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| | | | Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,258 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,258 | Is there a option for a smaller stock looking wheel? I am adding PS and will not need the large one. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | Lots of options. Most GM splines are the same.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 130 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 130 | I added PS in my 49-3100 but kept the stock (big) wheel to keep the original look. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | PS or not, larger the wheel , easier the effort.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 | Most after-market wheels come in different sizes. I bought a Lecarre and the horn did not last more than 3 months and kept blowing when I turned the corner. I thnk it was over $300.00.
Ron, The Computer Greek I love therefore I am.1954 3100 Chevy truckIn the Gallery 2017 Buick Encore See more pix1960 MGA Roadster Sold 7/18/2017
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,258 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,258 | I have thought about the stock look. Mine has a few cracks on it. I figure I can fill and paint it. It will wear in like the original I would guess.
If I get much fatter I might not be able to fit behind it? I am 6'0 and 250 lbs. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,660 Curmudgeon | | Curmudgeon Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,660 |
"Adding CFM to a truck will only help at engine speeds you don't want to use."
"I found there was nothing to gain beyond 400 CFM."
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,258 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,258 | Wow Buoymaker. That is an amazing article.
I don't see how he didn't simply shatter all the plastic when he reduced the diameter of the wheel? Cutting the center arms back is easy, but reducing the diameter would result in the covering flying everywhere? | | | | | Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,258 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,258 | Thought about this all weekend. I think I am going to try it as I get closer with the re-assembly. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 | Nicely done. 
Ron, The Computer Greek I love therefore I am.1954 3100 Chevy truckIn the Gallery 2017 Buick Encore See more pix1960 MGA Roadster Sold 7/18/2017
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,067 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,067 | That was pretty cool. Reducing the diameter worked well because he had a jig made up with the blocks spaced enough so things didn't kink. The plastic coating is just that (plastic) and so shouldn't crack when it was bent to the smaller diameter. A wheel that's gone brittle might have issues, though.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 130 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 130 | I'm fat to.I have a 49-3100 with original steering wheel. I wanted the big wheel for original look, but my belly was to big. Took the back of the seat to a shop and they removed all the thick padding and springs and installed one layer of foam. My belly does not rub on the wheel and my back is just fine with the one layer of foam. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,258 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,258 | Well. When I get closure to installing the column I am going to try it. My plastic has cracks which will need to be repaired anyway, so may as well do it all at once and see what happens. | | |
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