I received something awesome in the mail today, but it wasn't really a purchase...I've had these wheels for a long time, but having taper-fit inner hubs that would only mount on old 80's tapered friction-fit axles, they wouldn't work with modernized, resto-modded cars with crosspins and hexes or slots. I had ideas from way back for these wheels to mount on my Optima Mid "OptiMutt" project, but they would need to be creatively machined to get them to mount.
So I shipped them off to
jwscab with some detailed measurements and ideas, and he did the dirty work machining them. He shaved down the inner conical part so it would be flat, then machined crosspin slots into that, while making sure the backspacing would still work. What can I say, but Joe did a beautiful job!
Now one of my projects that's been in limbo for months is almost complete! OptiMutt will truly be a one-of-a-kind car now. Thanks a ton!