6x10 JA Pearce Magna wheels with Spinners + arches?

[999 ORX]

I've re read it now and answered my own question! So who re-cut the outer rim? Or have you just polished them?

[dinglem]

I noticed your stiletto is it? In the background.. Very smart! I saw a very similar one at a show in southport once? Are you a fellow lancastrian? so are you rims on your mini brand newies or refurbished ones? I think I've missed that somewhere!?

Yeah that is my Stiletto. Again there are plenty of photo's of that in my Introduction thread on here, but i will add another one here seeing as you asked! I have an Imp van too; rare these days. The Mini should compliment them well i hope

I'm based in Lichfield, Staffs. I had both sets of JAP's refurbished by a company called 'spit and polish' whom i saw advertised in Retrocars magazine. Top job, and a very swift turn-around too.

[999 ORX]

Ooof I like an imp and a stiletto even more so! Those two are both great examples, you have a nice collection there!

Chris

[foxy52]

Love the 6x10 JA Pearce Magna wheels with Spinners on this Mini at Beaulieu.


(Photo: UWD 672G)

Can anyone tell me what arches these are? and any tips for fitting securing the chrome arch trim (flat or deluxe?) over arches. Back in the 1970's mine was always falling off!

These look similar from JA Pearce website:



http://japearceengineering.com/products/magna-wheels/

..when all said and done I think BYN looks the dogs !!!!..but I to cant believe the prices for JA Pearce or colloquially known as Jap Magna,s ....spinners or no spinners.. mind blowing !!!!.. good thread this one I read with interest.... ill stick to my orig D1,s.. Cosmics of the late 60,s come close .. foxy52

[dinglem]

..when all said and done I think BYN looks the dogs !!!!..but I to cant believe the prices for JA Pearce or colloquially known as Jap Magna,s ....spinners or no spinners.. mind blowing !!!!.. good thread this one I read with interest.... ill stick to my orig D1,s.. Cosmics of the late 60,s come close .. foxy52

Yeah, I like the way BYN looks in that photo also!

I was a little shocked when i started hunting down the JAP's for our Mini; I really like the brand and the fact that they aren't seen all that often and basically went looking for a set because i already had the 13inch set for my Imp and wanted to carry that pattern on. I picked up the Imp set for a snip off eBay - in fact I sold the tyres on that they came with for more than i paid for the wheels and tyres combined, so a real bargain!!

When the Mini set came up there were a lot of bidders, lots of questions about them posted to the seller and basically a lot of interest and demand. I suppose there is a much larger market for Mini items, especially rarer period parts. I am finding out very quickly that prices can get a little crazy for the simplest of things. I've already cleared a space in the garage for the Mini once it arrives at ours as there's no way it is ever getting left outside overnight!!!

I would imagine that the types of owners who are specifically looking for something like a set of JAP's will want original items rather than the repop versions, particularly when a good set of originals are about half of the price of a reproduction set. I guess it is just a case of patiently hunting down the right wheels with the correct pattern and offset for your taste.

[UWD 672G]

..when all said and done I think BYN looks the dogs !!!!..but I to cant believe the prices for JA Pearce or colloquially known as Jap Magna,s ....spinners or no spinners.. mind blowing !!!!.. good thread this one I read with interest.... ill stick to my orig D1,s.. Cosmics of the late 60,s come close .. foxy52

Yeah, I like the way BYN looks in that photo also!

I was a little shocked when i started hunting down the JAP's for our Mini; I really like the brand and the fact that they aren't seen all that often and basically went looking for a set because i already had the 13inch set for my Imp and wanted to carry that pattern on. I picked up the Imp set for a snip off eBay - in fact I sold the tyres on that they came with for more than i paid for the wheels and tyres combined, so a real bargain!!

