[Blue 02]

2 hours ago, jibarnes said:

I would think November?

Mine are stamped 2/72

Thanks!  I don’t have a date stamp on the wheel like yours.

[Blue 02]

40 minutes ago, Conserv said:

It’s got 11 of 12 potential “month nubs”. So, as @jibarnes said, November 1972.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

Thanks - wasn’t sure if you read how many little nubs or if you counted to where there wasn’t a nub!

 

Rich

[Blue 02]

Not trying to get this thread as long as the CMR Borrani one, but here are two of my wheels side by side after getting one vapor blasted/cleaned.  The original wheel is as clean as I can get it by hand.  The blasted/cleaned wheel is a very silver/aluminum color.  I need to get a slight bend on the inside lip of the unblasted wheel repaired and will ask the shop to find a match to the color of the original wheel and then decide on what color/process to use on them.  Most likely will go paint and then clear coat as mentioned in an earlier post.

[stephers]

Vapor blasting is so nice, got a bunch of stuff going to the blaster here next week.       If you are going to paint them, I would get the paint shop to mix up some silver ( whatever number you come up with ) mixed as a 2 part in a spray can ( 2 if you are going to do the entire wheel ) and some 2K clear coat.   They will look great and stand up for years

 

Thanks, Rick