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Title: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: Horney on 14 January 2012, 17:48
Take the rear wheel from one of these:

(http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/406975_10151161003595322_565490321_22405715_275566118_n.jpg)

Like this:

(http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/399781_10151160989190322_565490321_22405665_1247218413_n.jpg)

(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/374896_10151160989660322_565490321_22405666_431458498_n.jpg)

(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/386059_10151160990985322_565490321_22405667_767818401_n.jpg)

Just need to sort out a glass top next week.  :cool:

Nick
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: Horney on 14 January 2012, 17:50
Oh and if you were wondering it's made of magnesium and weighs less than a book!
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 14 January 2012, 17:52
is it actually off an f1 car? or is it like a rep or something?
were did you get it from?

could look quite cool. you gonna touch up the pant on it?
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: Horney on 14 January 2012, 17:59
It's an actual wheel off a BAR F1 car. Not gonna touch it up, patina FTW.

Nick
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: bobbarley on 14 January 2012, 18:09
Seriously jealous!!  How did you get that, must be worth a good few grand!
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: Horney on 14 January 2012, 18:11
Quote from: bobbarley on 14 January 2012, 18:09
Seriously jealous!!  How did you get that, must be worth a good few grand!

It was £70, bought it up at Autosport today.

NIck
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: bobbarley on 14 January 2012, 18:13
Wow, good find that mate :afro:
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 14 January 2012, 18:15
Quote from: Horney on 14 January 2012, 17:59
It's an actual wheel off a BAR F1 car. Not gonna touch it up, patina FTW.

Nick
supose it adds a bit more character :)
bargin too. good find :)
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 14 January 2012, 18:16
bargain! old f1 parts go for such little money compared to how much they would have cost to make

put a wheel whores sticker on the dish!
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 14 January 2012, 18:19
Scrap Magnesium trading at around £2058 per tonne.

Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: Horney on 14 January 2012, 18:20
Yeah but this weighs about 50g :grin:

Nick
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: Junior74 on 15 January 2012, 13:43
That's cool...don't touch it up!!!!
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: daz veedub on 15 January 2012, 15:44
sweet idea that  :cool:
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: murraymint on 15 January 2012, 16:17
What does the other half think of it tho? Lol

Would be awesome to have
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: Horney on 15 January 2012, 16:18
She quite likes it thank god.

Nick
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: murraymint on 15 January 2012, 16:23
Lucky for you, I don't think I could gat away with it lol
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: VW BUSH on 15 January 2012, 17:09
The hubcentric spacers for that must be hard to get hold of, do you think your arches would need rolling?





















 :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: Horney on 02 February 2012, 22:12
Glass arrived, table complete!

(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/419036_10151239354140322_565490321_22656091_1276372231_n.jpg)

(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/418516_10151239368060322_1765825699_n.jpg)

:cool:

nick
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: murraymint on 02 February 2012, 22:15
Awesome!!  :cool:
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 02 February 2012, 22:16
 :cool:
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: richw911 on 02 February 2012, 22:18
 :cool: :cool: how does your wife let you get away with it  :laugh:
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: Horney on 02 February 2012, 22:24
Luckily she really likes it!

Nick
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: Jay on 02 February 2012, 22:29
Nice, Kerry would kill me  :grin:
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: mk3.owner on 02 February 2012, 22:30
Seriously cool.!!  :cool:

I want a V6 Engine coffee table.  :tongue:
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: tweed on 02 February 2012, 22:44
How wide is that? Looks like 500mm
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: Sam on 03 February 2012, 01:34
(http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2009/5/4/128859231676166475.jpg)
Title: Re: Coffee table with dish?
Post by: Horney on 03 February 2012, 07:32
?