In keeping with the original plan of using parts that are similar but not exact due to outrageous costlyness, my Rudge knock-off wheel simulation uses something you'd not expect to find on a car. Some say this car will have everything but the kitchen sink in it! Well, that's partly true now except it's not the sink we're talking about, but what goes in it. A pot!
Let's face it, when my brain starts a stormin', who knows what's going to come out of it. I started with a 7" sauce pan and cut it down to size.
This fits the wheel center perfectly and the height allows clearance for the lugs.
I had an idea for the rivets of the center hub so I enlisted my help of my neighbor who printed off a rivet ring in the exact dimension I needed.
And once all painted and assembled, the spinner will hold this on and simulate the Rudge wheel.
There will be in internal ring around the center opening to prevent the spinner from crushing the dome, but it'll only be hand tight anyway since it's just holding the cover on and not the wheel. A cool and fun side project that I just get so excited over when they come out correctly, like the valve covers!
So I guess this is a literal "knock-off" wheel. Get it? I know, terrible.
Undercoating in the wheel wells.
And lastly, some ancilliaries mounted in the engine bay: Regulator, relays, fuse panel, washer bottle and washer motor. Incidentally, these are all correct in appearance and location as original!
Updates comin' in hot!!!
Cheers
Dave