Peltonized Steering Wheel
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Peltonized Steering Wheel
Here is Chuck Pelton's remake of a hard plastic and slippery early C3 steering wheel in padded/stitched leather. Very, very nice work! In correct oxblood no less.
The old...
The new...
The old...
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Last edited by Paul L; Oct 27, 2008 at 03:59 PM.
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Please either PM me or post it. This is something that I might suggest to friends that have the hard plastic wheel and want the feel of leather without getting a smaller diameter wheel.
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Hey does anyone know if he also rebuilds existing wheels? The steering wheeel on my 82 is completley shot. Chuck if you are watching please PM me with a price to rebuild my wheel. it is red leather.
Thanks
Thanks
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That is an "existing" wheel I showed.
Chuck did this wheel on my former 1979 about 10 years ago. It still looks great today. Yes I have pics that old....loved that 1979. And yes it is still on the road.
Pics from ?? Many moons ago.
Pic from 2008.
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"I had mine done a year or so ago just like this. It is a work of art. If your thinking of doing this just do it. Worth it and the wheel feels great. Nice looking wheel. 
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Chuck has done two wheels for me. He took my OEM stock 1973 steering wheels and wrapped them with leather to match the interior color. Big improvement in looks and feel!
" Chuck has done two wheels for me. He took my OEM stock 1973 steering wheels and wrapped them with leather to match the interior color. Big improvement in looks and feel!
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Just a minor correction: a black steering wheel was correct in these cars, not interior colour. I used Krylon to paint the hard plastic in burgundy 
. Here is a pic from last May before I started mods. I have done so much that I lost track of correctness while introducing my own tastes. The funky cloth seats are history. What the heck, the interior is done.
Anyone remember a 15W x 4 cassette player?
. Here is a pic from last May before I started mods. I have done so much that I lost track of correctness while introducing my own tastes. The funky cloth seats are history. What the heck, the interior is done.Anyone remember a 15W x 4 cassette player?
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Yep. I'm making plans to replace the Pioneer SuperTuner cassette in my '73.
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Canada converted to the metric system in the 1970s. In the case of the automotive industry it was around September 1977 for the 1978 model year. The speedo shows KPH and the odometer shows kilometers. To convert to MPH/miles just multiply by 0.625. So 240 KPH is 150 MPH, 100 KPH is 62.5 MPH, etc. The odometer showing ~70,000km is ~43,750 miles.
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