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kerbau53
Geoff Morton
Naples, FL
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08/09/2010 10:27PM

Main British Car:
78 MGB Ford 5L

Reduce the diameter of MGB Mk1 steering wheel
Posted by: kerbau53
Date: December 25, 2010 02:58PM

Can anyone recommend a shop to reduce the diameter and leather wrap a Mk1 banjo steering wheel?


jimbb88
Jim Stuart
Maryland, USA
(47 posts)

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10/23/2007 07:43PM

Main British Car:
1966 MGB V8 conversion Rover 4.0 fuel injected

Re: Reduce the diameter of MGB Mk1 steering wheel
Posted by: jimbb88
Date: December 28, 2010 09:53PM

Simpler to use an early MG Midget wheel. It is 1" smaller, almost the same design but the spokes are 2 wire in stead of 3 wire.This is what I used on my 1966 MGBV8.


Bill Young
Bill Young
Kansas City, MO
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10/23/2007 09:23AM

Main British Car:
'73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep

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Re: Reduce the diameter of MGB Mk1 steering wheel
Posted by: Bill Young
Date: December 29, 2010 10:21AM

Jeff, I doubt if you'll be able to find a shop that will reduce the diameter. Too much liability on that type of modification to the steering I'd think. I am using a reduced diameter wheel on my MGA project using an early MGB wheel with a rim from an old Superior or Grant wheel I picked up at a swap meet. I just cut the original plastic covering off the rim and cut out the center spokes, ground down the rough edges and then shorted and welded the MGB spokes to the rim. Used some body filler to smooth out the area around the spokes and have a leather cover cut and ready to lace on when the car is closer to finished, don't want to damage it during construction.
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kerbau53
Geoff Morton
Naples, FL
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Main British Car:
78 MGB Ford 5L

Re: Reduce the diameter of MGB Mk1 steering wheel
Posted by: kerbau53
Date: December 29, 2010 06:52PM

Jim,

I didn't think of looking at the Midget wheel. That's a great solution.

Bill,

Your solution is perhaps the road I'd go down. It was looking at your MGA pic that got me thinking about this.

Thank you both.


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