NASCAR COFFEE TABLE

[coatesy351]

I found someone selling used NASCAR  tyres online , they had bought an ex Hendrick car and it came with a bunch of tyres that were no good to race on.






Gave the tyre a quck scrub then after a look online it turns out IKEA make the perfect table.

So a trip to the hardware store for a light and some corflute  plus some 1:25 models i had =...........













Came out pretty good.

[grizz]

Like that.

[Pid363!]

That’s puka

[retrolegends]

I love it, not sure the wife would though 😂

[mr2fc]

Jan 29, 2023 7:54:41 GMT retrolegends said:

I love it, not sure the wife would though 😂

This x1000.

Really good job

[bstardchild]

That's great - I have at least 12 Nascar model cars - every race Mrs BC and I have been to if you buy the official program it comes with a model car for the event. (Long time "rainbow warrior" (Jeff Gordan) Fan and Mrs BC is a fan of "Smoke" (Tony Stewart)

If you've never been to a Nascar race and you think it's just a foot down followed by lots of left turns then you really should experience a race - they are really exciting events (full of twists and turns due to the different strategies and occasional event management interventions)

I was always jealous of those who hadn't flown in for the race and could take a used tyre home - the pit crews used to leave them out as they were packing up.

I wanted a few to grow spuds in the garden (I settled for some slicks from my track car) - You drill 8 holes in the sidewall by the bead and then in the first one earth up the seed potatoes then as they grow you keep earthing up over the shoots (stitching another tyre with cable ties on top to build the stack)

When you reach 4 tyres high you can stop building height and just water as required

Harvesting is easy - take what you need as you work down the stack (cutting cable ties to remove levels that have been harvested)

Sorry for the off topic spuds

[rattlecan]

Jan 29, 2023 8:29:42 GMT mr2fc said:

Jan 29, 2023 7:54:41 GMT retrolegends said:

I love it, not sure the wife would though 😂

This x1000.

Really good job

Reason No238 not to have a wife 😀
Looks great that

[mr2fc]

Jan 29, 2023 14:59:51 GMT rattlecan said:

Jan 29, 2023 8:29:42 GMT mr2fc said:

This x1000.

Really good job

Reason No238 not to have a wife 😀
Looks great that

Now you tell me...

[Rich]

Jan 29, 2023 14:59:51 GMT rattlecan said:

Jan 29, 2023 8:29:42 GMT mr2fc said:

This x1000.

Really good job

Reason No238 not to have a wife 😀
Looks great that

I like when my wife looks at stuff like these comments and says things like 'well they must have ended up with the wrong wife then'
The only reason I haven't approached the subject of making my Hoosier drag tyre into a table is because I don't really want a Hoosier drag tyre in my living room. OP's table looks excellent though, top work! I had to look at the pics twice to see the frame, that was made to fit surely!

[rattlecan]

Jan 29, 2023 16:23:18 GMT Rich said:

Jan 29, 2023 14:59:51 GMT rattlecan said:

Reason No238 not to have a wife 😀
Looks great that

I like when my wife looks at stuff like these comments and says things like 'well they must have ended up with the wrong wife then'
The only reason I haven't approached the subject of making my Hoosier drag tyre into a table is because I don't really want a Hoosier drag tyre in my living room. OP's table looks excellent though, top work! I had to look at the pics twice to see the frame, that was made to fit surely!

Your wife is quite correct & I did marry the wrong wife. So I got rid, 25 yrs ago 😀

[Rich]

Jan 29, 2023 18:13:48 GMT rattlecan said:

Jan 29, 2023 16:23:18 GMT Rich said:

I like when my wife looks at stuff like these comments and says things like 'well they must have ended up with the wrong wife then'
The only reason I haven't approached the subject of making my Hoosier drag tyre into a table is because I don't really want a Hoosier drag tyre in my living room. OP's table looks excellent though, top work! I had to look at the pics twice to see the frame, that was made to fit surely!

Your wife is quite correct & I did marry the wrong wife. So I got rid, 25 yrs ago 😀

🤣

[mrbig]

That's awesome. I have been eyeing up that Ikea table for a while for a similar project as we will need a new coffee table when we decorate the lounge in the spring. Just tyring to decide between a wheel or an engine block