thanks bugtech. the white interior will probably go in favor of some black, so i plan on losing the beading as well when i paint it sometime next year. i like the wheels, unfortunately they have to go. i can only take so much of that "buckboard" ride with the stiff shocks. i definitely plan on being at the show, very much looking forward to it. i might bring the wheels and try to sell them. they are GM 4 1/2" pattern if you know of anyone interested. the adapters go too. see ya'll there! (oh, btw, its hard if not impossible to offend me, and im always open for constructive criticism or opinions. there are a million ways to go with these cars, just one of the reasons i love them)