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Silverfc88 · 07-18-2007, 09:05 PM

Went to the Junkyard looking for ball studs for a custom job that I wanted to do and I was looking around at all of the Crown Vics and Taurus's laying around. I happen to glance to the side and see this 89 Lincoln Mark VII, so I look at the wheels and sure enough it has the meshies on it! I have been looking around for these for a couple of years and most Crown Vics/Grand Marquies and early Marks have the wheels taken already.

The wheels are in decent shape. Took me some time to take them off the car with the wheel locks on them. The fronts came off ok, but the rears wouldn't budge. So one of the guys working at the yard moved the car with a loader to the garage and we torched the wheel locks off. You can see the burn marks left from the torch in the pics, but there was no damage to the wheels.

These are basically my before pics. I'll update as I refinish them.

The wheels are 16x7 5x114.3 and they look to be around a +20 offset. The only problem I have with them right now is that the front calipers rub on the wheels. If I put on a small spacer they don't rub at all. It only rubs on this little nub that is sticking out of caliper. I think if I grind down that nub it should be ok without the spacers. The wheels look to be very close to the fender so I want to avoid spacers.

Straight from the junkyard. They need alot of work!

And the super model himself sesolcSTI.

All center caps. I'm think about sending one out to see if someone can cut me out a piece from aluminum to replace the faded rubber stickers.

After a few minutes of cleaning and short section that I decided to strip the old clear from the lip just to see what was underneath.

Silverfc88 · 07-18-2007, 09:11 PM

Now I need to decide how I want to go about cleaning these up. I don't want to spend to much money on these, but I want to start from a good base. What can I do to strip the whole wheel including the inside of the wheels that have years of crap built up?

Someone I know mentioned that he had a engine block "Hot Dipped" before the machining process to clean it up. I guess it just means dipping it in acid. Sand/bead blasting is another option. Whatever I have to do, it has to take the top coat off the wheels and all of the old brake dust in between the spokes.

Powder coat or paint the centers?

redline · 07-18-2007, 09:14 PM

Goldmine! Can't wait to see them refurbished

jc8889 · 07-18-2007, 09:19 PM

Chaching.

naDintheHat · 07-18-2007, 10:01 PM

Sweet find, how much did that treasure run ya if ya dont mind me askin.

adamkob32 · 07-18-2007, 10:13 PM

Don't hot tank them if they are aluminum. Go to a shop and have them media blasted. That should pretty much rid mostly everything. You'll save yourself a ton of time.

--Adam

Krazed02 · 07-18-2007, 10:18 PM

really nice find, i agree with media blasting them, safest route and will get all that crap off for fairly cheap and quickly

i like rice · 07-18-2007, 10:19 PM

tape the lip, sandblast the middle. powdercoat (or paint) the middle, repolish the lip.

Silverfc88 · 07-18-2007, 10:24 PM

Yes they are aluminum, so I guess blasting it is.

I really don't feel like sanding in between the spokes.

But I don't mind sanding/repolishing the lips by hand.

The price was reasonable, but I don't want to say just in case I want to sell them later down the road.

devx2099 · 07-18-2007, 11:01 PM

nice find,what junkyard was this?im going down to harry's u pull it this weekend.

Silverfc88 · 07-18-2007, 11:07 PM

This was over at Blacey's in NJ.

devx2099 · 07-18-2007, 11:13 PM

Where's that at?

Silverfc88 · 07-18-2007, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devx2099

Where's that at?

http://www.blaceysusedautoparts.com/

Blacey's U-Pick Auto Parts
(609) 758-8737

242 Monmouth Rd
Wrightstown, NJ 08562

I'm getting different phone numbers for reason though. The lot isn't that big, but its close to me.

Vypurr · 07-18-2007, 11:46 PM

I bet oven cleaner will make a big difference.

Silverfc88 · 07-18-2007, 11:52 PM

It will but I want to take the center and backside of the wheel to bare metal to start fresh. The lips I'm just using aircraft stripper for the old clear then sand paper from 220-2000grit to repolish.

Honest_Bob · 07-19-2007, 12:06 AM

Nice deal! Those are gonna look real nice when your done.

CHAOS · 07-19-2007, 06:22 AM

try some muriatic acid... can be picked up at home depot... i used it to clean out my old IM's on the mx6... be careful tho because it can start to take away material if left too long... you may be able to prevent it if you cut it with water or something

GLHWCU · 07-19-2007, 09:08 AM

way to be a treasure hunter

WCM3 · 07-19-2007, 09:20 AM

sick find man!! Now all that's left is a lot of work to refurbish.

