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Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:06 am
by jtparr
dizzycap wrote:How were the original leather steering wheels made? The thin ones, not the "fat grip"/RSR ones.
I had a 380mm 914 hard rubber wheel in my last 911 and really liked it. However for my 68 I would like a leather 380mm wheel. But it has to be thin. And hard. To me vintage cars have thin wheels with really marked finger cut-outs on the back.
Was there such a thing as a 914 leather wheel? Was it built around a hard rubber wheel or around a hard plastic wheel? I'm thinking one could single-wrap a black plastic 914 wheel to get what I want. (And them leave it in the sun to patinate properly
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Hi Dizzcap
Andy's advice is spot on....hard plastic wheels will give you the slimmest end result...being solid it means I can pull the leather slightly tighter than with soft rubber rims...(which are also slightly thicker)...produces a nice smooth finish and a very well defined profile of the bumps on the rear face. Over time rubber wheels loose the grip definition through wear....this isn't the case with plastic wheels which are more durable.....
Hope that helps
Best
Jonathan
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:17 am
by dizzycap
Excellent responses guys! Thanks! Now, to source that plastic steering wheel. Once I find one, it will be coming your way Jonathan
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:34 am
by Lightweight_911
Try Robert Barrie (one-two here on DDK)
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:34 am
by one-two
Hi, many thanks - I can supply an 804.10 wheel, which is the hard plastic variety. There are typically used as the base for a double-wrapped leather wheel - because they are the same as an 803.10 which is what was used in period - but I am sure Jonathan can single-wrap one!
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:41 am
by BILLY BEAN
Jonathan, restored my original 1970 "S" wheel with a single wrap. A lovely job!
Kirk
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:06 pm
by dizzycap
Robert. Jonathan.
You both can expect PMs shortly.
Many thanks for the help everyone!
Re: OMP
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:38 pm
by BILLY BEAN
Case of mistaken identity. It was a MOMO!
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:51 pm
by DeRRis
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 7:00 pm
by 914-6
Very nice.
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:39 am
by Bootsy
scalino65 wrote:Thomas, I see you've also gone for an ali facia. Can I ask where you got that from?
Sorry only just seen this.
Had it made Will.
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 7:40 pm
by Darren65
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 8:11 pm
by DustyM
Quiet day in the bodyshop was it Darren
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 8:53 am
by MarkIII
Love that wheel Darren
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:09 am
by Darren65
DustyM wrote:Quiet day in the bodyshop was it Darren
...if only, work coming out of every orifice at the moment! Heaven knows when I'll get my 2CV painted!
MarkIII wrote:Love that wheel Darren
.....380 too Mark!
Ultimately I think this is too big for my preference. If I can find the 360/370 Proto I'm looking for you can have first dibs on the Formula One.
Re: For the love of Steering Wheels.....
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:41 am
by MarkIII
Cheers Darren.
How is the mongrel coming along, looking forward to your next update, must be pretty close by now!
Mark
