72 TA : New Project

[njsteve]

Found this info on trailer tires at Discount Tire:

Speed
•All "ST" tires have a maximum speed rating of 65 mph.
•As heat builds up, the tire's structure starts to disintegrate and weaken.
•The load carrying capacity gradually decreases as the heat and stresses generated by higher speed increases.
Time
•Time and the elements weaken a trailer tire.
•In approximately three years, roughly one-third of the tire's strength is gone.
•Three to five years is the projected life of a normal trailer tire.
•It is suggested that trailer tires be replaced after three to four years of service regardless of tread depth or tire appearance.
Mileage
•Trailer tires are not designed to wear out.
•The life of a trailer tire is limited by time and duty cycles.
•The mileage expectation of a trailer tire is 5,000 to 12,000 miles.

Here's the entire link with some interesting facts:

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/inf...rTireFacts.dos

[RPOLS3]

That is interesting - thanks.

Jake

[njsteve]

Finally got back in town and installed the Phoenix Graphix hood stripe. The stripe seems to be the right color and dimension and matches the Stencils&Stripes brand roof and trunk decals. The quality control of the trimming of the clear outer area leaves a lot to be desired, though. It ranges from 3/8 inch in the corners to 1 mm along the sides. Not very good trimming done by the manufacturer, at all. (Still better than the non-existent 1-year back-ordered hood stripe that never arrived from the other stripe maker.)

It will take a few days for the remaining bubbles to evaporate and then it should look pretty good. It was a bear getting that cut out to properly match the shaker hole. Took about 2 hours with a lot of application gel.

[njsteve]

Close ups on the outer perimeter:

On an ironic note, with these flaws it is probably as close as you can get to the factory poor build quality of the original stripes! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

[SS427]

Looks awesome!

[mockingbird812]

Nice Steve! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[njsteve]

Got the shaker back on yesterday. I applied the decals and set her back on top of the air cleaner once again. Everything actually works!

[njsteve]

Now I'm just waiting for the polyethylene valance to get prepped and painted. That's all that's left. I already have the lower spoiler waiting around impatiently, wanting to be on the car.