"PEYOTE" gets new caps and shoes

Built me some hub caps.
Painted some wheels.
New rubber.

I went through several sets of wheels trying to find something I liked. I like these....... Thank the Lord Im past that hurdle.

17x7 rear wheels..... Tornell 7.50 17 tires

16x4.5 front wheels....Excelsior 5.50 16 tires

 

They sure are different,,and I like them,,tell us about them. HRP

 

Damn, those are pretty slick!
I like them a lot

 

Dude those are killer!! You're the man....

We have got to get our rides finished this year!!

 

I,too would like to know more about those hubcaps! Very nice.

 

It was a nightmare.


I cut the centers out of a set of mid sixties Galaxy 14" hub caps. I picked those because the centers have a shape I could cut without a lathe.... meaning they had an edge I could go by.

I also wanted the center to be recessed, I didnt want the center to stick out like a cone.

Then I cut the centers out of a set of moon caps, Galaxy centers drop in the hole.Drill and tap the wheels...Prime, paint satin black, whala.........Sound easy, but its a wonder they came out.

This is going to sound crazy, but without a lathe big enough to cut something 17", I had to do each cap mounted to the wheel, mouned to the pickup..... With it running in gear. Carbon monoxide poisoning every time I jacked with these things.

Its the only way I could get everything exactly centered.

Each cap is specific to its own wheel, Freakin nightmare.


There is alot more to keeping these things centered than the screws. There are stainless 1/8 guide pins welded in the lip of the wheel........It was a bunch of jackin around.



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And a six and suicide doors!
Oh man!

 

This truck will be killer! Bishop has a keen eye for crazy details.

 

That is frikkin' neat.

Scotty

 

Very cool hubcaps, and a very cool truck.

 

Thanks

 

That's wicked as Hell.. I like everything I can see..

 

Yep, like keeping of the hinges!!
LOVE IT!

The caps looks real nice too. Very different, and clean!

Well done for sure.

Tony

 

That COE of yours is gona be awesome. Keep on it, I want to see it finished.... Makes me want one.

 

Very cool!

 

BOI-OI-OI-OI-OING!!!!

Those Caps are AMAZING!!!

and I LOVE the tri-power straight 6!

 

That is really a cool little truck. I love the inlines and that's a very nice application. What engine is it?

The hubcaps are a great idea too. I don't much care for moon discs usually, but you added a ton of character to them with those modifications. The caps and the six really make the truck for me. Well done.

 

Its a ford 300, I built the intake and exhaust, fuel lines are all stainless and all the stainless linkage.
Backed by a C-4.

Dont look at the brake lines, that was temp. They have been redone

 

I like it. Like the mini keg instead of a moon tank too. Generally not a big fan of the "moon tank in front of the grill" thing, but I like that you put your own spin on it. Cool truck.

 

Thanks

I made that from two 60s coleman heater bottoms. Its serves as the puke tank.

 

Man, Love the truck and the caps rock.
Give us some more info on the engine and truck overall. (need pics)

 

very cool

 

I've had three of those Ford 300's. One of Ford's best engines,if not the best. They should still be using them instead of the junk v6's they've made since '96.

 

Looks awesome! I have come by a couple of times but have caught you there. I'd like to check it out sometime.

 

Choice build!!

 

Yup, they work.