♻️ Grizz’s ~~ ASTRO Van 🚙 Renault SCENIC 1.5dci 🚙 1966 Chevy C10 🚘 1991 Oldsmobile 88 🚙 1999 Škoda Felicia Cube Van 1.9d 🚐

[grizz]

I have just used this calculator @93fxdl Glenn posted before. 
 

https://www.willtheyfit.com/

 

Coming to this conclusion. 
 

I believe the Dodge wheels will fit successfully. 
 

Just need to figure the lug nuts out that will hold these onto my hubs. 
 

 

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[grizz]

These……

CB seems good
PCD is the same 5x115

As per chart above.

The bolt dimensions differ.

Dodge M14 x 1.5
Olds M12 x 1.5

So I just need my (well, the wheels) nuts to be M12 with an appropriate chamfer to accommodate the Dodge alloys.
 

A bit more research shows this…… 

Looks like the lug nuts are interchangeable. 

I could be wrong.

[ruffgeezer]

You'll probably want a sleeved wheel nut to take the M14 hole in the new wheels down to the m12 stud on your car.

Something like this:-

https://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=4663&srsltid=AfmBOoru8kfg4g7fmo0XSjpMQKczOfxWly9jEXuuvWdugprzDHEquTVq

[grizz]

12 hours ago, ruffgeezer said:

You'll probably want a sleeved wheel nut to take the M14 hole in the new wheels down to the m12 stud on your car.

Something like this:-

https://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=4663&srsltid=AfmBOoru8kfg4g7fmo0XSjpMQKczOfxWly9jEXuuvWdugprzDHEquTVq

 

And in the meantime……..

 

Balti  ? 
 

Vindaloo ?? 
 

Police car ?? 

[Westbay]

12 hours ago, ruffgeezer said:

You'll probably want a sleeved wheel nut to take the M14 hole in the new wheels down to the m12 stud on your car.

Something like this:-

https://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=4663&srsltid=AfmBOoru8kfg4g7fmo0XSjpMQKczOfxWly9jEXuuvWdugprzDHEquTVq

If you use this method it is essential that the correct spigot rings are used to  centre the wheels on the hubs as you will not be using the conical taper to centre the wheels ...

There is also some discussion in regard to checking the tightness of the wheel nuts more often as there is a much, much smaller area of contact than that provided by conical nuts ...  (not a real problem in motorsport applications)

The safest route would be re stud to M14x1.5 and buy correct conical taper nuts (but, your steel wheels would not fit then ...), probably cheaper to source something with a)correct fitting(s) or b) source something that can be fitted using adapters ...

[Westbay]

2 minutes ago, grizz said:

 

And in the meantime……..

 

Balti  ? 
 

Vindaloo ?? 
 

Police car ?? 

you could use the handles to cable tie to the wheels 🤣

[grizz]

13 hours ago, ruffgeezer said:

 

Weird how some days it does a reply but I don’t know how to delete it all. 

[grizz]

Todays score. 

Read the box. 


I actually gave away my sub and amp to a youngster for her car a few years ago. 

Now…….

Full circle. 

Life ehh. 
 

[grizz]

Well………

 

What a day. 
 

Been all over in the  Oldsmobile 

 

Still enjoying it. 
 

Went to see retired mate Woodsie and his wife Terry to show off the Grizz’s Folly. 
 

Always weirdly satisfying when friends who are brutally honest and loyal give their opinions. 
 

Having a magnificent outfitted T6 VW camper they use all the time and a brand new Audi A1 sport daily as well as an immaculate BMW R1250GS  they are not short of a nice car. 
 

Yet, Kevin gets a hard on for the Astro. 
Now, with the Olds, both of them, especially Terry, were really taken with its lines, dimensions and the gentle V6 thrum out back. 
 

Trust me, if they hated it, they’d let me have it with both barrels. 
 

After I left their house, I headed to Dunelm, a homeware superstore. I see it as a curtain shop, but there is so much more. 
 

I wanted a new vinyl tablecloth to replace the one George has managed to shred over time. It is number three since he moved in. 
 

