Here are some pics I forgot to post when asked.
Not much to see...
The finished product was sandblasted, cold zinc spray, then por-15 Tiecoat, then new holland primer, then new holland gray (which is almost white). I know, sounds like a lot of coatings, bit the gray painted steel (rims and fenders) on this tractor rusts very easily. The back rims and fenders I will hope to blast and paint this spring. I didn't take any pics of the finished rims, but you cannot tell them from factory. There are 4 four inch welds on the back side only, similar to a major mfg rim.
The centers were cut off from the 18" rims by me with a torch, then brought to a CNC mill which cut the outer edge of the centers to a perfect fit to the I.D. of the new outers. I needed a rubber hammer to work the offset. Which is 4.5"
hope yours are coming along well
Joe