steering wheel swap out

WarbirdAL · Post by **WarbirdAL** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:16 pm

Sorry to ask this question again if it has already been asked.. I did a search and wasnt able to locate it so

How diff is it to swap out the older steering wheel (wood type looking) with one of the newer ones? or even an aftermarket one? I have one sitting in my garage and looked at it but it wont work onthe existing setup and I dont want to do much mods if possible

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:21 pm

it's easy, but you need the later (79 up) adapter

WarbirdAL · Post by **WarbirdAL** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:23 pm

thanks Mark. I also just found your comment with the same answer in another post.. I guess I wasnt looking too hard!

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:03 pm

just did that yesterday with my own car; installed a MOMO wheel on my 76

FordPrefect · Post by **FordPrefect** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:51 pm

Isn't it safer to have a wood wheel that shatters when your head hits it in an accident than a new, tougher one? :p

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:38 am

wood wheels have a steel band inside, my new MOMO wheel is leather. So even though some cow gave its' hide for my wheel, I prefer that to pulling splinters from my scalp

SpiderHead · Post by **SpiderHead** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:00 am

Splinters are organic...

Europa · Post by **Europa** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:43 am

SpiderHead wrote:Splinters are organic...

...and the cow hide?

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:47 am

the splinters may be organic, but the coating on them is made of lots of cool chemicals

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:10 am

I've always liked the look of the older wooden steering wheels. I'll probably make a change from my leather one to a nice wooden one. We'll see though.

fiasco · Post by **fiasco** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:48 pm

The originals were plastic made to look like wood. Finding an uncracked original is like finding the holy grail.

ROOK1 · Post by **ROOK1** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:50 am

I have found the holy grail then.

fiasco · Post by **fiasco** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:59 pm

Thus your spider will live forever. While mine will dwell for eternity in the purgatory of engine replacement and incompatible parts.

-- se

Tappy · Post by **Tappy** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:05 pm

seubanks wrote:Thus your spider will live forever. While mine will dwell for eternity in the purgatory of engine replacement and incompatible parts.

-- se

i second that

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