Wooden steering wheels

Post by **Miggs** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:12 pm

well i got one

just need to know are the spokes in the center alloy or steel as i wanted to polish it

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:17 pm

so you are b****r that outbid me on ebay?

Post by **Miggs** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:24 pm

no i was going to get that one but had a power cut so couldnt get on

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:30 pm

didn't Bruce at sport wagon get that one? Liverpool?

Miggs has a Genuine 911/2 org 60's wheel. And I am sure they are steel and not ali. I wounder if you can polish the steel and laquer it afterwards.

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FraserMurray · Post by **FraserMurray** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:53 pm

miggs wrote:no i was going to get that one but had a power cut so couldnt get on

Snipe it - it's the only way forward!

F

Luke · Post by **Luke** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 5:08 pm

erm, I'd use a magnet to find out if the spokes are steel or not

Alan @ CanfordClassics · Thu Jan 15, 2004 5:52 pm

I sanded and varnished the wooden rim on my old 67 912 and painted the inner spokes black again. It was horrid before but look quite good after. Just thought I'd attach a pic in case it helped.

Alan.UK

Alan @ CanfordClassics · Thu Jan 15, 2004 5:54 pm

Any 912 owners notice what not quite right with the picture above ?

Alan.UK

Post by **Miggs** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 5:57 pm

thats the kiddie

whats wrong??? rear demister on a early car??

Post by **Bootsy** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 5:57 pm

Should it have an Ambient temp gauge on the left and a different combined one (petrol and oil temp?) next to it?

Alan @ CanfordClassics · Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:05 pm

Nope, they were all factory. !!

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:12 pm

looks llike the wrong red line. It must have a 911 motor

Alan @ CanfordClassics · Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:17 pm

Correct,

12's red line at around 6k.

The car is a 67 with a 69T motor fitted.

Alan.UK

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:16 pm

Miggs - there were 2 different versions of the Factory woodrim wheel fitted to early 911's & 912's :

The original version had black painted aluminium spokes/spine & is much rarer & consequently worth much more money !

The later version (introduced around mid-'65) had steel spokes which were originally plastic-coated & had a thin black stripe around the front edge of the rim (as seen in Alan's photo above).

Post by **Miggs** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:26 pm

right mines got the black stripe so they are steel