It’s probably no different to the RestoMod scene who put new running gear under an old body.
My only top tip on this would be don't try to make a copy of the original - you'll only be disappointed at the "misses" and not appreciate the "hits".
Make it your own and you won't care about the "misses" because they were your choice, not a "close, but no cigar" compromise.
I like the wheel in the photo - it's nice to see someone has manage to use period profiles. It will be interesting to know how the handling and ride are. I expect it will either be limosine smooth, or bounce like a kangaroo. Either is ok, as you can damp the bouncing, and you can live with poor cornering if it glides like a Silver Shadow
How have you fixed the hubcap. I, like Dan had vw t5 wheel bolts machined down to fit
I started uploading videos of myself rebodying other people's cars on YouTube a while ago. I will try to rebody the interior nicely using the know-how I gained from Zroadster. However, I don't know if the languages in my videos will be automatically translated into English. If it doesn't, I will upload them manually. I ask for your interest.
Yes, I understand. I'll put it on my thread too. But do you know that your thread is the hottest right now?
I don't know if this helps, but this is how the wire wheels connect to the car. A large hub adapter bolted on and splines to locate/hold the wheel in place. You could get a decent fabrication/ engineering place to make something similar to fit your wheels.
I've seen faux spinners for alloy wheels with that idea where your 'tube' slides inside the centre of the alloy wheel where the OE badge cap goes. Tube anchored with grub screws. That doesn't work with steel rims. But I never thought of using that idea on the hub itself. I didn't think there'd be enough of a lip. I'll look at that.
Believe me I didn't want to. The wheels won't fit over the 3 litre calipers without a little bit of 'help'. They have only a tiny amount taken off, just enough to clear the wheels.
The thread OD is 84mm.
