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[K4KEV]

[ayjay]

Thats great .
I bought an 11" wheel on ebay but cant find a boss with a hex fitting. I was toying with the idea of adapting the extg wheel. The angry grinder will be dusted off next week. Cheers

[flyerncle]

When I saw the first pic I thought you were making some sort of "tiller" for the steering . I remember seeing that wheel you had,thought you were loosing it Kev

[rpjg1975]

I thought the original was getting top and bottom sliced out like the one on the knightrider car

Must be the excitement of passing iva, kev has gone all bling!

[rpjg1975]

Originally Posted by ayjay

Thats great .
I bought an 11" wheel on ebay but cant find a boss with a hex fitting. I was toying with the idea of adapting the extg wheel. The angry grinder will be dusted off next week. Cheers

If you are using a sierra donor I managed to get hold of an rs item that fitted the column Also doesn't move the wheel much closer. Don't know if that would work for your wheel?

[K4KEV]

Originally Posted by rpjg1975

If you are using a sierra donor I managed to get hold of an rs item that fitted the column Also doesn't move the wheel much closer. Don't know if that would work for your wheel?

I think it depends on the boss Russ.....I got an RS one of the bay and although it did fit the column its actual diameter was a little smaller and it would not fit over the horn contacts.....I was well miffed when I found out and that was why I went with the mod job

[rpjg1975]

Yeah, could well do kev. I managed to re drill and countersink the holes in the wheel to fit the boss but I could have just been very lucky.....

[K4KEV]

Well, I have another wee addition to my roadster or should I say I will have when I have re-engineered this lil old spartan solid alloy surround and windscreen......no prizes for where I got it from, gud ole ebay ....£50 and a 200 mile round trip
I have checked the curves at the pillars and at the front it is nigh on perfect but I may have to fill in a bit at the back. The whole thing bolts together so it will be a case of taking a few chunks out of it and bolt it back together although I will have to tackle cutting the glass and I am not good at that, I also have not ruled out cutting chunks out of the middle and tigging it back together. I wasn't really planning for this yet but at that price and quality it was a no brainer.
As for wipers, the electrics are still there.....not sure yet as this could easily be made removable anyway

[jason 82]

Well done Kevo ! That middle picture reminds me a little bit of a cyclone. I take it a classic mini wiper motor is on the agenda then ? it may be easier & safer to flare the bodywork to match the screen than cut it. Lol.