My thoughts on several items:
No dirty angles! Boooooooo to dirty angles!
Original wheels, with metal caps. When possible, go original.
Also, i want those red wheels for a project I have! Do you have the old auction address so i can see how they were listed? Is the hub bore corect for an original axel? They really are cool.....just not original for this one.
I love both covers, especially the plaid. FWIW, i would use them, not leave them in the package. Or at least try to reproduce them and use them.