Fox Mustang Magazine Issue 8 | Page 59

17 18 Install the wheels with standard 1/2 by 20 lug nuts torqued down to the factory spec — this is important. Aluminum is soft. Too little torque and you risk losing a wheel. Too much and you risk distorting the wheel. Replacement lug nuts, if needed, are available at auto parts stores. The road is a hostile place for plastic center caps. Age and heat turn the plastic brittle, so the caps’ retainers crack and break upon removal. This original (left) has lost a lot of paint, and has chips and pry damage. Fox Mustang Restoration (www.foxresto.com; (704) 888-1278) has the repro center caps. SOURCES FOX MUSTANG RESTORATION 105 Pine Forest Dr. Locust, NC 28097 (704) 888-1278 (866) 496-7320 toll-free 19 ORLANDO MUSTANG 2475 Reed Ellis Rd. Osteen, FL 32764 (407) 688-1966 www.orlandomustang.com STOCKTON WHEEL SERVICE 648 W. Fremont St. Stockton, CA (800) 395-9433 www.stocktonwheel.com Sixteen inches of restored, rotational wonderfulness. From now on, use a plastic tool to remove the center caps. They’re not hard to find online. TURBAX WHEEL CORPORATION 14150 SW 119th Ave., Suite 101 Miami, FL 33186 (800) 395-4914 www.turbax.com Issue 8 FOX Mustang Magazine 59