<VV> EM Wheels question

Ron ronh at owt.com
Wed Mar 3 12:48:19 EST 2010


I've got a 240Z sitting out in the drive and it has sets of both the Datsun 
steel disc and aluminum wheels and they are all fine.  We're giving it to an 
inlaw.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Blackwell" <bryan at skiblack.com>
To: <kenpepke at juno.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> EM Wheels question


> On Mar 3, 2010, at 10:16 AM, kenpepke at juno.com wrote:
>
>> This risk becomes even more apparent when one realizes this was a 
>> somewhat common failure on the original vehicles.
>
> It was?  I'll admit ignorance of the Toyota data, but I have *never* heard 
> of a Z wheel failure, and we had one and were involved in the Z club for 
> some time.  Further, Datsun wheels have been used on a number of Corvairs 
> over the years, again I'm unaware of any reported incident.
>
> For the record, ZParts.com lists the Datsun 240Z at a curb weight of 2,355 
> pounds, not that much less than an early Corvair (the DACC site says 
> "under 2400 pounds").  Later Z cars were heavier, although I don't know by 
> how much.
>
> --Bryan
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