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Does anyone know of anyone with 13" portawalls for sale?
Antique Tyres are out for at least 6 weeks.
John's Rod and Custom say maybe next year.
Local Adelaide shops don't stock them.

I have found a place in the US with stock, but on investigation, costs are way to high to get them over here.

Hey Stinky,
Antique Tryes always say 6 weeks!!, I think they get them in one at a time  ;)
Have you tried these guys, never heard of them and don't know if they do 13" portas but it may be worth a shot

http://www.californiaspeedsupplies.com.au/tyres.htm

Nick

Good luck!!!!
                        Stinky I have tried everywhere to no avail.  Forget california Speed Shop I rang them direct and they dont have them.  Antique Tyres has been telling me for about 4 months nowït will be about 6 weeks".  They are having trouble with there supplier in britain and said he is very temperamental
                                                                   TAYZ

The list has expanded now

Rodtech (SA)
Kustom City (QLD)
OzRods (QLD)
California Speed Supplies (QLD?)
OG Speedshop (SA)
Noone has them and no leads.

Someone on the ozrodders.com.au board suggested Ausam Wheels and SRVLIVES has a lead for me too.

This mob - http://www.partsforclassics.com/
has them in 13" for $US12 each plus Handling. Bargain..... but -

According to the UPS/DHL freight calulators it would cost about $146 for one set.

might be a good idea if 3 or 4 people want a set, I couldnt see the shipping being too much more for 3 sets.

Stinky,
           As FCCOOL says if that is the case i am a definate for a set if we could cut down shipping costs.  I have been after a set for nearly 6 months now.

                                                                        TAYZ

Count me in for one set as well
Matt

Stinky,
have you tried Dave Stuart Tyres at Ingleburn NSW?  Phone 02 9618 2788 or mobile 0428 282 360

$146 freight even for 3 or 4 sets still sounds too dear to me!

You'd be surprised on the amount freight costs, based on dimensions and weight that they gave me, this is with an express service that would have the stuff here in a week though.
If I get 10 sets they will give a 10% discount, I might call Roly Leahy Custom Imports, he advertises in Just Cars "Nothing too big or small". Might have to wait a while longer, but at least I will get them. Then sell the other sets for pocket money.

or just go to 14" rims and buy the $105 Hankook thin whitewalls.  :-/

There is a fellow in Brisbane who sells 13" whitewall tyres around $100 each and can apparently arrange cheap freight anywhere.  Try Brian Waters on 0418 884883.

I have portawalls and they look great as they are a very wide whitewall. The downside is that they are not good for everyday driving - mainly only good for static cars due to the sidewall wear characteristics.

earlee.

Hey earlee, is that 100 each or 100 a set for the whitewalls  ??? ??? ???

$100 each for whitewalls is about the ball-park, but they are only the thin white stripe. Wide White Walls I priced at Antique Tyres and only come in 14" and up were $300+ each!
Hankook and Sumitomo both do thin whitewalls and should be available through any tyre store.

 ;)Goodaye glenn,i will be in the states next week and was wondering where i could get some??might have to load up my suitcase,LOL, if i can, i will try to bring a few sets back,i allready have grouse ones on my fe and need another set for my next project but now i can see theres big demand for them i might get my missus to freight them via her work(fedex)cause we get a big discount!!!so i will see how many sets i can get back into the country and at what sort of cost?i will be on the forum when im in the states so i will see what i can do!!!!! cheers jamie

I'd be interested in 2 sets Jamie, providing they are wide ones, say around 3 inches or 80 mm.
If you require the $ up front let me know by PM or phone is 0418 113321, I'm in Penrith NSW.
Regards, Gary  

 ;)as it turns out i will be in indiana on the second week of my trip,so i might be able to visit this guy in person,but as i said to Gary i wont be making any promises on how many sets i can get out or how many sets he has got!!in two weeks i will know for sure what he has got and post it on the forum and we,ll go from there!!!!  ;)cheers jamie

Shayne, I called Dave Stuart and left a message, he hasn't returned my call yet.

Jamie, sounds good, I have sent you an email.

If your keen to throw in a set of 14s consider them sold aswell :)

Hey guys.
When you talk about Antique Tyres, are you refering to these guys?

111 Canterbury Road
Canterbury NSW 2193

How to contact them?
(02) 97894174

I have bought porta walls from them in the past, but I won't ever put them on radials again. I now paint my whitewalls on. A bit fiddly, but much safer.
Regards
Alex

Custom FC
                 What are you using to paint on the white sidewalls?  I know it is paint of some kind, but what product details do you have.

