We’ve done this show a few times now and this was the first time we got poured on with sap. The oak trees in the industrial park dropped so much sap you could see it.

We arrived at the entrance line up around 6:30a, that would be considered late for some of the attendees. I heard guys were arriving at 4:30am and parking at the Chevron gas station waiting to stage up.

Once we got in we got waved to park parallel, I immediately started setting up our canopy in an area that was ideal for our home base.

We seem to get lucky when it comes to ideal parking spots at shows. I brought my Segway knowing that the Main Street walk would be tough once it became,e hotter.

It was another great experience at C10 Intervention. The day seems to go by some quicker each time we attend.

Through a common friend I was able to hookup with “Tony” a race car fabricator located at Jamestown, California. This is about 45 minutes from my location higher up the hills.

The previous TIG service tried to do the repair using MIG and did not prepare the rim correctly. The cracked areas required a bevel that allows TIG material to penetrate the material and adhere to the rim correctly. These beveled techniques are performed on both sides of the rim.

The completed TIG welded cracks are left with the excess and not grind down flush for additional strength.

The gap between the rim edge and tire is significant compared to the new replacement tire which sit flush wiping the rim.

The new replacement tire size is 245x35x22. This will increase the sidewall by approximately 0.5”. This translates to more rubber between the rims lip and the asphalt.

The difference in the backside is huge. The front face of the wheel tire fitment has also improved.

More photos of the new tire installed 245/35/22.

As the after photos show, the tire seats on the rim lip much tighter. The overall look is more appealing and seems to be the correct size for the tire and rim combination.

EDIT: after riding on the new set of tires for at least 300 plus miles I can tell the difference 0.5” makes. I no longer feel every pebble or rock on the road I run over. The ride is noticeably smoother.

Upon initial investigation the original crack that was repaired twice failed again.

This is due to poor procedure and not using the proper welding application. The current weld is MIG and this type of aluminum repair requires the TIG method.

I’ve made arrangements to have the rim repaired again. This time by another service. I wasn’t going to burn any more money on

What it really turned out to be was the tire coming out of the lip of the rim a bit. Not enough to lose air but definitely deforming the sidewall.

I took it to the local tire repair shop again.

The 255/30/22 size is like a freakin’ rubber band on the rim. I had it replaced with the same size since it was readily available. I will be changing the tire dimensions in the near future to 245/35/22. This will give a little more sidewall between the rim and asphalt.

255 / 30 ZR22 95W XL

After the last 2 pothole hits I’m thinking of going up in size. Try out the 255 / 35ZR22 size. It will add approximately 0.5” to the sidewall area.

Since we were leaving a day early taking off super early wasn’t necessary, or so it would seem.

Somewhere on the outskirts of Stockton, California we hit a piece of metal that sliced into the side of the tire. This caused a leak that eventually caused a blowout on highway 99 Freeway.

Thanks to the wifey she located a replacement 255/30/22 custom tire and a road service company willing to do the work.

After a couple hours we were back on the road heading down to SoCal. Now time and darkness was not on our side. It was not my idea of a good ride driving through the desert in the darkness of nightfall.

We did eventually make it to our hotel and walked over to the local Dennys for some dinner. The CaDually made it throughout the flat tire ordeal.

I’ll bag the canopy and chairs the next day. Depending how close the next show is I may or may not setup the demo rack in the shop.

If you look closely you can see the “Manetarium” sign on the shop outside shop wall. It has held well throughout the years.