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70shortfleet

08-11-2015 02:36 PM

Stock steering wheel made smaller

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Got tired of driving the big stock steering wheel, so this was my 1st try at making one smaller. It already had one with cracks in it so nothing to loose but time!;)

70shortfleet

08-11-2015 02:41 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

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Here is one more picture after installation

Metaldoc

08-11-2015 02:45 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

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Originally Posted by 70shortfleet (Post 7270424)

Here is one more picture after installation

real nice job, I just might have to try this.
Derek

dfwright

08-11-2015 03:41 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

That is really nice! How did you recreate the texture?

Ol Blue K20

08-11-2015 03:55 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

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Originally Posted by dfwright (Post 7270474)

That is really nice! How did you recreate the texture?

X2!!!:smoke:

motorcritter

08-11-2015 03:58 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

I like that, but I'm a lazy bastid- I've seen repro '60 Impala steering wheels in a smaller diameter. I still miss my '60 Impala convertible. Dammit.

SierraMtns

08-11-2015 04:00 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

How much smaller did you make it? Nice job.

70shortfleet

08-11-2015 06:02 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

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Originally Posted by dfwright (Post 7270474)

That is really nice! How did you recreate the texture?

I made a mold of the good grain on the wheel. I used filler and before it hardened up I pressed the mold into it and worked my way around the rim.

70shortfleet

08-11-2015 06:04 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

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Originally Posted by SierraMtns (Post 7270493)

How much smaller did you make it? Nice job.

2'' diameter smaller - 15 1/2''

9teen69

08-11-2015 08:45 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

That is PIMP!

yuccales

08-11-2015 09:09 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

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Originally Posted by 70shortfleet (Post 7270590)

I made a mold of the good grain on the wheel. I used filler and before it hardened up I pressed the mold into it and worked my way around the rim.

That is very clever! Wheel looks great.

picklito

08-11-2015 11:14 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

Great job. There are a couple items that I can't believe haven't been repro'd: Smaller diameter stock style steering wheels, and original steelie wheels. Really weird, considering how much attention we all pay to these two seemingly simple things.

dfwright

08-11-2015 11:19 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

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Originally Posted by 70shortfleet (Post 7270590)

I made a mold of the good grain on the wheel. I used filler and before it hardened up I pressed the mold into it and worked my way around the rim.

Very clever, and it worked amazingly well! Kudos!

HeavyD

08-11-2015 11:53 PM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

Very nice! Did you clear the black after? How does it feel at that size? Perfect?

70shortfleet

08-12-2015 01:12 AM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

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Originally Posted by HeavyD (Post 7271119)

Very nice! Did you clear the black after? How does it feel at that size? Perfect?

Yes, I did clear coat over the black. It feels sooo much better to drive than with the stock wheel! but I wanted to keep the stock look. It is like driving a different truck and I feel like I have more control over the steering.

Already Gone

08-12-2015 01:43 AM

Re: Stock steering wheel made smaller

You did a superb job on the steering wheel. Yes I think a 16 inch stock wheel would be perfect on a power steering truck. I would think GM did not want to have one steering wheel for power steering trucks and one for non power steering trucks so they defaulted to the 19 inch one for all trucks.

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