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Originally Posted by JThiessen
...Brian - just glue the living snot out of them, run it through the dirt and get some good road rash on the sides of the tires. Then never clean them. Good to go!
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But I just got a new Viper body for my GTP (my absolute
favorite car of all time - particularly the 90's models before they turned into Vette wannabes) and want the wheels to be pretty too.
Seriously, the rear tires literally ripped apart the rear end of the stock body (Porsche) due to ballooning, and then when the tire ripped apart. I want to avoid that if possible because bodies this large are not cheap. As a matter of fact, my butt still hurts from what they charged from getting the Viper body.
I mean, really; $45 for a press formed piece of this lexan??? That's just wrong any way you look at it!
What's_nitro: I did think of that. Basically, put in a few sheets of f-glass cloth and then enough f-glass resin to liberally coat the inside of the tire and spin in continuously until it cures. That should provide a nice 1/16"-1/8" thick coat of resin to stiffen the whole tire without adding as much weight as totally filling it.
I also thought about getting some plastidip (in a can, not the spray) and pouring it in there, but I don't think it will ever harden. I need something that needs to be mixed so it cures via chemical reaction rather than air-dry seeing as it will be contained inside the tire and airflow is minimal if any.