Here's the welded wheel, nicely centered, just like the factory one, only smaller. I ordered the Por15 epoxy on Friday, and expect it to be here in the next day or 2. Then I'll re-make the sections that I cut away, re-contour the finger grips to match, sand it down and paint it... Hopefully it will work out nicely? I've never heard of anyone doing this, but it seemed worth a shot. At $25 worth of expoxy, if it works it'll drip cool, keep our quasi-farm truck look, and save buying a $150 steering wheel!
Almost forgot... Recieved 3 boxes of engine parts today from UPS! Summit comes through again. Cam, Gaskets, fuel pump block off, valve covers, air cleaner, double roller timing set, and return style regulator... total cost, $206 to my door.
Project total to date: $1345.00