I took the grinder and cut away the buckled and damaged section of the landing gear fork. This allowed me to pull the remaining side of the fork back into approximately the correct position. I then reassembled the landing gear and mounted my tire on the axle to test fit. I sourced a Goodyear 500 x 5 tire that seemed to have all the right specs. It was the largest diameter tire that I could find with the smallest width. Since the original tires are no longer available I'm having to find something that will fit. The originals are much larger in diameter and very narrow. Have a look at the last photo. From left to right: A 5.00 - 5 from Aero Classic. Slightly larger diameter is a 5.00 - 5 from Goodyear. Even larger diameter again is a 380-150-5 from Aero Classic. Lastly is the original Dunlop 400 - 100 tire. The first three all fit on a standard 5" wheel. The original tire fit on an 8" wheel with drum brakes. The original wheels and brakes were all custom built for this plane. Only one wheel survived this long and the brakes aren't worth reusing. So even if the original tires were still available, it means new wheels and brakes. I mounted the Goodyear 5.00 - 5 tire on my plywood "wheel" and mounted it onto the landing gear axle. It will fit easily. I then mounted the 380-150-5 on my plywood "wheel" and tested it for fit. It looks like it might work. It will give me the largest diameter possible and although it's fairly wide, it might just fit into the wheel wells without protruding below the lower wing skin. Since I'm getting new forks built, I'll design them to provide clearance for the wider tire. Since I don't actually need the tires right away, I'll wait until I get closer to completion before ordering new ones. I'll order up some new wheels, brakes and axles from Matco. Once I have them I'll be able to get a better idea on the actual fitment.