[alfa] Re: '73 Spider Steering Wheel

["The Baylys" <dabaylys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bugger !!  There goes my theory of shortening the reach to the wheel rim.

Oh well, if I win the Ebay auction I'll have something nice to hang over the
bar !!

Beatle
'67 Duetto
Oz
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Highwoodalfa@domain.elided
  To: alfa@domain.elided ; dabaylys@domain.elided ; alfaguy@domain.elided
  Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 5:41 PM
  Subject: Re: '73 Spider Steering Wheel


  No, a '73 Spider steering wheel will not fit a Duetto!  Although both have
the keyed shaft, the later short-column dished steering wheel will not fit on
an earlier long-column car, it will foul on the aluminium surround and the
plastic upper and lower cowls.  They other way round (early steering wheel on
late car) is possible but it will leave a large ugly gap.

  In Europe (and Australia) the short column with heavily dished steering
wheel was introduced with the 2000 in 1971 and other models followed soon
afterwards.  In the USA, the short column was introduced for the 1969 model
year (I think), so Jeff is half correct, the steering wheel from a later car
would fit on a 1969 US 1750 "Duetto".

  Chris Sweetapple
  Highwood Motor Company
  Swansea, U.K.
  www.highwoodalfa.com
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