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09-04-11, 11:33 AM
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603 wheels
Greg
Thanks when I am back in Blighty I will go to see Bristol and ACCS and see what they have available. Probably get the best deal direct from Compomotive hence trying to find out the wheels size etc. Will 
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09-04-11, 05:09 PM
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Blenheim 3 wheels
Why not buy them direct from Bristol? Brian Marelli will sell You the correct ones for Your 603 with the correct offset. Perhaps You pay a little bit more, but You are also supporting Bristol Cars and this is now important.
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13-04-11, 12:49 PM
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14-04-11, 01:26 PM
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603 Wheels
Greg
Thanks for the EBay link...good price is they will fit and have right off set. I have never been able to get a clear answer on Jaguar wheels being a straight swop for a Bristol. Do you know if this is the case? My only reservation, if they fit, is that they are designed for wheel bolts not for going onto studs as on a Bristol so there will be issues I feel. perhaps I am wrong and someone can confirm its all OK. As suggested I visited Brain marelli yesterday and amongst many matters we discussed wheels. Brian can supply me with a set of Woofrace wheels at £185 each and Blenheim wheels at £225 each. I think these are both 15 x 6 inch wheels and take 205 or 215 tyres. Brian could not give me a quotation or supply the Compomotive wheels. I did however see a blenheim with them on in the workshop and noted they had cast into them 7J x 16ET which may be the reference for a wheel to fit a Bristol. tyres fitted where 225 x 60R16's. Brain felt that the Compomotive wheels might fowl the front inside on on full lock without the hub extension of the later cars. Anybody know if this is the case? If I wanted to have the wide rear axle and front hub extensions he can supply them. Oh well lots of time to figure that one out.
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14-04-11, 02:31 PM
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Well, as you know from our conversation, the wide rear axle looks very good in my car, if you wish to invest in it.
Although I've heard about some foks being in touch with Brian, your report sounds very good to me. I never met him, but have had a couple of very illuminatint and helpful conversations with him.
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14-04-11, 10:35 PM
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Will,
Here are some pics of 603s with different wheels. Bristol Cars - Owners and Enthusiasts Forum - penman's Album: 2008 Concours - Picture Bristol Cars - Owners and Enthusiasts Forum - Kevin H's Album: BOC Concours 2000 (UK) - Picture The second one shows a 603 wearing early XJS wheels. I guess it doesn't matter if the Jag uses bolts and the Bristol uses studs so long as the Bristol wheel nuts mate well with the surface of the Jag wheels so they can be torqued up sufficiently and cannot move. Of course we don't know which wheels the grey 603 had beforehand - the nuts for the Bristol steels are different to the nuts for the Avon wheels. Kevin
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