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[Fastorq]

Just bought 6 x six inch wide Mambas ...... but they are different
Two of them have the valves coming out of the silver rim and pointing outwards and the other four have the valves coming out from between the webs and point inwards.
The two have centrecaps that read “Halifax England” and the other four read “Of Halifax”
Are these Japanese copies ??

[KTS]

text below taken from the Mamba 6x10 notes on https://www.wheeldic...ry.net/10a.html

 

There are japanese copys around; the main difference is where the valve comes out of the rim, the "real" ones come out straight from the outer rim and the japanese ones come out of the black bit and on a 45° angle

Also available as 5x10" 

 

...based on your description and the notes above you would appear to have 2 'real' and 4 japanese copies..

[Fastorq]

Hiya
The set of four wheels have the valve coming out from between the webs (black bit ?) but the point to the centre of the wheel so 90* not 45*

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[Fastorq]

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[Fastorq]

Doh.....
As I’m trying to buy as many original / period parts for my mini build as possible I went out of my way to find a pair of good un-spaced second hand orig rear drum minifins
Unfortunately just discovered that they don’t fit the Mambas without bloody spacers ?

[grizzler73]

Why not?

[timmy850]

The offset on the Mamba is designed for the wider track of spacer drums in the rear and 7.5" discs at the front. They normally stick out of the body quite a bit too!