I also wanted some nice lace to use for the lace paint job on the Olds’ roof when I get to it. 
 

On my way to Kevins place, I stopped at  Pound Stretcher,  a cheap shop to look for some stainless steel bowls to create centre caps for the steel wheels fitted to the car  

While in there, my phone pinged to inform me a response had come in from a seller I had messaged two days ago  about some 18” Dodge wheels and tyres  

The wheels and almost new tyres were offered at such a “silly” price, that I knew I would buy them if they were still available  

So he sent a couple of pictures of the car they were in…….

Coincidence????????

The car was parked outside the same shop I was in. 
 

A collection time and address were agreed. 
 

Tomorrow morning 9.30 I hope to meet up with Yusif to buy his wheels and tyres. 
 

The trip will hopefully include a stop and meet-up with @PaulY at Junction 28 of the M25 to deliver a huge bench vice and some other Bluepoint stuff with his name on, and collecting some Vespa fenders and parts for another future build. 
 

Depending on my overall progress, I may contact @sawduststeve to visit, hopefully have a coffee, and collect a diesel space heater from his workshop that he has kindly donated to my workshop. Weirdly, I tried giving mine away a year ago, not expecting to ever need it again, however, no takers, then put £50.00 price on it and had a bunch of guys wanting it. Weird ehhh. 
 

Then head home in the afternoon 

Wheels will need new tapered 12x1.5 nuts to fit to the Oldsmobile. I will also need to get in some spigot rings to reduce the centrebore to 70.3mm from the Dodge Charger size. 
 

I saw some more of these wheels for sale online. 
 

So doing my man mathematics I am going to hazard a guess at the actual cost to be around £220.00 fitted. 
 

Happy?? 
 

Me??

 

Hopefully. 
 

 

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[MrBig]

Those wheels are a bargain!

Do you know what the O/D you need for spigot rings? I've got a couple of sets in the garage I'm unlikely to use.

[grizz]

39 minutes ago, MrBig said:

Those wheels are a bargain!

Do you know what the O/D you need for spigot rings? I've got a couple of sets in the garage I'm unlikely to use.

There you go…..

Dimensions. 
 

Actually not a lot…… 

Not sure if it can be plugged 

[grizz]

So I left home at 07.00 to fill the car up then off to collect the alloys I had agreed to buy. 
What a waste of my time, 140 miles, fuel £23.00 , ULEZ charging £12.50, Dartford toll £3.50. 
Got there, had to wait 15 minutes for Yusif the seller to get there. 
He disappeared down the side of “his mums house” 
Comes out 5 minutes later. 
No wheels. 
“They were stolen “ 
Maybe they were stolen. Maybe not. 

But I am pissed off.

So the Question is of course, whether the wheels will be available to buy in a week or two. 

Apparently retaliation is not sportsmanship 

So I headed home and stopped along the way to meet up with PaulY, to give him a large vice and those Blue Point socket holders I got out of that tub of rusted tooks a few months ago. 

After that I headed into Romford to meet up with @sawduststeve to collect a diesel space heater he had put aside for me. He also gave me about 5kg of 75mm and 100mm wire nails. And finally a beautiful piece of Art that I hope to get to America for a friend. 

While I was there, we had a coffee and I got a guided tour of their factory and workshop. After 40 years he is closing down to retire. I felt quite emotional about it all. 
Some gorgeous machines, purpose built spaces and tools. 

It was a great visit. 

.
 

[Westbay]

Bad luck re the wheels ...

But, the rest of the trip was very productive and  you got to spend time with friends ... 

[grizz]

12 hours ago, Westbay said:

Bad luck re the wheels ...

But, the rest of the trip was very productive and  you got to spend time with friends ... 

 

Indeed. 
 

Also, despite being really pissed, I can’t say that maybe I have been saved by the bell. 

[grizz]

Still discovering little things about the car. 
 

Addressing others I find 
 

Buying gifts for it. 
 

Thinking 

.

Bought the car a gift too. 
 

