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[madtoranajzedded]

hi guys,  ljzedded 046.jpg   579.21K   5 downloadsany one out there who know who could make a new set of rims for mawers,

[TerrA LX]

Long way from home but you could try Neale Wheels, 30 Gould Street, South Strathfield, NSW. 9642 1002

[madtoranajzedded]

thanks terrA lx.i will give em a buzz cheers mate

[madtoranajzedded]

can someone confirm,did dave mawer sell his casts to john giffard

[warrenm]

Long way from home but you could try Neale Wheels, 30 Gould Street, South Strathfield, NSW. 9642 1002

Neale Wheels have moved.

U 3/ 16 Millwood Ave

Narellan NSW 2567

(02) 4648 5757

[madtoranajzedded]

thanks warrenm,thats why they wernt answering lol.chroming is pretty much buggered and rim is damaged,gonna try and get em done like me s/t weld wheels,they are made of alloy and some other metal.heavier than the  weld 2.0 racing wheels,but pass sae standards for road,if i cant i will just get steelies made

 

are mawers legal for the street?

 

cheers jason

[kudu]

I have PM'd you as I am thinking of selling my mawers.

cheers

Scott.

[madtoranajzedded]

Came across these on classic australian mag
wheels on facebook for sale saying these
wheels are mawers.if they are are these the
very first type made of magnesium or
something.

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Cheers maz

[grumpy xu1]

Hi Maz, have you tried AAA plating in Adelaide, i hear that they're good for doing things others won't. Worth a shot to ask. Gary

[madtoranajzedded]

Thanks Gary.i didnt end up getting the mawers
they were severly pitted.they were not far
away from me in 14s.

Any idea what these rims above are?
Ive never seen them before

Edited by madtoranajzedded, 20 July 2017 - 06:46 PM.

[grumpy xu1]

Not sure mate, look like a speedway style offset though. I reckon 1 of the other guys possibly shinny will know what they are, Gary.

[Shiney005]

They aren't magnesium. Do they say if they are Torana / HK stud pattern?

[madtoranajzedded]

Yeah suit lc-lj..one fella says he has 6 of them in a bit better condition.

They are on Classic Australian Mag Wheels
on facebook..sorry i cant do linky

Edited by madtoranajzedded, 21 July 2017 - 01:42 PM.

[Shiney005]

Dave Mawer didn't start making two piece wheels until 1969, and I am sure that his first wheel was similar to you see on the LJs and Moffats Phase 3, but with four spokes and less bolts through the rim halves. (I think these were mainly for Clubman racers) Unless they are a prototype of some kind because they are a similar design.

There were however dozens of people making wheels in Australia in the late '60s - early '70s. Rod Dale, Tasman, Keel Wheels, CAC, Lynx, Cairns. Aunger were making two piece wheels back to 1968, and Tony Simmons had centres cast up for his wheels by Arthur Glassons foundry back in 1967.

 

Early Mawers

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Late Mawers

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Early Simmons

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Rod Dale

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Tasmans

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[kudu]

A reminder that if anyone is after a set of mawers for thier torana that I will sell mine. 14" But with 3 different rim width options.... 7", 8" and 9.5".

 

Don't know what the shipping to OZ would be?????????????

[madtoranajzedded]

On that same page kudu a dude is asking if
anyone knows someone with a set of 14s or
bigger to suit hk-hg etc.i dont think they
even know what mawers look like lol..

[Shiney005]

I am joining the facebook group to have a look.
A couple more ads. It is interesting to note that he only does 10, 13, and 15" diameter.
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Edited by Shiney005, 21 July 2017 - 02:28 PM.

[caterham2]

I got this place to make some rims for my Mawer wheels a number of years ago for my Group C XU1. Was quite  a while ago but try : [email protected]. From memory in Sydney area.

Edited by caterham2, 21 July 2017 - 05:16 PM.

[Shiney005]

Looks like there is one in Sydney and one in Bathurst.

 

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[madtoranajzedded]

Dave Mawer didn't start making two piece wheels until 1969, and I am sure that his first wheel was similar to you see on the LJs and Moffats Phase 3, but with four spokes and less bolts through the rim halves. (I think these were mainly for Clubman racers) Unless they are a prototype of some kind because they are a similar design.

There were however dozens of people making wheels in Australia in the late '60s - early '70s. Rod Dale, Tasman, Keel Wheels, CAC, Lynx, Cairns. Aunger were making two piece wheels back to 1968, and Tony Simmons had centres cast up for his wheels by Arthur Glassons foundry back in 1967.

 

Early Mawers

1.1$_20.JPG

Mawer.jpg

 

Late Mawers

Mawers.jpg

 

Early Simmons

Simmons early 68.jpg

Simmons.jpg

 

Rod Dale

Rod Dale wheels.jpg

 

Tasmans

DSC01403.jpg

These must b an early set Laurie .only 8 bolts in  the centres.purchased  on the weekend.damn 

pic kept coming out upside down.lol.

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[Shiney005]

In the August 1975 ad above you can see they only had 8 bolts at that stage.

 

I've also found another mob from back then called Dical who made a copy of the Mawer.

 

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[Shiney005]

Maybe people added more bolts to them???? This pic was taken August 1974 and you can see that the rears have eight bolts, but the fronts have more.

 

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[madtoranajzedded]

I put up an add on …’ClassicAustralian mag wheels asking for abit of info and Paul has replied..he mentions he was talking to Dave and said he drills the bolt holes to 5/16 and 1/4’ holes in between 5/16.i was actually trying to find that open wheeler above with the 4 spoke mawers thinking that was in the 60 s.

[RallyRed]

These haven't seen the light of day since late 70's

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