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Satisfaction is knowing the intricate details

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Originally Posted by Philippe Jeanneau (Post 267813)

Thank you, I do get your point, though the other side, the satisfaction is knowing the intricate details of how it was built, even though I may never be able to do it myself...

I recognise that and you are to be recommended for getting the details right :thup2:

The there are the 18" six-stud Inter wheels. Just to add to the mix...

Cheers,
Matt

Your tire may not be filed with concrete the rim/tire combination weights in around 160 pounds.....maybe more with run flat.....

Mounting the spare tire into the HUP side wall bracket is a two healthy men job.......

If concrete filled you will have a bitch of time removing the tire casing unless you use a grinder wheel into the side wall and expect lots of blue rubber smoke Phew!!!!!!

Stay healthy.

Cheers

16" 8 Bolt Split Rims for 1.5 ton Trucks...

And maybe these super rare 5 bolt 18" on a Ford but I don't want to get off topic..;)

Follow up tp m post #44

found the pictures of a British made rim that floated to Canada???

16" 8 Bolt Split Rims for 1.5 ton Trucks...

Beauty, but from the photos it sure looks thinner than 5/16" Amazing how deceiving it can be... The new solid blanks are 0.187 or 3/16" considerably thinner but with a 3/8" flange...

X2 united kingdom built up

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Originally Posted by Tony Smith (Post 260033)

The black and white "Factory" pics are at Oshawa, so there was no change to the vehicle on arrival at it's destination. The X2 indicates it's destination, or perhaps it's contract. I wish David Hayward was here to explain in his rambling way the oddities of Chevrolet contracts because they really are a confusing mess. :bang:

X2 stands for "export to UK (bult-up)" - see David's list on this thread:

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Originally Posted by David_Hayward (RIP) (Post 147694)

I think that these suffixes were meant to relate to the GM of Canada export destination codes that were suffixes to the model numbers, and used from 1935 to 1958 at least:

X EXPORT DESTINATION CODES AFTER SERIAL NUMBERS:
X1 ANY POINT EXCEPT FULLY BUILT UP
X2 UNITED KINGDOM BUILT UP
X3 INDIA CKD
X4 AUSTRALIA CKD
X5 NEW ZEALAND CKD ALTHOUGH ASSEMBLED TRUCKS HAD “XH”
X6 BATAVIA, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES CKD
X7 UNITED KINGDOM CKD
X8 ANY POINT CKD
X9 SOUTH AFRICA CKD ALTHOUGH ASSEMBLED TRUCKS HAD “XG”