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Land O Lake, FL, USA
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5-4-15
I have always enjoyed wood working, and I am the "Jerry" in that area, so, this was one of my favorite parts of the project. One of the things Larry (the PO) and I had agreed on was leaving him the awesome racing steering wheel that he had for years and years. In exchange, he put the original wheel back on the car. It was, well crumbly. And ugly. My last Spit had a very nice after market wood wheel that wood (ugg, yes agian) serve as the inspiration for this project. For the build, I took the general idea from Mitch's tech buliten: http://www.mgexp.com/article/diy-wood-steering-wheel-1.html
I am going to break this up a bit, to allow more pictures. Not that I think you really care, but, I have them, and, well hopefully, no one will see them if I leave them on my computer.
For more detail, see the thread:
http://www.triumphexp.com/phorum/read.php?8,1287428,1287688#msg-1287688
In Addition, I finally got the clear coat on the dash. That was motivation!
The basic idea is to make a hexagon for the top and bottom of the rim. They will sandwich the steel rim of the original wheel.
I have always enjoyed wood working, and I am the "Jerry" in that area, so, this was one of my favorite parts of the project. One of the things Larry (the PO) and I had agreed on was leaving him the awesome racing steering wheel that he had for years and years. In exchange, he put the original wheel back on the car. It was, well crumbly. And ugly. My last Spit had a very nice after market wood wheel that wood (ugg, yes agian) serve as the inspiration for this project. For the build, I took the general idea from Mitch's tech buliten: http://www.mgexp.com/article/diy-wood-steering-wheel-1.html
I am going to break this up a bit, to allow more pictures. Not that I think you really care, but, I have them, and, well hopefully, no one will see them if I leave them on my computer.
For more detail, see the thread:
http://www.triumphexp.com/phorum/read.php?8,1287428,1287688#msg-1287688
In Addition, I finally got the clear coat on the dash. That was motivation!
The basic idea is to make a hexagon for the top and bottom of the rim. They will sandwich the steel rim of the original wheel.
The inspiration - with a younger Cole
Dash with final finish
The original wheel
Got to have a plan
Got to have a plan part 2
Steering wheel in the rough - top and bottom
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