Hubcaps

Discussion in '1947-1954' started by Elky67, May 3, 2013.

  1. Elky67

    Elky67 Member

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    Hi fellows,

    had a little bit of spare time this afternoon, cause of bad weather.
    I wanted to use the old hubcaps on my new rims, but the bolt pattern, where the clips are riveted to the rim wasn?t the right size.

    So took a piece of scrap metal about 1/8 " thick and drew the adapter onto it.
    With a jig saw, i cut along the lines and once done, smoothed it with a grinder.

    A few left over brake pad rivets were used, to hold them in place:)

    Now use some pop rivets or else, to fit the adapter to the rim and ready, to go.

    What do you guys think? I really dig the look of these hubcaps.
    All i need now, is 4 good used crome ones, as all what is left, is the one in the picture...
     

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  2. ronaldg

    ronaldg Member

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    very good idea hope nobody steals it and patends it very smart idea.
     
  3. vwnate1

    vwnate1 Member

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    Looks good to me .
     

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