BigB's Blitzen

by **Neopolis** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:03 pm

Nice Blitzen Ben, good to see another one on the forums

by **BigBCalais** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:07 pm

Neopolis wrote:Nice Blitzen Ben, good to see another one on the forums

My name's Bryce but close enough

and cheers mate, definitely an uncommon event to see another

by **Neopolis** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:13 pm

Sorry Bryce, didn't know where I got Ben from.

Cheers,

Longy

by **BigBCalais** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:45 pm

That's all right mate, happens more than you might think

I thought I might update this, I got my p's today and celebrated by going for a drive up Mt Alexander with one of my mates who has a vx Commodore, left him well behind in the twisties and it was a great drive. I'm loving the independence and I have fallen in love with this car all over again

by **shav** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:41 am

BigBCalais wrote:That's all right mate, happens more than you might think

I thought I might update this, I got my p's today and celebrated by going for a drive up Mt Alexander with one of my mates who has a vx Commodore, left him well behind in the twisties and it was a great drive. I'm loving the independence and I have fallen in love with this car all over again

It's experiences like this that make me smile. Awesome to hear Bryce.

by **BigBCalais** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:42 am

shav wrote:It's experiences like this that make me smile. Awesome to hear Bryce.

Thanks shav, good to know it makes someone else smile too

by **BigBCalais** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:27 pm

Hit a little hurdle today, my friends got me a mcgard wheel installation kit for my birthday. However I went to put the lock nuts and nuts on today and I can't actually do them up. Due to the rediculously deep bolt holes on my wheels the nuts can be screwed on by hand but a spanner cannot be put over them to get them beyond this starting point. So I'll need to go find some smaller diameter ones to fit, they should be fine for stock wheels just not for mine

by **GONEWALKABOUT** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:33 pm

thats fustrating, did you not get like a special tool? usually slips over the nut and into a socket piece. usually a bit thinner and much longer than the socket piece

by **BigBCalais** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:41 pm

No such tool,it would have to be only about 1-2mm in thickness to get into the hole though and be very long. The spanner goes about half way down the nut so you can't even get it to the thread. The lock nuts obviously have a tool which goes in the end of the spanner and you can get them on to about half way down the thread before it fouls on the wheel

by **GONEWALKABOUT** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:55 pm

BigBCalais wrote:No such tool,it would have to be only about 1-2mm in thickness to get into the hole though and be very long. The spanner goes about half way down the nut so you can't even get it to the thread. The lock nuts obviously have a tool which goes in the end of the spanner and you can get them on to about half way down the thread before it fouls on the wheel

do mean ratchet? surprised you can remove the lock nuts at all with a spanner!
yeah the tool i have came with the nuts its pretty much what you described for the lock nuts. but id say they were only 2 mm at most thickness. But obviously not

by **BigBCalais** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:08 pm

GONEWALKABOUT wrote:do mean ratchet? surprised you can remove the lock nuts at all with a spanner!
yeah the tool i have came with the nuts its pretty much what you described for the lock nuts. but id say they were only 2 mm at most thickness. But obviously not

Nah a wheel spanner, just presumed it was obvious haha. Upon further investigation the lock nut tool is only a couple of millimeters thick but the nuts are 21mm which leaves no room for the wheel spanner to go over them in the hole (stock are 19mm)

by **GONEWALKABOUT** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:43 pm

BigBCalais wrote:
GONEWALKABOUT wrote:do mean ratchet? surprised you can remove the lock nuts at all with a spanner!
yeah the tool i have came with the nuts its pretty much what you described for the lock nuts. but id say they were only 2 mm at most thickness. But obviously not

Nah a wheel spanner, just presumed it was obvious haha. Upon further investigation the lock nut tool is only a couple of millimeters thick but the nuts are 21mm which leaves no room for the wheel spanner to go over them in the hole (stock are 19mm)

ohhh.. did know anyone still used those

pfft. ahh thats unlucky! guess its another set of nuts then!

by **KelvinTaylor88** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:45 pm

My McGard wheel installation kit came with a tool to enable fitment of tighter "tuner" wheels.

by **BigBCalais** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 5:38 pm

KelvinTaylor88 wrote:My McGard wheel installation kit came with a tool to enable fitment of tighter "tuner" wheels.

Odd, this is all that was in mine

only a special tool was provided for the lock nuts

by **BigBCalais** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:59 pm

Met Chris (Absolution) today for a blitzen photo shoot

he's just sorting through the pics so for now I'll put up some phone pictures of my semi clean car

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