Hot Rods Save for Garage Art or bust up and use??

Pretty much done with my 30 Tudor AV8 build and preparing for my winter's project. A banger A Doodlebug tractor with chain drive. Gathered up some 16" wire wheels to mount up some 3 rib ag tires for the steers. One of them is what you see below. It's a Firestone 6.00x15 Safety Champion pie crust complete with a genuine Porta wall. Put a V8 hubcap on it and hang it on the wall and find another wheel?? Or break it down paint and use it as intended?

 

I’m a ****er for garage art so don’t listen to me

 

I'd say break it down. Put your rib tire on it and use it. Why bother painting the wheel? It's a doodlebug, and they got used and probably abused.

Lynn

 

Couldn't bring myself to break this combo up. Made it into a clock for my shop.

 

That is really cool!

 

...got this old Chevy six cyl. timing cover, made a neat clock holder...

 

Usually by the time I'm willing to use a part as garage art, its too far gone to be used as an auto part. Therefore, one would have to be pretty desperate to need to break up the garage art to use the parts for actual auto use again.

 

Are the Lugnut holes Oblonged ? kinda looks that way in the picture.

 

well done!!

 

no they are fine its a usable rim

 

Now that's real sweet! Great idea!

 

Saweeet!!

 

sounds like it is not a spare at this point in time, so use it and if the tyre is not usable, then when you find another rim, use that for your garage art…….

 

Please keep us in the loop on the doodlebug build. I love them. Have fun

 

Already have one building another

 

Nice !

 

Hell, I can't even throw trash out.

A couple inches of bellhousing.