When the Mini set came up there were a lot of bidders, lots of questions about them posted to the seller and basically a lot of interest and demand. I suppose there is a much larger market for Mini items, especially rarer period parts. I am finding out very quickly that prices can get a little crazy for the simplest of things. I've already cleared a space in the garage for the Mini once it arrives at ours as there's no way it is ever getting left outside overnight!!!

I would imagine that the types of owners who are specifically looking for something like a set of JAP's will want original items rather than the repop versions, particularly when a good set of originals are about half of the price of a reproduction set. I guess it is just a case of patiently hunting down the right wheels with the correct pattern and offset for your taste.

I'd agree - I think it's worth having the patience to hunt down a decent matching set and getting them refurbished, even if you have to buy two sets to get one decent one it's cheaper than buying them new. I'm beginning to wish I hadn't taken that shot of 'BYN..' though, I keep looking at it and thinking I'd like to get another late 60s / early 70s Mini and do something similar! Not only that but I've been looking at photos of Gordon Keeble GTs with various styles of JAPs on and it's got me wondering if they'd fit my Rover P5B...

[Sean1380]

I met and old guy who used to race Mini all over southern Africa in the late 60's / 70's and 80s.

And he has 2 of these in his garage, 7 x 12 and also 2 7x12 Mag Mini lites, and i can't persuade him to let them go.

[tedmcedd]

Love JAP wheels... I particularly like it when they are the original gold colour... Mmmm! Would love a set on my mini, or my A 35 even!!

That black mk3 looks amazing! Jealous!


Ed.

[Vegard]

Sean, I could take a couple more 7x12 Minilite mags

[dinglem]

These are the centre caps we have made, as i mentioned earlier on in the thread. First one in, 4 more to go....

[nick rogers]

Martin, can I grab some of those please if you have spares. I think I showed you my JAP's for the mk3 Radford.

[dinglem]

Hi Nick, you have a PM.

[dinglem]

Here are a couple more pictures from today; all now fitted and back on the car. Just the addition of the wheel nuts has set them off very nicely i think

(Sorry about the poor quality/lighting, but I am having to do everything inside a garage with the door closed so as not to give the game away!)

[mab01uk]

Thanks for posting all the interesting info and pics about your 6x10 JAP's in this thread, they look great finished off with the centre caps and wheel nuts.

[Pete]

I'm looking for a set of these 10" Mk1 (8 spoke) JAP wheels if anyone knows of any, would also consider 12".

[madaboutcherry]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111246878069? ... 1423.l2649

[Pete]

Thanks for that, sadly though they're 'Mk2' jobs.

[foxy52]

great thread this.. just re afirms my long held belief that no modern (post 80,s wheel design ) comes close to those made in the 60,s or 70,s.....the styles and designs and for that matter copies are crap compared to those avail 35+ years ago.... foxy52

[rich@minispares.com]

great thread this.. just re afirms my long held belief that no modern (post 80,s wheel design ) comes close to those made in the 60,s or 70,s.....the styles and designs and for that matter copies are crap compared to those avail 35+ years ago.... foxy52

I don't agree, the quality of most modern wheels, be they copies of 1960's designs or whatever are far superior to most of the wheels made in period - just look at that set of mystery rosepetals that someone posted up here the other week that looked like they where porus they had so many air holes in them! - you just wouldn't be able to get away with selling wheels of that dubious quality now a days, that's for sure!

id also argue that the minispares minilife design wheels stand up as a classic wheel - they have been available for 15 plus years and many cars are fitted with them! I would go as far to say that they are a perfect wheel, the flat edge rim design and the shape of the spokes is far prettier (and more period looking) than the modern minilight wheels.


I think its great that such a great range of wheels are avaible now - it certainly gives people the option of been a bit different

[In the shed]

Minilites and Rosepetals were pure mag and prone to "pumice" corrosion/porous castings.

JAP's were different (were they LM-9)....they are some mag/alum alloy which was very strong and resisted corrosion. Pearce got their casting technique pretty good....or they remelted the rejects.

I have seen some shocking minilites which have made it onto people's cars....they really are dangerous.