XxaltezzaxX · 07-19-2007, 09:45 AM

And these fit the 7 no problem? If so this might have to be the route I take for my 6. I want some BBS mesh wheels for it. The vert wheels are a little hard to come by sometimes.

07-18-2007, 09:05 PM	#1
Silverfc88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NorCal Member #126 My Ride: 88 RX7 TII, 2012 WRX hatch iTrader: (5)	Junkyard BBS wheel deal FTW!!!! Three refinished, pics page 2 Went to the Junkyard looking for ball studs for a custom job that I wanted to do and I was looking around at all of the Crown Vics and Taurus's laying around. I happen to glance to the side and see this 89 Lincoln Mark VII, so I look at the wheels and sure enough it has the meshies on it! I have been looking around for these for a couple of years and most Crown Vics/Grand Marquies and early Marks have the wheels taken already. The wheels are in decent shape. Took me some time to take them off the car with the wheel locks on them. The fronts came off ok, but the rears wouldn't budge. So one of the guys working at the yard moved the car with a loader to the garage and we torched the wheel locks off. You can see the burn marks left from the torch in the pics, but there was no damage to the wheels. These are basically my before pics. I'll update as I refinish them. The wheels are 16x7 5x114.3 and they look to be around a +20 offset. The only problem I have with them right now is that the front calipers rub on the wheels. If I put on a small spacer they don't rub at all. It only rubs on this little nub that is sticking out of caliper. I think if I grind down that nub it should be ok without the spacers. The wheels look to be very close to the fender so I want to avoid spacers. Straight from the junkyard. They need alot of work! And the super model himself sesolcSTI. All center caps. I'm think about sending one out to see if someone can cut me out a piece from aluminum to replace the faded rubber stickers. After a few minutes of cleaning and short section that I decided to strip the old clear from the lip just to see what was underneath. __________________ formerly 95nracer Instagram @Silverfc88 11.6@123mph Streetport 13bt, Haltech Sprint RE, FIC 1150cc + Delphi 1000cc injectors, Walbro 255, Borg Warner s360 .88, HKS mani, JGS 50mm, Greddy FMIC, HKS Twin Power, AEM water/meth inj Last edited by Silverfc88; 08-24-2007 at 05:45 PM.

07-18-2007, 09:11 PM	#2
Silverfc88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NorCal Member #126 My Ride: 88 RX7 TII, 2012 WRX hatch iTrader: (5)	Now I need to decide how I want to go about cleaning these up. I don't want to spend to much money on these, but I want to start from a good base. What can I do to strip the whole wheel including the inside of the wheels that have years of crap built up? Someone I know mentioned that he had a engine block "Hot Dipped" before the machining process to clean it up. I guess it just means dipping it in acid. Sand/bead blasting is another option. Whatever I have to do, it has to take the top coat off the wheels and all of the old brake dust in between the spokes. Powder coat or paint the centers? __________________ formerly 95nracer Instagram @Silverfc88 11.6@123mph Streetport 13bt, Haltech Sprint RE, FIC 1150cc + Delphi 1000cc injectors, Walbro 255, Borg Warner s360 .88, HKS mani, JGS 50mm, Greddy FMIC, HKS Twin Power, AEM water/meth inj

07-18-2007, 09:14 PM	#3
redline Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Member #784 iTrader: (1)	Goldmine! Can't wait to see them refurbished __________________ 2006 Evo 9 Special Edition

07-18-2007, 10:01 PM	#5
naDintheHat Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Allentown, Pa Member #2360 My Ride: 94 GTI - Br0ke, 98 GTI - Stock.. iTrader: (0)	Sweet find, how much did that treasure run ya if ya dont mind me askin. __________________ I drive a constantly broken, model confused vehicle. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-18-2007, 10:13 PM	#6
adamkob32 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Barnesville, PA Member #911 My Ride: Anything With 4 Wheels iTrader: (0)	Don't hot tank them if they are aluminum. Go to a shop and have them media blasted. That should pretty much rid mostly everything. You'll save yourself a ton of time. --Adam __________________ 2002 Subaru WRX To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. XBL ID - Radical Knob "Drag racing is for fast cars, autocrossing is for fast drivers"

07-18-2007, 09:19 PM	#4
jc8889 Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Philly area Member #145 iTrader: (7)	Chaching.

