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Old 04-22-2012, 08:26 PM   #638
OrrieG
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Here are some photos of the steering wheel mods I had to make. I am going to do a separate detail thread just in case anyone else wants to do it. The method should work for an later model GM standard, tilt or tilt/tele column. I had to add a washer on the back of the 48 wheel to take the place of the stock upper bearing that the wire to the horn relay attaches to. I had to modify the GM trim pieces.

Most interesting part was figuring out the transition between the trim ring and steering wheel. I thought about using fiberglass but decided to take a trip to the big box hardware store to see if I could find something with an angle to transition from the trim to the wheel. I was wandering around looking a one of the female associates asked what I was looking for. I told her what I was trying to do, she thought for literally about 5 seconds then said follow me. Not a hard thing to do, she was easy on the eyes. We ended up in the toilet repair section. She grabbed a tank to base gasket and asked if it would work. With a little trimming it looked plausible. I asked her how she figured that out, she said her and her husband are gear heads too and are always doing the same thing, looking for something that works.
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