Any one got some good 2nd hand 20" tyres and split rims

Mick from Lysterfield in Victoria is looking for some 20 inch tyres and split rims for his 28 chev truck, below.

 

 

Mick is hoping to find some old usable ones to move the truck around during the restoration process and then buy some new ones down the track.

If you can help or know of anyone that has some 20" tyres and split rims, it would be much appreciated.

 

Mick can be contacted at michaelwinters@bigpond.com or via my blog or email at

raydn@optusnet.com.au

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Floor Battery Charging Plug

Any one with a vintage car, in particular a Chev 4 will know its a very fiddly procedure to connect a battery charger to the battery terminals.

Regardless of whether you have a reasonably big lift out battery cover in the floor, the carpet has to be removed out of the way, and in some cases the alligator clamps can be very close to the chassis.

A few years back this annoyed me to the point where I decided to make the process simpler, safer and quicker.

I flush mounted a plug in the top of the floor, and fitted the same plug on my battery charger. The floor plug is permanently wired to the battery, and the connection process just requires lifting up the edge of the carpet and "plugging" it in.

Pictures of the parts are below:

 

 

The charger plugged into the flush mounted floor plug 

The flush mounted in floor plug

The wiring set up for the in floor plug

Vintage Car Photos - Part 30