by chrisguyw » Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:32 am
Hi Allan, Have you considered using either Penelope pitlane or Mitoos wheels?......Mitoos makes a 17 x 6 and Penelope pitlane makes a 19 x 6, both of which would look more appropriate than the 8mm wide CB design. Lots of folks use the 19 x 6 PP wheels for the pre war cars, and as a bonus, the inside flange of this wheel looks somewhat like a drum brake. Lots of narrow tires to fit these as well from PG/Dart/PP/PCS etc.
As well, if you are considering using a 22/24 mm (ish) tire, you will find the stock BWA front bracket will have a considerable amount of ground clearance, and will likely need a fairly thick guide spacer/guide tube to be added............you may be better off cutting the axle uprights off the front bracket and using "L" shaped pieces of piano wire, and an axle tube to position the front axle.
Cheers
Chris Walker
PS Great car by the way!!!