Here's the wheel as it was taking preliminary shape as far as the two leg cross bridge now replacing the original tripart bridges. I beveled the ends as to make way for more weld material with the ring. Joe welded both on top and underneath to come up with a solid weld.
Here it sits naked next to its stock sibling at just a tad under 15-3/4" round. Also weighing a tad under 2 Lbs.
The images forthcoming will show how the bridge itself started to take solid shape with add on gusset material to mimic the factory bridge and make it super strong.
I have a tidy workbench, don't I?