Looks kitch as a third world minibus taxi steering wheel  

E-Brake/handbrake cable snapped before I bought it  note the cool solution contrasted against my flip flops. Need to obviously find a replacement or repair it  

Got the trunk stripped out including underfelt. 

Scrubbed the trunk carpet with some Ammonia based gel.

. 
 

 

[93fxdl]

George waiting for the under felt to be used as a bed?

[grizz]

5 hours ago, 93fxdl said:

George waiting for the under felt to be used as a bed?

Hmmmmmm…?

Not him. 

Much more hardcore. 

Prefers a box (thanks Pedro) or harder surfaces like bedside cabinets 

 

.

 

[Westbay]

Parking Brake Cable ...

 

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/oldsmobile,1992,88,3.8l+v6,1215391,brake+&+wheel+hub,parking+brake+cable,1696

 

£4.05 +...

[grizz]

1 hour ago, Westbay said:

Parking Brake Cable ...

 

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/oldsmobile,1992,88,3.8l+v6,1215391,brake+&+wheel+hub,parking+brake+cable,1696

 

£4.05 +...

Thank you Mr Q

 

Now just need to figure out how to order the right thing. 
 

 

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[grizz]

A comment on my YouTube channel Riangrizz that really does resonate with me. 
 

Look, it’s a 35 year old car. 
 

Wear and tear and specific manufacturer quality or LACK OF QUALITY is certainly to be blamed in part for failure of parts. 
But…… when something fails, and the owner skips on repairs and a chain of events manage to destroy more parts along the way, that were as a direct result of initial lack of fucks being given…… the quote below stands firmly. 
 

I do get a kick out of finding any failure to care and fixing it. 
 

My feeling is that this car had a way above average life to date, which has resulted in it essentially being a good car that would benefit from some mechanical TLC and certainly cosmetic modifications and attention. 
 

Long may she ride. 
 

#Grizz’sFolly

 

 

 

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[grizz]

Went shopping today. 
 

Bought some cheap stuff for the Oldsmobile. 
 

Two floor mats. Light beige. 
Cabin spray. Bubblegum flavoured. 
4 mixing bowls….. police cruiser look Three laser cut letters….. lace painting. 
 

So, the bowls cut down to create a police cruiser look, painted silver. 

Remember the lace roof and lowrider influences ? 

I bought these three letters today.

 

Tell me what they are going to be for? 
 

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[93fxdl]

If you fancy the police car vibe on this, how about mounting some lights on the A pillar?

https://ebay.us/m/1r9oEJ

Proper ones are stupid expensive though 

Ttfn glenn 

[Westbay]

If your exsisting wheel trims are crap why not cut them down to get the same l👀k as in pic three .... 🤔  😇

[grizz]

1 hour ago, Westbay said:

If your exsisting wheel trims are crap why not cut them down to get the same l👀k as in pic three .... 🤔  😇

Because when you come to collect the car, you WILL be asking me if I have the original wheel trims. 

[grizz]

Cleaning up part whatever. 

Amazing how these unloved cars are allowed to degenerate over time. 
It’s never one person’s fault or responsibility. 
And ultimately, “Your car, Your thing” 
I just like to clean them up and add visual appeal and improvements to functionality.  
As I keep going around this car, I do realise just how very good it still is for a 34 year old car. 
Today was inside and outside glass, door and window rubbers, trunk stripped out and wet wiped out with Elbow Grease (an English cleaning product)
Also cleaned the four steel wheels and tyres/tires with a pot scourer brush and then washed them off with water. 

Bit by bit I think it will get better. 

Of course driving on the grimy winter roads will set me back every time. 

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[grizz]

Green. 😍

[Westbay]

[grizz]

39 minutes ago, Westbay said:

Love that color. 

[Westbay]

18 minutes ago, grizz said:

Love that color. 

Asked AI for car in kawaski green ....

[grizz]

1 hour ago, Westbay said:

Asked AI for car in kawaski green ....

I am not sure where this car will end up……

But the equivalent of the green in a blue…..😍