RE: 63 Steering Wheel

[William Cole <wedge64@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I restored my steeting wheel off my 64 Sport Fury myself. The wheel had
major cracks at the hub and a lot of cracks in several places around the
wheel as well as where the chrome rings go, the wheel had shrunk up to
about twice the size it should be for the rings to fit. 
I took a pointed burr and tapered all the cracks out, took off the
rings, thinking there is no way I could duplicate the area where they
should be. I bought several tubes of JB Weld and after several
applications to fill all the cracks and where the rings went, I sanded
them down using my dremel with the round sanding disk on it. Ended up
taking it up to my brother who has a body shop and he finished it by
using body filler. He painted it for me also and even though it doesn't
have the chrome rings anymore, it looks damn good.
If I had thought of it I would have taken pictures of my process as I
went along but I didn't.
All in all, I'm happy with the wheel. I even got the horn parts from Joe
Suchey who advertises on this site. I'll be installing it shortly along
with a new steering box and shaft.

Bill C.
On Wed, 21 May 2008 08:31:59 -0400, donvermillion@xxxxxxxxxxx said:
> 
> Marcus and Herb,
> 
> I can vouch for "Gary's".  He restored the wheel on my 62 Polara 500
> convertible and while it wasn't cheap, he did a great job.  I can send
> you a
> picture if you like.  He does the graining at the bottom of the wheel by
> hand with a dremel tool.  
> They are in Carlisle PA, and usually at the Chryslers in Carlisle show in
> July.  The worst part of having the wheel restored is the time it takes. 
> He
> usually runs a 1 or 2 month backlog.  If you are going to use the car,
> you
> might want to consider getting an old steering wheel to put on
> temporarily.
> 
> Don Vermillion
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcus Edell [mailto:marcusedell@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:55 PM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: 63 Steering Wheel
> 
> 
> I'm in the same boat, looking for a Deluxe Wheel for my 62 Polara 500
> 
> --
> Marcus"Hot Rod"Edell-The RevTones www.myspace.com/revtones
> www.revtones.net 
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
> 
> > 
> > HI! 
> > 
> > Can any one help me? I am looking for a red & white steering wheel for a
> 63 
> > Sport Fury. The one I have is cracked across the top and has shrunk & 
> > separated on both sides were the white meets the red. Or is their someone 
> > that can overhaul my wheel for a reasonable sum? 
> > 
> > Thank You! 
> > Herb 
> > 
> > 
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'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.