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Re: wheels for midas mk3's

Postby manifold » Wed Mar 19, 2025 8:38 pm

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manifold wrote:
Rich wrote:I've just had a set of 5 refurbished for the Libra. came to just under £100 each. They have done a fantastic job, but, were they available, I could have had a set of Team Dynamics for around the same.


Yes thats the thing isnt it Rich. Crying shame that its cheaper to buy new than have refurbed (if the wheel you want is available). A bit of a no brainer for me.


Finding decent aftermarket wheels in MGF fitting is a bit of a challenge.


I can imagine. I assume thats what the libra is using?
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Re: wheels for midas mk3's

Postby Rich » Wed Mar 19, 2025 8:53 pm

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I can imagine. I assume thats what the libra is using?


Yep, it actually takes very little from the MGF, but brakes and hubs, throttle cable, LHD steering rack and water pipes are on the list.
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Re: wheels for midas mk3's

Postby manifold » Wed Mar 19, 2025 8:54 pm

LHD rack? whats the reasoning for that. gosh that must be a difficult item to source..
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Re: wheels for midas mk3's

Postby Rich » Thu Mar 20, 2025 8:47 am

manifold wrote:LHD rack? whats the reasoning for that. gosh that must be a difficult item to source..


It is mounted upside down, not quite sure of the reasoning but yes they can be tricky to source, particularly the high ration version. Thankfully the original builder of my Libra made the effort and sourced a brand new high ratio rack when he built it.
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Re: wheels for midas mk3's

Postby manifold » Thu Mar 20, 2025 12:07 pm

always fascinates me how they come to these decisions when bringing a car together.
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Re: wheels for midas mk3's

Postby Rich » Fri Mar 21, 2025 9:25 pm

manifold wrote:always fascinates me how they come to these decisions when bringing a car together.


Certainly inventive at times!

Brakes have probably caused me more head scratching than any other single component, Rover had a LOT of options in the 90's.
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