The mirrors came from a shop called Motorman, they are in the Netherlands. Obviously they are designed for a motorbike and are extendable but once fitted I found there wasn't enough swivel movement to get them adjusted to the correct angle, so I had to chamfer out the hole in the back of the mirror so I could set the to the correct angle and the one on the passenger side I had to modify the arm slightly to get even more angle. They look nice but the mods were a bit of a faff

They look great well worth the effort 

New wheels and tyres went on yesterday, wider on the rears and slightly higher profile on the front.235/70/15 and 195/55/15. The sharp eyed out there will notice they are only held on with 2 bolts, that's because I only have 8 and still haven't managed to source anymore, I've been told the bolts are no longer available new, so its either hunt for 2nd hand or go for new conversion studs with separate nuts.

 Try these guys for the bolts part number SB43 http://www.bma-autosport.com/site/pdf/grayston-catalogue2010.pdf
You can fit dome or taper washers to suit think mine are 60 degree taper but no t 100%without checking

Quote from: snoopy on November 21, 2014, 06:31:31 PM
Try these guys for the bolts part number SB43 http://www.bma-autosport.com/site/pdf/grayston-catalogue2010.pdf
You can fit dome or taper washers to suit think mine are 60 degree taper but no t 100%without checking

Thanks for the link, that's one I hadn't seen, I have a question though. I see they have flat top to 30 deg wolfrace taper washers to fit those 5/8 Grayson shank bolts, but wolfrace are actually 41/64 is OK to use the slightly smaller 5/8 bolt ?

thought they were 39/64th ( I see I hit 49 up above) as I had the bolts I got from supa lite wheels ( now closed) and they needed turning down to fit, may be to 5/8ths from larger but mine are 21mm spanner size which is odd. I will measure one now they are off for the winter.

1/64th will make little difference as old wheels may be slightly worn and crushed, the taper keeps them centralized, there will be a loading on the bolt shank but you have a large rim to drum surface area to grip on.

there again you could have the shanks built up with metal spray if they are 41/64th or have sleeves made to go over straight 14mm bolts to suit rather than a shank on the bolt to start with.
a few possibilities to look at.

They are definitely 41/64,  Wolfrace did 2 sizes of shank 41/64 and 11/16 with the unusual taper angle of 30 deg. I'd already been in touch with Maurice at Mr Tee, he was the person who told me that you can't get wolfrace bolts anymore, it's just the nuts & washers available now. You can't get a 14mm nut with 41/64 shank because the wall of the shank would be too thin, his only suggestion was to have 14mmx12mm conversion studs & then 12mm nuts with a 41/64 shank.

I might give speed shack a call and see what they say.   

My bolts are deffo 5/8 the washers are a fraction larger at 41/64th but they have done the best part of  35,000 miles on the buggy so 1/64th smaller does hurt.
They are easier to fit with studs than bilts so I have 2 long bolts with the heads cut off to use as location guides when fitting the wheels to save thread and wheel damage.

I also use 2 rods with 14mm threads on the end for locating the wheels onto the hubs, looks like those Grayston sleeve bolts might do the trick, but because they don't have a taper I would also need the SW15 flat to 30 deg taper washers. I think i'm right in saying Grayston don't sell direct to the general public so I'd have to go through somewhere Speed shack anyway.

Quote from: Merscury on November 22, 2014, 02:18:02 PM
I also use 2 rods with 14mm threads on the end for locating the wheels onto the hubs, looks like those Grayston sleeve bolts might do the trick, but because they don't have a taper I would also need the SW15 flat to 30 deg taper washers. I think i'm right in saying Grayston don't sell direct to the general public so I'd have to go through somewhere Speed shack anyway.

I have been to Grayston http://www.grayston.biz/ in chessington and they were very helpful even gave a discount for cash so I would ring them if I were you.

  I spoke to Grayston Eng and they don't make the SB43 sleeve bolt anymore so that's a non starter, also spoke to speed shack and the only solution they came up with was to drill the wheels out to 11/16, then fit 14mm studs and 14mm x 11/16 nuts & washers. Drilling the wheels is going to be a last resort for me, I'll have to put more thought & research in first.

My Wolfies are held on with tapered washers (correct size) that have been modified by my local machine shop to take a tapered bolt down the middle. The bolts centre themselves perfectly and because all the contact angles are correct, they stay tight too.

You could do 14mm studs with  washers and plain nuts then use a tube over the stud in place of the missing shank as you saty drilling out the rims is a last resort

Right then, I've just bought 8  14mm x 12mm conversion studs and 8  12mm x 41/64 wolfrace sleeve nuts & washers from http://www.mistertee.co.uk/   £45 which included postage.  out of the places I tried Maurice at mistertee was the only person who came up with & offered a sensible off the shelf solution, So the outcome is, I'll be using the 8 wolfrace bolts that I already had, on the front and studs & nuts on the back.

Paul, thanks for your time today, great looking buggy you have there....