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vorpal wrote: Thu May 04, 2023 3:55 pm Pulled this utterly horrible Grant wheel that was on my 67.5: …

Lol … Ouch.

I think it’s a nice addition. Also, anything bigger and I’d never get under it.
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I have tried a number of different steering wheels in my cars and have found that with modern wide tires the size of steering that works best and is more comfortable is 360-375 mm (14.25-14.75 inches) and there are a fairly high number of choices in that size that looks great

I have a Grant Challenger in the SR20 car , The foam rim is surprisingly comfortable and it's a nice wheel ,I just find it a bit small at 340mm(13.5") 10mm more would be perfect
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This is my Old Nardi 375mm in Mrs Blue , very nice but thin grip
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I sold the Nardi and replaced it with this beautiful Momo California 360mm , they make it both in wood and leather
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And by far my favourite obviously my custom modified early wheel which was remade with African Mahogany and reduced to 365mm with matching shift knob
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Pjackb, both the California and the modified stock wheels are truly beautiful.
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What was the name of the online store that sold the different Nardi horn buttons and the adapters? I loved that site! I had a Nardi Turismo with Datsun button on my car #132 and loved it.

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I used the Grant 1760 wheel. It's a 15" wheel that clears my long legs. I like the looks of it very much.
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Bwk2000 wrote: Wed May 10, 2023 12:15 pm Lol … Ouch.
Sorry fellow Canuck :(

The one in my 67.5 is beat... yours at least looks clean.
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I quite like the competition wheel
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Momo competition wheel . 350mm
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I like the look of that Grant wheel. Just added it to the DOCX file for the future!!!
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redroadster68 wrote: Tue May 23, 2023 3:48 pm A0F16064-0FB4-4F53-8B2B-DC6214C87BA6.png


Momo competition wheel . 350mm
I really like that one. The grip looks pretty thick around, which is what I'll be looking for.
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Just posted a very nice Momo Wheel in For Sale section. FWIW Pat
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