131mirafiori forum

In conjunction with Compomotive Wheels, I am manufacturing a Cromodora cd68 replica wheel - Fiat 131 Abarth replica wheel in 15x7, this will be an LM9 type alloy, heat treated to TB7, basically a motorsport spec wheel.

The price is ?285 each plus vat plus shipping.

This wheel will be a limited run to order only on a first come first served basis.

There is also the possibility of a 8 & 9 wheel being manufactured, depending on interest/demand, these would retail at ?305 and ?325 each plus vat plus shipping.

Naturally the default colour is silver, but white, gold and anthracite, as in the pictures would also be available at an extra cost of ?10 plus vat per wheel.

I have attached drawings/pictures for your viewing.

All enquiries to myself either by PM, e-mail - jssage@hotmail.com or 07971 988 735

Regards

Jonathan Sage

8" & 9"

Seems to be a good idea and I hope you get the support from required number of people so that you are able to put these wheels into production ;D Not cheap though at ?1,339.50 plus shipping for a set of 4 'standard' 7" size wheels and will depend upon people's overall budgets I'm sure. How much do you think shipping is likely to be Jonathan?

Any idea yet about the costs for the wider wheels?

Considering the prices being asked for secondhand wheels by some sellers I think these prices for new wheels are very reasonable.

Nice work Jonathon,

The design guys at Compomotive manage to shave metal out of their reproductions to keep them light and still they are stronger than the originals.
Must be the high standard of the materials they use and the skill of the manufacterer  8)

For road use these wheels may seem expensive, but for competition they are more safe than 30+ year old originals (failiures are rare but always a possibility).
Cromodora never made them to last this amount of time and nothing exposes fatigue like the stresses of competition.

In that respect its sound practice to use the best quality equipment available to ensure your safety.

No, ?1,339.50 isn't cheap.....compared to mass produced wheels, but I think you'll find in the world of small production specialist wheels they're competitively priced. I can see that they would be a big part of someone's budget percentage wise but unfortunately it doesn't matter wheather they're for a Fiat or Ferarri, they'd still cost the same to manufacture.

As to the 8" & 9" wheels, I'd love to see these go into production, it's just a matter of interest/demand as already stated.

The safety aspect as mentioned by Gremlino is of the upmost importance, therefor running 34 year old magnesium wheels in anger/competition is not a good idea.

If anyone has any questions, feel free to post them here.

Regards

Jonathan

Nice wheels Jonathan.
How much would they cost to be shipped to N. Hollywood California 91607 USA (what is VAT ?)
Thank you for your help,
Luis N
cuzconunez@yahoo.com

Hello Jonathan,

Looks great, very interesting are the 8 & 9X15
because the 7X15 replika makes http://www.ruotamarket.it/cerchi3.htm in Italy.
The price are also very interesting,  the date from which can order them?

@ Luis Nunez
VAT = TAX

Enzo ;)

since i'm always into upgrades more than into restoratioms, is there a possibility to produce those same wheels in 16" or even 17" since wide tyres, over 205 are more easily available in larger diameters?

Hello , sure in this time it' s better quality to the realisation in aluminium .
May be i am interested for one set  ;)

I would love to produce the 8" & 9" wheels in a 15", I would then use the "E" marked, road legal FIA Dunlop historic rally tyre, 215/45-15 front and 225/45-15 rear, these are priced at a very reasonable ?130 each plus vat.

http://www.mrtyremotorsport.co.uk/news.asp

15's LOOK RIGHT!!

Regards

Jonathan

nice find. i didn't know that dunlop makes those. i'm always having problems finding 205/60/13. i mean they're available, but on order only and i always have to wait couple weeks at least to get them

Enzo,

If and when you find out routamarket ihas the CD 68's please let me know

Miro

Jonathan,

If I can only fit them under my Stradale arches I would go for 8 front and 9 rear as a minumum .

I believe there is significant interest ion 8"s and 9". I am tempted for the following solution - to get six: 2x7": 2x 8 "s and 2x 9". This would give me two options : a/ 7"front and 8" rear and b/ 8" front and 9"rear.  Both would look a drive great

Please let us know if you decide to make the 8" and 9"

Miro

Hi Guys,

Hi Guys,

Quick update, wheels should be ready for despatch end of May. Limited run of only 60 wheels.

Here is a link to the Compomotive web site regarding the wheel, our own site should be up and running soon.

http://www.comp.co.uk/news/detail.asp?newsStory=%3Cb%3ENEW+COMPOMOTIVE+JS1570+7+X+15+REPLICA+WHEEL%3C%2Fb%3E

I can always be contacted via: jssage@hotmail.com or 07971 988 735


Regards

Jonathan

Jonathan ,

Please count me in for 5 !

Miro

hello, I ask you for advice guys :-\
 I like these rims, I am dedicated manner to achieve a Calberson replica kit with GR4 , with GR4 fiber, then I put the nine to the front as at the rear + wedges has the rear?  ???

Hi Guys,

Just to let you know, I now have a Fedex account and all shipments will be via them, trackable and with a choice of either standard or priority shipping.

News ?

Hi Guys,

Sorry for the delay, bank account will be open in the next couple of days and should then be able to accept payment for wheels which will be ready for shipping at the end of the month, will be in contact shortly.

Regards

Jonathan

Die face now finished and all we're waiting for now is a production slot, should be in the next couple of weeks.

Regards

Jonathan

WOW !!!!

LOOKS MAGNIFICENT !!!!

CANT WAIT TO FT IT ONTO MY CAR !!!

MIRO

Good job Jonathan  ;)

Hi,

Just a quick update, which will be easier if I paste an e-mail I received today:

In answer to your other question however, we are casting on Tuesday, and then if you are very desperate we can send straight to Heat treatment (Unfortunately meaning there will be no castings present for your visit.)
 
If we were to get these straight to heat treatment, then we think we should have a finished product by the 8th of June, so earlier than I had first expected.
 
We will still however have the cut up sample for you to see, if this will suffice.
 
My Best.
 
Chris Cooke
UK Technical Sales Executive.

Jonathan ,

are we making any progress?

Wheels  cast ?

When you expect shipping ?

Miro 

Hi EVERYONE,

Apologies for not getting back to those of you last week with all inclusive costs and to... "take your money!"

This was due to my not realizing that although the casting date was yesterday, Tuesday 25th, it would actually take another 2 weeks to go through heat treatment, machining and powder coating before the wheels would be ready and the time scale was too great in my opinion to hold onto peoples money and work was busy and never found the time.

I'm glad to say that the wheels have now been cast......and I'm thrilled !!!

Jonathan

They look great. How much for 4 and shipping costs to New Zealand. Good exchange rate at the moment.Makes a change for our weak dollar. Cheers Gary

Hi Gary,

Can you e-mail me at jssage@hotmail.com

Regards

Jonathan

Sometimes a picture says a thousand words.....so I'm gonna say two thousand!!!!!

Be coming your way soon!!!!

That replicas look stunning.  ;)

At long last.... group4wheels.com

Hi Guys,

I still have some of these for sale, some examples of which can be seen here: http://www.group4wheels.com/customers.html

Price is ?300 each plus shipping.

Sorry to use your topic for the following question, after seeing the link. Why is it that 131 Abarth parts "disappear" in 124 spiders? :( Can anybody tell me?