Rebuilding my CCW Classics
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Melting Slicks
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Rebuilding my CCW Classics
For those who don't already know, my c5z06 recently went into the shop due to an engine failure. So while the car has been at the shop waiting for its new heart transplant I decided to keep myself busy and sane by working on refinishing my ccw wheels.
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Here is the last picture I have taken of my car since the engine failed...
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First step is to remove all 30 bolts from each wheel
Find a safe place to put them if you are going to reuse them:
Next what you want to do is separate the rims by cutting the sealant:
Now that everything is apart...sit back and take a photo to post on social media:
So I went ahead and got the lips and faces powdercoated. The wheels I got were used and had been taken apart once before. I decided to contact CCW directly and just order the race hardware.
Here is what I went with for powdercoating
Next comes the fun part! You have to completely remove the sealant using a razor and a wire wheel:
ready to be put back together:
So next following the advice of the ccw how to video on reassembling these bad boys I went ahead and went to town!
Here are the results:
And of course since Im getting a forged and larger motor, oh and larger turbos I figure I might need these now!
Attachment 48351018
Here is the last picture I have taken of my car since the engine failed...
Attachment 48362056
First step is to remove all 30 bolts from each wheel
Find a safe place to put them if you are going to reuse them:
Next what you want to do is separate the rims by cutting the sealant:
Now that everything is apart...sit back and take a photo to post on social media:
So I went ahead and got the lips and faces powdercoated. The wheels I got were used and had been taken apart once before. I decided to contact CCW directly and just order the race hardware.
Here is what I went with for powdercoating
Next comes the fun part! You have to completely remove the sealant using a razor and a wire wheel:
ready to be put back together:
So next following the advice of the ccw how to video on reassembling these bad boys I went ahead and went to town!
Here are the results:
And of course since Im getting a forged and larger motor, oh and larger turbos I figure I might need these now!
Last edited by blackmachdown; Jun 12, 2016 at 07:39 PM.
Melting Slicks
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I love messing with 3 piece wheels
Good idea having the hardware a different color then the rest, you really needed some contrast there
curious how did your engine fail? was it the valve springs?
Good idea having the hardware a different color then the rest, you really needed some contrast there
curious how did your engine fail? was it the valve springs?
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Melting Slicks
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I ordered larger fuel injectors to run more boost and e85, one of the injectors failed open flooded my piston with fuel during the tuning part (it cycles the fuel injectors and fuel pump) when we went to turn it on the motor essentially hydrolocked and a piston rod and my crank got lodged together. So now im doing a forged 370 iron block and upgrading to the larger upp turbos.
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Great job on the wheels. Looks like a brand new set now.
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