07-18-2007, 10:18 PM	#7
Krazed02 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Upstate NY Member #1209 My Ride: '02 Nissan Sentra SpecV iTrader: (0)	really nice find, i agree with media blasting them, safest route and will get all that crap off for fairly cheap and quickly __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. yo

07-18-2007, 10:19 PM	#8
i like rice Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2007 Member #3858 iTrader: (0)	tape the lip, sandblast the middle. powdercoat (or paint) the middle, repolish the lip. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-18-2007, 10:24 PM	#9
Silverfc88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NorCal Member #126 My Ride: 88 RX7 TII, 2012 WRX hatch iTrader: (5)	Yes they are aluminum, so I guess blasting it is. I really don't feel like sanding in between the spokes. But I don't mind sanding/repolishing the lips by hand. The price was reasonable, but I don't want to say just in case I want to sell them later down the road. __________________ formerly 95nracer Instagram @Silverfc88 11.6@123mph Streetport 13bt, Haltech Sprint RE, FIC 1150cc + Delphi 1000cc injectors, Walbro 255, Borg Warner s360 .88, HKS mani, JGS 50mm, Greddy FMIC, HKS Twin Power, AEM water/meth inj

07-18-2007, 11:01 PM	#10
devx2099 Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: newark Member #5184 My Ride: 95 eclipse iTrader: (0)	nice find,what junkyard was this?im going down to harry's u pull it this weekend.

07-18-2007, 11:07 PM	#11
Silverfc88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NorCal Member #126 My Ride: 88 RX7 TII, 2012 WRX hatch iTrader: (5)	This was over at Blacey's in NJ. __________________ formerly 95nracer Instagram @Silverfc88 11.6@123mph Streetport 13bt, Haltech Sprint RE, FIC 1150cc + Delphi 1000cc injectors, Walbro 255, Borg Warner s360 .88, HKS mani, JGS 50mm, Greddy FMIC, HKS Twin Power, AEM water/meth inj

07-18-2007, 11:13 PM	#12
devx2099 Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: newark Member #5184 My Ride: 95 eclipse iTrader: (0)	Where's that at?

07-18-2007, 11:46 PM	#14
Vypurr Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Philadelphia, Pa Member #58 My Ride: 06' SGM STi / 05' ZX-6R iTrader: (1)	I bet oven cleaner will make a big difference.

07-18-2007, 11:52 PM	#15
Silverfc88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NorCal Member #126 My Ride: 88 RX7 TII, 2012 WRX hatch iTrader: (5)	It will but I want to take the center and backside of the wheel to bare metal to start fresh. The lips I'm just using aircraft stripper for the old clear then sand paper from 220-2000grit to repolish. __________________ formerly 95nracer Instagram @Silverfc88 11.6@123mph Streetport 13bt, Haltech Sprint RE, FIC 1150cc + Delphi 1000cc injectors, Walbro 255, Borg Warner s360 .88, HKS mani, JGS 50mm, Greddy FMIC, HKS Twin Power, AEM water/meth inj

07-19-2007, 12:06 AM	#16
Honest_Bob TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Easton, PA Member #1179 My Ride: 05 WRX Wagon iTrader: (2)	Nice deal! Those are gonna look real nice when your done. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-19-2007, 06:22 AM	#17
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	try some muriatic acid... can be picked up at home depot... i used it to clean out my old IM's on the mx6... be careful tho because it can start to take away material if left too long... you may be able to prevent it if you cut it with water or something

07-19-2007, 09:08 AM	#18
GLHWCU Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Havertown/West Chester/Conshohocken Member #1641 My Ride: 04 civic iTrader: (1)	way to be a treasure hunter __________________ TST'S Very Own RICE

07-19-2007, 09:20 AM	#19
WCM3 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Chester, Pa Member #3342 My Ride: E36 & WJ iTrader: (1)	sick find man!! Now all that's left is a lot of work to refurbish. __________________ 1995 BMW M3 - 11.76 @ 126mph on street radials To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. 2000 Jeep WJ - DD To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. 2003 Yamaha 250f - Backyard Bandit To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. 2010 Gary Fisher Mako - Exercise Betches To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-19-2007, 09:45 AM	#20
XxaltezzaxX Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Newark, NJ Member #2364 My Ride: 02 WRX, 99 foz, 03 p5 iTrader: (0)	And these fit the 7 no problem? If so this might have to be the route I take for my 6. I want some BBS mesh wheels for it. The vert wheels are a little hard to come by sometimes.

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