-- [ From: Bob Nogueira * EMC.Ver #3.1a ] --
Bill:
This is not Concours but worked well for me.
1. Fill the cracks with Epoxy Putty ( JB Weld, Marine-Tex , etc) and
sand smooth. Paint the wheel with Black epoxy paint if you wish.
2. From a sporting goods shop buy some foam golf club handle tape.
You can get it a lot cheaper in sheets at a large hardware store. It's
just dense foam which his very thin. Wrap the wheel with the foam.
3. To keep the foam from turning on the wheel rim wrap it with that
sticky bandage gauges, ( which is also sold at the sporting good shop as
Golf club tape at three time the price of the drugstore brand)
4. From a Pep Boys buy a 15 inch leather sew on wheel cover. Soak it in
water for 30 minutes and stretch it so it fits over the 16 inch Morgan
wheel.
Hand sew the cover on the wheel while it is still wet so as it drys and
shrinks it will tighten up around the wheel.
The foam and tape will give the wheel more thickness so the cover fits
tight, the gauges sort of glues the wheel rim, foam and cover together
so it feels like one of the new car wheels but looks like a vintage
wheel..
Or ; Buy a new wheel and sell me your old one as I need a wheel for my
Drophead coupe
.Bob Noguiera
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> Date: Friday, 28-Feb-97 06:59 AM
>
> From: William E. Irwin \ Internet: (cigrbill@worldnet.att.
net)
> To: MORGANS@autox.team.net \ Internet: (morgans@autox.team.net)
>
> Subject: 52 Plus 4 - Steering Wheel, Knobs
>
> My restoration is coming down the stretch.
>
> I need a steering wheel. My original wheel is split in several places
, chrome
> shot. I cover it with duct tape until I get the right wheel. I
would buy a
> aftermarket wheel that was available in 1952.
>
> Some of my instrument knobs are missing. I need a new set.
>
> Any ideas out there?
>
> CigarBill
>
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