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We started out with an
original '33 Ford wheel. It was a little rough, but it will have the
perfect look in the car when it's redone.
We'll
use the horn button with the outer ring (originally used for a dome light
switch). It doesn't fit real well to the wheel so we'll make an aluminum
adapter that we'll polish for a nice look. The outside diameter will fit
the flat area of the wheel perfectly.
We turned the ring in
our lathe - it will look like an original piece when we're done.
Here's the finished
piece (just brush finished at this point). Now we need to down size the
wheel and also give it a little depth.
We had a company called
Pearlcraft Steering Wheels in Victoria, Australia reduce the diameter and
add some depth to the wheel. From here, we just need to do some primering
and paintwork.
The wheel in it's final
coats of primer. One more blocking and it's ready for paint.
The finished piece.
It's going to look perfect in the coupe. It's also nice to have a
functioning wheel mounted horn button.