Pimping Project: Tyres & Wheels

A fantastic range of alloy wheels at O'Neills Tyres. And if they don't have that special look you're after, they can find it for you and order it in.

I had a bit of a wander around before we started shooting the brake repair and putting on the new wheels and tyres.

We had a problem yesterday with the back left brake dying a loud and painful death (this will be explained in more detail in the upcoming blog). The brake pads were shot to hell and came off. You can imagine what sort of noise that was making while driving, let alone trying to brake.

It couldn't be replaced (such a part would be hard to source) so Mick repaired it.

Adam, our video cameraman got a few shots from some different positions to change it up a bit. That's him up in the loft.





Those last two shots are of a contraption that I had suspicions about but wasn't too sure. On one hand I'm thinking it's a tennis ball shooter but on the other I thought it might be some wheel balancing or aligning... doova-lackey.

But it is a tennis ball shooter. O'Neills know EVERYTHING about tyres and a local school brought it in to get it balanced as it wasn't working as expected.

I asked Steve (the business owner) if he was going to pimp it out with some 12 inch rims. Unfortunately no.

It does however shoot tennis balls 160kph.

Almost as fast as the Mighty Boy.

Not.

They put the tyres on the wheels and then inflate them. Then they balance them. Once that's done they put them on!

What a difference four brand new wheels and tyres make! Steve and Mick make the Mighty Boy look 10 times prettier than when it first came in.





Mick took the car for a spin to test it and also bleed the lines.