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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by lowtech36rod, Nov 27, 2009.

  1. lowtech36rod
    Joined: Jul 21, 2007
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    from Kentucky

    Is anyone making aftermarket hubcaps for old artillery wheels (ford, plymouth, dodge, chevy?)

    thanks
     
    Last edited: Nov 27, 2009
  2. Squablow
    Joined: Apr 26, 2005
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    No, but I have heard some people have had success adapting some of the smoothie wheel center caps to old artilleries. I'm planning on welding the center mount ring of some '36 Plymouth caps into my '40 Chrysler caps so I can run the Chryslers on my Plymouth artilleries.
     
  3. lowtech36rod
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    huh...I have two sets of plymouth artillery wheels (17 and 16's) and wanted to run a V8 or Ford cap of some kind...good info. Anyone else?
     
  4. lowtech36rod
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  5. Weasel
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  6. lowtech36rod
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    weasle that's cool and all but what's the story?
     
  7. Weasel
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    Hubcap adapters for Gennie wheels adapted to artillery wheels allows the use of Ford wire wheel hubcaps 1932-34. You can also modify 1940-48 Ford hubcaps to fit. I drilled my original wheels and inserted stainless 1/4-20 x 1-1/4" or 1-1/2" button head Allen fasteners to hold the hubcaps or adapters. Angle and placement of the fasteners is critical and can only be done by eyeballing it. Use stainless washers to space out the button heads to where the hubcap sits snug and nyloc nuts to secure the fasteners.

    I got my hubcaps and hubcap adapters from The Wheelsmith - www.wheelsmith.net

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  8. 29 bones
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    couple options...I have some plymouth ones
    or use chevy baby moon caps worked for me
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  9. Nimrod
    Joined: Dec 13, 2003
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    The old Kelsey Hayes aftermarket artillery wheels were made to fit Ford caps.

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    Same wheels Weasel posted but without the hubcap clips removed.
     
  10. lowtech36rod
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    lowtech36rod
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    from Kentucky

    weasle thanks for that and the pic...awesome wheels
     

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