i have everything crossed that on saturday we get nothing but sun - so i guess that means itll rain. If the weather is good i will be taking the beam out to south devon for a nice day out and ill let you know how it feels with the new wheel on
Be interested to know just how it feels and drives bearing in mind that yours has been lowered and is running on low profile tyres.... same as mine Martin. Let me know after you've taken her for a spin!
Tim.
Building the 'Mark II' fastback Rapier ('Arrocuda').
Just to show the new wheel complete with boss (thanks Derek) in the car - i love it. all i need to do now is change the centre thing or at least the logo.
im hoping to find a way of fitting the centre piece from my old wheel in.
Hi guys. For what it is worth a Hillman Imp boss fits our cars(well certainly the later non adjustable column). I had a wooden mountney on my Singer Vogue but Mike has borrowed it for his H120(VRC)now. I would think that the splines are almost certainly the same on the adjustable column,which is what i have on NAD. And i wouldn't recommend any smaller than a 13" wheel or yes you will end up with arms like ARNIE. HAPPY BEAMING
Martin, Try to send me an email - from the members page http://www.sunbeamrapier.co.uk/forum/members.asp click on 1922 and try the 'Send an email'. If it doesn't work - I'll put my contact details in the members only area (if you can get to it).
UMU: Yes mate. It's no use to me - but I'll make sure it fits first. All I want for it is enough to cover the postage and buy a few beers. I will clean up one of my steering columns, make sure the boss fits and take some photos for you. Hopefully this evening.
Arrocuda: I used 195x50x15 on 7x15 rims for several years and a standard size wheel. Absolutely fine when moving, but turning the wheel when stationary will help improve your muscle tone and upper body strength Probably best not to go for a 10 inch wheel!
I have bigger low profile tyres so the current 14" wheel is heavy to handle at low speeds. cheers Jan.
Although I like the idea of a smaller wheel, this is what I was thinking. I have fitted low profile tyres and they are wider than standard. Could be hard to manouvre at low speed with a smaller wheel without power steering assistance. Anyone on here tried it?
Building the 'Mark II' fastback Rapier ('Arrocuda').
Steering wheel boss
Posted - 13 Jan 2011 : 18:14:39
