Jay Laifman
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As I've posted countless times, I similarly cringe at seeing that gap up front. I'm running a Series V front end with S3 springs on my S3, and like yours, it looks like it always should have. I'm certainly worried about Todd's loosening wheels and bad spinners. So I have a couple bad MGB wheels and bad Alpine wheels. I"m going to try to lace up an Alpine center to an MGB rim. MWS wants 500 pounds for it. Too much for my taste.
The problem is that the wires are basically rusted on. I've been trying all sorts of things to save them, without luck. I've noted that most shops say they just cut out the spokes and start over. Moss Motors wants about $6 per spoke ($360 for each wheel) - and those are actually MWS spokes. MWS sells spokes for less, but they are unbent and I'm not comfortable that I should be bending them.
Back to your car, just beautiful. I have to say I have seen only one Harrington in person. And I'm not a fan of the back end of the Le Mans versions. Yours looks just right. Of course, the angle is a bit extreme. I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt until you post other pictures or I see it in person. On my car, I made sure the bottom line of the door is horizontal to the ground and I think it works best at that rake.
I know it is a matter of taste but I can't stand all that air over the front tyres and it holds the road so well. No Chaffing or rubbing at all.
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As I've posted countless times, I similarly cringe at seeing that gap up front. I'm running a Series V front end with S3 springs on my S3, and like yours, it looks like it always should have. I'm certainly worried about Todd's loosening wheels and bad spinners. So I have a couple bad MGB wheels and bad Alpine wheels. I"m going to try to lace up an Alpine center to an MGB rim. MWS wants 500 pounds for it. Too much for my taste.
The problem is that the wires are basically rusted on. I've been trying all sorts of things to save them, without luck. I've noted that most shops say they just cut out the spokes and start over. Moss Motors wants about $6 per spoke ($360 for each wheel) - and those are actually MWS spokes. MWS sells spokes for less, but they are unbent and I'm not comfortable that I should be bending them.
Back to your car, just beautiful. I have to say I have seen only one Harrington in person. And I'm not a fan of the back end of the Le Mans versions. Yours looks just right. Of course, the angle is a bit extreme. I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt until you post other pictures or I see it in person. On my car, I made sure the bottom line of the door is horizontal to the ground and I think it works best at that rake.