I finally got the rims finished, tires mounted and everything installed on the car. Here's some pics of before and after. Before is the pic with the bra. Tired chromed rims with older tires and moon style hubcaps. After pics are in the snow today ( just briefly) with the rims powder coated the period correct silver, new Vreds and nipple hubcaps. This is the look I was going for but right now I'm not sure I actually like the look. The Roadster is a bulkier looking car than a Speedster for sure and now I think the wheels are looking rather bulky too. Anyone care to comment and offer an opinion on the visual ?
The nipple hubcaps and crests came from from So Cal Parts and they fit the refinished Mangles perfectly. The caps appear to be a very good value for about $20 each with two pairs of holes for the removal tool and the crests are an extremely good value for about $7 each. Heavily built, well finished and an excellent fit too. The little clips supplied to secure the posts of the crests to the cap were a bit lacking. They are intended to be pushed down on the posts with a friction fit to secure the crest to the hubcap but four of the twelve just slid down the post and held nothing. All got the JB Weld treatment anyway.
I've done a bit of rebadging and added some new scripts too. So..comments on the before and after look please ?
