Wrong. It should be "Damn Rusty - that is a nice looking car."
And here is an IM sporting a 15 inch Lecarra Mark 3 Elegante. This wheel has a slight dish and has 3 slotted and polished spokes
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Lane: Since you did the turning on your wheel spokes, what sort of a tool does Mike use to do the engine turning? And how did you keep the lines straight?
Tnx....
Marty:
Do you agree that those driving shoes in the picture you posted are just not up to par with everything else in that photo? I am beyond upset!
Sorry Bob, that was before I found my Italian Scarpe's.
I thought you were drifting from the topic with those gloves
Marty Grzynkowicz posted:
And here is an IM sporting a 15 inch Lecarra Mark 3 Elegante. This wheel has a slight dish and has 3 slotted and polished spokes
Your wheel has quite a bit of standoff from the dash. Did you use a thicker hub? Or ddid you change out the whole boss?
And those look like Converse driving shoes. I didn't realize Converse were made in Italy.
Robert that column is an ididit column used by IM ...it is spaced away already with the hub for that wheel ...just saying
Rusty S posted:Robert - My car originally came with a Nardi 390mm wheel. I let that go for a 15" Derrington style wheel. Then I bought a hand made 16" Derrington replica from Lempert Wheels. Both of these are flat. I prefer the flat as that's how they were in the day. I suppose a dished wheel could help you if your steering column is set too far in and you want a short steering adaptor.
I think the seats are a bit higher in a VS than in an IM and you may run into a leg clearance issue with the 16" wheel dished or not. Gauge visibility has not been an issue for me.
Here's a pic of my old 15". If you want I'll take one of the new 16" when I get home. The 16" Mike Lempert replica is spot on to the original but is much thinner than the 15". Also, Lempert will make the wheel however you want - dish / flat.
At 5'09" I may not run into any issues with legroom but I will check. But that is a gorgeous wheel Rusty. As have been almost all the wheels on here. Some stray a little bit from my preference but as they say there's a seat for every butt so there must be a wheel for every pair of hands.
Keep posting your steering wheel photos as it makes for some nice viewing and seeing the wheels in the cars really adds to the visual appeal.
IaM-Ray posted:Robert that column is an ididit column used by IM ...it is spaced away already with the hub for that wheel ...just saying
That's a very nice column. It puts the steering wheel back further allowing the arms to have more bend which puts the hands in a nice position for fixed-input steering. When I'm out cruising this method works real well.
UMmm Semi new here:
I was there when this pic was taken... I stopped Robert from pushing his car over the edge... NO really I did.........
ROBERT ROBERT ROBERT, Now You know what I'm going to say regarding a steering wheel RIGHT? An authentic 400mm VDM!!
Perhaps you need to read Terry Nuckles Super Mega monster book, " THE STEERING WHEEL OF FORTUNE," "a detailed guide on getting a grip for a new Steering Wheel purchase."
its an easy read......... lots of pictures...
STAN....... Touch Points? What the Sam Hill? You remind me of a business law professor I had in college .... love ya man
Tebs
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Gordon - It's simply a mildly abrasive rubber drill bit thingie used in a drill press. Lines are straight, except where I messed up because Mike came up with a jig that allowed you do do a straight row, followed by an adjustment for the next row. If you really want to see it I'll get him to take a picture.
You can remove the turning simply by cleaning the spokes with metal polish as they are not deep at all. I may do that and get him to redo them properly, but it has a bit of patina now that's kinda nice.
Marty Grzynkowicz posted:Sorry Bob, that was before I found my Italian Scarpe's.
All is forgiven, Scarpe's are hard to find.
Tebs, I agree except...lose the horn ring!
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Those two spoke banjos just do not look sturdy enough. I had a banjo on my '56 A Coupe, and hated it. Very flexible, and also the horn ring broke. Wanted a Nardi so bad back in those days, but too poor to get it. I know, I know, Banjos are SO authentic, and I get that. PS: I have a Nardi now.
Well... I 've had banjo on my knee
...oh Suzanna, now don't you cry for me...
not right for a Speedster, perhaps. But the Bluemels Brooklands does it for me. Authentically oversized and plenny sturdy too.
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Your dash is the bee's knees, man.
Hokey smokes, Ed!
Ah, for the days when dashboards were wood and men were made of steel.
Stan Galat, '05 IM, 2276, Nowhere, USA posted:Your dash is the bee's knees, man.
ditto, whata dash!
Hey thanks, boys. It was an excellent project, the kind of which I would suggest to anyone who wants to have a good day.
It looks great Ed!
I went by Troy's the other day to look at a 14" Nardi, a 15" Nardi, and a 15" Derrington w/ rivets. I really liked the feel and the look of the Derrington. I also found myself repeatedly going back to the photo of the Derrington Rusty had in his car and I couldn't help but think that was the one for me.
To top it off when Rusty posted about his wheel purchase he included the necessary links. Rusty's set-up also was economical at just under $400 for the wheel, hub, and horn. I kept checking the links and the company Rusty bought his wheel from had about 10 in stock again so I bought one along with the hub and horn button. The seller on eBay is Watford-Classics in the UK.
I ordered the wheel on Sunday and I'll be damned but the wheel arrived on Tuesday by FedEx; 3 days from the UK, incredible. The horn button is coming from Atlanta and the hub is coming from Michigan and neither is expected to be here until March 1st. So I can get something from the UK in 3 days but it takes one and a half weeks to get across the US?
Still excited though.
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Nice Marty where did you get it but most of all where are you I am at Carlisle ?
Ray, I was going to call you but could not find your number. A combination of business & personal deadlines and commitments all piled up at once. Pretty bummed and our weather sucks too. Yesterday was 40's F and rain.
The wheel is a Moto from the U.K. It look fabulous. I'm still gettting used to the thicker grip I ordered.
MusbJim posted:I took the opportunity at last year's West Coast Cruise (SLO) to take a pic of Robert's current steering wheel....
Is this a hooptie?
I got a Nardi Classico with my car from Kirk. How can I tell if it is real or a knock off. It has a Nardi number stamped on the back which I checked on their website, it shows up as a legit number but this could be faked also. Do the knockoffs have the number on the back of the spoke? Thanks
Mine has a number stamped on the back. The last time I checked the Nardi site, it was a fake opps replica.
I got a Nardi Classico with my car from Kirk. How can I tell if it is real or a knock off. It has a Nardi number stamped on the back which I checked on their website, it shows up as a legit number but this could be faked also. Do the knockoffs have the number on the back of the spoke? Thanks
Sorry for the double post. The number on mine corresponded to a wheel made in 2013 which would be right. But it still could be fake. Is it possible Kirk could have given me a real one? I guess this thread is well and truly hijacked.
I understand it was nice to meet so many of the guys and see their cars ... hope I can make it again next year.
Ray
Marty Grzynkowicz posted:Ray, I was going to call you but could not find your number. A combination of business & personal deadlines and commitments all piled up at once. Pretty bummed and our weather sucks too. Yesterday was 40's F and rain.
The wheel is a Moto from the U.K. It look fabulous. I'm still gettting used to the thicker grip I ordered.
I put a Motolita on my 65 tiger, got to choose wood, finish, aluminum design, other variables,,,,excellent job they did..took about 3 weeks from England.