[DeTomaso] Hall Ultra Wheels

[Paul Timko]

"My wheels were not tracked" means the car was never driven hard on a 
track with these wheels on it.

Paul
#9270

On 2/10/2014 4:50 PM, Peter Cajthaml wrote:
> I checked the wheels yesterday: no missing bolts, no visible cracks from
> the outside.  The tire pressure is okay.  I drove the car around town,
> keeping the speed under 60.  Is there a way to check for cracks without
> removing the tires; i.e. is there any value to inspecting the rims from
> the inside?  (I am in socal / ventura county: does anyone know of a shop
> with the expertise to evaluate the wheels?)
>
> Dave; what do you mean by "my wheels were not tracked"?
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Dave <dave at damardirect.com
> <mailto:dave at damardirect.com>> wrote:
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>     It's worth mentioning that when Hall was selling these wheels, he
>     did so in a very earnest and sincere manner--that is, he didn't
>     deliberately go out and produce wheels that would fail____
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>     __Ø__I agree completely. No one should drive a car with these
>     wheels. My wheels were not tracked. 3 0f 4 wheels had cracks.____
>
>     IndyDave____
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>     *From:*MikeLDrew at aol.com <mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com>
>     [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com <mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com>]
>     *Sent:* Sunday, February 09, 2014 4:34 PM
>     *To:* Dave; pcajthaml at gmail.com <mailto:pcajthaml at gmail.com>;
>     jderyke at aol.com <mailto:jderyke at aol.com>
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>     *Cc:* detomaso at poca.com <mailto:detomaso at poca.com>
>     *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] Hall Ultra Wheels____
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>     In a message dated 2/8/14 14 15 30, dave at damardirect.com
>     <mailto:dave at damardirect.com> writes:
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>     ____
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>     I don’t recall the name of my Hall wheels, picture of front & rear
>     wheel below.____
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>     >>>Notice that these, too, consist of centers originally designed for 15-inch wheels, mated to hoops to accept 17-inch tires.  Besides the fact that they always looked a little weird, I always wondered about how that kluge would work from a structural basis?  I haven't a shred of knowledge to be able to guess just by looking.
>
>     It's worth mentioning that when Hall was selling these wheels, he
>     did so in a very earnest and sincere manner--that is, he didn't
>     deliberately go out and produce wheels that would fail (sometimes
>     catastrophically) a few years down the road.  He went in good faith
>     to a wheel maker, who produced wheels to his design.  It is that
>     wheelmaker (unknown?) who let the team down; Hall was just stuck in
>     between him and angry customers a few years later.  Not a pleasant
>     position to be in, to be sure!
>
>     Mike____
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