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Re: Late model Midget/MGB horn?

To: "Frank Clarici" <spritenut@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Late model Midget/MGB horn?
From: "Brad Fornal" <tequila.brad@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:03:12 -0600
And finding a good spoke steering wheel for a 65-67 is F'n impossible!!!
Anyone got a spare on the wall for sale?

Brad

On 1/26/07, Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net> wrote:
> Brad Fornal wrote:
>
> > On the two 65's I have, the horn is on the wheel. Peter, where is it
> > at on the Gift Sprite?
>
> It's center of the wheel on Peter's Sprite. 65-67 are all identicle.
> 68- somewhere in 70 was all stalk mounted and the steering wheel looked
> the same but had a smaller (5/8") hub.
> what I have gathered is side curtain cars all used the same wheel and
> center mounted horn button.
> 65-67 was 3/4" spline, banjo steering wheel and larger center mount horn
> button.
> 68-70 (BL onset) went to a stalk mounted horn but with a similar banjo
> steering wheel only no horn, not adaptable for a horn, and 5/8 spline so
> it will not interchange with a 65-67 wheel.
> 71 on was a whole bunch of different wheels but with the horn back in
> the center. holes, slots, no holes or slots all so you couldn't get your
> finger stuck in the steering wheel, this was the begining of the dumbing
> down of the world. Make everything idiot proof.
> Later RB Midgets I don't know about.
>
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
>
>


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