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christofoo · 10-09-2012, 06:24 PM

Here are my wheel slicks, similar to many other pizza pan designs posted here.

Costs ($33 TL):

$27 - 14" aluminum pizza pans, set of 4 (can't remember why I spent that much, there are much cheaper sources available)
$5 - Liquid nails
<$1 - Rivets

I cutout the center of my existing snap-on plastic wheel covers. I remember someone saying their pizza pans are loud, so I put a heavy bead of liquid nails around the lip between the plastic and pizza pan, then cleaned it up to form an edge (there would have been less void to fill if I had managed to find deeper pizza pans). I was careful with the saw to leave enough plastic to support 4x 1/8" pop rivets applied from the outside. So far they've been quiet, easy enough to install and remove for air, and tough enough. On the rear wheels I used indoor/outdoor caulk instead of liquid nails. It's too early to be sure, but I think the liquid nails is better because of higher stiffness and yield strength. A couple of the 1/8" pop rivets slipped out of the plastic during installation, when that happened I drilled out the failed rivet and upgraded them to 3/16" rivets. Longer rivets and rivet washers would have been better than riveting into plastic. If any fail in service hopefully I'll notice while airing and upgrade them before I lose any pizza pans on the road.

10-09-2012, 06:24 PM	#21 (permalink)
christofoo Master EcoModder Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 292 00C - '00 Toyota Corolla 90 day: 43.54 mpg (US) Thanks: 147 Thanked 190 Times in 73 Posts	Pizza pan slick covers Here are my wheel slicks, similar to many other pizza pan designs posted here. Costs ($33 TL): $27 - 14" aluminum pizza pans, set of 4 (can't remember why I spent that much, there are much cheaper sources available) $5 - Liquid nails <$1 - Rivets I cutout the center of my existing snap-on plastic wheel covers. I remember someone saying their pizza pans are loud, so I put a heavy bead of liquid nails around the lip between the plastic and pizza pan, then cleaned it up to form an edge (there would have been less void to fill if I had managed to find deeper pizza pans). I was careful with the saw to leave enough plastic to support 4x 1/8" pop rivets applied from the outside. So far they've been quiet, easy enough to install and remove for air, and tough enough. On the rear wheels I used indoor/outdoor caulk instead of liquid nails. It's too early to be sure, but I think the liquid nails is better because of higher stiffness and yield strength. A couple of the 1/8" pop rivets slipped out of the plastic during installation, when that happened I drilled out the failed rivet and upgraded them to 3/16" rivets. Longer rivets and rivet washers would have been better than riveting into plastic. If any fail in service hopefully I'll notice while airing and upgrade them before I lose any pizza pans on the road. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by christofoo; 12-18-2012 at 04:10 PM..