1973 Midget build by ianjoub

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Ok, more progress today. Baby steps maybe, but still moving forward.

With the front suspension done, it was time to get the wheels on. I have new EBC rotors:



I bought 7/16" wheel studs. I knocked out the 3/8" ones and redrilled the holes. The ones I got were far too long for the wheel adapters I am using, so had to be cut. I cut them off, beveled the cut, and cleaned up the threads with a die.



They needed to be this short to fit under the 2nd piece of the wheel adapter:

Now I can install the 2nd piece of the adapter. This gives me a 5 x 4.5" Ford pattern for my wheels:



All ready to install! I used blue loctite on all the bolts/nuts so far:



The 2nd piece of the wheel adapter didn't have cutouts on the bottom, so the 'wheel studs' neede to be short enough to not interfere:

Ok, installed the 1st one on the car and torqued the bearing, the EBC rotors are directional:



The thickness of the adapters was accounted for with the wheel backspacing:



I checked for clearance to the control arms from lock to lock and full extension to full compression:

The tires will be sticking out of the bodywork slightly. This will require some sort of custom 'bodywork'. I took my measurements correctly though. I have about 3/8" clearance from the tire to the frame when the steering is at full lock.



I definitely love the wheels! Braidusa.com .... 13 x 6" front, 13 x 8" rear.