Thanks

Michael

Hi Alex, The Antique tyre people have sold out in Sydney and now owned by a guy in Ingleburn.Wayne bought his Tyres and Portawalls from him just before easter.
Cheers,
Graham

dont know y all u guys want these flappers so much??

they destroy tyres, and then break apart at highway speed?

Ive heard of a guy in Sydney who will come around and paint your tyres, or as Alex does, paint your own.

My FE had flappers and they are bad news and unsafe.

Cheers

Ed

For any one who cares, mostly Victorian, there is a guy in Ballarat who has his own business called CLASSIC REDWALLS.  He will paint your tyres to what colour that you want he quotes  "various widths and colours available"     I have spoken to him and he tells me that white is an absolute prick of a colour to do but still it can be done.  he does the job for about $80- a car (rough price)  Im still going the flappers as my car will not do a great deal of driving, let alone on a highway.  His email address is pinkv8@bigpond.com        he is a decent bloke so Im sure if you had a question he would be happy to answer it.  he also has a fair bit of NOS parts for old holdens
                                                                TAYZ

There is a mobile guy based at fairfieldin sydney .He said he can do up to 1 and half inch wide with a liquid rubber at $50 a tyre .......His phone numbers are 0408254574 or 02 96042289 hope this helps .Greg.

 ;)the process of grooving and painting white walls on tyres is now illegal as it voids the tyre warrantyand it is dangerous to alter the sidewall of a tyre??my mate also had the painted whitewalls and they didnt last very long at all,the paint or acrylic cracked up and they looked pretty shocking,he was very dissapointed,so i suppose thats why we like the flappers!!they have been used on hotrods for many years now plus they look much cooler than the pissey 1cm white band!!,the only time they damage your tyres is if your running radial tyres,the sidewall has a lot more flex than a crossply type tyre, thats when they do damage!!i have got flappers on my fe and they are real old dunlop ones that have been on there for years,and there,s no damage to the sidewalls!!!i suppose thats my 2 bobs worth!!!any one wanting some portawalls in 13or 14 can pm me or ring me so i can get a idea of how many sets are wanted,i will do my best to help guys out on the forum by not charging much more than i get them for!!!i will find out how much in a couple of weeks.....cheers jamie ;)0408851404 ;)

Thx FE hotrod,
there ya go, flappers the lesser of two evils and looks cool too.
;)

Cheers

Ed

Im running flappers on the FC which is driven every day with radials and I have noticed sidewall wear but although it looks bad I would suggest it is very minimal ,Its more like polishing the wall but Ive been armour all - ing between the two and its quietened them down and in turn slowed the wearing .
I was told not to armour all the flappers or the tyre because it discolours them , A mate has been down this road and now uses paint (house paint) on the flappers.

And another angle on white wall add ons is the tyre has to be prepsoled over n over to get the natural oils out of the rubber before applying the whites otherwise it discolours or cracks up quickly.

Ive also cut a groove in my tyres once in the past and used a P4 roller dye which needed reapplying every 4 weeks or so - great to have white walls that didnt cost a cent , Or maybe it cost a dollar or two running the car in gear on a jack stand to cut em in.

Also Ive seen flappers that are about 2mm thick ,Anyone had any experiance with these ones - little tyre wear possibly

 ;)Goodaye guys,im having a ball here!!!done some ringing around to try and find out about the portawalls should hopefully buy some this week,i,ll keep you posted on the progress!!cheers jamie ;)

I am soooo jelous Jamie  ;D .I hope your using your Ozzie accent and slang to your full advantage mate .
If you can fit em in grab another set of 14s for me so that makes two sets - These are the thick wall style arent they ? If they are the thin 2mm type Im not real keen on those because of their wrinkled appearance around the edges after wearing.
A thousand thank you's if this all works out.

I have 14" portawalls on my fj  from cali speed supplies, $100, I would never buy them again,
I also have the 13" on my fc from antique tyres  made in England, $130 set of four, you need to use rubber grease between tyre sidewall and portawall to prevent friction.

They're sweet

 ;)harko i wont be bringing any back if there the thin type,cause they arent worth shit,i will be back in L.A. in about 7 days,there are a heap of rod shops there so i will also check em out,man this place is hot rod,custom heaven!!!i went to the L.A roadster show,man too much there to take in,the american after market car parts is mind boggleing,i,ve so far taken about 700 photos!!! i,ll be back on in a couple of days with a bit more of an update!!!cheers jamie ;)