Cutting down steering wheel
 

I am thinking about cutting down my steering wheel since I have power steering and I am switching over to Silverado seats with the built in seatbelts. Wondering if this is something I should take on or just buy a new one. I have a brand new steering column that came with the 9 bolt adapter but I modified the horn contact to work with the horn ring on my deluxe wheel. Thoughts or suggestions. Thanks

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theastronaut did a great job on documenting how he did it. It starts at post #211:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=474456&page=9

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^ Beat me to it ^ :lol: MalibuKasey built one too, but he found a 15" boat steering wheel and just swapped rims. Much less welding, reshaping, and filling with epoxy. I would have done the same but couldn't find a 15" wheel with the right grip style.

He has a few pics on page three, post number 55.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ttercup&page=3

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Jumped right into and cut up the wheel today. I think "so far, so good", will work on building up the gaps maybe tomorrow or Monday.

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That looks great!

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Subscribed.. I have my original wheel too minus the center parts.. I would like to do this too!

Your is looking great!!

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I'd love to do this to mine as well. Question: the steering wheel outer shell doesn't crack when bent into a smaller radius?

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Sub'd great work guys!

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Mine did when I re-arched it, just ground out the cracks and filled them with epoxy.

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Looks good, and I like that you built a jig to keep everything lined up. I didn't and I had to do some tweaking that caused more cutting/welding and filler work.

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sweet job

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Nice work....

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Nice! Looks like you know what your doing. I might have to drop by and visit and see this up close

Im in Stafford.
I wanted to do this but since I am welded(ly?) challenged i went an found an impala wheel.

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Very nice, this is one of my future projects.

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Any pics of the finished product?

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Here's my 15" in primer.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/0e499187.jpg

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Because I am tall I was having leg room issues and wanted a smaller steering wheel. I also did not have the budget to have my wheel cut down. I found Jolby's post and thought all I can do is mess it up. It turned out ok. I know where all the flaws are but I like the result so far. I need to get the paint matched to the column. If someone knows the white paint codes for the 62 that would be appreciated.

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If you do not like sanding you might not want to start this project. It takes time and patience. Not something I am great at. Lots of sanding.

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Awesome.

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Looks good from the pictures! I'll be doing this to mine soon!

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Pure White 521.

Nice job on the wheel. :metal:

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Thanks everyone for the complements and the paint code I will share another photo when I get it painted and installed.

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I got the steering wheel mounted up. IM pretty happy with the results. I will add photos shortly.

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Here are the photos.

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:bann::bann::bann:

:metal::metal::metal:

:c2::c2::c2:

:clap::clap::clap:

That looks Great. :metal: