I have what might have been one of the last Grant adapters that will fit the
Alpine steering column. Others others have tried to source them from Grant
dealers and have been told it's no longer produced. Sorry, I don't have the part
number handy but a search of the archives should bring it up. I have heard the
early Mazda RX7 adapter will work but the one I tried had the same spline number
but was slightly loose.
Scott Donnelly
SV
Stu Brennan wrote:
> I saw a really impressive looking Grant wood wheel at a local auto parts
> place, and I think that someone on this list (Larry Wright?) discovered that
> they do have an adapter to fit Sunbeams. So you might want to consider all
> the effort vs. your woodworking skills vs. the cost of an aftermarket wheel,
> before making any decisions.
>
> I was able to refinish my stock wheel a bunch of years back, and since I'm
> nearly a foot shorter than Al, I fit fine. Still, a fatter version of the
> original would feel nicer. Hmmmm...there's an opportunity for a hobby
> business. Any takers?
>
> Stu
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <twojohnsons@home.com>
> To: <ZUKPJ86@aol.com>
> Cc: "Tiger List" <tigers@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 8:57 AM
> Subject: Re: Steering wheel
>
> > I was happy to GIVE my worthless wood wheel away to a wooden boat guy many
> years
> > ago & it probably still soldiers on somewhere in the Florida inter coastal
> > waters. At 6'3" it gave me a pain in the thighs & an old CAT tech tip on
> fitting
> > the diminutive MOTO-Lita wheel made yet another ill-conceived stock part
> > history. My 2 cents.
> > Al J
> >
> > ZUKPJ86@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > I actually came across an article on making a wood steering wheel in an
> old
> > > issue of Classic Auto Restorer. I was surprised to learn that it was
> much
> > > less complex than I expected.... Not that I actually tried it of course.
> But
> > > it didn't look too bad.
> > >
> > > Might be able to find it again if anyone is interested....
> > >
> > > Paul in PA
> > > Body now in one piece!
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