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I learned long, long ago that the quality of the work coming out of a shop is equal to the condition of the shop - messy shop=messy work

Not sure what you found or who might have said it. putting wires through grommets that are already in place? Not likely. You'll never get the connectors through. Tubing? Well, maybe with this:

You can kind of guess by looking at original heads ID stamp. The uncut ones will have about a 1/16" space between the lettering and the head's bottom deck. If it's been cut the lettering is right at the bottom.

Here's what 205/60/15's look like on the car with stock suspension..

The vinyl interior work, especially the seats, is horrible.

The wheel is a strange construction of cast aluminum hub and steel spokes. I had the welding instructor at a local makerspace do the welding for me. It did pop a little due to the casting having bubbles, but he had no problem welding it. I personally would of not attempted as aluminum is very tricky to weld. At home, I drilled and tapped the holes to 4mm and was able to mount the hub. There's a little gap between the hub and the horn button but I can fill that in with a ABS printed part (once I can get one of my two printers working again).

I plan to use this company. Have heard good things from several references. Spacecoast Plating & Metal Refinishing Inc | Chroming Melbourne (spacecoast-plating.com)

Maybe a "tech" but certainly not a mechanic