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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 08:51 PM
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New to me wheels:

Nearly final product:

The stock nuts are about flush with the wheel, so I plan to weld the NBS nut onto two nuts for each wheel. I might go 4 but haven't decided. Glue the rest the lug caps to the center cap and obviously have 2 or 4 of the lug caps holding in on like they are meant to do.
I only tacked these two to make sure the fit was OK. I need to trim about 1/8th of an inch off the nose of the NBS nut because they are out just a touch too far and will weld them up tomorrow.


I am VERY happy with the way it looks and certainly light years ahead of the stock hub caps!
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 07:53 PM
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Yeah those caps were not cutting it, looks much better..
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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What is funny is that the new caps are almost as long. But look a million times better!! I did a new set of slightly shorter lug nuts and they worked perfectly!! I glued all but two lug covers on all 4 of them. Tomorrow at work I will build the other 6 lug nuts I need and they will be permanently installed. I am so happy that with no issues they worked.
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